It takes a global village

Loes Damhof, Janine DeWitt, Marca Wolfensberger

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    Abstract

    Connected through a screen, two classes that are an ocean apart take the same course and do the same assignments. Our course “ The Global Village” is a globally networked learning environment (Starke-Meyerring and Wilson, 2008) where students from two different universities work and learn together using technology. They meet in a virtual classroom in synchronous sessions through web conferencing; they also work together in intercultural teams through Google Hangouts/Skype, wikis, blogs and email. After exploring their local communities, students identify global connections by comparing their results with their intercultural team members. Teaching in this type of experiential environment required us to adapt our teaching strategies. What better way to share our teaching and learning experience than through a Digital Showcase?In: IT and digital connectedness – digital showcase. International Conference Improving University Teaching (IUT), Vancouver, 23-26 juni 2014
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication statusPublished - 23 Jun 2014
    EventInternational Conference on Improving University Teaching (IUT) 2014 - Vancouver, Canada
    Duration: 23 Jul 201425 Jul 2014

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Conference on Improving University Teaching (IUT) 2014
    Abbreviated titleIUT 2014
    Country/TerritoryCanada
    CityVancouver
    Period23/07/1425/07/14

    Keywords

    • hoger onderwijs
    • globalisering
    • higher education
    • globalisation

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