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Integrating Global Learning into General Education: Pathways to Institutional Change. Shereen Lerner , Mesa Community College Chris Schnick , Chandler-Gilbert Community College Presentation for AAC&U Conference, March 1, 2007. Workshop Outline . Introduction Institutional Status
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Integrating Global Learning into General Education: Pathways to Institutional Change Shereen Lerner, Mesa Community College Chris Schnick, Chandler-Gilbert Community College Presentation for AAC&U Conference, March 1, 2007
Workshop Outline • Introduction • Institutional Status • Visioning • Curricula change • Conclusions
Mesa Community College 27,000 students 64% transfer 35% full-time 48% day students 350 full-time faculty 900 adjunct faculty Clubs, service learning, study abroad, international education, visual and performing arts, speakers, forums, athletics Chandler-Gilbert Community College 9,420 students 81% transfer 28% full-time 72% day students 108 full-time faculty 382 adjunct faculty Clubs, service learning, study abroad, international education, visual and performing arts, speakers, forums, athletics Maricopa County Community College District (Arizona; 10 colleges)
District-wide Global Initiatives • Dialogue Days on Sustainability • Strategic Conversation on International Education/Global Learning • District Sustainability Faculty Fellow • International Faculty Exchanges • Support for International Education
International Education International Students Study Abroad-2 programs Curriculum-Global Awareness Summer Institutes Interdisciplinary activities Faculty Development Team Campus Global Learning Theme: SEE Your World Service Learning Projects Simulations Learning Communities Professional Development Co-Curricular Events: Guest Speakers Civic Engagement Committee and Events Global Learning Committee Library exhibits and collections One-Book CGCC Global Learning Activities at CGCC
See Your World: Making a Change Week (Spring 2006) 2/6/06 Craig Kielburger of Free the Children, 232 people,18 Classes 2/7/06 Zarco, Face to Face in a Frenzy, 150 people, 18 Classes 2/8/06 Invisible Children, 165 people,17 classes 2/8/06 An Introduction to Biomedical Research, 98 people, 16 classes 2/9/06 A Nicaragua Photo/Testimony Project, 180 people, 17 classes Over 700 participants 37 instructors, 19 disciplines
International Education Multi-cultural Services International Students Study Abroad-9 programs Faculty Exchanges Center for Teaching and Learning Professional Development International Visitors Curriculum-Global Awareness Strategic Conversation on Global Learning Dumpster Dive Salzburg Seminar Strategic Planning for Global Learning Faculty and Professional Learning Community Academic Certificate in Global Citizenship Guest Speakers/Dialogue Days/Brown Bags World Language Day Center for Global Tolerance and Engagement Visiting Artists Clubs Global Learning Activities at MCC
MCC-Strategic Planning and Global Citizenship • Center for Global Tolerance and Engagement • International Education Program-Study Abroad, International Students, Guest Speakers/International Visitors • Academic Certificate in Global Citizenship- four tracks (diverse cultures, political and economic interdependence, global study of cultures, religions, and values, and science, technology and the world) http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/soc/global/index.htm • Faculty and Professional Learning Community on Global Learning
Institutional Status • Assessment of current status of global learning-is it in your classes, in your programs, on your campus? • Who are the players? Who is involved? • What is your campus culture? • What mechanisms do you have within the college that can make this happen?
Visioning • What do you hope to accomplish? • Do you have an institutional strategic plan for global learning? • Do you have global learning outcomes? • How would you accomplish having a campus conversation about the future of global learning? • What would you be able to leverage from your existing campus culture?
Curricula Change • What methods do you have for integrating global learning into your general education curriculum? • What are global learning outcomes? • How do you gain buy-in of faculty? • How would you assess global learning outcomes in the classroom?
Conclusion • What are two things you are going to do when you return to campus? • What are you going to take back and try to accomplish to infuse global learning into your campus and curriculum?
Contact Information • Shereen Lerner-Mesa Community College slerner@mail.mc.maricopa.edu • Chris Schnick-Chandler-Gilbert Community College chris.schnick@cgcmail.maricopa.edu