To materialize the concept of ‘Internationalization at Home’ (IaH) in the context of CUHK, this project aims to guide and facilitate the development of curriculum based on the ‘Conceptual Framework on Internationalization of Curriculum’ (IC) among the CUHK teachers.
Some good practices of IoC have already been implemented by teachers from the eight Faculties in CUHK. These internationalized curricula will be analyzed to provide insights for review and reflection to help other courses to develop an internationalized curriculum. To further understand the internationalization process, each teacher from the eight Faculties who has implemented IoC will be invited to have a semi-structured interview to collect their experience on including internationalized components in their course design and materials.
One teacher each from eight Faculties who is interested in making use of one of their courses as a medium to enhance the global outlook and international perspectives of their students will be invited to collaborate with CLEAR. With support from these teachers, CLEAR will develop discipline-specific courses, teaching materials and co-curricular activities which embed multicultural elements in order to promote among our students a global mindset and enhance their intercultural understanding. These courses and co-curricular activities will be taught and then evaluated to identify learning outcomes and other implementation issues. Findings of the study will provide evidence on good practices in curriculum design and pedagogy, which will be disseminated via workshops and other professional development activities organized by CLEAR.
On 17 May 2019, Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR) organized a workshop co-conducted by Professor Elspeth Jones of Leeds Beckett University, Leeds (LEEDS MET) and Dr. Wendy Green of University of Tasmania.
The workshop, Internationalization of the Curriculum: principles and practice, aimed to deliver practical suggestions on how to embed international elements in the curriculum. Internationalization has been identified as one of the development themes of CUHK and the concept of ‘Internationalization at Home’ (IaH) is adopted to enhance students’ learning within CUHK and help students gain a global and international experience by embedding multicultural elements in the curriculum. The workshop addressed issues concerning the why, what, and how to internationalize the curriculum. The workshop provided practical support to teachers who are keen to enhance teaching and learning by reviewing their curriculum in relation to Internationalization of curriculum.
Conference presentation by Professor Cecilia Chun, Professor Angela Daly & Ms Angel Fan
'Supporting the development of internationalised curricula in higher education : The case of CUHK' Internationalisation: Optimising Student Experience The Chinese University of Hong Kong (15 – 16 May 2019)
This conference presentation showcases the work CLEAR initiated in supporting CUHK academics in internationalizing their curriculum.
Conference presentation by Professor Cecilia Chun
‘Internationalisation at Home and Internationalising Curriculum-The roles of teaching development centre’ 2019 International Conference for Teaching and Learning 高校教与学发展国际研讨会
Peking University (30 November – 1 December 2019)
This conference presenatation focuses on the role of CLEAR, a teaching development centre, in support of university's implementation of policies to enhance teaching and learning quality.
Conference presentation by Ms Angel Fan
'From Principles to Practice: A Case Study of Internationalization of a Law Course via Digital Tools' 4 th International Teaching Forum Université Clermont Auvergne (14 - 15 November 2019)
The collaboration between CLEAR and Faculty of Law was presented in the sixth session in the 4 th International Teaching Forum with a focus on the research findings from the collaboration among Ms Angel Fan (CLEAR), Professor Angela Daly (Law) and Dr Natasha Pushkarna (Law)
Book chapter by Ms Angel Fan, Professor Angela Daly & Dr Natasha Pushkarna
The conference presentation was later developed into a book chapter (Ch. 5) 'How Internationalization at Home through Digitalization Subverts the Traditional Classroom and Creates Students-As-Producers: A Case Study of a Law Course in Hong Kong' which will be published by Peter Lang in 2020-2021.
