Intercultural Learning Hub

AAC&U Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric

Collections | 27 Jun 2019 | Posted by Aletha D Stahl

Identifies components of intercultural competence and a framework for assessing them. Widely used in higher ed since it is produced by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.

https://hubicl.org/groups/langsicl/collections/frameworks-and-theories-for-intercultural-learning-in-the-language-classroom

More media possibilities - documentaries from Crossing Borders Education

Collections | 07 Oct 2019 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

There are several excellent recent documentaries from CBE that work well to prep students for intercultural interactions, helping them to develop more self-awareness, openness, and empathy. These...

https://hubicl.org/members/1048/collections/ve-coil

A good activity for pre-COIL orientation

Collections | 07 Oct 2019 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

D-I-E (Describe, Interpret, Evaluate) is an oldie but a goodie with an unfortunate name! When preparing students for study abroad or a COIL/international virtual education experience, it can be...

https://hubicl.org/members/1048/collections/ve-coil

Food Attitudes Behavior Openness Scale (FABOS)

Collections | 15 Oct 2019 | Posted by Annette Benson

This inventory assesses participants' willingness to try new and unfamiliar foods.

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/a-potluck-of-food-attitudes-beliefs-and-traditions-to-share-around-the-table

Week 01 - Intro & Campus walking tour (Amazing Race)

Collections | 08 Nov 2019 | Posted by Daniel Charles Jones

This first workshop provides an overview of the requirements for the workshop series and program requirements. This is followed by a walking tour of central campus which also facilitates the...

https://hubicl.org/members/1043/collections/acclimate-workshop-for-visiting-scholars

2019 IPG Workshop #4

Collections | 14 Nov 2019 | Posted by Daniel Charles Jones

https://hubicl.org/members/1043/collections/2019-intercultural-pedagogy-grant-workshop-series

Conversation Starters: 200 questions to get to know someone

Collections | 19 Mar 2020 | Posted by Annette Benson

Conversation Starters: 200 questions to get to know someone was submitted by Carol Jungman, consultant, at the 2019 HubICL Workshop on best practices for creating and adapting intercultural...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/hubicl-curator-training

Keep It Real Diverse Game

Collections | 21 Oct 2020 | Posted by Annette Benson

Keep It Real Diverse is a board game that enables participants to practice suspending judgment and asking deeper questions, recognize emotional and intellectual dimensions of more than one...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/tools-that-use-board-games

First Impressions Video

Collections | 28 Oct 2020 | Posted by Annette Benson

The video in this tool is a part of the Boiler Inclusion Project, which was created by the Division of Diversity and Inclusion at Purdue University. This tool challenges participants to...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/films-as-discussion-starters

Danger of a Single Story

Collections | 28 Oct 2020 | Posted by Annette Benson

"Danger of a Single Story" is a TED Talk given by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. In this activity, participants will watch her TED Talk and discuss the concept of stories and how...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/films-as-discussion-starters

Check Your Bias Blind Spot

Collections | 28 Oct 2020 | Posted by Annette Benson

The bias blind spot, a term first coined by Emily Pronin, Daniel Lin, and Lee Ross (2002) at Stanford University, is when an individual fails to recognize their own biases and how they impact their...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/films-as-discussion-starters

Civil Discourse — Smarter Everyday

Collections | 28 Oct 2020 | Posted by Annette Benson

This activity uses a video clip from the Smarter Everyday YouTube series to enable participants to identify elements of civil discourse, reflect on the meaning and importance of civil discourse,...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/films-as-discussion-starters

Climate for learning and openness

Collections | 12 Feb 2021 | Posted by Lan Jin

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282890513_Climate_for_Learning_and_Students'_Openness_to_Diversity_and_Challenge_A_Critical_Role_for_Faculty Citation: Ryder, A. J., Reason, R. D.,...

https://hubicl.org/members/1763/collections/publications-on-intercultural-learning-on-campus

Third Culture Space

Collections | 29 Nov 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

This lesson prepares participants for scenarios where they might have to work closely with someone who holds different or opposing values to them by asking them to create a "third culture...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/original-and-adapted-tools-by-the-cilmar-curation-team

Power Differential Analysis

Collections | 29 Nov 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

This lesson challenges participants to consider the complexity of power dynamics and how they affect their professional, academic, and/or personal interactions.

