Student-Centred Learning in the International Classroom Jennifer Valcke – Unit for Medical Education (UME)

 Continuous change  Student body  Diverse (culturally, linguistically, socially, geographically, etc.) New students = new teaching methods  Digitalised learning space  Changed medium of instruction (English)  Teachers take language into consideration  Teachers focus on students Internationalised Higher Education

 The IC is a multilingual and multicultural learning space (MMLS).  The diversity of the actors and contexts at KI, poses special challenges to learning but also creates rich opportunities for enhancing learning and intercultural competence. PedagogyCultureLanguage The International Classroom (IC)

 Students’ general and academic language proficiency  Teacher’s language proficiency  Cognitive load of learning through a foreign language  Student / teacher roles  Ethical behaviour  Plagiarism  Expectations regarding group work Some Challenges of the MMLS © Copyright

 Encourage peer learning  Use “international” students as resources  Design interaction purposefully and explicitly  Integrate medical issues with cultural ones  Observe and discuss issues from different angles Some Opportunities of the MMLS © Copyright

 Class discussions on teacher/learner expectations  Establish ground rules  Integrate medical issues with cultural ones  Use culturally diverse Virtual Patients (VP) to teach effective communication skills and develop cultural sensitivity  Group work  Create heterogeneous groups for peer learning  Use peer review for feedback Examples of Student-Centred Learning in the MMLS

“Intercultural competence is a state of becoming, rather than a destination. Hence it is particularly important to explore pedagogies that will assist students to enter this state of becoming culturally competent.” (Betty Leask, 2015) © Copyright

Check out our new webpage Disclaimer: This webpage is a work in progress and will migrate to the CLK website in the Fall Please give us feedback through our online form!

References  Beelen, J. and Jones, E. (2015) Redefining Internationalisation at Home: In: Curaj, A. et al. eds. The European Higher Education Area:Between critical reflections and future policies. Springer.  Childress, L. (2010) The twenty-first century university: developing faculty engagement in internationalisation. Complicated Conversation Vol 32. Peter Lang.  de Wit, H. et al. (2015) Internationalisation of Higher Education. Study requested by the European Parliament. STUD/2015/540370/IPOL_STU(2015)540370_EN.pdf. STUD/2015/540370/IPOL_STU(2015)540370_EN.pdf  Haines, Kevin & Emma Dafouz (2015). The IntlUni Principles. Available online: final_conf_2015_KH_EDM.pdf final_conf_2015_KH_EDM.pdf  Leask, Betty (2015). Internationalizing the Curriculum. Routledge.  Leask, Betty & Jan Wallace (2011). Good Practice Report: Learning and Teaching Across Culture. Australian Learning and Teaching Council Limited.