Rethinking Curriculum Internationalization: Virtual Exchange as a Means to Attaining Global Competencies, Developing Critical Thinking, and Experiencing Transformative Learning

Autor/inn/en	Duffy, Lauren N.; Stone, Garrett A.; Townsend, Jasmine; Cathey, Jamie
Titel	Rethinking Curriculum Internationalization: Virtual Exchange as a Means to Attaining Global Competencies, Developing Critical Thinking, and Experiencing Transformative Learning
Quelle	In: Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 37 (2022) 1-2, S.11-25 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Duffy, Lauren N.) ORCID (Stone, Garrett A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1937-156X
DOI	10.1080/1937156X.2020.1760749
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Study Abroad; International Education; International Educational Exchange; Intercultural Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; Critical Thinking; Transformative Learning; Cross Cultural Training; Skill Development; Cooperative Learning; Cultural Awareness; Problem Solving; United States; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Internationale Erziehung; Internationaler Austausch; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Computerkonferenz; Kritisches Denken; Pädagogische Transformation; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Kooperatives Lernen; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Problemlösen; USA
Abstract	Virtual exchange and collaborative online international learning have emerged as a means to internationalize campuses and foster the development of global competencies among students by facilitating connections with people, organizations, and institutions abroad. Based on a virtual exchange between the U.S. and Thai undergraduate students, this qualitative research used written individual reflection, focus group data, and observations to explore whether U.S. students developed global competencies in the form of ability to communicate and collaborate in a global and multicultural context. Additionally, this study explored whether the focus on the "process" of the collaborative project allowed for the development of critical thinking skills and whether virtual exchange created opportunities for transformative learning. The findings suggest that the U.S. students in this study developed cross-cultural communication and critical thinking skills, an increased awareness and mindfulness of global and cultural dynamics, higher levels of perceived proficiency in global collaboration, and experienced transformative learning as a result of participating in the virtual exchange project. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01