Teaching global-ready graduates does not come with a simple formula. Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to share ideas and learn more about what it means to offer an international education at Western at the Fall Perspectives on Teaching Conference held Sept. 1.
Darla Deardorff, executive director of the Association of International Education Administrators, based at Duke University, will offer the keynote address entitled, “Educating Global Ready Graduates: Intercultural Competence on Campus.”
Western students will work in multinational teams, travel around the world and communicate across cultures daily in their careers after graduation. In order to succeed, they will need complex skills to navigate an ever-changing global landscape.
Deardorff will explore what does it means for students to be ‘global-ready’ and the complex concept of ‘intercultural competence. The talk will also discuss the implications of intercultural competence in teaching practice, the curriculum, and on campus.
The keynote address will be followed by a panel discussion involving faculty and administrators, moderated by Janice Deakin, Provost and Vice-President (Academic), on what internationalization means at Western.
The afternoon program includes sessions on bringing the world to Western students; information illiteracy; and rescuing flopping questions and resuscitating student learning.
The conference begins at 9 a.m. in the Social Science Centre, Room 2050.
Click here to view the program.