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  Webinar: The UN SDGs to Reorient Internationalization of Higher Education Webinar

  Charles Hopkins, Denise Amyot, John Helliker, and Herbert Sinnock

  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 UN SDGs inform and broaden the scope and thematic focus of their internationalization and global engagement whether through research, pedagogy, and community/industry partnerships? This webinar aims to discuss emerging practices to embed the UN SDGs into internationalization efforts of postsecondary education institutions.

  Speakers:

  • Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability at York University, Faculty of Education
  • Denise Amyot, President and CEO of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICAN)
  • John Helliker, Dean, Innovation, Sheridan
  • Beth Eden, Youth Representative for UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network - Youth Initiative

  Moderated by Herbert Sinnock, Director of Sustainability, Sheridan.

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  Webinar: Inclusive Internationalization

  Elspeth Jones, Roopa Desai, Sonja Knutson, Janey Lew, and Jane Ngobia

  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, what role do postsecondary institutions play through inclusive internationalization in building bridges, connecting the local with the global, disrupting social inequalities, and collaboratively solving complex global issues.

  Speakers:

  • Elspeth Jones, Emerita Professor of the Internationalization of Higher Education at Leeds Beckett University
  • Roopa Desai Trilokekar, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education at York University
  • Sonja Knutson, Director of the Internationalization Office at Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • Janey Lew, Senior Educational Consultant, Indigenous Initiatives at University of British Columbia

  Moderated by: Jane Ngobia, Vice President of Inclusive Communities, Sheridan

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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

  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 a course, and students from the two institutions work on collaborative projects. COIL extends authentic opportunities for intercultural and transnational learning to students within the curriculum of college classrooms. Through co-developed and co-taught modules, COIL supports the development of 21st century workforce skills and provides opportunities for applied learning experiences. This webinar will guide you through an introduction to Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). A panel of COIL experts will discuss: What and why COIL, how to get started, and share successful COIL experiences.

  Speakers:

  • Jon Rubin, COIL Consultant
  • Eva Haug, Internationalization Coordinator at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
  • Osvaldo Succi, Virtual Exchange Coordinator at Centro Paula Souza, CESU

  Moderated by Amira El Masri, Director of the Center for Global Education and Internationalization at Sheridan.