Get Involved in Globally Networked Learning

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 Learn more about Globally Networked Learning at York University.

Get Involved
As a faculty member, this is a great opportunity to:

• experiment with open pedagogy, experiential education, and bring new dimensions or perspectives to their courses and projects;
• collaborate with international colleagues on joint activities or even co-develop new courses and research projects with researchers internationally
• engage their students in practices or research without paying the cost of going abroad.

Call for Projects
*Interested faculty should still get in touch with the GNL team for continued supports

York faculty members (course leaders) selected will each receive an award of CAD$500 to co-develop resources for their first three GNL courses and support GNL initiatives. A panel of GNL/VE experts will review submissions based on the following criteria: Collaboration, Commitment, Adaptability, Assessment, and Outreach and Sustainability.

Submit your GNL Project Proposal

Click here for more pedagogical resources and FAQ's about the Globally Networked Learning Approach

Information Sessions are conducted in January and September. More details regarding the information sessions will be available closer to these days. To arrange a drop-in consultation (either in person or virtually), please contact gnl@yorku.ca with your availability

For more information contact us at gnl@yorku.ca

Karen Bernhardt-Walther: Award for Innovation in Teaching in 2024

September, 2024
Karen Bernhardt-Walther and Matthias Lang (LMU) have won the prestigious the European Economics Association (EEA) Award for Innovation in Teaching. Their LMU-York Virtual Journal Club for Undergraduates uses new technologies to create an environment where undergraduates in two universities meet virtually to discuss economics research.

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Yfile: Project brings together dance students from YorkU, Japan

July 10, 2024
Lisa Sandlos, a faculty member in York U’s School of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies and the Faculty of Education, along with her Japanese partner have offered across-cultural learning experiences through a dance-somatic movement seminar.

Yfile: Staff member illustrates leadership in globally networked learning

April 5, 2024
Francesca Boschetti, associate director of the York University English Language Institute (YUELI) in the School of Continuing Studies, gave a talk at the Languages Canada Annual Conference in Vancouver showcasing her groundbreaking work in globally networked learning.

Yfile: Inaugural GNL project brings students together

March 14, 2024
Hugo Chen, director of international collaborations and partnerships for York University’s Faculty of Science, found a way to provide students with a global engagement opportunity.

Yfile: GNL project inspires future French-language teachers

February 2, 2024
A French immersion high-school teacher who joined York University’s Glendon College pursued a Globally Networked Learning (GNL) project to help his students build connections and advance their academic journeys.

The GNL Project at York University was conceptualized in 2013 by Robin Roth, Professor in the Department of Geography(LAPS). Since 2015 the Project with its recent initiatives engaging students and faculty members in the creation of Open Educational Resources for transnational learning experiences is led by Dominique Scheffel-Dunand, Professor in department of French Studies (LAPS). The project has been funded by the Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) at York University. Currently, “the GNL project at York is an autonomous zone bringing researchers, instructors and students together to imagine and experiment with the idea of ‘global thinking’ as a critical skill to acquire for globally networked working environments. GNL can create rich cultural connections by designing a learning environment that engages students locally and internationally in conversations with the goal of advancing collaboratively the latest thinking on global issues," says Dominique Scheffel-Dunand, the current Project Lead.Over the past few years, the Project research team has been exploring ways to institutionalize the initiative at York University. To view the resources we have prepared since the start of the GNL project, please visit the ‘Resources’ tab in the menu.