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Ohio University leading a faculty learning community on Teaching with a Global Perspective
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Teaching with a Global Perspective Workshops and Publications
Teaching with a Global Perspective Workshops and Publications
I have been leading faculty development at Ohio University for several years, primarily through a faculty learning community titled "Teaching with a Global Perspective." Interdisciplinary and outcomes-focused, the workshop provides space and direction for faculty to re-design their courses in order to integrate inclusive and global perspectives. The FLC led to Teaching with a Global Perspective: Practical Strategies from Course Design to Assessment, published by Routledge, as well as ongoing classroom assessment research projects (Bikowski & Phillips, 2018).
AERA (2019): Assessment of Global Learning Case Study: Faculty Seeking to Minimize Inequities in Higher Education
How to Assess Global Learning in the Classroom
How to Assess Global Learning in the Classroom
We all want to feel like our teaching is useful, authentic, and relevant to the students of today. This is especially true in helping students develop as global citizens. My presentation Assessment of Global Learning Case Study: Faculty Seeking to Minimize Inequities in Higher Education at the American Association of Educational Research (AERA) Annual Convention in Toronto, Canada (2019) was a wonderful time to share how faculty can employ strategies to empower their students to become global thinkers and communicators, and then how these initiatives can be assessed and built upon for further classes and teaching.
Keynote at the International Conference on Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in Hanoi, Vietnam
Giving the keynote at the 7th International TESOL Conference on Innovations in English Teaching and Learning, Qui Nhon City, Vietnam, was an exciting opportunity to share strategies to motivate students in their language development, with my talk titled Expanding and customizing our toolkit: Engaging students in their language learning process (2016).
How to Engage Students in Today's World of Global Englishes
How to Engage Students in Today's World of Global Englishes
Can you imagine teaching chemistry or engineering content in another language to a group of students who are also second language speakers?
In my keynote on Best Practices in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Courses at the International Conference on Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages in Hanoi, Vietnam (2018), I learned as much about professors' strategies to help their students succeed in their courses, where everyone is a native Vietnamese speaker, as I offered.
In Yogyakarta, Indonesia, organizers requested the keynote topic of Applying Concepts of Global Englishes to your Task Design (2018). Such an important topic! Attendees were so appreciative that they were given time and space to identify the ways that their Global English offered genuine contributions to their students. The Annual Task Design and Techniques in Engaging Students with the Perspectives of Global Englishes Conference (2018) was a time of reflection and sharing.
And for International Day (virtual session, 2020) at the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG), I enjoyed discussing the Importance of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) for Internationalization (link). The dedication of the educators there in Brazil is truly amazing, and I very much enjoyed working together for this keynote, as well as the 6-week online course I taught on the topic with CEFET-MG.
At the Congreso Internacional de Lenguas (Hidalgo, Mexico, Oct. 2023), I was honored to be invited to present "Practical Steps and Strategies for Getting Started with EMI Programs or Courses" (PPT link) as well as a hands-on workshop on "Strategies to Support EMI Students" (PPT link). As EMI courses grow in popularity, student success will be dependent on the expertise of our worldwide EMI faculty.
Empowering and Educating Global Communicators
Empowering and Educating Global Communicators
English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) is a burgeoning field in global education, as universities strive to meet industry demands for English communicators and student demands for increased opportunities that an international education can provide. The grant the I secured for Ohio University (from the U.S. Department of State and administered via FHI360) for Teaching your Content in English: English as the Medium of Instruction trains instructors in Brazil and Vietnam in developing and teaching a course in English (2019).
My work in Turkmenistan with the Institute of International Relations in Ashgabat focused on English in International Relations and Diplomacy, while I worked with the STIK-PTIK Police University in Indonesia on Creating Police Academy Materials and Instruction (2015).
My train-the-trainer workshops with supervisors in the Ministry of Education in Vietnam (in partnership with the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization and as a Specialist with the U.S. Department of State) increased the capacity of local educators and change agents as they seek to expand offerings in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Course Development.
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