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/original-and-adapted-tools-by-the-cilmar-curation-team

Crafting an Inclusion Philosophy

Collections | 29 Nov 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

In this activity, participants are divided into groups and tasked with crafting a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statement that reflects their team’s beliefs, values, and...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/original-and-adapted-tools-by-the-cilmar-curation-team

Connect Your Cultural Dots

Collections | 29 Nov 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

This lesson challenges participants to think more deeply about how culture contributes to everyday norms/behaviors and habits. With a partner, they will choose several cards from two sets: cultural...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/original-and-adapted-tools-by-the-cilmar-curation-team

Emic Perspective

Collections | 01 Dec 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

This lesson presents the concepts of etic (outsider/objective) and emic (insider/subjective) understanding of culture. The slides explain the differences in these two perspectives, offer motivation...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/original-and-adapted-tools-by-the-cilmar-curation-team

Thick Description Observation

Collections | 01 Dec 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

This lesson challenges participants to practice thick description and dig deeper into how culture impacts how people design and use physical spaces. They will choose a space to observe and then...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/original-and-adapted-tools-by-the-cilmar-curation-team

Turning the Tables

Collections | 01 Dec 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

This activity asks participants to create their own retelling of a popular movie, comic, novel, or historical event and reflect on their experience of shifting perspectives.

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/original-and-adapted-tools-by-the-cilmar-curation-team

Comfort with Discomfort

Collections | 01 Dec 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

This lesson asks participants to reflect on their emotions and practice managing them during interactions that may be tense or uncomfortable. They can choose either to talk with a family member or...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/original-and-adapted-tools-by-the-cilmar-curation-team

Comfort with discomfort

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

Part of openness, or the willingness to interact across cultural differences, is tolerance for discomfort (social, emotional, mental, physical), so activities like this can be helpful for students...

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

A great kinesthetic activity

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

Language Envelopes takes a lot of effort to put together, but boy is it worth it! I love seeing students creatively trying to arrange objects into categories and eventually coming to the conclusion...

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

Comfort with Discomfort

Collections | 26 Jun 2022 | Posted by Jennifer Seabrook-Scott

This lesson asks participants to reflect on their emotions and practice managing them during interactions that may be tense or uncomfortable. They can choose either to talk with a family member or...

https://hubicl.org/members/5794/collections/activities

Turning the Tables

Collections | 26 Jun 2022 | Posted by Jennifer Seabrook-Scott

This activity asks participants to create their own retelling of a popular movie, comic, novel, or historical event and reflect on their experience of shifting perspectives.

https://hubicl.org/members/5794/collections/activities

Thick Description Observation

Collections | 26 Jun 2022 | Posted by Jennifer Seabrook-Scott

This lesson challenges participants to practice thick description and dig deeper into how culture impacts how people design and use physical spaces. They will choose a space to observe and then...

https://hubicl.org/members/5794/collections/activities

Connect Your Cultural Dots

Collections | 26 Jun 2022 | Posted by Jennifer Seabrook-Scott

This lesson challenges participants to think more deeply about how culture contributes to everyday norms/behaviors and habits. With a partner, they will choose several cards from two sets: cultural...

https://hubicl.org/members/5794/collections/activities

Emic Perspective

Collections | 26 Jun 2022 | Posted by Jennifer Seabrook-Scott

This lesson presents the concepts of etic (outsider/objective) and emic (insider/subjective) understanding of culture. The slides explain the differences in these two perspectives, offer motivation...

https://hubicl.org/members/5794/collections/activities

Communication Studies and Marketing

Collections | 18 Jan 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

Ice Sculpture (per antea Meteorite), an activity Ethical Photography & Community-Engaged Global Learning, an activity Dialogue Blocker Activity, an activity Advertising and Marketing...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/resources-for-texas-tech-university-presentation-january-24-2023

