Episodes
Wednesday May 03, 2023
COIL Virtual Exchange
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Studying abroad can help students develop intercultural competency skills to prepare them for a future in an increasingly globalized environment, but many students cannot afford international travel. In this episode, Jon Rubin joins us to discuss how collaborative online international learning programs can provide rich international experiences without the cost of travel. Jon is an Associate Professor Emeritus of Film at Purchase College. His media work has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum in New York City. Jon is the recipient of Guggenheim, National Endowment of the Arts, Ford Foundation, and Fulbright Fellowships. He is also the founder of the SUNY Collaborative Online International Learning (or COIL) program at SUNY. He is one of the editors and contributors to The Guide to COIL Virtual Exchange: Implementing, Growing, and Sustaining Collaborative Online International Learning, which was recently released by Stylus Publishing.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
A COIL Course
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
The ability to understand and work with people from other cultures is an important skill for students to develop in our globally interconnected and interdependent world. In this episode, Josh McKeown, Jessica Harris, and Minjung Seo join us to discuss how online collaborative learning projects can help students develop intercultural competencies. Josh is the Associate Provost for International Education and Programs at SUNY Oswego. Jessica is an Assistant Professor and Minjung is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Wellness, also at SUNY Oswego.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Globalizing Classes
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Wednesday Oct 30, 2019
Improvements in communication and information technology have resulted in an increasingly interconnected global economy. In this episode, Dr. Blase Scarnati joins us to discuss ways in which our classes can be modified to help prepare our students to productively participate in this global environment. Blase is a Professor of Musicology and the Director of Global Learning in the Center for International Education at Northern Arizona University.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Transhumanism
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Does teaching a course with a team of three instructors across two continents seem like an impossible task? Now imagine that same course examining how the boundaries between humans and machines are increasingly blurred? In this episode, Damian Schofield joins us to discuss an interdisciplinary intercontinental collaboration in which students from opposite sides of the globe examine what it means to be human.
A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.