Integrating Diversity Activities
Our Diversity & Inclusion resources are designed flexibly and can be integrated into diverse areas of the curriculum and co-curriculum, such as:
- First Year Seminars
- Global Citizenship Programmes
- Social Skills & Leadership Trainings
- Pre-Service Teacher Trainings
- High-Impact Educational Practices such as: Common Intellectual Experiences, Learning Communities, Collaborative Assignments, Service Learning, etc.
- Orientations and Trainings: Study Abroad, International Student Services, Work Placement Preparation, etc.
Suggested Timing for Resource Usage
| When: | What package component: |
| Pre-Semester | Consultancy sessions to identify the specific needs of specific departments and the institution as a whole. Facilitator Trainings for faculty and staff focusing on resources introduction and intercultural facilitation skills. |
| Semester 1 | Adapting three to five Diversity & Cultural Sessions of the CBE Toolkits to specific classwork. |
| Semester 2 | Facilitating three Dialogue Events (Film Screening and Student Discussion) with the CBE Film Trilogy. |
| Semester 1-6 | Using activities of the CBE Toolkits for informal events in Student Life to support students to move beyond their comfort zones and interact with each other across cultural differences. |
| Semester 2-5 | Adapting sessions of CBE Toolkits to Orientation Sessions for diversity trainings, social justice programs, study abroad, international student programs, internships and other. |
| Semester 6 (or later) | Using the CBE Film Trilogy for Integration Sessions with students, reflecting on the intercultural experiences they had on campus throughout their studies. Students explore how they can use their learning experiences best to move forward into their professional lives. (Note: senior students could further deepen their learning by becoming small group facilitators for students of the 1st and 2nd Semesters) |
Contact us to discuss how we can best support you to strengthen impact around your ongoing Diversity & Inclusion efforts at your campus.
