Department
Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2015
Abstract
In 2012, Georgia College and Kennesaw State University partnered with Soliya, a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization, to bring their students a unique international education experience: the opportunity to engage “virtually” in dialogue, via video-conferencing technology, with students around the world about Islam and the relationship between Western countries and Muslim-majority countries. In this article, the authors compare their respective approaches, examining course objectives, student learning outcomes, course structure, students’ experience with Soliya, and student learning outcomes assessment. The authors conclude with some observations about Soliya and, by implication, other virtual international education experiences as alternatives and/or complements to traditional study-abroad programs in educating globally competent students and citizens.
Journal Title
eJournal of Public Affairs
Journal ISSN
2162-9161
Volume
4
Issue
1
First Page
114
Last Page
140
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.21768/ejopa.v4i1.66