Check out ACPA webinars in July, 2021 focused on Racism & Racialized Identities: The Experience of International Students of Color in the United States

Join us Friday, April 23, 2021 for a conversation with Pablo Fraser, of the OECD,

about his research and his job market experience

Join us Friday, March 19, 2021 for a conversation with Xiaoyang Ye

about his research and his job market experience

Join us Friday, Feb 19, 2021 for this conversation with Yuezhong Zheng!

Check out this video of this BLM week of action event from Tuesday, Feb 2, 2021

International Virtual Exchange Workshop - November 17th, 9:00 am-11:00 am

Faculty and staff are invited to join the University of Michigan’s tri-campus Virtual Exchange Initiative to learn about a high-impact educational practice that provides accessible forms of experiential global learning for diverse student populations.

Session 1: Making Global Learning Universal, Tuesday, 11/17, 9:00 am-9:55 am

U-M Participants: Click here to register

Intended Audience: Anyone interested in learning more about virtual exchange and making global learning more accessible to students

• Why should global learning be included in all students’ education?

• How does virtual exchange provide a broadly accessible platform for global learning?

• What are the examples of virtual exchange across the curriculum?

• What resources are available to faculty members who want to learn more?

Session 2: Assessment Best Practices in Virtual Exchange, Tuesday, 11/17, 10:00 am-10:55 am

U-M Participants: Click here to register

Intended Audience: Those who are teaching, have taught, or are developing plans for a virtual exchange

• What should be assessed in a virtual exchange and what shouldn’t?

• How should assessments be conducted?

• Are there assessments that allow for comparison of student learning versus other benchmarks?

Workshop Facilitator

Stephanie Doscher, Director, Office of Global Learning Initiatives, Florida International University

Stephanie is a frequent national presenter on global learning and virtual exchange. She is co-author of the book Making Global Learning Universal. She hosts the Making Global Learning Universal Podcast and leads FIU’s Collaborative Online International Learning initiative.

Funding for this workshop is made possible by a generous grant from the King-Chávez-Parks Initiative at UM-Dearborn.

Co-Sponsors: UM-Dearborn Office of the Provost, UM-Flint Center for Global Engagement, UM-Ann Arbor LSA Language Resource Center, UM-Ann Arbor LSA Technology Services

Meeting Format

This will be a virtual meeting. The meeting link will be sent to registered participants.

International Career Pathways Sessions, Fall 2020

Introduction to Life in the Foreign Service

Sponsor: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Via Zoom

This session will be offered to University of Michigan students by Diplomat in Residence, Lou Fintor. Come and learn about what to expect, skills needed to become a Foreign Service Officer, Officer Selection Process and Test, and more.

Log-in Details:

• Cameras on - encouraged

• Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/97611836652

• Passcode: 239660

Navigating the U.S. Job Search for International Students

Co-Sponsor: University Career Center, International Center

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Via Zoom

Do you plan to work in the United States after finishing your degree? This program is designed to help international students maximize their chances of finding employment in the U.S. We'll discuss how to put together an effective job search and provide an overview of immigration regulations pertinent to international students, and University Career Center services that are available to you on this campus.

Register for the virtual presentation via Handshake here.

Bringing Early Education to Young Refugee Children in Countries Affected by Humanitarian Crisis

Speaker

Hirokazu Yoshikawa, New York University

Date & Time

Sep 29, 2020, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Location

This is a Virtual Event.

For more information & the RSVP

https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2020/bringing-early-education-young-refugee-children-countries-affected-humanitarian-crisis

Racism is not unique to the U.S. It's prevalent across the world, especially in places that have a history of white settler colonialism and places that are continuing to experience colonization in various forms.

What global education has done to perpetuate the systems of oppression, colonization (yes it still exists), colorism, and racism that have been so prevalent in our field?

What must we, as international educators, do to be anti-racist and anti-colonialists in our field, both as individuals and as a collective community?

We must ask ourselves these questions and reflect on the professional decisions that we make every day. There is only either-or, and there is no in-between.

