Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies Program

Internationalisation of the Curriculum and Inclusive Pedagogies

Transnational Teaching Teams

UOW/INTI Laureate

Agenda

• Introductions• Introduction to internationalisation of the curriculum (IoC)

and inclusive pedagogies in transnational teaching teams• Goal setting  • BCM program curriculum renewal• Next Steps

Transnational education

OECD definitionAll types of higher education, study programs, or sets of courses of study, or educational services (including distance education) in which the learners are located in a different country from the one where the awarding institution is based

UOW Campus

Inti Subang new campus

Our students

Barriers

Internationalisation of Curriculum

Internationalisation of the curriculum

• Discuss responses to pre-workshop questions

• What does internationalisation of the curriculum mean for you?

Internationalisation of the curriculum

the incorporation of an international and intercultural dimension into the content of the curriculum as well as the teaching and learning processes and support services of a program of study

(Leask 2009, p. 209)

Internationalisation of the curriculum

IoC & inclusive pedagogies require that we:•challenge our assumptions about ‘the curriculum’ and the paradigms on which it is based•harness the power of the collective imagination•engage with diversity•focus on all students as learners (Leask, 20113)

Leask & Bridge 2013Contextual

influences

Curriculum design

Leask 2013, p122

Based on what you know about the project so far, what do you think we should have as goals for the BCM curriculum project?

Work with a partner to write down a response If we achieve all we want in relation to this project:

– What might be different about the BCM program?

– What difference might your students notice?

Identifying :- people to invite to participate in the project-resources required

References• Leask, B. (2009) Using formal and informal curricula to improve

interactions between home and international students. Journal of Studies in International Education, Vol. 13, No. 2, 205-221 http://jsi.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/2/205 (1552-7808)

• Leask, B. (2013) ‘Internationalising the curriculum in the disciplines – imagining new possibilities’ Journal of Studies in International Education Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 103-118

• Leask, B. and Bridge, C. (2013) ‘Comparing internationalisation of the curriculum across the disciplines: theoretical and practical perspectives’ Compare: a journal of comparative and international education Special Issue: Contemporary issues on the internationalisation of higher education: critical and comparative perspectives 43 (01) 79 – 101