Educating Globally Competent Citizens AASCU s Global Challenges as an Innovative Model Shala Mills Chair and Professor of Political Science National Coordinator, AASCU Global Challenges Project Fort Hays State University Willie Redmond Professor of Economics AASCU Global Engagement Scholar Southeast Missouri State University NCCI 2013 Annual Conference
AASCU s Global Engagement Initiative A project Driving Innovation to Set the Pace of Change Fits several of this NCCI Conference s Themes Innovative use of technology Innovative approach to community engagement Innovative promotion of student success Innovative use of online education for blended/flipped classroom experiences And all of it driven by our project s goal of educating globally competent citizens
AASCU s Global Engagement Initiative AASCU/American Democracy Project Civic Engagement in Action Series Initiative Aimed at creating ideas and materials for campuses to use in promoting civic engagement. AASCU Red Balloon Project Aimed at re-imagining and re-designing education for the 21st century.
California State, Fresno Fort Hays State University (Kansas) Fort Lewis College (Colorado) Georgia College Kennesaw State University (Georgia) Northern Arizona University Richard Stockton College (New Jersey) San Jose State University (California) Southeast Missouri State University of Minnesota, Duluth Western Kentucky University Original Project Partners AASCU The New York Times Center for Strategic and International Studies
Educating Globally Competent Citizens The purpose of this project is to educate and encourage the development of globally competent citizens and leaders through the collaborative and innovative work of our AASCU project.
AASCU s Global Challenges Curriculum The World is Going Through Revolutionary Changes. The world is going through revolutionary changes. Where are we seeing the greatest changes? Where are we seeing the greatest changes? What effects will these trends have on our future world? What effects will these trends have on our future world?
The Seven Global Challenges Population Resources Technology Information Economies Conflict, and Governance. Yell Fire\2013\GC.YellFire.2013.pptx
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Course Content Course and lesson objectives Critical thinking exercises Readings Embedded videos Assignments
Learning Objectives Knowledge and Skills: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to Create a solution towards a more preferable future for issues related to one or more key global challenges Evaluate various approaches and/or solutions to key global challenges Analyze political, economic, social, and/or environmental impacts of key global challenges Employ credible resources in learning about key global challenges (information literacy) Explain the relationships between and among global challenges Identify issues, trends, and impacts for key global challenges, drawing from various disciplines
Learning Objectives Attitudes Upon completion of this course, students will have 1. Developed a sense of global empathy (i.e. how these trends are affecting and being affected by different groups of people) 2. Recognized the importance of key global challenges 3. Acquired an intellectual curiosity about key global challenges 4. Developed an interest to take action and be engaged locally or globally
AASCU Blended Learning Course ebook Student Guide Sample Lesson illustrating NCCI conference themes
Preliminary Survey Assessment Pre vs. Post: F(1, 542) = 60.98, P < 0.001. Pre/Post X Question F(9.08, 4919.42) = 18.77, p < 0.001. Strongly Agree Neutral 5 4.5 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 Strongly Disagree 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 QUESTIONS pre post
Lessons Learned FHSU Political Science Example What are the possible take-aways for you? Possibilities for collaboration? Possibilities for improved use of technology/flipped classroom experiences? Possibilities for better engaging students? Possibilities for better globalization of students? Other ideas?
Questions? Shala Mills Chair, Professor of Political Science National Coordinator, Global Challenges samills@fhsu.edu Willie Redmond Professor of Economics Global Engagement Scholar wredmond@semo.edu To learn more about or to purchase AASCU Global Challenges Products, visit www.aascuglobalchallenges.org ecourse Global Challenges: Promise & Peril in the 21 st -Century ebook Global Challenges: Promise & Peril in the 21 st -Century Teaching Toolkit Educating Globally Competent Citizens: A Toolkit