I@Home webinars
To further embrace the Faculty culture of internationalisation 'at home', the Faculty organises monthly I@Home webinars, aimed to inspire, connect and support teachers in exploring the possibilities of internationalisation within their own teaching practice. These webinars take place online through Zoom and require registration beforehand. After each webinar, a recording will be placed online so you can revisit the session anytime you wish.
Webinar 1 - 'Creating engagement and activity in online education'.
When? Thursday the 26th of November from 10u00 - 11u30
Where? Online Zoom meeting
Alastair Creelman, our guest speaker from Linnaeus University (Sweden) is a specialist in the field of online and distance education based in the section for higher education development. He mainly monitors developments in the field and is active in several national and international projects in areas such as distance/online learning, quality questions, open educational resources (OER), MOOCs, social media in education and virtual mobility (global classroom).
- Click here for the formal invitation
- Click here for the recorded version of this session
- Click here for the Powerpoint presentation
Webinar 2 - 'Good practices of I@Home'.
When? Thursday the 17th of December from 10u00 - 11u30
Where? Online Zoom meeting (link provided after registering)
During this second webinar we will invite various guest speakers to come and share their 'good practice' of Internationalisation@Home. Each guest speaker will provide us with information on their activity, format and used tools. This session is meant to spark inspiration and give inspiration on how Internationalisation@Home could be implemented in your own teaching practice. There will be plenty of room for dialogue and discussion during the session.
Presentation material
- Dr. Soniya Billore (LNU, Sweden) - VE Project with Tokyo University on Elderly Living Labs
- Franziska Brinkmann & Angela Tietze (University Göttingen, Germany) - VIKT Project en BEST Exchange, VE for teachers education
- Dr. Chirag Sheth (CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain) - Student centered internationalisation + CEU Global Classroom project
Webinar 3 - 'Supporting others in times of COVID-19, a global perspective'
When? Thursday the 11th of February from 18u00 - 20u00
Where? Online Zoom meeting
The limiting consequences of the COVID-19 virus is having a major impact on not only our day to day lives, but also on the global landscape of offering assistance. to others in the field of psychology, social work, disability studies and education. In this webinar, we are inviting various international guest speakers active in the psychological and pedagogical work field for an interactive panel talk on helping others in COVID-times.
Ideas?
Do you have any ideas or suggestions for possible future I@Home webinar topics? Be sure to leave your idea in our online suggestion box!
Contact information
Educational Innovation
Melissa De Wilde
Educational Innovation Consultant
E-mail: melissa.dewilde@ugent.be
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International Office
Marisa Montero Perez
International Policy Advisor
E-mail: international.pp@ugent.be