Leveraging Technology to Create Mindful Intercultural Learning Experiences in Undergraduate Education

Abstract

This chapter describes the special advantages of globally networked learning experiences (GNLE) for engendering cognitive complexity as a means for developing mindful global citizenship among undergraduate students. Practitioners discover pedagogical approaches that take advantage of the possibility of direct communication with the cultural “other” afforded by recent advances in cost-free, user-friendly, robust, and reliable technologies. Examples of effective pedagogical practices, ideas for building successful faculty-to-faculty partnerships, suggestions for preparing participants, guidelines for selecting and implementing appropriate technologies, and resources for further exploration are provided.

Citation

Ullom, C. (2017), "Leveraging Technology to Create Mindful Intercultural Learning Experiences in Undergraduate Education", Engaging Dissonance: Developing Mindful Global Citizenship in Higher Education (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 9), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 129-156. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120170000009007