GlobalThe 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 Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Cohort Program is designed to support internationalization efforts at all campuses and academic units of the University of Minnesota. By joining this 10-week online cohort program, participants from multiple departments and campuses will focus on deepening international, intercultural, and global learning of their students and choose a course they would like to design or redesign. During the program, the participants will also have an opportunity to develop an internationalized sense of “academic self;”* become familiar with several course design methodologies; identify global learning outcomes for their courses; develop teaching activities and assessments; and prepare a revised syllabus as a final outcome of the program.
The Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Cohort Program, offered by the Global Programs and Strategy Alliance, was created in partnership with the Center for Educational Innovation and OIT-Academic Technology.
* Sanderson, G. (2008). A foundation for the internationalization of the academic self. Journal of Studies in International Education, 12(3), 276-307.
Program Goals
- To support faculty and instructors in their efforts to bring international, intercultural, and global learning into their classrooms
- To support University of Minnesota's colleges and campuses in their efforts to internationalize the curricula
- To develop cohorts that represent a diversity of disciplines and campuses in order to promote interdisciplinary communities of practitioners
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: Fall 2023 Cohort
Applications have closed. For questions, contact ykartosh@umn.edu.
Note: Graduate teaching assistants and part-time instructors are ineligible.
Application Process
Submit the following materials to ykartosh@umn.edu by 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2023:
- Application Form
- Personal Narrative (see instructions on Application Form)
- Support Documentation Form (to be completed by unit academic officer)
- Current course syllabus (or course outline to demonstrate that the course was approved by curriculum committee)
Note: No other materials will be reviewed.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any University of Minnesota tenured or tenure-track faculty member, P&A instructional staff, or full-time adjunct lecturer and instructor. Graduate teaching assistants and part-time instructors are ineligible.
- Open to all disciplines at all levels of instruction (undergraduate, graduate, professional)
- Open to all five campuses
- Courses must be taught within the academic year following the program
- Support from department or unit must be documented on the Support Document Form
- Only complete applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed
- Participants in previous Internationalizing Teaching and Learning faculty cohorts are ineligible to participate in the program again
Program Expectations
The Internationalizing Teaching and Learning program is a 10-week commitment that includes the following:
- Completing the required homework on Canvas during the Fall 2023 semester
- Attending two synchronous meetings (dates TBD based on participant availability)
- Redesigning a course that is already being taught at the University (or a new course that has been approved by curriculum committee and has yet to be taught)
- Submitting a revised syllabus by the end of the program
- Developing a plan to share knowledge gained through cohort program with colleagues
- At the end of the program, completing a program evaluation form
- A year after the program, meeting for an informal check-in to share progress on course internationalization
Location
The cohort program participation will be virtual and mostly asynchronous, with two required synchronous meetings (dates TBD based on participant availability).
Funding
Participants will receive $500 in professional development funds. The funds will be transferred into departmental professional development (EFS) accounts upon satisfactory completion of the program.
Past Cohort Participants
2023
UM-Crookston
- Al Fattal, Business
UM-Duluth
- Suki Mozenter, Education (CEHSP)
- Ebony Sherman, Special Education (CEHSP)
UM-Morris
- Satis Devkota, Business and Management, Economics (Division of Social Sciences)
UM-Rochester
- Dihua (Victoria) Xue, Chemistry (Center for Learning and Innovation)
UM-Twin Cities
- Annette Beauchamp, Curriculum and Instruction (CEHD)
- Stephanie Gingerich, Population Health & Systems Cooperative (School of Nursing)
- Maggie Harris, Leadership Minor (Office of Student Affairs)
- Olof Indridadottir, Nursing
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