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What do Geology and it have in Common? The Case of an International Collaboration through Experiential Learning

Engaging Dissonance: Developing Mindful Global Citizenship in Higher Education

ISBN: 978-1-78714-155-1, eISBN: 978-1-78714-154-4

Publication date: 28 February 2017

Abstract

This chapter documents a study based on an international partnership between faculty members at SUNY Empire State College and Tecnológico de Monterrey-Chihuahua. The collaboration presented an excellent opportunity to integrate cultural issues into the geology course as well as interdisciplinary collaboration in the programming course. The objectives were to: (1) create and implement learning activities to help students understand that scientific and technological advances do not occur in isolation, and (2) to evaluate their effectiveness developing a multicultural perspective. We adapted and generalized the virtual team model of Hertel et al. (2005) to the design of group activities in an academic setting. A series of learning activities were developed, including an experiential learning group project aimed at helping with the first objective if the study. Overall, the collaboration was a success. We also discuss the challenges both we and the students faced.

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Acknowledgments

This collaboration would have not been possible without the funding from Banco Santander and the State University of New York (SUNY) Center for Collaborative Online Learning (COIL). We thank John E. Fowler (SUNY COIL), Mirjam Hauck (SUNY COIL), and Angelica Satana-Fierro (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Chihuahua Campus) for their guidance and encouragement in carrying out this project. We also thank Francesca Cichello (SUNY Empire State College) and John Rubin (SUNY COIL) for their instrumental work and support. Finally, we would like to thank the reviewers for their insightful comments on the chapter.

Citation

Matias, A. and Aguilar-González, A. (2017), "What do Geology and it have in Common? The Case of an International Collaboration through Experiential Learning", Engaging Dissonance: Developing Mindful Global Citizenship in Higher Education (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 9), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 107-127. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120170000009006

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Emerald Publishing Limited