Internationalisation, Diversity and Inclusion Emerita Professor of the

If we view internationalisation as one dimension of diversity, it is clear that domestic environments could play an equivalent role in offering opportunities for experiential learning in an inter-cultural context, taking people beyond their comfort zones, and creating ‘disorienting dilemmas’ (Mezirow) by engaging with cultural otherness.

Offering intercultural experiences for non-mobile students

How do we encourage domestic/international student interaction within and beyond the curriculum?

Engagement with local multicultural society – do we ask our students and make the most of their contacts?

Are we using what students returning from overseas have learned and can offer others?

Resources

Higher Education Academy – International pages (especially on working with international students)

Internationalisation of the curriculum (Betty Leask OLT fellowship)

www.ioc.net.au

Jan Goddard www.tlc.murdoch.edu.au

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