Internationalizing Teaching and Learning

The Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Cohort Programs engage faculty in significant course design or redesign to infuse global, international, and intercultural learning into their course design and delivery.

About the Program

The University’s educational mission is to “graduate lifelong learners, leaders, and global citizens.” In order to support academic units in their efforts to meet the University’s mission to internationalize the campuses and curricula, the Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Cohort Program will engage faculty in significant course design or redesign by participating in a multidisciplinary cohort of their peers. They will develop an internationalized sense of “academic self,”* identify global learning outcomes for their courses, expand their teaching strategies, and develop course materials, activities and assessments.

* Sanderson, G. (2008). A foundation for the internationalization of the academic self. Journal of Studies in International Education, 12(3), 276-307.

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Program Goals

  • To achieve the University of Minnesota strategic goals for internationalization specifically of the curricula and student learning outcomes
  • To support University of Minnesota colleges and campuses in their efforts to internationalize the curricula

Program Objectives

With regard to internationalizing the curricula, 6 to 8 participants per cohort will together explore knowledge and resources to enhance their teaching, student learning, and course content in the following ways:

1. Developing the Academic Self

  • Identify their current teaching perspectives and assumptions about learning, and explore new ways of thinking about how they teach an internationalized course
  • Develop intercultural communication strategies and skills to enhance their teaching and develop student learning
  • Explore the complexity of intercultural perspectives that may impact curriculum development, such as indigenous views of the subject matter

2. Identifying Student Learning Outcomes

  • Identify and integrate the global competencies and learning outcomes that are appropriate for their disciplines and curricula (emphasis on knowledge, skills, and attitudes) into their course

3. Expanding Teaching Strategies

  • Gain strategies for creating an open-minded, respectful, and safe learning environment for all students
  • Identify ways of presenting course content that is more inclusive of international, global, and intercultural perspectives
  • Develop teaching strategies that enable students to integrate/assimilate new international, intercultural and global knowledge
  • Learn strategies for integrating international students into the classroom, specifically to increase cross-national interactions between U.S. and international students

4. Developing Materials, Activities, and Assessments

  • Diversify course readings/materials to incorporate global, international, and intercultural perspectives
  • Incorporate activities, assignments and assessments that increase global, international, and cultural knowledge, attitudes, and skills
  • Identify appropriate technology uses to internationalize the course

Program Details

To inquire about the upcoming program, contact Yuliya Kartoshkina.

Past Cohort Participants

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Past Cohort Participants

2020-21

UM-Crookston

  • Lacey Anderson, Sociology
  • Harouna Maiga, Agriculture and Natural Resources Department

UM-Duluth

  • Marzell Gray, Applied Human Sciences (CEHSP)
  • Viann Nguyen-Feng, Psychology (CLA)
  • David Tuwei, Communication (CLA)

UM-Rochester

  • Jake Wright, Philosophy

UM-Twin Cities

  • Maria Ruud, Child Family Health Cooperative (Nursing)
  • Melissa Saftner, Child Family Health Cooperative (Nursing)
  • Kazeem Adepoju, Statistics (CLA)
  • Cara Santelli, Earth and Environmental Sciences CSE)

2018-19

UM-Crookston

  • Connie Camrud, Teacher Education
  • Oxana Wieland, Business

UM-Morris

  • Adam Coon, Spanish

UM-Rochester

  • Nasra Giama, School of Nursing
  • Brian Mondy, Philosophy

UM-Twin Cities

  • Stacy Doepner-Hove, Carlson School of Management
  • Margaret Kelly, Family Social Science
  • Hannah Leopold, Chemistry

2016-17

UM-Crookston

  • Christine Bakke, Math Science & Technology
  • Joseph Shostell, Math Science, & Technology

UM-Duluth

  • Evie Campbell, College of Education and Human Service Professionals
  • Kelly MacPhail, College of Liberal Arts
  • Ariri Onchwari, College of Education and Human Service Professionals

UM-Morris

  • Sheri Breen, Social Science

UM-Rochester

  • Teresa Henderson-Vazquez, Spanish
  • Jennifer Wacek, Literature

UM-Twin Cities

  • Julio Alvarez, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Angela Carlson Lombardi, College of Liberal Arts
  • Merrie Kaas, School of Nursing
  • Diana Karwan, College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences
  • Sara Mack, College of Liberal Arts
  • Mandy Menke, College of Liberal Arts
  • Jim Perry, College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences
  • Mary Rogers, College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences

2014-15

UM-Duluth

  • Chang'aa Mweti, College of Education and Human Service Professionals

UM-Morris

  • Joseph Alia, Science & Math

UM-Twin Cities

  • Karin Hamilton, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Shahram (Shane) Missaghi, Extension
  • Andres Perez, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Jennifer Powers, College of Biological Sciences
  • Jill Trites, College of Education and Human Development
  • Deena Wassenberg, College of Biological Sciences

2013

UM-Crookston

  • Courtney Bergman, Business
  • Brian Dingmann, Math, Science, & Technology
  • Matt Simmons, Agriculture and Natural Resources

UM-Duluth

  • Njoki Kamau, College of Liberal Arts

UM-Morris

  • Sarah Buchanan, Humanities
  • Rebecca Dean, Social Science
  • Brook Miller, Humanities

UM-Rochester

  • Jim Ford, Humanities

UM-Twin Cities

  • Betsy David, School of Public Health
  • Louis Porter, College of Liberal Arts

2012

UM-Crookston

  • Eric Castle, Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Katy Smith, Math, Science & Technology

UM-Duluth

  • David Beard, College of Liberal Arts
  • Insoon Han, College of Education and Human Service Professions
  • Deborah Petersen-Perlman, College of Liberal Arts
  • Cecilia Ramon, School of Fine Arts

UM-Rochester

  • Ryan Furness, Center for Learning Innovation

UM-Twin Cities

  • Abi Asojo, College of Design
  • Laura Bloomberg, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
  • Linda Buturian, College of Education and Human Development
  • Tina Clarkson, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Brad Greiman, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
  • Cathy Solheim, College of Education and Human Development
  • Teddie Potter, School of Nursing

2011

UM-Duluth

  • Mohammed Hasan, Electrical/Computer Engineering
  • Hilary Kowino, College of Liberal Arts
  • Mary Ann Marchel, College of Education and Human Service Professions
  • Tristram McPherson, College of Liberal Arts
  • Sean Walsh, College of Liberal Arts
  • Jiann-Shioun Yang, Electrical/Computer Engineering

UM-Twin Cities

  • Mary Benbenek, School of Nursing
  • Patrick Dean, School of Nursing
  • Yingling Fan, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
  • Sherry Gray, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
  • Linda Halcon, School of Nursing
  • Steve Kelley, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
  • Linnette Werner, College of Liberal Arts
  • Jerry (Zhirong) Zhao, Humphrey School of Public Affairs