TY - GEN
T1 - Internationalization in Microbiology and Bioengineering Courses
T2 - 24th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2021
AU - Álvarez-Barreto, José F.
AU - Hernández, Jorge Membrillo
AU - Chapa-Guillén, Gloria A.
AU - Larrea, Fernando
AU - García-García, Rebeca
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - A Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program was carried out between a microbiology course at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, and a Bioengineering class at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. The objective was to potentiate the learning experience of students at both institutions by joining efforts to work on a biotechnological challenge, while applying acquired knowledge and strengthening their negotiation skills, teamwork and leadership in a multicultural and international environment. A project-based learning approach was followed, with continuous assessment on student satisfaction and skills developed. The introduction of learning and engagement strategies through greater social interaction enhanced the collaboration. This allowed students to not only develop important technical skills, such as better understanding microbiology and bioprocess concepts, but also soft skills like intercultural sensibility, teamwork and adaptability to international contexts. Students at both institutions showed a high degree of satisfaction from the collaboration. This experience has had an important impact on the preparedness of future engineers to work in multi- and intercultural environments, as well as in an international context.
AB - A Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program was carried out between a microbiology course at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico, and a Bioengineering class at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador. The objective was to potentiate the learning experience of students at both institutions by joining efforts to work on a biotechnological challenge, while applying acquired knowledge and strengthening their negotiation skills, teamwork and leadership in a multicultural and international environment. A project-based learning approach was followed, with continuous assessment on student satisfaction and skills developed. The introduction of learning and engagement strategies through greater social interaction enhanced the collaboration. This allowed students to not only develop important technical skills, such as better understanding microbiology and bioprocess concepts, but also soft skills like intercultural sensibility, teamwork and adaptability to international contexts. Students at both institutions showed a high degree of satisfaction from the collaboration. This experience has had an important impact on the preparedness of future engineers to work in multi- and intercultural environments, as well as in an international context.
KW - Bioengineering
KW - COIL/Global classroom collaboration
KW - Complementary fields: microbiology and bioprocess engineering
KW - Culture influence on technical issues-diversity in perspective
KW - Educational innovation
KW - Higher education
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85124674804
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-93904-5_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-93904-5_5
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85124674804
SN - 9783030939038
T3 - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
SP - 46
EP - 53
BT - Mobility for Smart Cities and Regional Development - Challenges for Higher Education - Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2021
A2 - Auer, Michael E.
A2 - Hortsch, Hanno
A2 - Michler, Oliver
A2 - Köhler, Thomas
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 22 September 2021 through 24 September 2021
ER -