What are the Global Collaboration Projects?
The Program connects Boise State faculty members interested in developing collaborative projects with international partner universities to support the teaching and learning process by infusing global perspectives of a course (or a topic covered in a course). GCP is a platform that allows project-based learning by connecting with like-minded faculty and students from one of Boise State’s global partner universities.
The Global Collaboration Projects promote Internationalization at Home by integrating international and intercultural dimensions into the formal and informal curriculum for students in a given course within domestic learning environments (Beelen & Jones, 2015). The GCP allows Boise State students to gain multiple and global perspectives on a topic -or topics- covered in the classroom.
What are good examples of Global Collaboration Projects?
In the past, Boise State has conducted Global Collaboration Projects in the different disciplines. Students have been able to connect with peers from our global partners in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany, Lebanon, and Taiwan. The GCPs may consist of on-off collaborations or recurrent instances of collaboration throughout the semester. Examples from non-Boise State models.
How to become involved?
Interested faculty members must fill out Global Collaboration Project Form to express interests and provide description of the project idea. The Center for Global Engagement will use this information to find suitable partners/faculty for the specific project, as described in the form. The matching process will be made in consultation with the Boise State faculty member until a satisfactory partner is found.
Once the matching is complete, the Boise State faculty member will engage in direct communication with the faculty peer (or peers) from a global partner for further planning and collaboration.
What’s the role of the Center for Global Engagement?
- Gather interest from the Boise State faculty and gather ideas from global partners for new Global Collaboration Projects.
- Liaise Boise State faculty with peers from global partners, in the context of a proposal for Global Collaboration Projects.
- Provide administrative support to ensure the success of all GCPs.
- Report annually on the activities and accomplishments drawn from the GCP.
What’s the role of the faculty involved in the projects?
- The faculty, in collaboration with the peer faculty from the global partner university, will define the project, the duration of the collaboration, and expected outcomes.
- The faculty, in collaboration with the peer from a global partner university, will assess regularly the progress of the GCP.
- Faculty will write a succinct report on the results of the collaboration and lessons learned for further collaborations.
Is there any cost involved?
The GCP’s do not have a cost. However, students in courses that engage in Global Collaboration Projects will be assessed a virtual exchange fee of $50. The fee will be charged directly to the students account once, during the semester of execution of the GCP.
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