Understanding the Practice of Virtual Exchange in Critical Literacy Projects: Ukrainian and American Professors’ Perspectives.

• In Event: Faculty Development for Online Learning

Abstract

As more institutions of higher education have taken actionable steps to promote equitable global education across their programs, virtual exchange projects that integrate criticality with global learning experiences have become more valuable. This study explores a critical digital literacy project, focusing on the perceptions of American and Ukrainian faculty as they guided students in negotiating their cultural and critical perspectives in analyzing and creating multimodal texts. Findings indicate that through virtual exchange instructors can experience substantial growth as practitioners of criticality. Implications for more equitable approaches to designing and implementing virtual exchange projects are discussed.

Authors

• Ekaterina Midgette, St. John's University

• Nataliia Safonova, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University

• Olivia G. Stewart, St. John's University