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Fall 2024

When: November 7, 2024 1:00 - 2:00 PM
The Hidden Curriculum

This workshop explores the implicit norms and expectations that are not formally communicated to university students, with an aim of working toward greater equity in higher education. These expectations are often set by the dominant learning culture and are especially important for international students to understand. 

Register in advacefor this webinar: 
https://cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uVwWnS5ETLiLUa6fJkiPeQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Inclusive Communication: Maximizing Connections with International Students

International students often encounter challenges beyond those that domestic students experience, including navigating a new educational system, understanding unfamiliar classroom dynamics, communicating with professors and advisors, and overcoming language barriers. Applying the principles of intercultural communication, this session explores the rationale behind the need to adapt communication styles to better interact with international students in both oral and written contexts. Attendees gain a better understanding of cultural orientations through reflection on their own communication styles to maximize effective communication with their international advisees. The presenters provide real-life scenarios for attendees to discuss and reflect on through the lens of intercultural communication competence that they can immediately apply to their own professional context.

• Intercultural Communication in the Classroom 

Our students come from very diverse backgrounds. Developing our intercultural communication skills helps us build stronger relationships and better understand our students. It also makes us more effective in the classroom.In this session, we will discuss some basic aspects of intercultural communication that have direct impact in the classroom. We will also talk about how to engage in future intercultural development. 

• Responding to International Students’ Writing 

In this session, we will discuss strategies that support international students with their writing. Most of our international students are non-native speakers of English and may be unfamiliar with our expectations toward academic writing at CU. 

• Assessing International Students’ Learning

In this session, we will explore methods to assess the work of international students with varied English language proficiency without compromising academic rigor. Additionally, we will discuss formative and summative assessment practices that are inclusive of students from diverse academic and cultural backgrounds.