A note from the HubICL manager

COMING SOON: Several regular contributors to the Intercultural Learning Hub (HubICL) will be attending and presenting at the Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement (WISE) conference, sponsored by Global Wake Forest, a division of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Workshops and sessions by Purdue-CILMAR include:

DYNAMIC EXERCISES TO SHIFT DEBRIEFING TIME FROM MUNDANE TO TRANSFORMATIVE
4-hour pre-conference workshop
with Annette Benson, Alankrita Chhikara and Kelsey Patton, CILMAR/Purdue University
February 8, 10:00am-3:00pm

SCALING UP: BUILDING INTERCULTURAL CAPACITY AMONG FACULTY & STAFF
75-minute concurrent session
with Tara Harvey, True North Intercultural; Annette Benson, CILMAR/Purdue University
February 9, 9:30am-10:45am

EXPLORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SEMESTER ABROAD IN INTERCULTURAL LEARNING (SAIL) FOR INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
75-minute concurrent session
with Alankrita Chhikara and Kelsey Patton, CILMAR/Purdue University
February 9, 11:15am-12:30pm

SCALING UP INTERCULTURAL LEARNING ON CAMPUS: CURRICULAR INNOVATION FOR ANY DISCIPLINE
75-minute concurrent session
with Aparajita Jaiswal and Alankrita Chikkara, CILMAR/Purdue University
February 9, 3:30pm-4:45pm

TEACHING INTERCULTURAL CURIOSITY THAT CREATES BRIDGES INSTEAD OF BARRICADES
75-minute concurrent session
with Annette Benson, CILMAR; Natasha Harris, College of Science/Purdue University
February 10, 9:30am-10:45am

In addition, we’ll be celebrating the contribution of WISE participants to the Intercultural Learning Hub, 2019-2024, with a 5-year birthday celebration!
CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF THE INTERCULTURAL LEARNING HUB (HubICL)
75-minute concurrent session
with Annette Benson, CILMAR/Purdue University
February 9, 1:45am-3:00pm
Come for cake and stay for special updates on what’s new in the HubICL!

We’d love to see you at any or all of these workshops and sessions!

New PDZ Blocks

If you haven’t been in the HubICL's Professional Development Zone (PDZ) in a while, you’ll want to take a look at the latest blocks of intercultural learning (ICL) offered there. Created as self-learning modules by the Purdue CILMAR staff, the PDZ blocks offer train-the-trainer content for experienced and novice ICL professionals.

This month we are featuring a just-published self-learning module entitled Embedding and Assessing Intercultural Activities on Openness in a World Language Classroom, created by Tatjana Babic Williams, PhD, who serves as CILMAR’s faculty fellow, a senior lecturer of Italian, and the director of Italian Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures at Purdue University. In a mentor-the-mentor format, this module focuses on intercultural openness in the context of world language instruction. By intentionally including intercultural openness as a language learning outcome, educators will help learners to engage more meaningfully with the target language and culture and to communicate more effectively and appropriately across cultural differences.

You can learn more about this new PDZ block by going to hubicl.org/pdz/block/105.

New Reviews of Tools in the Toolbox

Did you know that you can help others with their facilitation by publishing a review in the HubICL’s Toolbox? These reviews let others know how you implemented a tool from the Toolbox and how it worked—or didn’t—in your context. You don’t have to be a professional in the field of intercultural learning to publish a review.

In December 2023 we received nearly a dozen new reviews produced by participants from a wide variety of fields of interest who were taking part in CILMAR’s Intercultural Pedagogy Grant workshops, overseen by Dr. Dan Jones, senior intercultural learning specialist.

1. Activity: Universal Cultural or Personal Card Game
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/484/reviews
Reviewer: Brett Bogart, Lecturer (Italian), School of Languages and Cultures, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University

2. Activity: My Plan for Intercultural Growth
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/505/reviews
Reviewer: Kathleen Hickey, Lecturer (Dance), Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University

3. Activity: Best Summary
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/112/reviews
Reviewer: Gabriel Rios-Rojas, Assistant Professor, Global Engineering, Office of Professional Practice, College of Engineering Purdue University

4. Activity: Direct-Indirect Communication
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/26/reviews
Reviewer: Wei Li, Assistant Professor (Chinese and Asian Studies), School of Languages and Cultures, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University

5. Activity: Cultural Artifact (Show and Tell)
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/20/reviews
Reviewer: Jennifer Ramos, Global Programs Specialist, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University

6. Activity: Understanding Miscommunication
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/483/reviews
Reviewer: Victoria Rubio-Cervantes, Academic Advisor, Computer Science, College of Science, Purdue University

7. Activity: Cross-Cultural Communication Skills Checklist
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/625/reviews
Reviewer: Jessica Christensen, Lecturer, Veterinary Nursing, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University

8. Activity: Label Activity
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/726/reviews
Reviewer: Caroline K. Marete, Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University

9. Activity: Analyzing Your Field in a New Country
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/425/reviews
Reviewer: Li Qiao, Professor & Associate Head for Engagement and Recognition, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, College of Engineering, Purdue University

10. Activity: Culture Bingo
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/872/reviews
Reviewer: Renee Murray, Senior Lecturer (dance), Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University

11. Activity: A Street Dog's Life
https://hubicl.org/toolbox/tools/757/reviews
Reviewer: Matthew Winzeler, Program Administrator, Office of Global Engagement, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University

For the latest on what’s going on in the HubICL:

              facebook.com/purduecilmar

              linkedin.com/company/cilmar

              purdue.edu/ippu/cilmar/learning/hubicl.html

We'll hope to see many of you in Winston-Salem next month!

1. HubICL
2. HubICL PDZ
3. HubICL Toolbox
4. WISE