California State University FresnoOctober 28-29, 2011

7 Revolutions Institute:

Educating Globally

Competent Citizens

Background: “Seven Revolutions” cooperative project

• AASCU (American Association of State Colleges and Universities)

• AASCU partnered with New York Times in American Democracy Project to promote citizenship

• CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies) emphasizes global issues in Seven Revolutions project

• Began in September, 2006

AASCU (American Association of State Colleges and Universities)

• 420 public member institutions

• 3.7 million students (55% of all four-year students in the United States)

• Eight member institutions originally interested in “Seven Revolutions” project (now ten institutions)

New York Times

• World wide news gathering organization• Increasingly developing audio and video

resources, in addition to familiar print media

• Worked with AASCU in American Democracy Project to provide print and Internet-based resources to enhance citizenship

CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

• Global non-partisan think tank centered in Washington, DC

• Approximately 185 analysts examine key issues facing our world

• Global Strategy Institute (GSI) attempts to synthesize information to identify key trends

• Erik Peterson, former head of GSI, developed Seven Revolutions presentation, delivered to over 80,000 people in 48 states and 24 countries

Seven Revolutions-key trends and issues facing world to 20251. Population

2. Resource management

3. Technology

4. Information

5. Economic integration

6. Conflict/Security

7. Governance

Partner Summary

• AASCU wants to enhance citizenship• New York Times has significant information

about world issues; move to younger audience

• CSIS has wealth of resources on global issues, including “Seven Revolutions,” and interested in expanding to education

• Fertile ground for partnership, but could have been viewed as resources in search of a clarified purpose and organization

Developed Planning Assumptions

• Goal--educate globally competent citizens• Objectives--develop identified knowledge,

skills, and attitudes• Setting--introductory and capstone courses,

infusion across curriculum in AASCU schools• Learners across spectrum, but often limited

knowledge and skills and narrow worldview

Decided to develop a “Toolkit”

• Use “Seven Revolutions” as an organizing framework and integrate CSIS content

• Integrate New York Times content• Identify other Internet-based content• Include teaching and learning resources that

faculty and students could use• Integrate all resources in an accessible,

comprehensive Internet-based web site

Overview of Toolkit

• Brief introduction

• Content on 7 revolutions topics

• Case studies—Course types

• Teaching materials and activities

• Teaching resources