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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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