Happy New Year to all ka!
I visited a senior relative who's 93 this year. He was in a great mood, telling me that he's started using a cane to help support him. His positive thinking must be from his decades of practicing meditation. I was reminded again and again to take it up seriously ka. I promised to try my best and have been trying and need to try harder ka:))!
On an academic side, 2016 saw many more universities become quite active with internationalization (IZN) process and so I think my 2017 will focus much more on this very aspect ka.
An introduction to open this IZN platform is that we need to understand what we mean by the term, 'global citizen' and by the numbers of outbound and inbound students and faculty, it doesn't mean that the participating individuals could become international competent. There are systematic processes for them to go through, to learn, to share, to unlearn and relearn.
As stated in the article, 'A Learner-centered internationalization of higher education', by Robert Coelen, an analysis by Behrnd and Porzelt (2012) showed that 10 months was critical for developing increased intercultural competence. It also appeared that students must be given the opportunity to reflect on their feelings and their attitudes toward what's happening as they encounter another culture....in each step of the learning process. Learning materials on international awareness and knowledge about foreign countries and cultures must be explicit and programmed into the curriculum for the desired outcomes to be achieved.
Honestly, I didn't have much faith in the use of curriculum but after some more reading and discussions, I now think that part of the IZN efforts has to be devoted to curriculum design and implementation along with relevant training for faculty to transfer the content effectively. Delivery approaches have to care more for 'diversity' of both local and foreign students in order for them to stay engaged and learn.
Looking at IZN, we can see how it's related with many dimensions of EdPEx from systematic processes to diversity, engagement of learners and faculty, and learning outcomes. I also wish to add that they do need senior management and support to drive IZN forward ka!
Cheers to 2017 as IZN Year dee mai ka?
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