On Teaching and Learning: Advancing Cultural Competence through Dialogue Education (66854)

Session Information: Learning Experiences, Student Learning & Learner Diversity
Session Chair: Windy Roberts

Friday, January 6, 2023 (14:20)
Session: Session 4
Room: 321A
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation

All presentation times are UTC-10 (Pacific/Honolulu)

As graduates in higher education engage with multiple constituencies all around the world, having cultural competency skills is valuable. Cultural competence enables people to have the critical skills needed to initiate and sustain dialogues among their diverse colleagues, and members of the globalized community. In this presentation which is adapted from the chapter that was written in Cross-Cultural Competence in Higher Education, Barger examines the role of dialogue education in attaining cultural competency in graduate courses. Dialogue education values inquiry, integrity, and commitment to equity. People should be treated with respect and be recognized for their knowledge and experience to the community of learning. Therefore, dialogue education empowers learners to have a safe and inclusive place to voice their perspectives and opinions. This presentation utilizes the reflections of a professor (me) who has taught a graduate Intercultural Communication course in a private liberal-arts college. In the narrative, she discusses teaching and learning strategies to help adult learners understand the importance of cultural competence and their interactions in a multicultural and multilingual world. Some classroom methods include creating a learning needs and resource assessment (LNRA) to discover the students’ present learning skills, needs and learning goals as well as providing practical strategies in creating a welcoming community of learning.

Authors:
R. Pam Barger, Wheaton College, United States


About the Presenter(s)
Dr R. Pam Barger is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Chiang Mai University in Thailand

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Posted by Clive Staples Lewis

Last updated: 2023-02-23 23:45:00