TFAC055 - Intercultural Foundations for Education (IFE)
Course Description
The Intercultural Foundations for Education (IFE) course will support you to develop intercultural teaching and learning competencies. You will have opportunities to review the intercultural learning research and apply key culturally responsive concepts and teaching approaches in your teaching/facilitation practice.
You will also have access to interdisciplinary collegial dialogue, instructional resources, and applied learning activities that can enhance your current practice. This course is designed for equity, diversity, and inclusion practitioners in academic, school, workplace, and community education contexts who are interested in developing knowledge and skills in facilitating intercultural learning.
Learner Outcomes
- Review the foundational intercultural learning research
- Explore innovative practices in intercultural teaching and learning
- Apply intercultural teaching competencies to common needs and challenges in diverse learning contexts
- Design a lesson plan, learning activity, and/or an assessment to support intercultural learning in your facilitation context
Notes
Time requirement: Participants should expect to spend 5-6 hours per week on course activities during each of the four weeks. Continuous, active participation is necessary to make this course a successful learning experience for everyone.
There may be the occasional synchronous sessions during this course. These sessions are recorded and attendance is not required.
For RRU Faculty: This course is available at no cost for RRU faculty. If you are RRU core faculty or associate faculty, please contact facdev@royalroads.ca for a discount code.
For more information on this course please contact facdev@royalroads.ca.
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Professional Certificate in Advanced Facilitation Practices : Elective Courses