New global learning foundation courses debut

By: Gabriel Arrarás / News Director After one successful pilot class this past spring semester, three new global learning foundation courses are set to debut this fall with another two debuting in spring 2011. These global learning foundation courses were developed as part of the University’s Quality Enhancement Plan, “Global Learning for Global Citizenship,” in efforts to provide students with more interdisciplinary courses that incorporate active learning strategies. “The purpose of the QEP is to enhance FIU undergraduates’ global awareness, global perspective and attitude of global engagement through global learning courses and co-curricular activities,” Hilary Landorf, director of the office of Global Learning initiative, said in an OGLI press release. “The idea is that these…

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