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ACE Award to Recognize Innovative Use of Technology to Promote Internationalization

The American Council on Education (ACE) is pleased to announce the winners of an awards program that recognizes the innovation in the use of technology to enhance the international learning of undergraduates at U.S. colleges and universities. Higher education leaders, business executives, and national and state governments increasingly recognize that all college graduates require "global competencies"—the attitudes, skills, and knowledge to live and work in our multicultural and interconnected world. Key to gaining these skills is direct experience with the people and cultures of other nations. Although such experiences may best be acquired through study, work, or service abroad, only 223,500—just over one percent—of the almost 16 million college and university students in the United States actually go abroad each year. Technology holds great promise for helping colleges and universities provide those competencies to students.

National Award Winners

ACE is pleased to recognize the following winners for their innovative use of technology to enhance undergraduates' international learning at U.S. colleges and universities:

• Carnegie Mellon University, International Collaborative Construction Management
• The Center for Collaborative Online International Learning at The SUNY Global Center (formerly titled, SUNY COIL Center at Purchase College), Collaborative Online International Learning
• University of Colorado at Boulder, One International Baccalaureate Degree: Three Universities
• Wagner College, Introducing International Learning Communities in an Online Environment

Special Recognition

ACE would also like to recognize the following institutions from the pool of finalists:

• Cerritos Community College, The Global Consortium for Sustainable Peace
• Coastline Community College, Leveraging Technology for Global Learning at a Community College
• Dickinson College, The Mixxer: A Free Language Exchange Network for Language Learners and Teachers
• Marquette University, Bringing Global Sourcing into the Classroom: An Applied Learning Environment with India and Scotland
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cultura, A Web-based Intercultural Exchange Within a Language Class
• Ohio State University, Global Learning by Videoconferencing: Frontiers in Life Sciences Research
• Purdue University, Transforming Students' International Experiences through the Use of Web 2.0 Tools

Criteria

A panel of experts in international education and information technology screened 33 submissions and selected the winners according to the criteria below:

• Evidence of ongoing interaction and/or collaboration between U.S. students and international students/scholars/citizens.
• Evidence of course or program learning goals that include global or international knowledge and competencies and/or cross-cultural learning.
• Demonstrated attention to assessing international/global student learning outcomes and using the results for the purpose of course or program improvement.
• Demonstrated attention to intercultural communication issues.
• Evidence of sustainability of the program.
• The potential for replication or adaptation within the institution or by other institutions.
• Innovative ways of using appropriate technologies.

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This page was last updated on 07/13/2010