国际化课程的教师资助
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The 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 教师 Grant in Internationalizing Curriculum supports 阿宾顿 faculty in all disciplines. The grant helps faculty 1) modify existing syllabi to best serve international students by incorporating culturally sensitive topics and activities, and 2) serve all students in our diverse population, by including global content and fostering global competency and global citizenship. Proposals are due to the 阿宾顿 全球项目办公室 (OGP) by TBD.
资助金额:
Grants are available in the amount of $5,000 per recipient. Grant funds are awarded upon completion of all program requirements.
资格:
阿宾顿 College faculty members – tenured, tenure track and full-time are eligible to apply. We welcome all full-time faculty from the divisions of arts and humanities, 科学与工程, 以及社会科学, 业务, 和教育.
The Objectives of this grant are broadly centered on:
- Understanding the diverse campus population that we serve and creating a more inclusive pedagogical environment, 其中包括 适应, 集成, and teaching international students in your classroom using inclusionary pedagogy.
- Exploring existing curriculum and adapting it to be culturally sensitive and work for different levels while meeting the same learning objectives; developing lesson 材料 and activities that reflect a global perspective in a variety of content areas.
- Identifying an institution or faculty member at an institution outside the U.S. 与…合作.
What can the grant do for you or your department?
The current Penn State strategic plan includes enhancing students’ global competency to prepare them for the workforce, as well as promoting global citizenship for all members of the campus community. As an example, future engineers will work in multi-cultural teams. Engineering faculty will learn strategies to incorporate cultural sensitivity and effective communication methods into their courses, so that they may better prepare their students to be “global-ready” engineers.
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*The purpose of the grant award is to help fund projects, 材料, 或与修订课程相关的活动. Some examples of productive uses of funds: providing students with textbooks, activity handouts or other 材料; inviting speakers to your class; purchasing tools such as the Intercultural Development Inventory. While OGP does not put stipulations on grant money spending, 我们不能提供额外的资金, 5美元之外,000, 与课程修订相关的项目.
**Our expectation is not only a revised syllabus but also a record of feedback on your revised course after you teach it.
What do past recipients have to say about the grant program?
“This was a great opportunity to learn more about internationalization... I am leaving this program with a new syllabus and a renewed sense of energy for teaching."
“资源(阅读材料), 讨论, 研讨会, the wisdom of the entire group) were extremely helpful. 在以后的教学中, I have a much better sense of how to integrate global perspectives into any course, 不仅仅是目前的目标."
"I plan on utilizing the resources from Global Programming to continually build an international component to my course. 如果有什么区别的话, I have been inspired to truly internationalize my curriculum despite any roadblocks I may encounter.”
Proposals might focus on (but are not limited to) the following:
- Develop a new/revised course syllabus that reflects culturally responsive pedagogy.
- Apply theory and research on internationalizing the curriculum.
- Partner with an institution or faculty abroad to enhance students’ cultural competence.
- Globalize the syllabus to include examples of readings, films, artworks, case studies, 等. 来自不同的文化.
- Incorporate global perspectives by having students analyze communication styles, 文学技巧, 等. 来自不同的文化.
- Create a collaborative assignment or semester-long project with an international faculty member on campus or an equivalent course taught in another country.
For any questions, please email Melanie Boston at (电子邮件保护).
