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Beyond Our Borders: A Global Perspective on Technology Beverly Amer Orlando, Florida March 17, 2011
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Rate Your Students: How well do they understand the global context of situations and decisions surrounding the workplace? How much do they know about global issues and the implications for their future?
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What Employers Want: 67% want graduates who understand the global context of situations and decisions 65% want graduates who are aware of global issues and the implications for their future Source: AAC&U “Raising the Bar: Employers’ Views on College Learning in the Wake of the Economic Downturn”
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How Global Are You?
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New! Global Technology Watch Dynamic library of: o News articles o Videos o Podcasts o Magazine articles o And more!
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Topics o Careers in Technology Careers in Technology o Censorship Censorship o Computing Security and Safeguards Computing Security and Safeguards o Copyright and Intellectual Property Theft Copyright and Intellectual Property Theft o Digital Business and E- Commerce Digital Business and E- Commerce o Digital Communications Digital Communications o Digital Ethics and Social Responsibility Digital Ethics and Social Responsibility o Digital Information Privacy Digital Information Privacy o Digital Systems Digital Systems o Identity Theft Identity Theft o Internet Control and Security Internet Control and Security o Internet and Globalization Internet and Globalization o Online Activism Online Activism o Online Identity Management Online Identity Management o Privacy Laws Privacy Laws o Privacy Rights Privacy Rights o Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Robotics and Artificial Intelligence o Technological Failures Technological Failures o Technology and Health Technology and Health o Teens and Technology Teens and Technology
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Where Is It?
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What My Students Said: 77% agreed it enhanced their understanding of computer concepts 85% agreed it enhanced their understanding of international issues and technology
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What We Did Periodic topic assigned for research Students could choose from the assigned page Wrote and submitted a one-page summary of what they researched Discussed the general topic in class, based on what they found most interesting
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More Student Feedback… 76% found the in-class discussions of the topics worthwhile
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What They Wanted You to Know… It was my favorite activity of all we worked on Using GTW helped increase class interactions I really liked the videos relevant to [technology] topics It kept me aware of what was going on around the world It educates students on worldwide issues relating to technology which has become a staple in modern society It’s really interesting and I think we all liked doing it The topics were actually cool I learned a lot about technology in today’s society and possible future technologies It really helps us see other views rather than what is told to us It should be a daily devotional reading for all college students worldwide
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