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Columbus State University. The International Learning Community. Center for International Education. What is the ILC?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Columbus State University
The International Learning Community
Center for International Education
What is the ILC? The ILC is a multi-disciplinary learning community of faculty
members and students committed to bringing international learning into the education of all students throughout their college career.
Faculty members commit classes to the ILC; they with their students participate in the co-curricular activities of the ILC.
Goal—Provide broad access to campus-based international learning that is holistic• experiential as well as theoretical;• at multiple points during a student’s development; and • in conjunction with the various disciplinary approaches.
How do faculty participate in the ILC? Faculty members submit class(es) they want
included. • January for Fall • September for Spring (TBC)
Classes are “I” designated (GEOG 1101I, HIST 1112I, EDSE 3117I or BUSA 3135I) but no enrollment restrictions.
Some are First Year Community but many are not. Includes lower and upper level classes. ILC faculty decide on the theme for the next year:
• ”Strangers in a Strange Land” for 2011-2012 ILC • “Revolutions: Technology, Communications and
Youth Movements in a Global Context” for the 2012-2013 ILC
Faculty Involved in the International Learning Community (ILC)
Faculty Involvement in 2010-2011
28 Faculty over 2 semesters
14 disciplines represented: Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Business, Communication, Education, English, Environmental Studies, Geography, History, Music, Political Science, Spanish, Sociology, Theatre
Faculty Involvement in 2009-2010
21 Faculty over 2 semesters
13 disciplines represented: Anthropology, Art, Art History, Business, Communications, English, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, History Spanish, Theatre, Political Science, Sociology
Students Involvement in the ILC 700-900 students per year take part of the ILC. 15-20 events during each semester:
• International Film Series• International Guest Lectures• “Global Dialogues” which are structured discussions led by
international students on variety of topics (dinner provided)
Field trips in Georgia and the region (Carlos Museum, Carter Center, Farmer’s Market, etc.).
CIE records attendance at each ILC event and distributes information to faculty whose students attended.
Faculty decide how to integrate the co-curricular and fieldtrip work into their class. Some require participation in X activities while others require short response pieces related to the activity.
What are the benefits of the ILC Engage students with an opportunity to
gain international learning on campus with programs and ILC-funded fieldtrips.
Develop collegiality working with faculty in other disciplines.
Participate in voluntary faculty reading circle.
Classroom Benefits of the ILC
Students can take part in 15-20 different lunchtime and evening activities (films, dialogues, lectures etc) during each semester.
Some faculty require students to write a short response piece about how an activity connects to one of the themes of their course or to personal experiences.
Students are more readily able to see the “real world” significance outside class.
Columbus State University
The International Learning Community
(online resources)
Center for International Education