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  1. Fostering Networks, Connectedness, and Belonging

    Collections | 18 Apr 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    How Diverse Is Your Universe?  In this activity, participants reflect on the identities of people they encounter regularly and are encouraged to exercise awareness around the depth of...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/assessing-and-fostering-networks-connectedness-and-belonging

  2. Draw a House

    Collections | 28 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    In this activity, participants will compare and contrast features of houses around the world, articulate how and why cultures organize spaces, such as homes, differently, and consider when and how...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/a-place-to-call-home

  3. Air Handshake Mingle and No Touch Greetings

    Collections | 18 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    This activity is a great icebreaker, allowing participants to shift partners every so often and exchange air greetings and conversation. 

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/exploring-etiquette-across-cultures

  4. Hand Shake Mingle

    Collections | 18 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    In this activity, participants greet one another by pairing up, finding new partners, and returning to previous partners in order to "build connections with a few partners" (Stanchfield,...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/exploring-etiquette-across-cultures

  5. Ritual

    Collections | 17 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    "This [Thiagi] jolt deals with the concept of exclusion (and inclusion) in groups. A few participants are sent outside the room while teams of other participants are taught a secret...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/ethnography-and-intercultural-learning

  6. Pick-a-Postcard

    Collections | 25 Oct 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    From Jen Stanchfield: "This carefully selected collection of unique postcard images captures a group’s attention and inspires meaningful reflection and conversation. The postcard...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/visual-learning-and-nontext-based-intercultural-learning-activity-tools

  7. Miniature Metaphors

    Collections | 25 Oct 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity uses figural charms to spark reflection and dialogue. 

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/visual-learning-and-nontext-based-intercultural-learning-activity-tools

  8. Five Nosy Questions

    Collections | 22 Sep 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity challenges participants to build empathy and a sense of team identity by listening and sharing in response to "five nosy questions."

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/question-activities

  9. Conversation Starters: 200 Questions to Get to Know Someone

    Collections | 22 Sep 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity includes a range of 200 questions to get to know someone.

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/question-activities

  10. Twenty-Five Questions

    Collections | 22 Sep 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity challenges participants to develop an attitude of intercultural openness by initiating and developing relationships with people who are culturally different from them. 

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/question-activities

  11. Spectrum Activity

    Collections | 22 Sep 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity challenges participants to reflect on their identities and how they are perceived in different contexts. They will consider identities such as race, gender, and sexual orientation and...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/question-activities

  12. Icebreaker Activities

    Collections | 18 Aug 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This article offer a list of 18 icebreaker activities from Professor Wendy Smooth and The Ohio State University with the goal of "building connections and starting...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/ice-breaker-and-community-building-activities

  13. Personal Identity Wheel

    Collections | 29 Apr 2023 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    "The Personal Identity Wheel is a worksheet activity that encourages students to reflect on how they identify outside of social identifiers. The worksheet prompts students to list adjectives...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/intercultural-learning-activities-and-icebreakers-for-exploring-multiple-identities

  14. Social Identity Wheel

    Collections | 29 Apr 2023 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    In this activity, participants are encouraged to "consider their identities critically and how identities are more or less keenly felt in different social contexts, recognize "how...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/intercultural-learning-activities-and-icebreakers-for-exploring-multiple-identities

  15. Birds of a Feather

    Collections | 21 Mar 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity demonstrates to participants that people bring different talents, perspectives, and backgrounds to groups and helps them understand the benefits of forming diverse...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/2023-tesol-conference-an-experiential-and-interactive-lesson-plan-for-appreciating-difference

  16. Human Values Continuum

    Collections | 30 Jan 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity challenges participants to recognize and analyze their reactions to a variety of cultural values.  Within our session, we used this tool as an opportunity to practice...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/resources-for-ramping-up-from-theory-to-facilitation-wise-pre-conference-february-2-2023

  17. Ritual

    Collections | 04 Nov 2022 | Posted by Annette Benson

    An activity from Thiagi: "As a teenager, if you ever desperately wanted to belong to a group but you were not permitted to do so, you know how it feels to be excluded. This jolt deals with the...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/communication-and-empathy

  18. Personal Identity Wheel, Social Identity Wheel, and Spectrum Activity

    Collections | 06 Feb 2022 | Posted by Sharon L Borkowski

    Personal Identity Wheel challenges participants to reflect on their identities beyond social groups and get to know others in the group. They brainstorm words that describe their personal...

    https://hubicl.org/members/5300/collections/for-asl-280

  19. Conversation starters are a great resource for language teachers

    Collections | 18 Jan 2022 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

    Whether you are assigning conversation partners amongst your own students, or pairing them with native speakers externally, it is extremely useful to provide some structure and guidance for their...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1048/collections/cercll-collection-for-language-teachers

  20. Icebreakers with physical props

    Collections | 18 Jan 2022 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

    For those of you who like to give your students something physical to manipulate, these experiential tools are great for icebreakers as well as debriefing learning. My absolute favorite is the...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1048/collections/cercll-collection-for-language-teachers