Workshops
GLOBAL STUDIES VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
The Global Studies Virtual Symposium connects global studies scholars across community college campuses nationwide and offers an engaging teaching and learning forum for sharing best practices, ideas, and resources with colleagues. This virtual, one-day conference includes presentations that focus on global perspectives, sustainable development, strategic leadership, and civic engagement, as well as opportunity for participants to share highlights from respective campus global studies program/courses. The Global Studies Virtual Symposium is offered at no cost to participants and is open to higher education faculty, staff, and scholars. K-12 and community education educators wishing to attend welcome as well and will receive a clock hours certificate.
DATES:
Friday, April 14, 2023 (Focus: Internationalizing the Curriculum at Home)
AND
Friday, April 28, 2023 (Focus: Exchange, Study Abroad, and Study Away)
TIME:from 11:30a.m.CDT-2:40p.m. CDT
LOCATION: Virtual Symposium (Zoom)
Register here for GSVS Internationalizing the Curriculum April 14, 2023
Register here for GSVS Exchange, Study Abroad and Study Away April 28
Schedule
Day 1 April 14, 2023
GSVS Internationalizing the Curriculum at Home
The first day of 4th annual Global Studies Virtual Symposium, a virtual two-day conference connecting global studies scholars and educators across community college campuses. The symposium offers an engaging teaching and learning forum for sharing best practices, ideas, and resources with colleagues.
11:30-11:45 (CDT) Welcome and introductions
11:50-12:10 Utilizing Culturally Sustaining Practices to Globalize the Curriculum: Composition Students Write Their Culinary Histories Melinda Zepeda, Northwest Vista College,
12:15-1:00 Global Plus: Embedding Global Competencies Dr. Lori Schmied,Kirsten Sheppard, Ariane Schratter,t Maryville College
1:00-1:10 Break
1:10-1:30 Group Roles in a Global Team: Small Group Project Dr. Bradley Wolfe, Ridgewater College
1:35-2:20 Global Skills Aren’t Just for the Humanities: How Can We Integrate Global Topics into Welding and Other Technical Courses? Doug Rupik, South Seattle College and Heather Singmaster,Digital Promise Global
2:25-2:40: Raffle, closing evaluation
DAY 2 April 28, 2023
GSVS Exchange, Study Abroad, and Study Away
The second day of the 4th annual Global Studies Virtual Symposium, a virtual two-day conference connecting global studies scholars and educators across community college campuses. The symposium offers an engaging teaching and learning forum for sharing best practices, ideas, and resources with colleagues.
11:30-11:45 (CDT) Welcome and introductions
11:50-12:10 Creative Technology Ideas for Connecting Online Studies to Course Objectives, and to Others Around the World Stacy Moreno,Paradise Valley Community College
12:15-1:00 Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms Through Stories Latrice Gettings and Dr. Amy Anderson, Rio Salado Community College - Surprise
1:00-1:10 Break
1:10-1:30 Virtual African Exchange Program on Civic Responsibility & Service Learning Cara Benedict, Southeast Community College
1:35-1:55 Using Data, Data Visualization, and Visuals to Globalize the Curriculum Don Uy-Barreta, Stanford Global Educators Network
1:55--2:10: Raffle, closing evaluation
Sponsored by Title VI National Resource Centers at the Institute for Global Studies (IGS) - University of Minnesota and the Center for Global Studies (CGS) - The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, in collaboration with Green River College and South Central College.
Exploring Place through Literature: Using StoryMaps and Picture Books to Highlight Innovations in Kenya, The Gambia and Cape Coast, Ghana
Date: June 23, 2023
Time: 10:00 am-2 pm CST
Cost: $50 Registration includes mailed copies of all books.
CEUs (4 contact hours)
Registration deadline: June 1,2023 or until full.
StoryMaps are an excellent multimedia platform for students to analyze content in a global context. Combining maps and spatial information, visuals and narrative, StoryMaps create content and communicate in a format other than a paper or another PowerPoint. We'll learn how to access existing StoryMaps to provide background for your students who are exploring place through literature and for your students who wish to learn about African youth changemakers Participants will learn about StoryMaps featuring places, cultural connections, the United Nations Sustainability Goals, and more.
Open to educators of all disciplines (including social studies teachers) who want to integrate more literature into their classrooms and strengthen their interdisciplinary curriculum with African content.
Facilitated by Shana Crosson, Spatial Technology Consultant and Associate Director of DASH, University of Minnesota
Featured books include
- Lion Lights: My Invention that Made Peace with Lions (Kenya)
- One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia (The Gambia)
- Gizo Gizo a Tale from Zongo Lagoon (Ghana Cape Coast)