STEM

Collections | 18 Jan 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

Working in Unfamiliar Surroundings Quiz, an activity STEM Education Publications by Purdue Faculty, a collection Picture A ..., an activity By the Numbers, an activity Ice Sculpture (per...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/resources-for-texas-tech-university-presentation-january-24-2023

Climate for learning and openness

Collections | 07 Feb 2023 | Posted by Carol Olausen

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282890513_Climate_for_Learning_and_Students'_Openness_to_Diversity_and_Challenge_A_Critical_Role_for_Faculty Citation: Ryder, A. J., Reason, R. D.,...

https://hubicl.org/members/6272/collections/classroom-experience

Connect Your Cultural Dots

Collections | 14 Feb 2023 | Posted by Melanie Robbins

This lesson challenges participants to think more deeply about how culture contributes to everyday norms/behaviors and habits. With a partner, they will choose several cards from two sets: cultural...

https://hubicl.org/members/3219/collections/self-awareness

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

Story Stitch

Collections | 21 Mar 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

This activity invites participants to develop empathy for people from varied backgrounds and experiences, demonstrate intentional listening, and build relationships through sharing...

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

Setting Yourself Aside

Collections | 23 Aug 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

This activity challenges participants to set aside their own beliefs and attempt to truly listen to a perspective different from their...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/listening

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

Cultural Question Jar

Collections | 22 Sep 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

This activity includes a list of 30 questions around topics of social identity.

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

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

Potato Activity

Collections | 25 Oct 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

This activity works to "eliminate stereotypes and to recognize the uniqueness of each individual" (AFS; PennState Extension).

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

Food Attitudes and Behavioral Openness Survey

Collections | 01 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

According the researcher, food attitudes and behaviors are closely related to the personality trait of openness, one of the "big five" personality traits which have been the object of...

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/formative-tools-aligned-to-the-aacu-intercultural-rubric

Openness to Diversity and Challenge Scale

Collections | 01 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

This 5-question instrument has been used in some of the largest-scale US studies to explore college students' openness to diversity and disagreement.

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/formative-tools-aligned-to-the-aacu-intercultural-rubric

Tolerance for Disagreement Scale

Collections | 01 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

This instrument measures willingness to listen to speakers who disagree with one's views and the ability to see lively exchange of differing views as a positive thing; e.g. openness. It is a...

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/formative-tools-aligned-to-the-aacu-intercultural-rubric

Behavioral Rubric for Intercultural Skills Development

Collections | 01 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

This rubric helps you codify observed behaviors that align with the AAC&U definition of the aspects of intercultural competence, including those of communication, openness/respect, and empathy....

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/group-b-rubrics-and-qualitative-tools-that-pair-well-with-the-aacu-intercultural-competence-rubric

Beliefs, Events and Values Inventory ("the BEVI")

Collections | 02 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

This is a proprietary instrument developed from the supportive mindset of a clinical psychologist interested in transformational learning. Among the 17 things it measures are Openness,...

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/prepost-survey-instruments-that-align-reasonably-well-to-the-aacu-intercultural-rubric

Generalized Ethnocentricity Scale

Collections | 02 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

The GENE, which is available for free, can be said to measure lack of empathy and lack of openness towards persons of another ethnicity, culture or race; also known as ethnocentricity.

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/prepost-survey-instruments-that-align-reasonably-well-to-the-aacu-intercultural-rubric

Intercultural Development Inventory ("the IDI")

Collections | 02 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

One of the most-widely used & cited intercultural competence assessment instruments, the IDI measure one's stage of ethnocentricity or ethno-relativism (lack of ethnocentrism). For purposes...

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/prepost-survey-instruments-that-align-reasonably-well-to-the-aacu-intercultural-rubric

HEXACO-60

Collections | 02 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

This assessment measures six factors of personality as defined by the HEXACO model: Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeability, Conscientiousness, Openness. It is available for free...

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/prepost-survey-instruments-that-align-reasonably-well-to-the-aacu-intercultural-rubric

Public Affairs Scale

Collections | 02 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

This free tool was created to investigate student development at a higher ed institution with a public affairs mission. It measures community engagement, ethical leadership and cultural...

