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Chapter 8
Encouraging Transnational Learning Through Virtual Exchange in Global Teacher Education
Was embedded within online learning and in-person on-campus visits in this program. Participants had opportunities to engage with others from three countries.
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Designing and Implementing a Globally Focused Interdisciplinary STEM Program: A Model for Preservice Teacher Preparation Programs
Moe D. Greene (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA), Yaoying Xu (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA), and Jill E. Blondin (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7813-4.ch008
Abstract
This chapter presents a model for designing and developing a globally-focused interdisciplinary STEM program in preservice teacher education. It provides an overview of a STEM program model that was developed to further strengthen the participants' skills and knowledge in STEM in a collaborative and experiential learning context. The model leverages the affordances of instructional technology while drawing on the learning to teach in community conceptual framework which facilitates learning through five core components: vision, understanding, disposition, practice, and tool. The program components align well with this framework as it emphasizes the competencies of the participants in developing a vision of empowerment in culturally relevant contexts. The opportunities and challenges of developing such a program are discussed. The chapter concludes with a model for establishing program goals and objectives and leveraging the affordances of technology to enhance student learning.
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Chapter 8
Education Abroad Co-Curricular Experiences That Result in Intercultural Responsive Leadership Growth
A part of the college experience where co-curricular studies are made that applies classroom theory to real world context through travels outside of a students’ host country.
Published in Chapter: Education Abroad Co-Curricular Experiences That Result in Intercultural Responsive Leadership Growth; From: Developing an Intercultural Responsive Leadership Style for Faculty and Administrators
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Chapter 3
“Let Me Show You”: An Application of Digital Storytelling for Reflective Assessment in Study Abroad Programs
Academic programs typically established by a university allowing students to pursue educational opportunities outside of their native countries.
Published in Chapter: “Let Me Show You”: An Application of Digital Storytelling for Reflective Assessment in Study Abroad Programs; From: Handbook of Research on Human Development in the Digital Age
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Chapter 8
Developing Interculturally Effective Global Leaders: A Design Approach
One form of experienced-based global learning involving various arrangements by which students complete part of their coursework via educational activities overseas, including classroom study, research, internships, and service-learning.
Published in Chapter: Developing Interculturally Effective Global Leaders: A Design Approach; From: Promoting Intercultural Agility and Leadership Development at Home and Abroad for First-Year Students
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Chapter 28
Perspectives on Mediated L2 Learning during Study Abroad: Identity, Motivation, and Learning Strategies
The act of pursuing educational opportunities in a country different from your own.
Published in Chapter: Perspectives on Mediated L2 Learning during Study Abroad: Identity, Motivation, and Learning Strategies; From: Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility
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Chapter 208
A Model for Global Distance Education Projects
Traditional approach to international education in which a student leaves his/her home institution for a set period of time and studies at an institution in another country.
Published in Chapter: A Model for Global Distance Education Projects; From: Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Chapter 24
Integrating Study Abroad in Teacher Education: Enhancing the Curriculum
It is a program which enables students to attend a school or a program outside their country of residence and receive academic course credit related to their university major.
Published in Chapter: Integrating Study Abroad in Teacher Education: Enhancing the Curriculum; From: Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility
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Chapter 12
Engineering and Information Technology: Challenges and Opportunities for Exchange Studies
Universities have established non-degree mobility programs, in Australia often called study abroad, in the US, they are called ‘visiting students’ and in Europe, ‘guest students’. Students can apply for the program without an existing exchange agreement between their home and the receiving university. In most cases, tuition fees have to be paid for the stay abroad.
Published in Chapter: Engineering and Information Technology: Challenges and Opportunities for Exchange Studies; From: Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility
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Chapter 16
Global Learning in Agriculture: Cultivating Global Competency in Agricultural Educators and Global Impact in Agricultural Education
Educational programs that allow students to live in a foreign country and attend a foreign educational institution. Operationally, this can be measured by the duration of the program, the nature of the cultural immersion, and the academic and personal growth outcomes reported by participants. Studying abroad is generally considered to be short-term if the experience lasts eight weeks or less.
Published in Chapter: Global Learning in Agriculture: Cultivating Global Competency in Agricultural Educators and Global Impact in Agricultural Education; From: Emerging Research in Agricultural Teacher Education
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Chapter 2
Case Study of a Sustained Educator Partnership between the U.S. and Norway
An academic experience for students that takes place in a country other than their own.
Published in Chapter: Case Study of a Sustained Educator Partnership between the U.S. and Norway; From: Handbook of Research on Efficacy and Implementation of Study Abroad Programs for P-12 Teachers
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Chapter 10
The 5M Approach: Layers of Reflection
The act of a student studying in a country other than their native country for a short period of time. This can range from a week to a semester to an academic year.
Published in Chapter: The 5M Approach: Layers of Reflection; From: Developing an Intercultural Responsive Leadership Style for Faculty and Administrators
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Chapter 22
Teaching Practicums Abroad: Increasing the Professionalization of Preservice Foreign Language Teachers
A more or less mandatory part of a university degree programme that enhances professionalisation and global citizenship through increased opportunities for intercultural and experiential learning.
Published in Chapter: Teaching Practicums Abroad: Increasing the Professionalization of Preservice Foreign Language Teachers; From: Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility
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Chapter 5
Providing Study Abroad Opportunities for Underrepresented Populations: Lessons from the University of California, Riverside
US based students traveling to other countries to participate in programs earning academic credit. This term becomes increasingly elusive as students who come to the US to study participate in US university programs in other countries or as immigrant students born in other countries participate.
Published in Chapter: Providing Study Abroad Opportunities for Underrepresented Populations: Lessons from the University of California, Riverside; From: Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility
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Chapter 22
Diverse Literature and Place-Based Education Through Study Abroad, Partnerships, and Pedagogy
An interactive, faculty-led excursion that brings students to a place outside the United States to learn.
Published in Chapter: Diverse Literature and Place-Based Education Through Study Abroad, Partnerships, and Pedagogy; From: Handbook of Research on Teaching Diverse Youth Literature to Pre-Service Professionals
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Chapter 17
International Service-Learning: Study Abroad and Global Citizenship Development in a Post-Disaster Locale
An academic experience that exposes a student to learning opportunities associated with immersion into dissonant surroundings that challenge their pre-existing paradigms of self and culture.
Published in Chapter: International Service-Learning: Study Abroad and Global Citizenship Development in a Post-Disaster Locale; From: Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility
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Chapter 2
A Comparative Analysis of Laws Amongst Western Powers Through the 20th Century
Programs that allow a student to study in another country and possibly transfer credits.
Published in Chapter: A Comparative Analysis of Laws Amongst Western Powers Through the 20th Century; From: Comparing Black Deaths in Custody, Police Brutality, and Social Justice Solutions
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Chapter 17
High-Impact Practices: Integrating the First-Year Experience with Service-Learning and Study Abroad
Study abroad is a form of global learning that typically involves students traveling to host countries to experience course content and active learning outside of the formal classroom setting and campus community.
Published in Chapter: High-Impact Practices: Integrating the First-Year Experience with Service-Learning and Study Abroad; From: Handbook of Research on Effective Communication in Culturally Diverse Classrooms
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Chapter 12
An Empowering Experience: Black Males Developing Competencies Abroad
An academic arrangement by which students complete part of their degree program through educational activities outside the United States.
Published in Chapter: An Empowering Experience: Black Males Developing Competencies Abroad; From: Overcoming Challenges and Creating Opportunity for African American Male Students
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