Webinar

Investigating the Attitude of Intercultural Openness

The first in the AAC&U-CILMAR Global Learning Webinar Series.

August 7, 2024

Intercultural openness is one of the requisite attitudes individuals must develop in order to engage in effective and appropriate communication across various cultural contexts and situations (Deardorff, 2006, 2009).

In this opening session of the 2024-25 AAC&U-CILMAR Global Learning Webinar Series, presenters will discuss intercultural openness as defined by the AAC&U VALUE rubric for Intercultural Knowledge and Competence as well as explore experiential activities and different ways to assess an individual's development of this construct.

As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to

  • describe intercultural openness and its relevance in their particular teaching or training context;
  • identify a specific experiential learning activity they can use or adapt in order facilitate their learners' developing intercultural openness; and
  • select an appropriate method or tool for assessing intercultural openness in a way that aligns with their outcomes for learners.

Moderator

  • Dawn Michele Whitehead

    Vice President, Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers; AAC&U

Presenters

  • Kris Acheson-Clair

    Kris Acheson-Clair

    Director, CILMAR
  • Horane A. Diatta-Holgate

    Horane A. Diatta-Holgate

    Program Director of Inclusive Pedagogy ND Learning, University of Notre Dame

This webinar will be held in partnership with Purdue University’s Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research (CILMAR).

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