| Faculty image | Faculty Name | Department |
University/college |
|---|---|---|---|
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Dr. Tunde Szecsi | Teacher Education, | FGCU/COE |
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Dr. Debra Giambo | Teacher Education, | FGCU/COE |
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Dr. Flavia Stara | Cultural Heritage, Education and Tourism | University of Macerata (UniMC), Italy |
TITLE: Critical Issues in Education from Global Perspectives
In this COIL project, students explored the topic of diversity and education from different perspectives. As we know, we access all human activities through the lens of our culture. Therefore, for becoming culturally competent professionals, it is imperative to critically reflect on topics from our perspectives, and then consider these topics from another perspective.
In this assignment, students select a topic of interest to explore, and each student developed a visual project on the selected topic to communicate the issue. In teams of 2 or 3, they discussed these topics with their partners in Italy. The project concluded with reflection papers.
Resulting Scholarship:
Szecsi, T., Giambo, D., & Rivera, M. (2023 February). Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in courses: How to get started and what do we really gain? Southwest Florida Symposium on Teaching and Learning. Fort Myers, FL.
Student Learning Outcomes:
- Students explore and analyze of global and international issues in education.
- Students develop a project that addresses diversity in education from a critical perspective.
- Students communicate and negotiate meaning related to diversity in education.
The skills which students develop in this project are essential for working with professionals from different cultural and linguistic background.
Participating Countries: USA and Italy
Number of FGCU and Partner Institution Student Participants:
FGCU: 12
UniMC: 12
Discipline:
FGCU: Curriculum and Instruction, Ed.D.
UniMC: Education
FGCU Course Code & Name: EDF 77707 Diversity and Global Studies (Ed.D)
Project Duration: 6 weeks
