Internationalizarea Curricula Universitare

Dr. Svetlana Suveica published an article about our project (entitled "Internationalaizarea Curricula Universitare") in Moldova's national pedagogical newspaper.

The article describes our project from Fall 2011 semester in which my USF St Petersburg Women and the Law students worked together with her students from Moldova State University American Studies Center in groups conducting research about human trafficking.

European Court of Human Rights, Legal and Constitutional Change in Moldova

Allison Brown, working with me on an Independent Study project this semester, presented our preliminary findings about whether and how decisions of the European Court of Human Rights affect legal change in Moldova.

Florida Political Science Association Annual Meeting
University of Tampa, March 2012

Florida Political Science Association 2012 Annual Meeting: Teaching Roundtable

The Teaching Roundtable at the Florida Political Science Association Annual Meeting (at the University of Tampa, 17 March 2012) provided another opportunity to discuss my collaboration with Dr. Svetlana Suveica and her students at Moldova State University in our "global classroom."

I very much enjoy the exchange of ideas/teaching tips/best practices at the FPSA Teaching Roundtable

APSA Conference on Teaching and Learning, Washington, DC February 2012

Dr. Svetlana Suveica and I presented a paper at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting in Washington, DC in February:

"Creating a Global Classroom: Providing Collaborative Research Opportunities for U.S. and Moldovan Students"

Dr. Suveica joined our session via skype videoconference, adding a truly international dimension to the conference's Internationalizing the Curriculum Track at the Conference on Teaching and Learning.

We received very positive and encouraging feedback on our paper.

In addition to attending all of the sessions of the Internationalizing the Curriculum Track, I also learned a great deal from the workshops that I attended regarding technology in the classroom. I learned new ways to use facebook as a tool for group work, cell phones as a way to get instant poll results, and twitter and blogs to engage students outside of class.

Global Classroom: Celebration Event, 30 January 2012

We were pleased to get back together with our colleagues from Moldova State one last time.

The purpose of this skype session was to thank our research partners, to reflect on what we learned from the experience, and to unveil the book that we edited that includes the research papers written last semester.

A special thanks to Allison Brown for her work in pulling the book together

USF International Education Week, Dr. Allan E. Goodman IIE; Global Education Quiz

After the breakfast honoring USF Fulbrighters (see previous post), Dr. Allan E. Goodman spoke to students and faculty in an impressive lecture hall in the new Patel Center for Global Solutions building.

Dr. Goodman gave us all a quiz -- a Global Education Quiz. It included questions such as

*What is the approximate population of the earth?

*Approximately what percentage of the world's population lives on less than $1.25 a day?

*What percentage of the U.S. Government budget is devoted to foreign aid?

*Which country is the leading seller of military arms and equipment?

I suggest you take a few minutes to take the quiz online and see how you score:

"Think You Know Our World? Take the IIE Global Education Quiz"

http://www.iie.org/Students/Tabs/US/Global-Knowledge-Quiz

USF World Fulbright Medal

USF World recently honored the USF Fulbright scholars at a Celebration Breakfast. Dr. Allan E. Goodman, President & CEO of the Institute for International Education, which oversees the Fulbright program, was on hand as we were awarded USF World Fulbright medals (to be worn at Commencement).

Speakers included USF System President Judy Genshaft, Vice President for Research, Innovation & Global Affairs Karen Holbrook, Betty Castor (former President of USF and current member of the Fulbright Board), Dr. Allan Goodman, and two USF Fulbrighters.

I must say that I was humbled by the faculty presentations. I was truly inspired by Dr. Darlene DeMarie's efforts to open a day care center in South Africa and by Mr. Michael Foley's work that transformed a dance company/theater in Mexico.

After the breakfast, we moved to the new Patel Center for Global Solutions to listen to Dr. Goodman's International Education Week presentation. (More to follow about this in my next post.)

Pictured with me are USF System President Judy Genshaft, former USF President Betty Castor (who currently serves on the Fulbright Board), Dr. Allan E. Goodman (President of the Institute of International Education, which oversees the Fulbright program) and Dr. Ralph Wilcox (Provost and Executive Vice President of the USF System).

For more information about USF World, see

http://global.usf.edu/