If you identify as an international person working in higher education or if you are an international educator regardless of where you are, I invite you to join our "𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒖𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒊-𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔", this Thursday at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST/18:00 GMT. This will provide a space for us to come together to dialogue and actively reflect on how we can engage in anti-racist works and actions in higher education and global education.

>> 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://lnkd.in/dMB298V

Congratulations to our 2019-20 GEDG Photo Stories Initiative winners!

A Taste of Home from Around the World

Join us as we share some of our favorite dishes from special places.

Tuesday, December 3, 12:00 - 12:50 PM @ Room 2225

As a special way to close out the semester, the Global Education Discussion Group invites you to enjoy a relaxing lunch with us. GEDG members are excited to prepare and share recipes of home with you.

RSVP HERE!

We hope you join us for this community event!

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Open University administrators learn about U-M's online initiatives.

Our thanks to U-M colleagues who helped us welcome administrators from Open University (China) during their visit to campus November 7, 2019. The group was hosted through the Confusius Institute at Michigan State University.

1:30 PM welcome by Donald Freeman, Professor of Education

2:15 PM presentation by Sarah Dysart, Director, Online and Hybrid Programs & Lauren Atkins-Budde, Associate Director of Design Management, Center for Academic Innovation

2:45 PM presentation by Jeremy Nelson, Director, XR Initiative, Center for Academic Innovation

3:15 PM presentation by Kevin Miller, Professor, Combined Program in Education & Psychology

Dr. Mioko Saito

UNESCO International Institute

for Educational Planning (UNESCO-IIEP)

"Gender Equality in Education Planning"

Join the GEDG for our next monthly meeting:

Tuesday, November 5, 12:00 - 12:50 PM @ Room 2225

Dr. Mioko Saito is a Programme Specialist and Interim Head of the Training and Education Programmes at UNESCO-IIEP. She is an expert in both quantitative and qualitative methods for educational research, in particular in the area of quality of education and gender equality in learning achievement. Since joining UNESCO-IIEP in 1992, she has participated in and lead research projects on gender equality and gender issues in educational planning. Further information on her work and publications can be found here.

UNESCO-IIEP is a UNESCO institute established in 1963, headquartered in Paris, France with regional offices in Dakar, Senegal and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The institute works with governments, ministries, and educational organizations all over the world on issues in education sector planning, diagnosis, and evaluation. The core work at the institute includes research, training, and technical cooperation.

Teach Abroad this Summer:

AIESEC X School of Education

Tuesday, October 22, 12:00 - 1:00 PM

School of Education, Room 2229

Join AIESEC and the School of Education to find out more about opportunities to teach abroad over the summer! Opportunities are available in countries such as Costa Rica, Brazil, and more!

In this session, you will get all the information you need about the experience and application process, hear from a former AIESEC participant, and receive help on how to apply to these opportunities.

Come to learn more on how you can contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goal #4 Quality Education! RSVP here.

So you thought it was going to be easy?

Doctoral students discuss the complexities of gaining access and legitimacy in

transnational research sites

Join the GEDG for our next monthly meeting:

Tuesday, October 8, 12:00 - 12:50 PM @ Room 2225

Featuring a student-led panel about gaining access to/permission for researching in the international context, and the resulting experiences in actually conducting that research.

Panelists

Martha Epperson - Preservice teacher education in northern Chile

Minh Huynh - UNESCO-IIEP in Paris, France

Naivedya Parakkal - High school students' policy perspectives in Kerala, India

Congratulations to Heeyun Kim, PhD higher education, on receiving a Rackham International Research Award for her research in South Korea - “A Saga in College Admissions: Policy Borrowing of Holistic Admissions”!

Congratulations to Yiran Chen (CSHPE) and Naivedya Parakkal (Educational Studies) on being named 2019 Ma Scholars!

Check out this article by Dr. Michelle Bellino about her work at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.

Congratulations to our 2018-19 GEDG Photo Stories Initiative winners!