Wade Davis at the IETP Summer Institute

The IETP is excited to welcome back Dr. Wade Davis – Special Guest of the first IETP in 2003 – for the 2012 Summer Institute! Wade Davis is one of Canada’s most accomplished individuals–an ethnographer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker, Davis holds degrees in anthropology and biology and received his Ph.D. in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University. His books have sold close to 800,000 copies worldwide, and have been translated into fifteen languages; a latest count shows his TED talks have gathered almost one million views (989,000 +). David Suzuki has described him as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet, and passionate defender of all of life's diversity." He is, quite simply, an extraordinary thinker and speaker. Wade Davis at the IETP: IETP Keynote Address: When: Tuesday, June 12, 7:30 p.m. Where: Chalmers United Church (212 Barrie Street, Kingston). Wade Davis will deliver this year’s Keynote Address based on his latest book Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest. All IETP participants are invited to the keynote and special reception afterward. ******************* 2-day Workshop: In Conversation with Wade Davis - Effecting change through story-telling, photography and the written word When: Monday, June 11 - Tuesday, June 12, 8:30 - 4:30 each day. Where: Queen‘s main campus (exact location tba) Fee: $1000 (+ HST) In an intimate and accessible conversational setting, Wade will guide participants through a deconstruction of his highly acclaimed Massey Lectures as published in The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World, revealing some of his fundamental thoughts on culture, and how he strives to effect social change through the media of storytelling, photography and the written word. Participants will receive a copy of The Wayfinders; they will be asked to read it and reflect on their own cultural context prior to arriving in Kingston. Through discussions with Wade and active consideration of their own reflections, participants will spend part of their time in Kingston preparing a “story” that involves photography, storytelling, the written word or some other media; they will be asked to share their stories with the group. Fee includes: · 2-days “in conversation” with Wade Davis; · lunch and nutritional breaks each day; · an invitation to the IETP Welcome Dinner; · an invitation to Wade Davis’ IETP Keynote Address and Reception; and · a copy of The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World. Registration deadline is June 1, 2012 Visit the IETP web site for more information about the Summer Institute and Special Guest Wade Davis. Contact the IETP office if you have questions.

The Hot Spot - ETC Newsletter

Here is the March issue of The Hot Spot, prepared by the Educational Technology Committee (Colleges Ontario): www.etccommittee.ca

In this issue:

• Advancing Learning 2012 Update
• Stumbling Upon Hidden Treasures
• Organize your PLE with Scoop.it
• Facebook Pages 
• Tech Tips and Tricks

You can find The Hot Spot here 

Students Push Their Facebook Use Further Into Course Work

By Alexandra Rice

College students are taking social media to a new level, using Web sites like Facebook to communicate with other students about their coursework, according to results of a new survey on student technology use.

Nine out of 10 college students say they use Facebook for social purposes, like writing status updates and posting pictures. And the majority, 58 percent, say they feel comfortable using it to connect with other students to discuss homework assignments and exams. One out of four students even went so far as to say they think Facebook is “valuable” or “extremely valuable” to their academic success.

The survey was conducted in June by the Educause Center for Applied Research, and was taken by 3,000 students from more than 1,000 colleges. The results show how technology is shaping students’ lives both inside and outside the classroom.

For the entire article please click here

About CITIZENS OF NOWHERE

I recently finished reading CITIZENS OF NOWHERE, From Refugee Camp to Canadian campus by Debi Goodwin. It was a gift from my dear friend Nadia. This is a fantastic, if sad, recount of the lives of 11 Somali students from Kenyan refugee camps and their journey into different Canadian institutions. Goodwin knits contrasting snapshots of life during their first school year in different corners of the country (from Victoria to Halifax). Goodwin tells this story with compassion and detail, at times bringing tears and excitement to a concentrated reader. I not only recommend the book (Anchor Canada/Random House) but would also like to reflect on an issue that concerns me. That is the way students cope and adjust to their new circumstances once they have bravely left their home countries to venture into what they expect to be a better life (at least one with plenty of opportunities). Most of the young women and men in Citizens of Nowhere have left their roots, families and hostile realities to face new challenges on their own. In a way, their journey is very similar to that of any international student. While it is true that most international students in Canada come from more privilege contexts, their process of adjustment to a new environment remains equally difficult.

Goodwin is a documentary producer and former CBC journalist. Her documentary “The lucky ones” inspired this book. You can hear from Debi and two of the students at: CBC.ca | The Sunday Edition | Somalia - Chimps - Emily Dickinson

For more info on the program developed by The World University Service of Canada, you can visit this link: (WUSC)

Thinking Right: Coaching a Wave of Chinese Students for College in America

By Jiang Xueqin

Last November, the Institute of International Education announced that there were now almost 130,000 Chinese students studying on American campuses, making them the largest international contingent. While this represents a significant cash flow out of China, Beijing supports this trend because the Chinese economy is in desperate need of globally educated Chinese.

For the rest of the article please click on link below:

http://chronicle.com/article/Thinking-Right-Coaching-a/128287/

The college advantage

 The college advantage is an interesting article by Josh Dehaas | March 2nd, 2011 | 11:31 am

Filed Under: Maclean's 6th Annual Student Special

"University inspired them to change the world. College gave them the tools to do it"

Cheating Across Cultures - Inside Higher Ed

"As the number of international students has increased in recent years -- and the number of academic misconduct incidents involving international students has risen accordingly -- educators have increasingly embraced the need to address academic integrity concerns proactively, recognizing in their actions the various cultural influences that can help cause one to cheat". More on the topic at:  Cheating Across Cultures - Inside Higher Ed

What are your thoughts?

