Bernadette Musetti
Loyola Marymount University, United States
I am an educator whose career has focused on teacher preparation, English as an Additional language, global and environmental issues, and the intersections of these. I work toward greater access, equity, and humanity in education. I love teaching and learning from and with students. In recent years I have included a specific focus on ecological literacy principles and practices in my all of courses. Over the past several years I have taken teacher preparation students on global immersion programs to study educational, environmental, and cultural issues in Costa Rica and Indonesia. I have had the professional privilege of engaging three different university courses in COIL partnerships with Sophia and Ochanomizu Universities in Tokyo, which has been a real highlight of my career!
“My students learned a great deal about education globally! They also developed cross-cultural communication skills and greater competence in this area, while learning with students who were communicating at a very high academic level in their non-primary language, which was impressive and humbling for many. I also really enjoyed collaborating with colleagues in Japan and developing wonderful professional relationships.”
Project Information
Partner Institution: OCHANOMIZU University (Japan)
Length of Collaboration: 2019, 2020, 2022
Project Summary: All three COIL projects focused on EDUCATION issues in different areas of the world. These included partnership projects focused on access, equity, and other challenges to education (such as in conflict zones, during pandemics, or following natural disasters).