Overview
The University of Victoria’s strategic plan places a clear emphasis on the goal of internationalizing the curriculum as we prepare students for their role as global citizens.
As part of many efforts to foster UVic’s global culture, the Office of the Vice-President Academic and Provost, in collaboration with the Office of International Affairs (OIA) and the Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC), created the Learning Without Borders (LWB) Project.
The LWB Project supports academic units in their efforts to include international elements as part of their undergraduate curricular design and implementation.
Overall, our goal is to create a growing community of multi-disciplinary faculty members involved in the internationalization of the curriculum at UVic who are willing to share their experiences and inspire others through their leadership in this area. We plan to build on the successes and lessons learned as a result of these curriculum redesign projects to inform the broader scholarly community at UVic, and to better support the development of global mindsets and the cross-cultural understanding of our students.
Learning Without Borders Grants
The Learning Without Borders Fund for curriculum development annually offers 10 competitive, peer-reviewed grants for up to $7,500 each to redesign undergraduate core courses and/or significant components of undergraduate programs to have an integrated international focus. A broad range of approaches will be considered.
Every academic unit is encouraged to consider putting forward a proposal and to think about how this vital goal for our students can be most effectively met in your own academic context. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2012. For more information and application forms, please see the Learning and Teaching Centre’s grants' webpage at http://www.ltc.uvic.ca/scholarships/ltgrants.php
Learning Without Borders at STLHE
The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education's (STLHE) 32nd Annual Conference
A group of University of Victoria faculty and staff presented a half-day interactive workshop entitled: "Seeking internationalized curricula: 'Learning without Borders'" as an institutional strategy for transformative change.
McGill University, Montreal, June 19-22, 2012.
Dr. Ed Ishiguro from the Learning and Teaching Centre
at UVic talks with an attendee.
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UVic attendees at the Conference. From the left: Traci Serzisko,
Catherine Nutting, Carolyn Hammond, Olga Petrovskaya, Robin Scobie,
Ed Ishiguro, Anne Cirillo and Permjit Soomal. |
Learning Without Borders 2012/2013 Cohort
Please click here to see this year's list of LWB recipients and their projects.
Learning Without Borders 2011/2012 Cohort
Nine teams of instructors have been communicating, collaborating and supporting each other over the past year (2011/12) to design and redesign their courses as part of the first Learning Without Borders cohort. This year's teams are lead by Dr. Alexandra Branzan Albu (Electrical & Computer Engineering); Dr. Jilliane Code (Curriculum & Instruction); Dr. Jonathan Goldman (Music); Dr. Anastasia Mallidou (Nursing); Ms. Norah McRae (Co-operative Education Program and Career Services); Dr. Sada Niang (French); Ms. Catherine Nutting (History in Art); Dr. Elena Pnevmonidou (Germanic and Slavic Studies); and Dr. Alison Preece (Teacher Education in Curriculum and Instruction).
Please click here to see this year's list of LWB recipients and their projects.
Learning Without Borders Courses
Fall of 2012
Technology Innovation in Education (EDCI336)
Dr. Valerie Irvine & Dr. Jillianne Code
Global Music Traditions (MUS 391)
Dr. Jonathan Goldman & Dr. Mary Kennedy
Intercultural Service Learning (PAAS 209)
Dr. Hiroko Noro, Jen Kyffin, Grace Wong-Sneddon, Dr. Frederick Grouzet, Steven Baileys, Karima Ramji, Dr. Geri Van Gyn
Cross Cultural Approaches to Education: 21st Century Africa, Asia & Latin America (EDD 423)
Dr. Sada Niang, Dr.Tim Iles, Dr. Budd Hall, M. Moussa Magassa, Dr. Carmen Rodriguez de France, Dr. Honoré de France, Dr. Alan Pence, Dr. Marlea Clarke, Dr. Sikata Banerjee, Dr. Elizabeth Vibert
Introduction to Germanic Cultures (GMST 100)
Elena Pnevmonidou
Introduction to Russian Society and Culture (SLST 100)
Julia Rochtchina
Spring 2013
Computer Vision Technologies (CENG 421- undergrads) or (ELEC 536-grads)
Dr. Alexandra Branzan Albu
Summer 2013
World Fine Arts
Catherine Nutting
Teaching Internationally: Teaching Within/Out Borders Summer Institute
This 4-course, intensive, month-long institute aims to provide an integrated, appreciatively critical exploration of what it means to teach for world-mindedness, global citizenship and to invite border crossings, whether working within Canada or internationally. Practical, provocative, illuminating and useful - join us in July 2013!
- Community and Culture EDCI 451
Carmen Rodriguez de France
- Cultural Studies in Education EDCI 452
Farouk Mitha
- Special Topics in Education: The International Baccalaureate and Curricular
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