Global Learning Overview

What is Global Learning?

"...a critical analysis of and an engagement with complex, interdependent global systems and legacies (such as natural, physical, social, cultural, economic, and political) and their implications for people’s lives and the earth’s sustainability." (AACU, 2009)

This definition comes from the American Association of Universities and College's Global Learning VALUE rubric. This rubric was created by global learning scholars to provide insight into the development of skills or capabilities need to graduate with to help address global challenges. The 6 categories above (global self awareness, knowledge application, etc) are the themes or domains of learning that make up global learning according to the AACU's Rubric.

Students who participate in global learning:

become informed, open-minded, and responsible people who are attentive to diversity across the spectrum of differences
seek to understand how their actions affect both local and global communities, and
Address the world's most pressing and enduring issues collaboratively and equitably (AACU, 2009)

Access Global Learning VALUE Rubric here:

https://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/global-learning

References: Association of American Colleges and Universities. (n.d.). Global Learning and VALUE Rubric.