Institute
Global Challenges Teaching Awards
Institute on Virtual Exchange / Collaborative Online International Learning
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Online
The Fulbright US-UK Global Challenges Teaching Awards, supported by the Fulbright US-UK Global Challenges Teaching Awards and AAC&U, facilitate collaboration between faculty members and supporting staff from higher education institutions in the United States and the United Kingdom. This program leverages virtual exchange and collaborative online international learning (VE/COIL) partnerships to address pressing global challenges.
With leadership from AAC&U, the 2024-25 Institute on VE/COIL will run from August 26, 2024, to May 23, 2025, focusing on the development and implementation of VE/COIL courses as part of the Fulbright Global Challenges Teaching Awards. Institutional teams from both countries will engage in collaborative activities, professional development sessions, and virtual and physical exchanges to enhance their teaching practices and address key global issues.
Faculty
Multilingual and multicultural VE/COIL experts from AAC&U will collaborate to co-facilitate the online professional development courses and offer mentoring support for participating higher education institutions involved in the Fulbright US-UK Global Challenges Teaching Awards. The Institute will also feature guest lectures from other leaders in the VE/COIL field.
Veronica Onorevole
Director of Innovative Global Education Initiatives, AAC&U
John E. Fowler
Assistant Director of VE/COIL Initiatives, AAC&U
Contributing Faculty
Dawn Michele Whitehead
Vice President, Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers, AAC&U
Jessica McIvor
Head of Special Projects, US-UK Fulbright Commission
Guest Lecturers
Anthony Manning
Dean for Global and Lifelong Learning, University of Kent
Emma Marku
Global Opportunities Manager, University of Kent
Robert O'Dowd
Full Professor of English as a Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics, University of León
Learn More
To discover more about this transformative initiative and the 2024-25 Institute, please visit the US-UK Fulbright Commission Global Challenges Teaching Award page for more details, or email [email protected].