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Learning Experiences And Challenges Facing Black International Students At The University Of Windsor, Francisca I. Omorodion, Linda Coltman, Olayemi Babajide, Egbe Etowa
Learning Experiences And Challenges Facing Black International Students At The University Of Windsor, Francisca I. Omorodion, Linda Coltman, Olayemi Babajide, Egbe Etowa
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium
In the past two decades, the international-student population increased to about 600,000 (Canada Bureau for International Education, 2018). According to The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, 2019I), international students contributed an estimated $21.6 billion to the Canadian gross domestic product. With the COVID-19 pandemic, recruitment of international students, and the economic contribution they bring is under threat. More so, the lockdown imposed by the government, and schools’ adoption of online learning, further poses challenges and unique experiences to children, and young persona, especially international students. We used qualitative data from a focus group of 10 male Black students, aged …
The Pandemic Pivot At An Ontario College Of Applied Arts And Technology: A Review Of International And Domestic Student Success, Adam Mcgregor, Wendy Whitehead, Christina Decarie
The Pandemic Pivot At An Ontario College Of Applied Arts And Technology: A Review Of International And Domestic Student Success, Adam Mcgregor, Wendy Whitehead, Christina Decarie
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium
Building on an earlier action research project looking at international student grades at an Ontario College, the researchers explored the impact of learning in an online learning environment on international student performance. The researchers asked: 1) Is there a significant difference in the average student grades (regardless of country of residence or origin) between online delivery and in-person delivery? 2) Is there a statistically significant difference in average student grades between delivery methods, based on country of origin or residence?; and 3) Is there a statistically significant difference in average student grades between domestic and international students, based on delivery? …
Best Practices Of Teaching And Engaging International Students In Online Learning: An Australian Perspective, Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh
Best Practices Of Teaching And Engaging International Students In Online Learning: An Australian Perspective, Jasvir Kaur Nachatar Singh
Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in Open or Online Learning Environments: A Research Symposium
Teaching international students can be challenging, either online or face-to-face. However, it can also be fruitful if one knows how to engage with international students in the learning and teaching environments, especially online. In Australia, traditional delivery of teaching was still going on for schools and higher educational institutions until the end of March 2020, but this changed within weeks to remote or online methods, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At La Trobe University in Australia, teaching was paused for a week to cope with the learning and teaching ‘shock’ – that is to re-orientate teaching from face-to-face to completely …