Educational innovation in times of crisis: learner voices from the Albany-Caracas COIL exchange

In the digital era, where everything seems to move at the speed of light, unfortunately certain regions and countries are limited by economic, political, social, or cultural circumstances, as is the case for Venezuela. New technologies are particularly fundamental in the educational field, and every day Venezuelan students need to deal with the second worst Internet in the world (according to a study conducted by Speedtest in 2019), sporadic blackouts, a hyperinflation that makes almost impossible to upgrade equipment, and all the stress and trauma that come along. Despite these challenges, at the Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB), ranked number one in the country, a class of communications students were assigned a crucial task: take a joint 100% online Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program with students from the State University of New York (SUNY) located in Albany, United States. The final product was a meta-documentary, while the real outcome was an enriching cross-cultural experience. This chapter complements Jiménez and Kressner’s (this volume) chapter, and presents the learner voice from UCAB.

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George W. Knepper. New Lamps for Old: One Hundred Years of Urban Higher Education at the University of Akron. (Centennial Publication.) [Akron: University of Akron.] 1970. Pp. 407., Robert N. Manley. Centennial History of the University of Nebraska. Volume 1, Frontier University (1869–1919). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 1969. Pp. xii, 331. $5.95., Manuel P. Servín and Iris Higbie Wilson. Southern California and Its University: A History of USC, 1880–1964. [Los Angeles:] Ward Ritchie Press. 1969. Pp. xix, 319. $10.00., W. Wayne Dedman. Cherishing This Heritage: The Centennial History of the State University College at Brockport, New York. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. 1969. Pp. xiv, 317. $7.95, Howard D. Williams. A History of Colgate University, 1819–1969. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. 1969. Pp. 358. $6.95, John C. Crighton. Stephens: A Story of Educational Innovation. Columbia, Mo.: American Press. 1970. Pp. xv, 432. $5.50 postpaid and Burton R. Clark. The Distinctive College: Antioch, Reed & Swarthmore. Chicago: Aldine Publishing Company. 1970. Pp. vi, 280. $8.95.

The American Historical Review ◽

10.1086/ahr/76.2.554 ◽

1971 ◽

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Los Angeles ◽

Educational Innovation ◽

State University ◽

American Press ◽

History Of ◽

History Of The University ◽

Urban Higher Education ◽

The University ◽

Lincoln University

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Eliezer Ben-Rafael, Crisis and Transformation: The Kibbutz at Century's End, New York: State University of New York Press, 1997, £17.25, xii+282 pp. (ISBN 0-7914-3225-4).

Sociology ◽

10.1017/s0038038598210133 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 613-637

Author(s):

CHRISTOPHER WARHURST

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

New York State ◽

State University ◽

York State

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Filled with Spirit and Power: Protestant Clergy in Politics. By Laura R. Olson. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000. 174p. $57.50 cloth, $18.95 paper.

American Political Science Review ◽

10.1017/s000305540136015x ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 95 (4) ◽

pp. 1005-1006

Author(s):

Paul J. Weber

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

African American ◽

Family Values ◽

State University ◽

Protestant Clergy ◽

African American Pastors ◽

The Family ◽

Limited Scope

Laura Olson is one of a small but energetic and influential group of Christian political scientists determined to bring the debate politically legitimate called it either racist or sexist. Yet, somewhat surprisingly, African American pastors held the most consistently conservative views on family values, although they also saw the connections among crime, violence, and the deterioration of the family. Within the authorÕs intentionally limited scope, this is an excellent study, but one should be cautious about generalizing.

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