Built by two universities and dozens of school districts
From 2009 through 2020, GlobalEd was a joint effort between the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Connecticut, as well as dozens of teacher partners at schools and districts across the U.S. The project was supported by a tireless team of graduate and undergraduate research assistants.
Partner universities
University of Illinois Chicago
Project home institution of Principal Investigator Kimberly A. Lawless (now at Penn State University) and Lead Developer Jeremy Riel, leading curriculum design, learning sciences research, and analysis of student outcomes across the project's lifespan.
University of Connecticut
Home institution of Principal Investigator Scott W. Brown, contributing to simulation design, platform development, and the study of international negotiation dynamics via problem-based learning and student motivation.
Principal Investigators & Lead Development
Kimberly A. Lawless
Penn State University
Formerly at University of Illinois Chicago
(project home institution)
Scott W. Brown
University of Connecticut
A decade of graduate & undergraduate researchers and collaborators
GlobalEd 2 was sustained by a large team of graduate and undergraduate research assistants and collaborators at both institutions across the project's ten-plus years.