ACE/AT&T Award
Technology as a Tool for Internationalization
Made possible by a grant from the AT&T
Foundation
The American Council on Education and the AT&T Foundation
recognized six institutions for the innovative use of technology in
enhancing undergraduate international learning. The winning programs and
practices are showcased in The ACE/AT&T Award: Technology as a Tool for
Internationalization (524KB; PDF). This document includes the
national award winners, special recognition, and other submissions.
ACE and the AT&T Foundation are pleased to recognize the
following winners for their innovative use of technology to enhance
undergraduates' international learning at U.S. colleges and
universities.
Ball State University, for its "Global Media Network," which
connects Ball State students with students and faculty in a number of
courses with Brazil, Korea, Australia, and other countries in virtual
seminars that include live, real-time discussions, and laboratory and
studio experiences.
The Pennsylvania State University, for "Alliance by Design,"
its first- and second-year engineering program that uses computer-based
audiovisual conferencing and collaborative computer-aided design (CAD)
environments to assemble international and bilingual virtual design
teams in cooperation with France and the United Kingdom.
The University System of Georgia, for its "Online Certificate
in European Studies," a series of web-based courses shared with the
University of Munich in Germany.
University of Maryland College Park, for its "International
Communication and Negotiation Simulations (ICONS)" project, which each
year involves large numbers of students from multiple campuses and
several countries.
Carnegie Mellon University, for its program in
"Technology-Enhanced International Education," which involves a series
of courses, including one in ethics jointly developed with Mexican
partners and one using virtual student teams with participants from the
Netherlands.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, in cooperation with
The Pennsylvania State University, for the "Raison d'Etre"
program for introductory French students, which features extended
contact with students at a French Lycee.
Special Recognition:
Fairleigh Dickinson University, for the "Global Virtual
Faculty Program" that incorporates faculty and experts from other
countries into courses at Fairleigh Dickinson using web-based and video
technologies.
Grand Valley State University, for its "Runestone" computer
science course conducted in collaboration with Uppsala University in
Sweden.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, for joint course
development with Korea and Japan.
Tufts University, for co-development of curriculum with
African universities.
Vassar College, for use of "MOO technology" that enables
students to establish contact with German university students.
About the Award
The American Council on Education (ACE) and the AT&T Foundation
are pleased to announce the winners of an awards program to recognize
and publicize the innovative use of technology to enhance
undergraduates' international learning at colleges and universities in
the United States. 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 borderless world.
Key to gaining these skills is direct experience with the people and
cultures of other nations. While such experiences may best be acquired
through study, work, or service abroad, only 145,000—less than 1
percent—of the 15 million U.S. college and university students
actually go abroad each year. Technology holds great promise for helping
colleges and universities provide students the opportunities to develop
global competencies through strategies other than study abroad.
Through a nationwide call for award submissions, national recognition
of selected programs, and the dissemination (both in print and on the
web) of information on good practices, the ACE/AT&T Award recognizes
the innovative use of technology to infuse an international dimension
into the curriculum and to promote international learning. While many
technological resources provide instructional materials, these awards
target uses of technology that facilitate personal interaction between
U.S. students and students, scholars, and citizens of other countries
and cultures. The awards also provide examples and ideas that other
institutions can adapt for their own use.
ACE is presenting six awards, each in the amount of $7,500, to the
selected departments or programs. In addition, ACE is citing five
institutions for special recognition.
ACE is grateful to the AT&T Foundation for the opportunity to
honor these outstanding programs. The awards were presented at ACE's May
2003 Board Meeting. Marilyn Reznick, Vice President for Education,
represented the AT&T Foundation.
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