Flat Lens for a Round World?

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Patti McGill PetersonPresidential Advisor for Global Initiatives

American Council on Education

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First in the World?

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• #1 in Nobel Peace Prize Winners by country(340)

• 43 of the top 100 universities in the World and 8 of

the top 10 University Rankings (THE, 2015)

• Largest share of international students by country (886,052 in 2013/2014)

• In top 5 average earnings per year= $56,811

(OECD average = $38,310)*

• Highest number (132) of Global 500 Companies in 2013

By Many Measures

#1 in Oil Consumption

Source: US Energy Information Administration, February 20157

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A Different Perspective

95%

5%

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Share of World Economy

Nearly all future population growth will take place in developing countries

Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2012

Least Developed Countries

Less Developed Countries

More Developed Countries

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50% of growth in GDP occurs in the developing world

Source: World Economic Outlook Database 2010

Emerging

Developed

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80% of middle-income consumers are predicted to

reside in the developing world by 2020

Source: McKinsey Global Institute, 2012

Non-U.S. Revenues

63% 51%

73%Source: Bloomberg 2011/2012 Statista 2014 WSJ 2015

55%

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India, South Asia, and Africa will make up 60%

Source: McKinsey 2012

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Source: Pew Research Center – Religion and Public Life, December 2012

Major Religious Groups

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NEW ERA

HIGHER EDUCATION’S RESPONSE?

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Parameters of Institutional Mission

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Stakeholders

Higher education institutionsGovernment

• Federal, e.g. Department of Education

• State and local

Taxpayers/

public

Students

Faculty & staff

Alumni

Associations of peer

institutions

Donors

CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR GLOBAL LEARNING

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ESSENTIALS

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Global Learning for All

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4.5 Million Students Study Abroad

World-wide

~289,000 U.S. Students Study Abroad

Sources: Open Doors (2014); OECD (2013)

Study Abroad: Proxy for Global Learning?

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CURRICULUM: EPICENTER FOR

COMPREHENSIVE INTERNATIONALIZATION AND

GLOBAL LEARNING

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Global Learning ObjectivesKnowledge• Knowledge of world geography, conditions, issues and events.• Awareness of the complexity and interdependency of world issues and events.• Understanding of historical forces that have shaped the current world system.• Knowledge of one’s own culture and history.• Understanding of the diversity of values, beliefs, ideas, and worldviews.

Skills• Technical skills to enhance students’ ability to learn about the world (e.g., research skills).• Critical and comparative thinking, including the ability to think creatively and integrate diverse

cultural frames of reference.• Communication skills, including the ability to use another language effectively and interact with

people from other cultures.• Coping and resiliency skills in unfamiliar and challenging situations.

Attitudes • Openness to learning and an orientation to new opportunities, ideas, and ways of thinking.• Tolerance for ambiguity and unfamiliarity.• Respect for and appreciation of personal and cultural differences. • Empathy and the ability to see multiple perspectives.• Self-awareness about one’s own identity and culture.

American Council on Education (ACE)

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1. Investigate the world beyond their immediate environment

2. Recognize perspectives, others’ and their own

3. Communicate ideas effectively with diverse audiences

4. View themselves as players in the world and participating reflectively

Core Global Competencies

Asia Society

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A critical analysis of and an engagement with complex, interdependent global systems and legacies and their implications for people’s lives and their sustainability

Global Self-AwarenessPerspective takingCultural DiversityPersonal and Social ResponsibilityGlobal SystemsKnowledge Applications

Global Learning Value Rubric

American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)

Curriculum as Anchor for Internationalization

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Faculty as Architects for Global Learning

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OBSERVATIONS ABOUT WHAT WORKS

• Define global learning as a campus-wide priority• Prioritize the most critical knowledge and

competencies• Provide unifying principles for course-level

internationalization efforts• Allow for interpretation and customization• Reflecting the character and identity of the

institution is critical

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AN ASTRONAUT’S LENS FOR 21st Century Students

“The purpose of college is not just to transmit skills. It is also to widen your horizons, to make you a better citizen, to help you evaluate information, to help you make your way through the world…..”

President Obama

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Global Learning:Good for The Student, The State

and The Nation

“Global changes have made the global competence of Americans an essential ingredient for ensuring the nation’s security, economic competitiveness, foreign policy leadership, and ability to understand and meet global challenges in the 21st Century.”

American Council on Education

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