Global Learning Lab

Tools, Practices, and Integration

NAFSA’s 2019 Global Learning Lab was a one-day professional development program for international educators designed to build awareness and strengthen skills in advancing global learning.

Global learning prepares students for the interconnected global economy, a top priority for universities and professional programs around the world. To meet the challenge, on-going institutional and program changes are necessary in curriculums, partnerships, faculty competencies, and much more.

The NAFSA 2019 Global Learning Lab brought together deans, faculty members, senior international officers, and scholar-practitioners from around the world to discuss strategies for incorporating global competencies into learning across the curriculum. The lab format provided participants with the unique opportunity for a deep dive into integrating global learning into their programs and across the campus.

Participants gained:

Examples of desired student outcomes for intercultural and global learning;
Insights on how to engage faculty in internationalization and promote global learning strategically across programs and across campuses; and
Awareness of accreditation challenges when developing international partnerships

Return to your institution with knowledge of best practices and new strategies on ways to prepare students with essential intercultural and global learning competencies for the 21st century.

Learning objectives:

Explain global learning definition(s) to build awareness and establish acceptance
Encourage the integration of global learning into curricula using practical strategies and tools
Promote interdisciplinary research and partnerships through the lens of global learning
Identify global competencies and relevance to workforce development
Highlight the urgency and benefits of global learning integration into the curricula
Provide tools to assess global learning outcomes and student outcomes

Participants furthered their understanding of opportunities offered by internships, fieldwork, and education abroad and gain access to strategies, tools, materials, and on-campus resources to help them plan for integration of global and experiential learning into their programs.

Agenda

May 29, 2019
9:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.	Welcome and Overview Sherif Barsoum, Associate Vice President of the Office of Global Services, New York University Amir Reza, PhD, Dean, Babson Academy & Global Education, Babson College
9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m.	Keynote Address Karen Marrongelle, PhD, Assistant Director, Directorate Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation (NSF) Moderator: Amir Reza, PhD
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.	Babson College Introduction to Global Learning Exercise Facilitator: Amir Reza, PhD
11:00 a.m.-11:15 a.m.	Coffee Break and Transition to Breakout Sessions
11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Breakout Sessions Identifying Global Learning Opportunities Hilary C. Landorf, PhD, Executive Director, Office of Global Learning Initiatives, Florida International University Stephanie Doscher, EdD, Director, Office of Global Learning Initiatives, Florida International University Technology Mohamed Abdel-Kader, Executive Director, Stevens Initiative, Aspen Institute
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.	Panel: Global Learning in the Disciplines & Workforce Development Kenneth Ball, PhD, Academic Advisory Council, ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology); Commissioner, Engineering Accreditation Commission; Executive Board, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Engineering Deans Council; Dean, Engineering, George Mason University (host of Secretariat, International Federation of Engineering Societies (IFEES) and Secretariat, Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC)) Janette (Jenny) Samaan, PhD, Senior Director, Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Reyes L. Quezada, EdD, Board of Directors, Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP); Board of Directors, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE); Chair, International Council for the Education of Teachers (ICET); Former Commissioner and Chair, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing-Committee on Accreditation (COA); Professor and Chair, Department of Learning and Teaching, University of San Diego Patrice Twomey, Director, Cooperative Education and Careers, University of Limerick Moderator: Diana Cvitan, MS, MAT, Director, Global Learning and Partnerships, Fairleigh Dickinson University
2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.	Keynote Address & Discussion: Stakeholder Engagement Catherine Davy PhD, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Michigan – Dearborn Moderator: Amir Reza, PhD
2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.	Breakout Sessions Identifying Global Learning Opportunities Hilary C. Landorf, PhD, Executive Director, Office of Global Learning Initiatives, Florida International University Stephanie Doscher, EdD, Director, Office of Global Learning Initiatives, Florida International University Technology Mohamed Abdel-Kader, Executive Director, Stevens Initiative, Aspen Institute
3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.	What will you do when you get home? What support will you need? What resources are available to support your work?

Featured Speakers

Karen Marrongell, PhD

National Science Foundation

Karen Marrongelle is the assistant director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). She leads the EHR directorate in supporting research that enhances learning and teaching to achieve excellence in U.S. science, technology, engineering and...

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Ilir Miteza is the associate provost for graduate, global, and digital education at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He previously served as associate dean in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters at the university. Prior to joining the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2001, Dr. Miteza...

Mohamed Abdel-Kader

The Stevens Initiative, The Aspen Institute

Mohamed Abdel-Kader is executive director of the Stevens Initiative at the Aspen Institute. He previously served in the administration of President Barack Obama as deputy assistant secretary for international and foreign language education at the US Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary...

George Mason University

Kenneth Ball currently serves on the Academic Advisory Council for ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). He also serves as commissioner of the Engineering Accreditation Commission; and on the Executive Board, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Engineering Deans...

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Diana Cvitan is the director of global learning and partnerships at Fairleigh Dickinson University and oversees the University’s international education programs and global partnerships activities. She joined FDU in 2001, coming from a career in international marketing in the travel industry. Diana...

Florida International University

Stephanie Doscher, EdD, is a higher education leader who partners with colleagues and institutions to achieve bold goals for learning and visions for change. She is co-author of Making Global Learning Universal: Promoting Inclusion and Success for All Students (Stylus & NAFSA, 2018), a comprehensive...

Florida International University

Hilary Landorf is the founding executive director of the Office of Global Learning Initiatives at Florida International University (FIU). In this position, she oversees FIU’s university-wide initiative, Global Learning for Global Citizenship, recognized by the Institute of International Education as...

Reyes L. Quezada, EdD, serves on the board of directors for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the board of directors for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), and as chair, board of directors for the International Council for the...

Babson College

Amir Reza is the dean of the Babson Academy for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurial Learning (Babson Academy), a dedicated unit within Babson College that inspires change in the way universities, specifically their faculty and students, teach and learn entrepreneurship. In this role, he is...

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Janette (Jenny) Samaan, PhD, is currently the senior director, Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). She joined the AAMC as the founding director of Global Health Learning Opportunities (GHLO) in 2010 following an extensive career in...

University of Limerick

Patrice Twomey is the director of cooperative education and careers at the University of Limerick (UL). She has responsibility for leading employability provision at UL, which has one of the largest undergraduate work placement programmes in Europe. Her professional interests are in the areas of...

Global Learning Lab

Tools, Practices, and Integration

Participants gained:

Learning objectives:

Featured Speakers

Karen Marrongell, PhD

Ilir Miteza, PhD

Presenters

Mohamed Abdel-Kader

Kenneth Ball

Diana Cvitan

Stephanie Doscher, EdD

Hilary Landorf, PhD

Reyes L. Quezada, EdD

Amir Reza, PhD

Janette Samaan, PhD

Patrice Twomey

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