Â鶹ӰԺ

To complete the TIS program, participants are expected to complete Canvas coursework, attend group meetings, and complete a final Capstone Project. Participants who complete the Teaching International Students program will earn a  issued via CU Â鶹ӰԺ's micro-credential program. 

After completing this micro-credential, participants will be able to: 

• Discuss emerging trends in the experiences of international students attending U.S. colleges and universities.
• Explore best practices for creating inclusive learning environments and promoting international students' academic success.
• Make personal commitments to improving the academic experiences of international students.

Who can apply: Instructors across all levels (e.g., lecturers, teaching professors, graduate teaching assistants*, etc.), and staff at CU Â鶹ӰԺ. 

If you are a graduate student working towards the Certificate in College Teaching or the Future Faculty Development Certificate, TIS micro-credential badge will account for 5 CTL credits.

Reading Materials: Shapiro et al. 2023. & other companion resources provided free of cost to all participants.

International students constitute a large portion of students currently enrolled in U.S. higher education. CU Â鶹ӰԺ alone hosted 2123 international students in the spring of 2021. This micro-credential provides professors, graduate students, and teaching staff with knowledge and skills to offer international students an equitable academic experience. By publicly displaying the digital badge awarded upon successful completion of this program, faculty, graduate students, and teaching faculty will communicate their qualifications to support international student learning, which also signals the intent to promote an inclusive environment. The micro-credential program is grounded on concepts of inclusive pedagogy, universal design for learning, and intercultural competence as these apply to the international student experience. These content areas have been the focus of several initiatives across campus, which allows participants in this program to take advantage of resources already available to our campus community. This program aligns with one of the campus diversity and inclusion plan's (the IDEA Plan) action areas, which aims to "cultivate success for a diverse undergraduate and graduate student body with new financial resources and programming" (p. 9). Departments/primary units will be able to effectively measure international-student-focused professional development.

The TIS micro-credential was initially conceived as the Working with International Students micro-credential by , former Director of International Student Academic Success at the Office of Undergraduate Education.

In 2023, this micro-credential came under the ambit of the Center for Teaching & Learning and was completely re-designed and re-launched as the Teaching International Students Micro-credential in Spring 2024. The TIS micro-credential program was designed by a collaborative team of the following individuals and offices:

• Rachana Bhave, Equitable Assessment Specialist, Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL)
• Karen Crouch, Instructional Design & Technology Consultant, Arts & Sciences Support of Education through Technology (ASSETT)
• Quatez Scott, Inclusive Pedagogy Lead, Center for Teaching & Learning (now )
• Rai(chle) Farrelly, TESOL Director, Department of Linguistics
• Paige Progar, Senior Assistant Director, International Student and Scholar Services
• Ruth Moore, Director, International English Center
• Andrew Wingfield, Director, Global Engagement, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (now Director, )