Internationalising the curriculum, elements of a process approach and learning outcomes University of Groningen - International Classroom project Catherine Meissner (MA) Curriculum Developer and Educational advisor internationalisation. www.rug.nl/internationalclassroom

Internationalisation of the curriculum teachers language services feedback good practices educational strategy learning arrangements students Learning styles didactics diversity research student associations content teaching methods Support staff evaluation

Facilitation and Support Top down/ Bottom up Ownership Blockers and Enablers

Structural Approach ILO Focus on Vision and rationales Curriculum Staff and Students Evaluation/ Monitoring formal curriculum informal curriculum ILO Internationalized Learning Outcomes Student Perspective on learning Point of reference in process Evidence of achieved learning (evaluation tool) hidden curriculum Leask, B. 2015. Internationalizing the curriculum. New York: Routledge.

Learning Outcomes Student Perspective Point of reference in process Evaluation “You need to focus on different things.[…] What I often find is that if you give them [international students] more extensive feedback, then they are quite surprised. That was a little bit of an eye–opener for me.” Dr Robert Maseland, teacher International Economics and International Business Overcome distances by providing feedback according to their needs.

Exercise in small groups Think of a learning outcome that addresses an international skill. Why is it important for your students to learn such a skill? How could you enable them to learn that skill? What is your role in the learning process?