Research and Conference Participation
Below is a list of research projects and conference that the VE Collaborative has been involved in:
International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) 2024:
- Voices from Palestine and Europe - A Climate Justice Virtual Exchange Through Genocide (CliVex)
- Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Leveraging Virtual Exchange for ABET Accreditation. International Virtual
- Virtual Exchange - COIL Project on Telehealth among Nursing and Midwifery Students from Palestine and Florida
International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA): ‘Humanising and decolonising pedagogy through virtual exchange.’
● Presented at the International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) Conference 2023:
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'Assessment of International Virtual Exchange with Engineering Students from the US and Palestine: Educational Needs and Learning Opportunities in a Conflict Zone’
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'Design Thinking, Social Entrepreneurship, and Cross Cultural Dialogue: A Case study of a Trinational Virtual Exchange’
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'Leveraging Cross Cultural Dialogue and Collaborative Learning to Promote Interpersonal and Patient Care Competencies.'
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Invited panelist in the main plenary session 'Emerging Voices in Virtual Exchange'
● Presented research at the Qatar's First International Conference on Debate and Dialogue 'Enhancing Global Competencies through Cross Cultural Dialogue in International Virtual Exchange' May 2023
● Published 'Assessment of an International Virtual Exchange Project with Civil Engineering Students from the US and Palestine: Global Competencies, Perceived Value, and Teamwork’ in the Journal of Engineering Education 2023
● Presented at the 26th ACIEE on ‘VE for ABET Student Outcomes’ and on ‘An Intercultural Dialogue Toolkit’ 2023.
● Presented at the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ (AAC&U) 2022 Virtual Conference Transforming Global Learning Practice: Time for Action. Poster Session on ‘Leverage International Virtual Exchange to Cultivate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within Global Learning.’
● Presented at the 25th Annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education Connecting Engineering with the Humanities (ACIEE), ‘Development of Pre-Engagement Modules to Promote Effective Intercultural Competency Through Cross-Cultural Dialogue for International Virtual Exchange (IVE)’ in 2022.
● Awarded a research grant through the Stevens Initiative’s ‘Catalyzing Research in Virtual Exchange’ to evaluate what competencies are strengthened through an international virtual exchange (IVE) project-based learning (PBL) experience (2022-2023)
● Presented two conference papers at the First International Conference & Expo on Innovation and Sustainability in Engineering & Technology (ICEISET-23)
‘Teaching Sustainability in Architecture through Collaborative Online International Learning’
‘Virtual Exchange in Engineering Education to Solve Industrial Problems’