Online Collaborative Learning as a Catalyst for Systemic Change in the Teaching-Learning Process Within a Multi-Campus Institution of Higher Education

摘要

This short paper describes an innovative and strategic cross-institutional collaborative project between Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (1TESM), Mexico, and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) to support systemic change in the teaching-learning process at ITESM. The purpose of the document is to hare the scope, framework, content, and strategies for preparing faculty to serve as change agents, mentors and trainees of colleagues in the use of online and face-to-face collaborative learning strategies and tools. The UT-ITESM Summer Inst tute on Collaborative Learning and planned follow-on activities with 50 faculty is referred as one of the key components in such institutional effort.