Facilitated by Yunyi Chen, Centre for Teaching and Learning

Intercultural engagement such as group work has become more of a challenge in Queen’s classrooms with the continuous diversification of student populations on campus. On the contrary to the prevalent assumption that students interact automatically in the classroom despite of their diverse cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds, educators need to intentionally plan and support intercultural group work to enact meaningful and effective collaboration.
In this workshop, participants will explore the ‘intercultural collaboration for learning framework’ designed to promote engagement and collaborations in culturally diverse classrooms. They will work together to explore various instructional strategies and resources that help better navigate intercultural group work in their own practice.  

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to identify some (new) strategies and resources to enact meaningful collaborations amongst diverse student groups.

Facilitated by Yunyi Chen, Centre for Teaching and Learning

As culture and education are intrinsically intertwined, educators need to become aware of their own cultural orientations and positionality in teaching and learning to effectively respond to the needs and expectations of diverse students.

This workshop aims to help participants explore how their cultural orientations and positionality may shape their teaching beliefs and approaches, engender their interactions with students, and place impact on students’ learning experiences.

By the end of the workshop, participants will develop a better understanding of their own cultural orientations and positionality in teaching and learning in order to reinforce educational equity in their practices.