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EDGE at Penn State
Penn State’s EDGE (Experiential Digital Global Engagement) program offers a tremendous opportunity for students and faculty alike! What better way to equip our students for the workplace than to provide them with an opportunity (at no additional cost to them!) to develop crucial 21st century skills such as intercultural interaction, project collaboration, distance collaboration, and digital skills. The EDGE program provides our faculty the opportunity to build a collaborative relationship with international faculty, develop engaging learning experiences, and cultural awareness to the classroom.
Penn State is committed to helping students increase their global awareness, global literacy, global competency, intercultural competency, and global citizenship. One way to approach this is through study abroad. According to Penn State statistics, about 4% of Penn State students studied abroad in the 2017/2018 academic year, and the percentage is less than 10% nationwide. We recognize that not all students have the financial or personal flexibility to study abroad. That is the strength of our EDGE program. EDGE projects are embedded into our Penn State courses: our students team with students from around the globe and are tasked with solving a problem, thereby developing and strengthening their global awareness and perspective.
EDGE Collaboration System
If you would like to express interest in EDGE collaborative projects, please use the following forms:
- Penn State Faculty and Administrators (requires PSU login): EDGE PSU Form
- International Faculty and Administrators: International EDGE Interest Form
If you are faculty, you can use your respective form to find a partner and to submit details about your current EDGE project for Penn State Global records, if applicable.
For faculty who would like to find a partner, you will be given access to the EDGE Collaboration System to review form responses of faculty who have also completed the form. The following details you provide will be shared:
– Title, preferred name, and official job title
– Course name(s) and themes/topics
– Implementation date ranges
– Additional notes
If you are an administrator, you will be given access to the EDGE Collaboration System to review faculty interest form responses.
To be e-introduced to any faculty within the EDGE Collaboration System, please reply to the email confirmation which is sent upon submission of your respective form.
Note: Email introductions are only made between faculty (i.e, not between administrators and faculty). Please share the form link with interested faculty so that they can be personally introduced.
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WE believe in Penn State Students being global citizens
Penn State faculty who participate in the EDGE program connect their students to classrooms around the world for collaborative projects.
Distance Collaboration
Collaborate on solving a global issue through technology and apply digital skills.
Intercultural Interaction
Connect with students from other cultures and discover different ways they learn and study.
Preparation for a Global Workplace
Students learn how to develop their 21st century skills further and prepare for their future.
Strategic PLan
EDGE supports Penn State’s Strategic Plan as it engages our students, fosters and embraces a diverse world, and enhances global engagement.
Learn More!
If you are a faculty or administrator at Penn State or an international institution and are interested in learning more about EDGE, please contact us!
