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Designing Intercultural Learning Experiences
EDU T422

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Description

Classrooms comprised of students from different cultural backgrounds; online learning spaces that connect students from around the world; in-person or online encounters with unfamiliar cultures or communities. In an age that feels increasingly interconnected yet divided, how can educators design learning experiences that invite learners to develop more nuanced understandings of the concept of culture and different cultures including their own? And how might learners be supported to develop the curiosity, care, and confidence to engage in meaningful intercultural dialogue? Drawing in particular from Project Zero’s decade-long The Open Canopy project (until recently known as Out of Eden Learn), this hands-on module introduces principles and tools for designing powerful in-person and online intercultural learning opportunities for learners of all ages. It also introduces some theoretical background for thinking critically and carefully about intercultural or globally minded education initiatives and the ways in which they align--or do not--with other educational objectives.

School Graduate School of Education
Credits 2
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Department Education
Course Component Lecture
Instruction Mode In Person
Subject Education
Grading Basis HGSE Student Option (Letter Graded, Sat/Unsat)
Learning Goals Students will consider the varied purposes and forms of intercultural and globally minded education experiences and how and why they might be critiqued. They will explore various design principles and tools for creating powerful in-person and online intercultural learning opportunities and work in small groups to design an intercultural learning experience for a specific context. They will also examine how thoughtful intercultural design principles overlap with broader learning design principles, pedagogies, and practices.
Career Focus <p>This hands-on course is suitable for students in all programs with an interest in understanding or designing intercultural learning experiences. It may be particularly relevant for students expecting to teach in culturally diverse contexts or work in curriculum or product design.</p>