FreeTraining InterculturallyCompetentU Workbook
FreeTraining InterculturallyCompetentU Workbook
Interculturally
Competent
The What, Why & How of Building
Intercultural Competence in Higher
Education
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WHY
Reflection/Discussion Questions
The following questions are intended to help you deepen your learning after
watching Part 1: Why. You can reflect on these questions independently and/or use
them to facilitate a debrief with colleagues.
In your own words now, how would you articulate the importance of
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intercultural competence/learning?
What are you and/or your institution currently doing to expose students
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to multiple worldviews? What are you currently doing to intentionally
teach the skills and tools to engage with difference? Which would you
say you focus on more?
Relevant Resources
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or Cmd (on a Mac).
ACT Foundation & Joyce Foundation. (2016). Future skills: Update and literature
review.
DiStefano, J.J. & Maznevski, M.L. (2000). Creating value with diverse teams in
global management. Organizational Dynamics, 29(1), 45-63.
Reflection/Discussion Questions
The following questions are intended to help you deepen your learning after
watching Part 2: What. You can reflect on these questions independently and/or use
them to facilitate a debrief with colleagues.
How has this lesson impacted how you think about culture and/or
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intercultural learning?
Relevant Resources
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or Cmd (on a Mac).
Reflection/Discussion Questions
The following questions are intended to help you deepen your learning after
watching Part 3: How. You can reflect on these questions independently and/or use
them to facilitate a debrief with colleagues.
Relevant Resources
Green text indicates a link. To open in a new window, click the link + Ctrl (on a PC)
⌘
or Cmd (on a Mac).
Reflection/Discussion Questions
The following questions are intended to help you deepen your learning after
completing the full three-part training series. You can reflect on these questions
independently and/or use them to facilitate a debrief with colleagues.
How has this training series impacted the way you think about
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intercultural learning? What are some of your key take-aways or
insights?
What are some next steps you would like to see taken at your
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institution around intercultural learning? How, specifically, might you
and/or your office/department/team start making progress toward
those goals?
Next Steps
To explore programs and services that can help you develop intercultural
competence at the personal or institutional level, visit:
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