Get Involved in Globally Networked Learning


We accept submissions on a rolling basis.

 


Submit your proposal(s) here (for York Instructors)


Submit your proposal(s) here (for External Partners)


Join our next GNL Information Session (for York instructors)

Upcoming Info Sessions will be hosted in September, 2025

Please email us at gnl@yorku.ca if you need 1:1 drop-in consultation

Join our next GNL Workshop (for external partners): pleaser register using the links below

GNL Workshop dates will be posted soon!

Please email us at gnl@yorku.ca for any questions


Globally networked learning (GNL) refers to an approach to learning, and teaching that connects students, faculty, from different locations around the world. Students from different institutions participate in, and collaborate on, knowledge-making processes and concrete teaching projects that provide international experiences with a focus on intercultural competency development. A GNL project might entail or produce cross-cultural discussion on a particular course concept, a joint lecture over multiple time zones, a shared assignment, or a collaborative research project, among other possibilities. Learn more about Globally Networked Learning at York University.

Advantages of the GNL Approach

Global Fluency of Students and Instructors

Challenging participants to engage complex and intercultural problem-solving

Innovation and Open Pedagogy

Encouraging digital literacy and production. Creating innovative knowledge-making practices across cultures.

Student-Centered Teaching and Learning

Prioritizing experiential learning and collaboration.

Education for Sustainable Development

Providing opportunities for intercultural dialogue and action around the SDGs

 

GNL contributes to four of the top priorities of the University Academic Plan (UAP 2020-25):

  • 21st Century Learning: Diversifying Whom, What, and How We Teach (pedagogical innovation): we place value on diversity of thought. York University graduate, regardless of background or field of study, must be equipped with the knowledge, transferable skills, and values to navigate a 21st century world in which change is the only constant.
  • From Access to Success: where we aim to support students from all backgrounds in realizing their full potential.
  • Advancing Global Engagement: where we recognize that global networks allow students to learn from one another and gain global fluencies needed to work in international settings.
  • Working in Partnership: where we understand that by partnering with other entities and sectors we gain vital insights and capacity to create positive impact for our students, our campuses, and our broader communities.

 

Have ideas for a GNL Project?

We accept proposals on a rolling basis. The GNL team is happy to hear your ideas and provide support, get in touch today: