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Global Learning Experience (GLE)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Would you like to collaborate with students overseas on a collaborative project, without leaving your DePaul classroom or your home?

Are you interested in creating meaningful global connections and having potentially transformative intercultural experiences​, facilitated by your instructor and aided by technology?

Would you like to be one step closer to completing the Global Fluency Certificate?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​

​​Consider taking a DePaul course with a Global Learning Experience (GLE) component!

A Global Learning Experience (GLE), also known as virtual exchange (VE), is a technology-enabled learning experience that is embedded within an existing DePaul course and has clear outcomes and deliverables, in which sustained communication and interaction takes place between DePaul students and students from an international partner institution. In a GLE course, students engage in academic discussions, collaborative projects and joint lectures coordinated by the DePaul professor and their international partner.

What does a GLE project look like? See examples of DePaul GLE courses  here. You can browse by discipline, country or partner school.​

F​ind You​​​r GLE Course

Current DePaul students can find upcoming courses that have a GLE component in Campus Connection by following these steps:

  • Within Campus Connect, select the "Student Homepage," and click on the "Manage Classes" tile.
  • On the left grey Navigation bar, select "Class Search and Enroll," and select the desired Term.
  • Search by subject/LSP domain/instructor's last name/course number etc.  
  • Once the results of your search are populated, scroll down via the left navigation bar to "Class Attribute" and click on "Global Learning/Global Learning Experience" and you will see which course(s) has the attribute and add it to your course cart. You can then register for that class as you normally would. ​ ​​(Note: "Global Learning/Global Learning Experience" will not appear if this value has not been attributed to any classes under the specific search criteria).
DePaul students can register for the course as they normally would. There is no extra cost to participate in the GLE.

​Attend an Info Session (for DePaul students)

Interested to learn more about GLE? We invite you to attend one of the upcoming virtual information sessions. We hold one informational session per quarter on the schedule below. Please find the Zoom registration link in the table. ​If you have any questions, please email globalfluency@depaul.edu​.

​Info Session Date
​Time/Location
​Registration Link​
​Wednesday, September 18, 2024
2-2:45pm CST, via Zoom
​Re​gister here ​1 day in advance.
​Thursday, January 16, 2025
2-2:45pm CDT, via Zoom
Re​gister here 1 day in advance.
​Thursday, April 17, 2025​
​2-2:45pm CST, via Zoom
​Re​gister here 1 day in advance​.

“The GLE is just a unique learning experience. It's rare you get situations where you [are] able to directly apply the course material and do so in a way that directly influences people in a normal class setting. This was really interesting, challenging in some ways, easier in others, I really enjoyed working with our international teams as well, so that was super fascinating and I think the project/problem was helpful.”

 

“I love meeting new people from different cultures and backgrounds. The GLE project put me in contact with two students from completely different countries and we all worked together towards the same goal. GLE allowed me to come in contact with people I would have otherwise never crossed paths with, in my life, and I believe that we have formed friendships outside of the project as well.”

 

“The entire experience itself is in line with my own personal career goals. What I am delighted about is the trials and errors about myself and the workflow/pipeline that I can carry into my own work as an editor and filmmaker. I wish more courses had experiences incorporated into the coursework like this GLE project because having this hands-on experience just gave me the opportunity to make important notes about myself and how work like this can be carried out.”

 

“I think learning the potential complications of communication, and learning how to solve problems with people in another country was extremely useful to learn. It gave insight to situations that could happen while working in the future on a project, and what steps need to be taken to avoid miscommunication and set yourself up for the smoothest long distance collaboration.”

 

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Upcoming GLE Courses*

*Please note that GLE course list is subject to change without prior notice.​​​​​​​​​​

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​College​ DPU Course  DPU Course Title Professor's Name Partner's Institution Name Location (Country)
CDM CSC 241 Introduction to Computer Science 1 Besana, GianMario Ukrainian Catholic University Ukraine
CDM FILM 380/480 Project Bluelight Steel, Robert FATEC-Tatui Brazil
LAS WRD 377 Writing and Social Engagement: Writing Across Borders Prikhodko, Maria Unichristus University Brazil
LAS ENG 268 Literature Across Cultures Shanahan, John Tata Institute of Social Sciences India
LAS REL 202/ AAS 226 Atom Bomb Discourse Miyamoto, Yuki Hiroshima University Japan
LAS JPN 311 Advanced JPN Reading & Discussion I Chikamatsu Chandler, Nobuko Kansai University Japan
LAS CHN 101 Basic Chinese I Guan, Sharon Tianjin Normal University China
CSH ENV 204 Energy and the Environment Workman, Margaret University of Uyo Nigeria
CSH PSY 354 Introduction to Community Psychology Glantsman, Olya Universidad Argentina de la Empresa Argentina
CMN JOUR 367/JOUR 519 International Reporting Tran, Hai Yonsei University South Korea
CDM CSC 397/ CSC 595 Topics in Computer Science: Computational Biology/ Bioinformatics Ramaraj, Thiru Sao Paulo State University Brazil
CSH SLP 465 Cultural Responsiveness in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology Olivares, Elia Universidad Santiago de Cali

Colombia

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​​College DPU Course  DPU Course Title Professor's Name Partner's Institution Name Location (Country)
LAS ITA 105 Sustainable Urban Food Systems Bonfatti Sabbioni, Maria Teresa Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Italy
CDM POST 328/428 Scoring for Film and Video Steel, Robert RMIT University Australia
LAS REL 260 Religion and Political Conflict Paeth, Scott Ukrainian Catholic University Ukraine
LAS CHN 102 Basic Chinese II Guan, Sharon Tianjin Normal University China
CSH PSY 354-201 Community Psychology Glantsman, Olya Ukranian Catholic University Ukraine
​​College DPU Course  DPU Course Title Professor's Name Partner's Institution Name Location (Country)
BUS MKT 301 Principles of Marketing Xu, Jack (Jun) Australian Catholic University Australia
LAS SPN 356 Bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world Hoot, Brad Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Ecuador
LAS CHN 103 Basic Chinese III Guan, Sharon Tianjin Normal University China
LAS MPS 542 / MPS 604 / PPS 358 / MGT 595 / MGT 398 The Business of Philanthropy / Special topics/ Social Sustainable Enterprise Dietlin, Lisa Nottingham Trent University/Nottingham Business School Great Britain
LAS PSC 353 Comparing Democracy and Dictatorship Farkas, Dick Durban University of Technology; University of Dubrovnik; Caucuses International University; Ukrainian Catholic University Multi-country (South Africa; Croatia; Georgia; Ukraine)
LAS JPN 344 Advanced JPN VI (Translation Practicum) Chikamatsu Chandler, Nobuko Kansai University Japan
BUS ACC 639 Audit Analytics Wang, David National Chung Cheng University Taiwan

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