International Students Toolkit
The COVID era has brought significant challenges for remote learners, especially international students. This toolkit offers guidance and resources for faculty to best support these students.
The Collaborative partnered with International Student & Scholar Services and other stakeholders to create some resources to support you as you create classes that are inclusive for all your students regardless of where they are currently learning from.
Library Guide for Remote Learners and International Students
This library guide provides assistance in helping instructors navigate the equity and accessibility of library resources for remote and international students.
Supporting International Students.pdfOpportunities Not Obstacles: Supporting International Students
Learning you have students with time zone differences or Internet issues can send you into problem-solving mode; however, instead of seeing such situations as obstacles that need to be overcome, consider ways that these situations can be built into the foundation of your course so that your students’ different circumstances can enrich (rather than limit) the learning experiences of all students. While not every situation you may encounter this semester will transform perfectly into easy-to-see opportunities, taking this approach will help create an inclusive and innovative learning space where your international (and all your) students feel supported and primed to learn.
Campus Resources
Here is a list of campus resources that might be helpful to your struggling international (and not) students. We recommend sharing it with your students either by attaching it to your syllabus or TLEARN page.
Campus Resources.pdf
Mental Health Support for International Students
We know that going to college can be a time of growth and stress for all our students; here is a list of resources describing how to access mental health support, for those students on and off campus, in and outside of the US.
Feel free to share this document either with all your students or just those who are in need of assistance.
ASIANetwork Zoom Summary
Many websites are blocked in China including newspapers, YouTube, Facebook, and Google products. Students may be able to access banned sites using a VPN (Virtual Private Network), but they would be in violation of Chinese law. Requiring Chinese students to use a VPN to engage course materials would put them, their families, and friends at risk.
Click on our summary draft to learn more!
Reference 1: ASIANetwork Zoom Summary DRAFT.docx
Are you wondering if the software you use is accessible to your Chinese students?
Our Academic Technologist, Dr. Lauren Malone has a site for you:
Please remember that every case is specific, so if you and your students are experiencing difficulties with TLearn due to different country regulations, please contact AcademicTechnology@trinity.edu.