Instructor Training + Support

LAS International Programs provides Global Classrooms instructors and their international partners with an eight-module online training. Trainings are offered each fall and spring term. Additionally, the LAS Global Classrooms team hosts bi-weekly office hours for instructors who want to discuss course development, trouble shoot problems, need tech support, or simply want to discuss the Global Classroom experience.

• An introduction to Global Classrooms, what it is, and how it works

• Support and instructional design help throughout each stage of the process

• Academic resources to help develop your course

• Technology resources support (platforms, apps, LMS considerations)

• Guidance on the collaborative process, including working across institutional differences, language considerations, resolution strategies, etc.

• Syllabus development direction (nuts and bolts as well as resources)

• Guidance in navigating assessment, evaluation, and reflection in terms of 1) the work of your students as well as 2) your own Global Classrooms experiences

• A completed project proposal - by the end of this training you should have a completed project proposal to submit

Global Classrooms instructors and their international partners will receive a $3,500 course development stipend each upon completion of the 8-module Global Classrooms training and the submission of a project proposal. UIUC instructors will receive these funds in the form of a Service in Excess (SIE).

LAS Faculty will be asked to fill out the following form in the first module of their training. This form will allow LAS to process their SIE, following the submission of a project proposal at the end of the semester (via the training as well).

International partner stipends will be processed as a vendor payment.

Non-LAS faculty and partners will need to contact their college.

If you do not already have a teaching partner in mind, LAS International Programs can help identify a partner for you. Through our vast network of international partners and as an institutional member of the COIL Global Network, we have access to the COIL Engagement and Partnering Platform, which is designed to help professors connect on COIL projects.

If you'd like assistance finding a partner, please contact Dr. Roman Friedman at rfridmn2@illinois.edu.