Integrating Online and Experiential Learning to Foster Global Citizens

There is common agreement that higher education, as it stands, is not equipping students with skills that allow them to thrive professionally nor contribute to their communities in a meaningful way.

In this How To, you will learn how by combining an online programme that is intentionally designed, curriculum and pedagogy-wise, with in-person experiential learning, students can benefit from the best of both worlds. We will explore how to create opportunities for students to apply and transfer their classroom learning to the community and the workplace, narrowing the gap between what students “learn” and what they need to “do” to thrive in the real world, integrating a student’s entire learning journey.

Outcomes

• Create experiential opportunities for students to apply their classroom learning and engage in their communities.
• Design virtual classes that develop students’ skills and knowledge to be transferable to real-world scenarios.
• Create intentional and integrated learning journeys that satisfy explicit learning objectives.

Özgür Özlük

Professor of Business & Academic Program Manager, Minerva University & Minerva Project, Turkey

Professor Ozgur Ozluk is an Academic Program Manager at Minerva Project and a data analytics expert. Ozgur also teaches in the Business College at Minerva University. Ozgur is the CEO and Founding Partner of Verite Analytics, a predictive analytics company. He has published research on various business applications of mathematical programming models, from supply chain optimization to pricing and revenue management. Ozgur earned his Ph.D. and M.Sc., both in Operations Research, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, as well as a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University.

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Ninon Godefroy

Experiential Learning Manager, Minerva Project