Faculty, Staff Win Grants for Innovative Online Education

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April 1st, 2014

EdTech grants will provide faculty with an opportunity to develop ideas that are out of the box or that push the envelope beyond traditional education methods. Thanks to these EdTech grants, dozens of Chinese graduate students will attend orientation before, not after, they arrive in Boston. Students of Korean, Hindi, and Urdu will be able to access grammar lessons on their smart phones, and undergraduates considering study abroad will get a firsthand view of life in Italy, Spain, and England before they get on a plane.

Willis Wang, vice president and associate provost for global programs, and his team of Charles River Campus and international colleagues will use their EdTech grant to develop online courses that enhance study abroad students’ pre departure preparation, in-country experience, and reentry to the United States.