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Globalization and Higher Education: Preparing Teachers for the World Ahead History of Global Higher Education European models included traveling scholars US model is melding of other models US engaged as form of development,


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Globalization and Higher Education:

Preparing Teachers for the World Ahead

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History of Global Higher Education

  • European models included

traveling scholars

  • US model is melding of other

models

  • US engaged as form of

development, then soft power

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Global Higher Education Today

  • Historically global, yet . . .
  • Current globalization is distinct in competitive framing
  • Large body of literature – academic capitalism, etc . . .
  • International students (exports), GATS under the WTO,
  • Study abroad as industry (legalistic)
  • Global rankings
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University of Illinois

  • Multi-versity
  • Students from all over the world

– (112 countries, #2 in number of

  • Int. students)
  • Research on topics for all over

the world

  • Partnerships with business and

governments all over the world

  • Hub of innovation demands

global flows

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Land Grant Institution

  • The Morril Act
  • University of Illinois (MIT, Cornell, Michigan,

Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa etc…)

  • Purpose is to be useful to local population- practical

education for local people

  • Agriculture and Engineering
  • Motto: Learning and Labor
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2016 Voting Map

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Land Grant Now

  • How do we serve the local

people?

  • How do we prepare local

people for the challenges of the future?

  • How do we create access to

global networks?

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Challenges ahead

  • Climate
  • Water
  • War
  • Economic stability
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Preparing Local Teachers for Global Challenges

  • Need a new model
  • competitive frame that has dominated/

influenced higher ed will not work

  • Ability to collaborate across a cultures is

central most important skill for future

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Competitive model impact on K12

  • Pisa and other international

tests

  • Scores pit nations/teachers

against each other

  • School=future economy
  • Flaws include false premise
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Collaborative model of global engagement

  • Teacher education is collaborative process
  • Work closely with partner institutions
  • Work closely with partner schools
  • Reciprocally exchange preservice teachers

in local schools

  • Engage local teachers as participants and

hosts

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Global Fieldwork

  • locations: Hong Kong, France, Spain,

England, Italy, Costa Rica, New Zealand, China, Greece, Singapore, Indonesia, Tanzania, Namibia

  • Short term
  • Class 4 weeks before/2 weeks after return
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Outcomes to date:

  • 100 participants per year
  • Developing research methods
  • A. impact on preservice
  • B. impact on teachers
  • C. impact on partnerships
  • D. impact on communities
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Thank you Allison Witt – awitt1@Illinois.edu