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A Community-based Approach to International Student Well-being
Amira El Masri, Roopa Desai Trilokekar, and Rajan Sandhu
Date: 11-9-2022
As international students seek their education at a host academic institution, they become important constituents of the fabric of the host community. While academics and practitioners have highlighted the role of multiple stakeholders in supporting international students throughout
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Global Indigenous Stakeholders in Internationalization
Victoria Herrera, Erica Neeganagwedgin, Michael O’Sullivan, and Michele A. Sam
Date: 11-7-2022
A panel discussion that incorporates the omitted and silenced voices of both Indigenous and global Indigenous stakeholders within internationalization of higher education. This panel considers the implications of higher education institutions acknowledging or the lack thereof of global
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Exploring the Student Experience in Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Stan Kamzol, Laura Beatriz Miranda Martins, Mays Al Bader, Zaibunnissa Marfani, and Margaret Merab
Date: 11-8-2022
Sheridan’s Internationalization and Global Connectivity Strategy seeks to cultivate graduates who are “critical global citizens and changemakers,” with a goal of enhancing the internationalization of teaching and learning at Sheridan. COIL provides more accessible and inclusive internationalization at-home
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Webinar: Sheridan’s International Alumni: Pathways to Triumphs
Charuvi Agrawal, Alice Ferreyra, Teenaz Javat, Anika McNaught, and Matthew Rempel
Date: 11-4-2021
A panel discussion featuring four proud Sheridan alumni who began their journeys as international students. We’ll revisit their time at Sheridan to celebrate the rich tapestry of cultures that they contributed to while attending one of our campuses.
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Webinar: A Faculty Perspective on COIL: A Sheridan Experience!
Peter Galambos, Mark Weaver, Stan Kamzol, Edwin van den Berg, and Amira EL Masri
Date: 11-1-2021
During the winter 2021 semester, two pilot Collaborative Online International Learning(COIL) courses were conducted within Sheridan - one within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHASS) and the other within Pilon School of Business (PSB).
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Webinar: Internationalization and Refugee Education
HaEun Kim, Michael Casasola, Katharine Im-Jenkins, Phyllis Mureu, and Sunand Sharma
Date: 11-12-2021
According to UNHCR, less than one percent of the more than 26.4 million refugees worldwide are resettled each year. Only 3% of refugees have access to higher education compared to the 37% global higher education access rate. This
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Webinar: A Local to Global Imperative: Powering Personal and Societal Transformation through Education for Sustainable Development
Sabbir Saiyed, Rehema White, Asaf Zohar, Marisol Campos-Navarrete, and John Helliker
Date: 11-11-2021
How are postsecondary institutions empowering learners to develop the competencies for environmental integrity, equitable economic viability, and a just society while also helping them fulfil their own potential? How is this interdisciplinary work supporting transcultural values and practices
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Webinar: Exploring a (new) Praxis for Internationalization: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID)
Merli Tamtik, Kumari Beck, Ken Chatoor, and Thevi Pather
Date: 11-8-2021
This webinar aims to shed light on the role international education has (and could) play in driving local and global action to address injustices through developing citizens with a critical ‘global’ perspective, intercultural competencies, and a strong sense
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Webinar: The UN SDGs to Reorient Internationalization of Higher Education Webinar
Charles Hopkins, Denise Amyot, John Helliker, and Herbert Sinnock
Date: 11-17-2020
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals serve as a useful framework to address global challenges through developing knowledge, skills, competencies, and partnerships. How can colleges and Institutes’, and higher education institutions in general, engagement with the
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Webinar: Inclusive Internationalization
Elspeth Jones, Roopa Desai, Sonja Knutson, Janey Lew, and Jane Ngobia
Date: 11-18-2020
Inclusive internationalization, as defined by the International Association of Universities, means integrating key concepts of equity, cultural diversity, social responsiveness, and mutual benefits in internationalization at education institutions. In a world divided by increased nationalism, racism, and populism,
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Webinar: Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL): Connecting Classrooms across the Globe
Jon Rubin, Eva Haug, Osvaldo Succi, and Amira El Masri
Date: 11-23-2020
COIL is a project-based methodology for providing students with collaboratively developed, co-taught intercultural learning experiences. It connects two (or more) classrooms across the globe virtually where two course instructors collaborate in offering a course, or a module within
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