Drowning in Debt: The Emerging Student Loan Crisis

 This 2009 briefing, "Drowning in debt: the emerging student loan crisis", from Kevin Carey and Erin Dillon, provides interesting information about the reality of American students:

"Higher education has never been more expensive. The price of attending a public university doubled, after inflation, over the last two decades, and family income and student financial aid haven’t kept pace. As a result, students have no choice but to borrow, and more college students are borrowing more money than ever before"

To read the entire article click here: Drowning in Debt

8 discussions on Multiculturalism by the Globe & Mail

On Oct. 1, The Globe and Mail revealed a new look. This change coincides with the launch of a discussion about Multiculturalism intending to "strike at the heart of how Canadians define ourselves, and our nation. It is meant to go beyond words"

But what really can eight discussions over two months achieve? They hope to "ignite a million great Canadian debates, at breakfast tables and board tables" John Stackhouse - Editor-in-Chief, The Globe and Mail

What are your thoughts?

Plagiarism, a complex issue requiring a holistic institutional approach

Plagiarisma complex issue requiring a holistic institutional approach - Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education

What are your thoughts on Plagiarism? Different cultures may deal with it in unique ways. Here in Canada it is taken very seriously. What can we do in our institutions to improve the challenges faced by students on divergent approaches to this topic?

Matt Wheatley from the International Education Centre at Algonquin College offers a workshop every Fall covering this topic. This is what Matt has to say about plagiarism:

"Plagiarism, whether done deliberately or accidentally, is defined as presenting someone else's work, in whole or in part, as one's own, and includes the verbal or written submission of another work (for example, ideas, wording, code, graphics, music, and inventions) without crediting that source. This includes all electronic sources (for example, the internet, television, video, film and recordings), all print and written sources (for example, books, periodicals, lyrics, government publications, promotional materials, and academic assignments), and all verbal sources (for example, conversations and interviews)".

This free event will be held on September 15, 2010

The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education

For information about contributing submissions, please contact Tom Nesbit, the Journal editor. Submissions are accepted in English and in French. Click here to acces the journal site and find author guidelines!

Intercultural Sourcebook by Fowler & Mumford

Volume two of this sourcebook includes articles by twenty-three leading cross-cultural trainers and covers new or divergent training methods for cross-cultural skill development and intercultural learning.

Reference: 

Fowler, S. & Mumford, M. (Eds.). (1995). Intercultural sourcebook: Cross-cultural training methods, vol. 2. Yarmouth, USA: Intercultural Press, Inc.

ISBN 1-877864-64-1 (v.2)

Adult Learning Principles

Useful resources to keep in mind. My special recommendation: the ones in red. 

Agar, M.H. (1996). The professional stranger: An informal introduction to ethnography, 2nd Ed. San Diego: Academic Press.

Amobi, F. (2004). Crossing borders: Reflections on the professional journey of a teacher educator in diaspora. Intercultural Education, 15 (2), 167-178.

Baldwin, J. (1985). The price of the ticket: Collected non-fiction. New York: St. Martin’s Press.

Caudron, S. (2000). Learners speak out: What actual learners actually think of actual training, Training and Development, 52-57.

Coulby, D. (2006). Intercultural education: theory and practice. Intercultural Education, 17 (3), 245-257.

Freire, P. (2002; 1970). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum.

Giroux, H. (2005). Border crossings: Cultural workers and the politics of education, 2nd Ed. New York: Routledge.

Grace, A. (1996). Adult educators as border crossers: Using transformative pedagogy to inform classroom practice. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Adult Education Research Conference, University of South Florida, 145-150.

Haig-Brown, C. (1992). Choosing border work. Canadian Journal of Native Education, v. 19, n. 1., 96-116.

Kidd, J.R. (1973). How adults learn. New York: Association Press.

Lindeman, E. (1925). The meaning of adult education. New York: New Republic.

Merriam, S. & Caffarella, R. (1999). Learning in adulthood: A comprehensive guide, 2nd Ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Merriam, S., Caffarella, R., & Baumgartner, L. (2007). Learning in adulthood: A comprehensive guide, 3rd Ed. San Francisco: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Smith, L.T. (1999). Decolonizing methodologies: Research and indigenous peoples. London: Zed Books.

Taylor, E. (1994). Intercultural competency: A transformative learning process. Adult Education Quarterly, 44 (3), 154-174.

Tight, M (1983). Education for Adults, volume I: Adult Learning and education. Beckenham, Kent: The Open University.

Thomas, AM. (1998). Learning Our Way Out. In: Scott, SM, Spencer, B & Thomas, AM (Eds.). Learning For Life: Canadian Readings in Adult Education. Toronto, ON: Thompson Educational Publishing, Inc.

Wekker, G. (2006). The politics of passion: Women’s sexual culture in the Afro-Surinamese diaspora. New York: Columbia University Press.

Zachary, L.J. (2002). The role of teacher as mentor. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 93, 27-38.