Event Title
Empowering International Students as Global Citizens: Promising Praxis for Virtual Global Learning
Location
Breakout Room B
Start Date
17-6-2021 12:40 PM
End Date
17-6-2021 1:55 PM
Abstract
The COVID-19 global pandemic disrupted the traditional ways of providing global learning to students in higher education, and offered international students new opportunities to develop intercultural competency in a virtual environment. Anchored in literature, teaching reflection, student reflection, and critical global citizenship education theory and practices, this article analyzes and discusses the andragogic, cultural, linguistic, academic, and technological dimensions of providing meaningful and inclusive global learning and engagement to international students in a virtual/online environment. Placing international students at the centre of critical academic decisions, this article introduces promising practices and strategies for empowering international students as global citizens, such as dealing with sociocultural and geopolitical issues, preparing international students for online learning, creating an open and safe online environment, situating intercultural learning and collaboration in authentic contexts, and practicing critical reflexivity.
Keywords
Online education, international students, critical global citizenship, global learning, diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education
Empowering International Students as Global Citizens: Promising Praxis for Virtual Global Learning
Breakout Room B
The COVID-19 global pandemic disrupted the traditional ways of providing global learning to students in higher education, and offered international students new opportunities to develop intercultural competency in a virtual environment. Anchored in literature, teaching reflection, student reflection, and critical global citizenship education theory and practices, this article analyzes and discusses the andragogic, cultural, linguistic, academic, and technological dimensions of providing meaningful and inclusive global learning and engagement to international students in a virtual/online environment. Placing international students at the centre of critical academic decisions, this article introduces promising practices and strategies for empowering international students as global citizens, such as dealing with sociocultural and geopolitical issues, preparing international students for online learning, creating an open and safe online environment, situating intercultural learning and collaboration in authentic contexts, and practicing critical reflexivity.