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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🌍 Research & Collaboration Across Global VE Partners: From Teaching to Grants & Publications✨ 📌 Featured Speaker Dr. Kelly Tzoumis Emeritus via Sapientiae Professor, DePaul University 📅 Event Details Friday, September 26 11:00 AM EST bit.ly/coilideahubzoom

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Please reach out to me any time at kellytzoumis@gmail.com or LinkedIn site at www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kelly-... I have retired from DePaul U in Chicago, but continue to publish. I am teaching at Johns Hopkins U this summer on env decision-making. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 Please reach out to me any time at kellytzoumis@gmail.com and I also have an active LinkedIn site at www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kelly-... I have retired from DePaul U in Chicago, but continue to publish. I am teaching at Johns Hopkins U this summer on env decision-making.

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 There are no royalties from the book. I am just so pleased to bring thousands of students, several from the disability community together. Deb wrote the Forward, and several students are co-authors. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 I am passionate about bring our learners together around the world and working with other global faculty. This is what you are in my chats here. T #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 A6 We have the proposal in peer review with Springer Nature Press again and all the authors have signed on! . #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 . It spans the disciplines from law, engineering to architecture, film, public policy, and more. I am preparing another book to expand the VE reach into five continents with 40 disciplines and 260 authors with 112 chapters. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 A6 It has 18 chapters, with 36 authors, and about half from the Global South. We have podcasts running now on Spotify and YouTube with each of the authors. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 he book is titled-Intercultural Competence through VE as a tool in Achieving the SDGs, by Springer Nature Press (March 2025). #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 A6 We have brought 4 continents of students together to work on climate change, siting a wind farm, food chains, etc. This is a high impact practice of learning. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 A6 We see a trend at preparing the learner to be a global citizen "at home", mainly because of the barriers to other options. Instead of reading about other nations, we have our students work on projects in teams or role-play games on the SDG together. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 It helps learners prepare for the future workplace in working with others unlike themselves and distance away. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A6 A6 The book illustrates the many pedagogies using VE that can be employed to bring learners from different cultures together to focus on the SDGs, what is termed collective action. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A5 However, I must caution us that often we take our prejudices into the tech environments and replicate the same limitations as we do in person. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A5 Yes, we have seen AI innovations being implemented with Avatars, and more humanized interaction. Somewhat ironic actually. If these technologies grow in a positive pathway, they can revolutionize accessibility. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A4 Also, DEI programs have overlooked the role disability has as part of inclusivity. The universities are still very “ableist” places. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A4 I believe the faculty member and the mgt team at the university sets the tone.Strong policies have to be set on campus. I have also experienced with hidden disabilities the attempts to pierce the veil of privacy and the questions that come. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A4 We have strong laws on HIPAA in the US, and these are not uniform across the nations. Students and faculty plus staff need to learn the value of allowing everyone to come to learning in their space. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A4 I have mixed feelings on masking especially if accommodations are needed and not asked for in the learning environment. It is like asking a student to complete a complex math problem without the calculator to do so. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A1 .” I graduated into disability and was hidden for almost 10 years. I did not want to disclose my disability until it became impossible to do my work without accommodations. One thing I did was to disclose, although I was given a shove to do so. . #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A2 Already, we have presentations that can be recorded and translated orally and in captions using AI. This is happening and will become more affordable and widespread. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A3 And, with the polarization taking place worldwide and the US not supporting SDGs, climate change, environmental justice, the WHO, or other treaties, this will become a vital aspect of preparing our students for the future.. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A3 This experience is foundational for achieving collective action on the environment whether it is the SDGs, world health sharing of information, eradication of diseases and poverty, etc. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A3 . It also enhances the intercultural competences of the learner with disabilities as well as the students abroad in working with these learners. . #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A3 VE allows learners who do not have the mobility, work-life balance or resources to connect with others around the world. It opens global experience for learners with disabilities who could not partake in study abroad, or international field trips etc. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A1 Creating an environment whether inside a classroom or online with courses is a challenge for disability identity, perhaps more than other identities. Often, students, staff, and faculty prefer to remain “hidden.” #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A2 What is happening is the delivery of translation is happening in earbuds, and faster. Already, we have presentations that can be recorded and translated orally and in captions using AI. This is happening and will become more affordable and widespread. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A5 However, I must caution us that often we take our prejudices into the tech environments and replicate the same limitations as we do in person. . #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A2 AI is a game changer in the university and many faculty are concerned. However, it is such a positive for language translation. We already have translators on our phones that I use in writing and orally. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

A1 As a professor this is a critical question while teaching and providing academic and extracurricular activities at colleges and universities. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

However, I must caution us that often we take our prejudices into the tech environments and replicate the same limitations as we do in person. . #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #GlobalLearning

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Looking forward to the #AXSChat podcast on my most recent book below. Meet the authors from 4 continents and Navajo Nation. Making global learning accessible for all students. Check out episode 4 on accessible role-playing games. youtube.com/playlist?lis... open.spotify.com/show/18gwkuM...

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Episodes dropped on podcasts on SDGs and intercultural competency learning through virtual exchanges. Check it out…. open.spotify.com/episode/2ttN...

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Dr. Kelly Tzoumis kellytzoumis@gmail.com @kel-tz.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Podcasts on my book begin April 2 and 3. Here are the links. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... open.spotify.com/show/18gwkuM...

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