I will first describe the principles of a Social Constructivist pedagogy and how this pedagogy can be applied in a four-step process in the design of courses with an international and diversity focus. We will consider how Social Constructivist principles and steps have been applied to number of courses I have taught including Internationalization-at-Home, Field Studies abroad, religion and spirituality in counselling and health, health promotion and family counselling across cultures. I will illustrate how to take into account the diversity of students’ prior knowledge, their life experiences and how students can be challenged to increase in self-awareness and expand their knowledge through exposure to plurality along with experiential and interactive activities. We can use reflection exercises and dialogue with the empirical literature to consolidate students’ new learning. Lastly, we will discuss how to assess students’ changes in perceptions, values, skills, knowledge and understanding through this Social Constructivist pedagogical process.

Authors:
Bonnie Lee, University of Lethbridge, Canada

About the Presenter(s)
Dr Bonnie Lee is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at University of Lethbridge in Canada

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