HomeBlogStylus Books Mind the Gap – Webinar SeriesMay 20, 2020 Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionBlog Home AI and Engaged Learning Assessment of Learning Capstone Experiences CEL News CEL Retrospectives CEL Reviews Collaborative Projects and Assignments Community-Based Learning Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity ePortfolio Feedback First-Year Experiences Global Learning Health Sciences High Impact Practices Immersive Learning Internships Learning Communities Mentoring Relationships Online Education Place-Based Learning Professional and Continuing Education Publishing SoTL Reflection and Metacognition Relationships Residential Learning Communities Service-Learning Student Leadership Student-Faculty Partnership Studying EL Supporting Neurodivergent and Physically Disabled Students Undergraduate Research Work-Integrated Learning Writing Transfer in and beyond the University Style Guide for Posts to the Center for Engaged Learning Blog The Center for Engaged Learning is pleased to host a free webinar series to support conversations about Mind the Gap: Global Learning at Home and Abroad, which showcases recent, multi-institutional research related to global learning. The webinar series features the collection editors and several chapter authors. Join us on the following dates to hear brief reflections from the authors and to participate in conversation and Q&A with these featured guests: June 4, 11:00 AM Eastern – Featuring collection editors Amanda Sturgill, Nina Namaste, Neal Sobania, and Michael (Mick) Vande Berg, and focusing on the goals of the collection, their preface and introduction, and Part 1: Intent and Evidence in Designing Effective Global Learning Practices. (Excerpt shared below) June 11, 11:00 AM Eastern – Featuring Amanda Sturgill, focusing on her chapter “Crossing Borders at Home: The Promise of Global Learning Close to Campus,” and inviting additional discussion on chapters 3-6.June 18, 11:00 AM Eastern – Featuring Andrea Paras and Lynne A. Mitchell, focusing on “Up for the Challenge? The Role of Disorientation and Dissonance in Intercultural Learning,” and Ekaterina (Katia) Levintova and Laura Boudon, focusing on “Have Interest, Will Not Travel: Unexpected Reasons Why Students Opt Out of International Study,” and inviting additional discussion on chapters 7-9.June 25, 11:00 AM Eastern – Featuring Prudence Layne and Sarah Glasco, focusing on “#FacultyMatter: Faculty Support and Interventions Integrated into Global Learning,” and inviting additional discussion on the collection’s remaining chapters. The authors/presenters listed above will be updated as we receive confirmation from additional chapter authors. Each webinar session will last one hour. Register to Participate Please sign up here if you’d like to join this free online reading group/webinar series. Registered attendees will receive the event link the day before each scheduled session. Buy the Book Stylus Publishing is currently offering 30% off and Free Shipping on the entire Stylus website, including paperback and E-Book editions. This offer prices their books competitively with, if not better than, listed Amazon prices (where book orders have been de-prioritized). Use code SPR30 at www.styluspub.com to apply this discount to the purchase of Mind the Gap or other Stylus books. Offer expires June 30, 2020. If you have questions about the webinar series, please contact the Center’s staff at CenterForEngagedLearning@elon.edu.
