Julie Lindsay

Dr Julie Lindsay is a global collaboration consultant, innovator, teacherpreneur and author. She has a 30+ years career in K-12 schools and more recently has become employed in higher education. She worked in international schools for fifteen years across Asia, Africa and the Middle East as an educational technology leader. Her passion is for online global collaboration and as Founder and CEO of Flat Connections, she designs and manages award-winning online projects for all K-12 levels and customizes learning experiences for educators including virtual courses and live events. She has presented keynotes and workshops in conferences around the world and designed and implemented unique conferences that bring learners of all ages together for challenge-based problem-solving.

Julie completed a PhD in 2019 with the University of Southern Queensland entitled, 'Online global collaborative educators and pedagogical change.' She also has a Master of Arts in Music (La Trobe), and a Master of Arts in Educational Technology Leadership (George Washington). For the past six years she has worked in higher education as an Adjunct Lecturer for the Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University and has taken on other roles including Quality Learning and Teacher Leader (online); Open Pathways Design Leader; and Academic Lead Retention and Engagement Project. Julie is the Director of Learning Confluence Pty Ltd; Founder and CEO of Flat Connections; an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Innovator; former President and founder of the ISTE Global Collaboration PLN, a former ISTE International Representative on the Board of Directors, and a member of the Horizon Report Advisory Board since 2008.

Julie is the author of two books: ‘Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds’ is a definitive text on how to embed global connections and collaborations for meaningful learning; and ‘The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching’ shares approaches, updated practices and case studies on how to learn online both locally and globally.

To find out more about Julie explore Flat Connections: http://www.flatconnections.com/about/ Her blog: http://www.julielindsay.net Twitter: http://twitter.com/julielindsay