Highlights from the 2021 Virtual program
Highlights of the Ecuador program, created by our 2021 Social Media Correspondent!
2021 virtual course
One of our 2021 virtual Summer Abroad programs took students to South America, for the course Introduction to Ecuador (ENV382H), co-taught by Professors Barbara Murck and Christoph Richter.
The course was newly designed for the virtual format. The in-person Ecuador program normally takes students through the rigours of the Andes, immerses them in the Amazon rainforest, and has them exploring the waters and islands of the Galápagos.
The virtual format required a re-design of the course, one that could engage students with the country and its people, without the “hands-on”, immersive experience that was such a big part of the in-person program. The professors’ vision was to provide a background on Ecuador as a country, focusing on the geography and geology, ecology, history, culture and economy as well as its social and political evolution and current issues.
From the Ecuador program, 2018
Watch this program video made by student Olivia Yidi Huang