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This is the web page for Global
Connections,

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a transdisciplinary approach (EUTOPIA).

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It has EUTOPIA in it because it is a
learning unit of the EUTOPIA European

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Alliance,
University Alliance scheme that allows

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you to connect with students from across
Europe, so,

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as an embedded part of this learning
experience.

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So Global Connections in a nutshell is
about globally oriented themes and we

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take quite a lot of a wide approach to
these themes.

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We'll look at migration, trade, media,
cultural flows,

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global and sustainable development and so
on.

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So very large themes that are used as a
prompt for you to explore areas of

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interest to you.

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So - global governance is another one -

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Every week you'll be exposed to a
different contributor from a different

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discipline who will share, give you,
a prompt to work with on a globally

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oriented theme.

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An example is looking at LGBTQ migrants
and the asylums process there as an

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example,
but that works as a prompt to get into

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other areas of interest that might [...
] be of interest basically.

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So,
every week you'll you'll meet a new

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contributor,
and we'll kind of explore how the world

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is globally connected.

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We'll look at large concepts like
globalization as well.

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Now it's a flipped learning module where
you'll be exposed to a pre-recorded

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lecture in the beginning so that you get
the kind of lecturing out of the way.

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You can Fast forward, rewind, play,
and then you'll come into class and then

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be able to hit the ground running with
the contributor that you met online so

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that you can,
you're not just sitting there being

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lectured up.

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And this makes it really exciting because
it's really about grounded in problem

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based experiential learning where you
start off right at the beginning of this

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session,
drawing on what you've learned from them

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already.

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So now about halfway through the module,
there is a EUTOPIA project.

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So again,
this module is an official learning unit

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of EUTOPIA.

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What does that mean?

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That means that it's a connected unit
with other modules offered at

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universities across Europe,
where you'll then be put into a group of

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students who are studying migration
through different lenses and and together

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you will produce a project.

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It's not an assessed project,
so if it goes terribly wrong it doesn't

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matter.

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But the main aim is that you gain an
intercultural learning experience on the

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theme of migration.

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You get a little test out:

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What's the student devised assessment all
about?

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Even though it's not assessed,
it's like what I call it a student

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devised project.

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And,
and it's an opportunity to engage with

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people and build a network of people
across borders, across disciplines,

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across institutions and so on.

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Here you can see a rough outline of the
the kinds of topics that we cover.

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These sometimes change depending on
availability of contributors.

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But again,
the beauty of this is that each week

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you'll meet someone new with a different
disciplinary perspective on something.

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The module takes a transdisciplinary
approach,

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which means I want to value all forms of
knowledge from your professional

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experiences,
your disciplinary experiences,

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your personal lived experiences.

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All of this is brought into the learning
experience.

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So no prerequisite.

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You don't have to know anything about
globalization or global issues and and

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lived experiences are really,
really valued in the assessment and so on.

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So it's slightly different approach.

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The assessment, some of you are wondering,
is a reflective E-portfolio.

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So as we go through the weeks,
you'll be tracking your journey and,

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and that that portfolio will then be
submitted after week 10.

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And then you'll have a student devised
assessment,

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which is on a research theme of your
choice.

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It just has to link to global connections.

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It doesn't have to link to anything
necessarily that we've covered

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specifically in class.

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Again,
these are just prompts for you to explore

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globally connected issues and you get to
articulate your research through a medium

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of your choice.

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So I've seen beautiful pieces of poetry,
spoken word pieces, fashion shows,

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make up,
standard essays that have been beautiful.

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So you can go conventional if you want,
but just kind of expands the expands the

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idea of what how research is communicated
and delivered.

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So that is the module.

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If you have any questions,
please feel free to reach out to me.

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You can apply by clicking on this.

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So this this module, just to be clear,
is a face to face module that meets every

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week with the the online learning
opportunity with students from across

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Europe.