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/prepost-survey-instruments-that-align-reasonably-well-to-the-aacu-intercultural-rubric

Wesleyan Intercultural Competence Scale

Collections | 02 Dec 2023 | Posted by Katherine Yngve

This unusual (and brilliant, in our opinion) survey was developed as a post-only instrument for use with returnees from semester or year-long study abroad. It is based on Bennett's...

https://hubicl.org/members/1046/collections/prepost-survey-instruments-that-align-reasonably-well-to-the-aacu-intercultural-rubric

Martians at the Airport

Collections | 17 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

This creativity-training activity was designed for a Spring Break study abroad program at Purdue University titled Amsterdam: Creative Thinking & Innovation in Collaborative Leadership....

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

Grocery Store Ethnography

Collections | 17 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

This activity challenges participants to practice ethnographic research skills in order to discover relationships between cultural behaviors and values and the physical spaces that people occupy in...

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

Emic Perspective

Collections | 17 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

This activity presents the concepts of etic (outsider/objective) and emic (insider/subjective) understandings of culture, offers motivation for developing emic perspectives by discussing the value...

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

Compliment Response

Collections | 18 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

This assignment focuses on techniques for discovering and acquiring pragmatics, which goes above and beyond learning the vocabulary and grammar of a language to how people use language and...

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

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

Intercultural Learning Activities

Collections | 28 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

The Parable, an activity Disagree Better: Empathy Gym, an activity Guess the Emotion, an activity A Flower’s Point of View, an activity Connecting Empathetically, an...

https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/all-things-empathy

Civil Discourse - Smarter Every Day

Collections | 09 Apr 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

In this activity, participants identify elements of civil discourse, reflect on the meaning and importance of civil discourse, reflect critically on their own ability to conduct civil discourse,...

https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/the-limits-and-potentials-of-rhetoric

Belonging, Connectedness, and Well-being Assessment Tools

Collections | 18 Apr 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

This list provides assessments measuring belongingness, connectedness, and/or well-being in individuals. Inventory of Thriving Inventory included on the final pages (Su et...

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

Intercultural Learning Activities

Collections | 19 Apr 2024 | Posted by Annette Benson

Inclusion Competencies Inventory (20 minutes) The Inclusion Competencies Inventory is a proprietary, online, research-validated survey instrument which measures Openness to Change,...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/evaluating-and-developing-skills-for-inclusivity

Team-building Activities

Collections | 10 May 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

Birds of a Feather (20 min) In this activity, participants recognize that people bring different talents, perspectives, and backgrounds to groups and understand the benefits of forming...

https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/teamwork

Intercultural Learning Activities

Collections | 14 Jun 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

Contextualizing Identities (1 hour) In this activity, participants explore how different identities become more salient under different circumstances. Reclaiming our Stories: Narratives of...

https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/diving-into-identity-activities-and-resources-exploring-identity

Intercultural Learning Activities to Explore and Address Bias

Collections | 05 Jul 2024 | Posted by Annette Benson

Circle of Trust (15 minutes) In this activity, participants take stock of the individuals in their personal circle of trust and assess shared and differing identities (gender, sexual...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/unpacking-implicit-bias

Assessments to Explore and Address Bias

Collections | 05 Jul 2024 | Posted by Annette Benson

Attitudes Toward Implicit Bias Instruction (ATIBI) (10 minutes) This assessment can be used to learn how much survey subjects value instruction about implicit bias, are aware that they...

https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/unpacking-implicit-bias

Intercultural Learning Activities

Collections | 12 Jul 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

Questions Across Cultures (2 hours) This activity challenges participants to consider the motive and meanings behind the questions they ask others and develop strategies for asking...

https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/cultural-humility

Intercultural Learning Assessments

Collections | 19 Jul 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

Multi-dimensional Cultural Humility Scale (10 minutes) This instrument explores openness, self-awareness, lack of ego, supportiveness, and capacity for self-critique. Willingness to Listen...

https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/cultural-humility

M-GUDS-S in the HubICL Toolbox

Collections | 02 Aug 2024 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

The Miville-Guzman Universality Diversity Short Scale is sometimes used to measure intercultural openness. You can learn more about it here in the HubICL toolbox.