Universal Global Learning Pilot Project
Project Details
Grand challenges, such as food insecurity, climate change, infectious diseases, and authoritarianism, are imperiling all of us, but especially disenfranchised and marginalized communities. At Maryland, we are committed to equipping every student with the knowledge, empathy, and experiences to help address these challenges. Global Learning for All only becomes a reality if we pursue it.
"Universal Global Learning: A Common Agenda for Global Justice" (UGL) was a pilot project, funded by Fearlessly Forward Teaching and Learning Grant, aimed at advancing "Global Learning for All" Maryland students, and preparing them to address these existential crises.
Who participated in UGL?
For Academic Year 2022-2023, the office of Global Learning Initiatives (GLI) piloted this initiative with five academic units: College Park Scholars, Government and Politics, the iSchool, School of Public Health, and the A. James Clark School of Engineering.
What were the expected deliverables from each participating academic unit?
- Global Learning for All plan. A tailored, program-specific plan to advance global learning for all students as it relates to UMD's Common Agenda for International Education and the commitments of UMD's Fearlessly Forward Strategic Plan. The plan utilized diverse global learning modalities (in-person/virtual, domestic/abroad, curricular/co- and extra-curricular).
- Global Learning Project-Based Modules. Each unit designed and piloted two global learning project-based modules in two (or three) courses during the Spring semester of 2023.
- Common Set of Recommendations. Each unit contributed insights that helped to inform other campus units to design and implement their own Global learning for All plan.
Our Previous Participants
Instructor |
Course code |
Course Name |
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Robert Koulish & Justine DeCamillis |
Justice and the Law Service-Learning Lab |
|
Sarah Kilmer |
College Park Scholars: International Studies - Service-Learning Practicum |
|
Stacy Kosko |
College Park Scholars: International Studies First-Year Colloquium II |
|
Darren Pierre |
Introduction to Leadership in Engineering, Science, and Technology |
|
Birthe Veno Kjellerup |
Green Global Challenge |
|
Janelle Wong |
Special Topics in Government and Politics; Asian American Politics |
|
Conny Kazungu Sigel |
Global Environmental Politics |
|
Beth Bonsignore |
Do Good Now (iSchool version) |
|
Andrew Fellows |
Information Science Capstone |
|
TJ Rainsford |
Information Science Capstone |
|
Lis Maring |
Teaching Menstrual Health |
|
Laura Drew |
Introduction to Global Health |
Questions & Contact Information
For general questions, contact the Global Learning Initiatives team at info-gli@umd.edu.