Most disciplines strive to ensure that their graduates have the requisite knowledge and skills to engage effectively in cross-cultural and transnational contexts.  However, many colleagues and students may struggle to find the time and resources to embed these concepts meaningfully into the curriculum. Associate professors Dr Helen Mongan-Rallis and Dr. David Syring from the University of Minnesota Duluth have joined a growing cadre of colleagues from across the globe aiming to overcome the challenge of connecting students and academics through collaborative online international learning (COIL). Typically, COIL projects involve the co-development of a course, module or series of lessons by two or more lecturers from different countries who recognise that an innovative and valuable kind of learning occurs when students from different parts of the… Read moreUMD Workshop – Linking and Learning Globally through Online Collaboration: Engaging with the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) and Beyond…

The SDG teach-in is being promoted by the NUS and asks educators across UK universities and colleges to pledge to include the UN Sustainable Development Goals in their teaching, learning, and assessment in one or more of their courses during the week.  This may be done through case studies, debate, discussion, group work, or simulations relating to topics included within the SDGs. Ideally, students will learn about the SDGs and their relevance to the course. The SDG teach-in will give lecturers and teaching staff the chance to start the conversation, help raise awareness of why the SDGs should be at the heart of further and higher education, and stimulate the change needed to make this happen.  Find out more at https://sustainability.unioncloud.org/responsible-futures/esd-teach-in/pledge