GLOBAL COURSE CONNECTIONS Description: Global Course Connections “connects” a course in one country to a similar course in another country, providing the courses with a multicultural dimension they would not otherwise have. The courses can be tightly coupled, working from a common syllabus with common readings and assignments, or they can be loosely coupled connecting at a set of strategic points in the course where a multicultural perspective would provide the greatest impact. The course could be new or an adaption of an existing course. Connected courses need not be from the same discipline; what matters is that they provide different perspectives on one or more aspects of a theme present in both courses. The instructors collaborate in the design of the course (common readings, viewings, and assignments; co‐created lectures, and so on), and students and instructors collaborate in its execution (shared lectures, guest lectures, joint student projects, joint student presentations, and so on). Courses can use synchronous communication (e.g., shared class sessions, student‐student Skype sessions) or asynchronous communication (e.g., through email, forums in a learning management system, Dropbox, Google Drive, or Facebook Group sites). Planned classroom interactions as well as the unplanned, informal exchanges that occur make a positive difference in how students think about parts of the world that are very different from their own. Globally Connected Courses that have been taught: Society in Comparative Perspectives Peace Journalism Gender and Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa Modern Dance and Choreography Peace, Conflict & Justice: An International Interdisciplinary Exploration German Culture and Civilization: 1933 to Present Arabic as a Foreign Language Workshop: Faculty members who will teach a Globally Connected course in the 2016‐17 academic year are invited to a workshop to be held at Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts (BISLA) in Bratislava, Slovakia June 23 – 25(beginning with a reception on June 22). GLCA will cover airfare, bus/train from Vienna to Bratislava, lodging, and most meals. There is a Faculty Guide for Global Course Connections. Making Contact: Interested faculty should send their course number, title, and brief description of the course they feel would benefit from a connection to Simon Gray at gray@glca.org. He will see if he can find a partner. This would not obligate them; just give them a chance to explore the possibility.