by Amanda Sturgill Hi from Central America, where I am teaching a group of students from my university, who are learning here for 4 months. They take an intensive language course, then a mix of regular courses at a partner…

by Jessie L. Moore In January I posited that four productive disruptions (scaling access, building partnerships, thinking globally locally, and closing the loop with the scholarship of teaching and learning) can foster creative problem-solving about learning initiatives on our campuses. In this post, I…

Through the Integrating Global Learning with the University Experience research seminar, the Center is supporting multi-institutional research on study abroad and off-campus domestic study. This video highlights the seminar’s developing inquiry projects: We look forward to providing updates on the outcomes of this…

Hundreds of thousands of students study abroad and in off-campus domestic study for academic credit each year, and many universities identify these experiences as high-impact practices that augment on-campus global learning. Although a solid body of research has investigated the…

We asked scholars in the Center for Engaged Learning research seminar on Integrating Global Learning with the University Experience to compare Global Learning to other forms of learning: The scholars note that context of learning matters when educators engage students in…

When you research Integrating Global Learning with the University Experience, one of scholars‘ first challenges is understanding what we collectively mean by “global learning.” We asked participants in the Center’s Integrating Global Learning research seminar to share how the term is…

by Amanda Sturgill One of my most profound global learning moments came quite close to home. I was attending the WISE conference at Wake Forest. I was talking to a gentleman who provides international service-learning experiences in South America about…

by Amanda Sturgill What does it mean to learn globally? The seminar had a presence at the AAC&U Conference on Global Learning in College: Defining, Developing and Assessing Institutional Roadmaps conference in October 2015. Co-leader Neal Sobania was part of a…

by Amanda Sturgill When I was fortunate enough to be an exchange professor in Thailand, I had to learn about some customs, traditions and laws that  were new to me. Things like not showing the bottom of your feet to…

by Amanda Sturgill Any time you are studying student learning is a good time to make sure that your intended study is ethical and beneficial. Studying student learning in a global context means the people your students are learning with,…