Exciting volunteer opportunity for UPEI faculty and staff
UPEI faculty and staff have an exciting opportunity to volunteer with Academics Without Borders (AWB) in the area of online learning support and facilitation for AWB projects.
UPEI recently joined the Academics Without Borders/Universitaires sans frontières Network, a consortium of Canadian universities and colleges that support the mission of the organization. Dr. Ann Braithwaite is on the AWB board and the contact person for UPEI.
“Members of the network get first announcements about volunteer opportunities with partner institutions from low- and middle-income countries that approach the organization looking for specific skills and knowledge,” said Dr. Braithwaite.
Information provided by AWB states that online education has been an area of intense interest and development over the past two decades, but the global COVID-19 pandemic created additional impetus for organizations to adopt online teaching and learning in an accelerated fashion.
AWB’s experience during the pandemic revealed the significant benefits of embracing online delivery as a major component of its operations. Online programming allows AWB to bring together large groups of volunteers from numerous countries with a wide range of expertise to offer projects in low and middle-income countries, including in places where on-site work was not previously possible.
AWB is looking for volunteers from across the network to assist with supporting its programs and other AWB volunteers as they deliver projects online and/or in a blended format. AWB administers a web-based Moodle Cloud providing an online learning platform supporting our projects and programs.
The organization is looking for two to four experienced faculty and staff for two volunteer opportunities:
- Volunteers will work in the development and delivery of online and blended projects in collaboration with other volunteers who have expertise in the content area of the project and with faculty and staff at our partner institutions. The support provided by the volunteer will vary with each project, including strategic guidance aimed at designing high-quality online educational strategies, adapting content to online delivery, and offering technical assistance.
- Volunteers will help facilitate the online blended courses offered through the AWB Online Portal (Moodle Cloud).
AWB is looking for experienced faculty and staff—working or retired—with a minimum of a master’s degree and four years of related work experience who meet the requirements outlined in the volunteer role description. Applicants with experience working in academic settings in low and middle-income countries are especially encouraged to apply.
The application to apply for these positions is March 15, 2024. For more information, click here.
