IVLP Multi-Regional project (African Union, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Belarus, Chile, Croatia, Egypt, Gambia, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Palestine, Poland, North Macedonia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Tunisia, Turkey) with World Learning.  Meeting with the Migrant Education Program at Van Buren Intermediate School District March 12, and Educational and Instructional Technology Program  at Western Michigan University March 15, (with home hospitality).

This virtual project supports the Department’s goal of strengthening democratic societies and fostering economic growth.  The project will examine how technology is changing the U.S. educational process from primary schools to universities by providing content through online platforms such as Blackboard, blended learning, flipped classrooms, and massive open online courses.  Participants will explore how technology is promoting educational opportunities for disadvantaged students, older adults, and rural populations and how policy makers, the private sector, school administrators, and teachers evaluate, fund, and support technological innovation in classrooms.