Abstract
Globally competent people have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to understand and to find lasting solutions to global issues and problems using multiples perspectives. They understand interdependence and interconnectedness of the global systems, cultures and communicate effectively with different people around the world. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how an international online learning experience enhances our awareness of different perspectives and cultural diversity, the challenges facing humanity and the world, and our role as globally competent citizens. In particular, this paper discusses the design and implementation of an international online learning experience to promote global learning between two higher education students in the United States and Mexico. The paper uses global competency as the pedagogical framework for teaching and promoting global learning within the context of global competency.
Highlights
Global education seen as a curriculum provides the content and strategies for global learning
Collaborative online learning is becoming a legitimate way of teaching global learning
Discussions, and reflections on how to infuse and harmonize an international online experience for our respective students, the instructors decided to focus on the student learning outcome (SLO): Students will develop awareness of US and Mexico perspectives on global issues
Summary
Global education seen as a curriculum provides the content and strategies for global learning. Global learning, defined as the process of diverse people collaboratively analyzing and addressing complex problems that transcend borders (LANDORF; DOSCHER, 2015), embodies international collaboration and engagement to address global challenges. Global Learning promotes critical and reflective discourse and the engagement of simple and complex dialogue, which often leads to practical and structural action at the local, national, regional, and global levels (ABDULLAHI, 2010). Concepts such as interdependence and interconnectedness at multiple levels including intrapersonal, interpersonal, international, regional and local issues and problems are explored. Collaborative online learning offers the opportunity to students in different countries and cultures to learn quickly about issues and problems impacting people and endangering the planet. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implementation of international online learning experience between an American and Mexican universities to enhance cross-cultural awareness; a key disposition for global learning.
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