2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Instructor Profile in Global Shared Learning Classroom: Development of Competencies and Skills

Presented at Teaching Tools: Problem Solving and Hands-On Teaching (NEE)

The needs of Industry 4.0 -and the globalization of workplaces- set new requirements for workers entering the job market, including the ability to function in intercultural environments and global societies. Higher education Institutions should promote global citizenship learning through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) strategies, an innovative way to engage students in a global, multicultural, shared learning environment. Global Shared Learning Classroom (GSLC) is a COIL option of at least four weeks in which complex problems that transcend borders are analyzed and addressed. Instructors must be able to guide students to identify, discuss and solve these problems online and in a short time. This work explores several GSLC experiences carried out during the last five years (including experiences during COVID-19 and post-pandemic) between Latin American and European universities. The study includes evaluating different training programs for instructors carried out to meet the appropriate profile of COIL leaders. In addition, rubrics are suggested to diagnose and assess transversal competencies such as intercultural communication, critical thinking, global citizenship, multicultural collaboration, adaptation to virtual work environments, and the use of technologies. The results show that GSLC instructors must possess solid knowledge of their specialization and be trained in specific global competencies and soft skills for COIL experiences to succeed.

Authors

Patricia Caratozzolo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7488-6703 Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico [biography]

Patricia Caratozzolo received her Ph.D. from Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona. She is a Full Member of the Institute for the Future of Education and an Assistant Professor at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. She leads projects in Educational Innovation, Critical Thinking, Cognitive Flexibility, and the development of Social Oriented Interdisciplinary Skills in STEAM. Dr. Caratozzolo is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Member of the Executive Committee of the Mexican Chapter of the Organization of Women in Sciences for the Developing World (OWSD), a Member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) of the Mexican Council of Educational Research (CONACYT), and Vice President of the International Association of Continuing Engineering Education (IACEE).
Luis Alberto Mejía-Manzano Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Rebeca García Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Maria Ileana Ruiz-Cantisani http://orcid.org/https://0000-0002-8467-3178 Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Patricia Vázquez-Villegas Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico [biography]

Dr. Patricia Vázquez-Villegas has a bachelor’s degree in the Food Sciences Engineering program and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Tecnologico de Monterrey. She has experience working in the development and application of sustainable platforms for the purification and detection of biomarkers. Has made research internships at the Michael Smith Laboratories at the University of British Columbia and the Water Center for Latin America and the Caribbean. In 2018 she was Coordinator at the Writing Lab of the Institute for the Future of Education. She is the co-author of 29 ISI indexed scientific publications, 1 book, 2 book chapters, and co-inventor of 4 intellectual properties. She is a member of the Mexican National System of Researchers. Her contributions in the field of sustainability have been in biotechnology, cereal sciences, energy efficiency; and active learning in education. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1568-4954
Vianney Lara-Prieto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Edgar Omar Lopez-Caudana
Jorge Membrillo-Hernández Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

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