Faculty & Staff

Virtual Teaching & Learning Resources to Bring the World to LMU

The following is a compilation of virtual Global Teaching and Learning Resources that range from UN SDG videos to a virtual exchange toolkit to connecting with our international partners through the Office of Study Abroad to arrange a speaker for your course. This list is a “work-in-progress” and we invite you to share information and/or suggestions so this website can be a space to intentionally connect interdisciplinary academic resources for open up global learning experiences for students and staff that are not able to travel abroad.

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The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

The SDG Academy Library includes more than 1,200 searchable and downloadable video lectures and case studies. Topics include:

Climate Science	Education Policy	Environmental Economics	Environmental Policy
Gender Studies	Higher Education	History	Human Rights
Migration Studies	Psychology	Public Health	Urban Planning

Resources for Courses

How Do We Educate Global Problem Solvers? From Edutopia Two Strategies to help students become conscientious about and connected to the global problems they’ll one day be called upon to solve.

Internationalization in Action from the American Council on Education to connecting classrooms using online technology to deliver global learning from the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program. Discusses the rationale, practical considerations, benefits, and challenges of initiating a new COIL program, and several other approaches to virtual exchange in higher education.

Faculty Guide for COIL Course Development from the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program. This guide is designed to help you gather the tools and information needed to begin course development.

Virtual Exchange Toolkit from the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This toolkit shares an introduction to virtual exchange, provides tools and a framework for how to begin a program at a school or institution, and offers tips for common challenges.

Virtual Exchange Typology and Glossary of Terms from the Stevens Institute. Establishes common terms and a shared understanding of key concepts will help virtual exchange practitioners and scholars understand what types of exchanges exist, how they are created, and what is required for implementation.

iEARN Teachers Guide to Online Collaboration and Global Projects from iEARN-USA. This resource is designed to guide educators through the steps of planning and conducting an online, collaborative project with classrooms around the world. Project topics include the environment, health, literacy, and social entrepreneurship.

An Educator’s Guide to Intercultural Learning: Ten Ways to Inspire Learning across Difference from True North Intercultural. This guide is meant to help you get started and know where to focus your efforts to more proactively foster intercultural learning.

Do you want to take a virtual tour of a Local or Global museum such as LACMA in Los Angeles or the Louve in France? If so, visit https://artsandculture.google.com/