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Focus On Relationships And Strengths: Engaging International Learners Online, Candy Ho
Focus On Relationships And Strengths: Engaging International Learners Online, Candy Ho
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium
The shift to online courses during the global COVID-19 pandemic highlighted that teaching and learning online is an evolving practice for both students and educators. Notably, for international students, challenges with learning online can be more pronounced, as they are also adapting to cultures of their host country and expectations from their post-secondary institutions, while attempting to forge connections with their domestic peers. This paper describes several notable pedagogical interventions implemented by the author in her Canadian-based, online, asynchronous courses that have a high number of international students. These include repurposing office hours, reporting on student feedback, and incorporating Indigenous …
Adult Education And Publishing Canadian Fiction In A Global Context: A Foucauldian Analysis, Patricia A. Gouthro, Susan M. Holloway
Adult Education And Publishing Canadian Fiction In A Global Context: A Foucauldian Analysis, Patricia A. Gouthro, Susan M. Holloway
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This paper draws upon findings from a research study on the relationship between fiction, citizenship, and lifelong learning. It includes interviews with authors from several genres, publishing houses, and arts councils. This paper explores many of the ambivalent outcomes of the shifting power elements in publishing that can simultaneously benefit and disadvantage the publication of a national body of fiction. Although focused on the Canadian context, fiction writers and publishers around the globe face similar challenges. Using a Foucauldian analysis, it considers the importance of fiction and adult learning in shaping discourses of citizenship and critical social learning.