Exploring Faith and Vocation in a Global Context: Seminar Leader Manual for Short-Term Study Abroad

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

3 hours

External Cost

No

Source

Augsburg University Center for Global Education and Experience (July 2009). Exploring Faith and Vocation in a Global Context. 2nd Ed. Minneapolis, MN: Office of International Programs. Retrieved from http://web.augsburg.edu/sabo/Lilly%20Faculty%20Manual.pdf

Manual compiled byby Deirdre R. Hinz, M.A., M.Div. Candidate.

Tags:

  1. challenge and support
  2. comfort with difference
  3. communication
  4. community service
  5. differences
  6. empathy
  7. ethics
  8. faith
  9. identity
  10. immigration
  11. inclusion
  12. interpretation
  13. journal
  14. other awareness
  15. perspective taking
  16. preparation for study abroad
  17. reflection
  18. self-awareness
  19. socioeconomic
  20. storytelling
  21. values
  22. worldview frameworks

AAC&U Rubric

The AAC&U Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric provides six dimensions for assessing an individual’s knowledge, skills, and attitudes in intercultural interactions.
Cultural self-awareness
Attitude of openness
Verbal and nonverbal communication
Empathy
Attitude of curiosity
Knowledge of cultural worldview frameworks

Stage Based Pedagogy

The Intercultural Development Continuum (IDC) consists of five developmental mindsets that indicate an individual’s orientation towards cultural differences. The IDC model is drawn from analysis of data from the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), a validated proprietary 50-item self-report questionnaire that assesses intercultural sensitivity. The IDI was originally developed based on Milton and Janet Bennett’s work with the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS), which includes a 6th mindset—integration—that appears empirically in qualitative data but does not align well with IDI data. A recent re-imagining of these models that accounts for variation in a person’s orientation over time and by context is the Intercultural Pendulum. Many intercultural facilitators consider their learners’ orientations when designing curriculum, in a practice known as "stage-based pedagogy."
Denial
Polarization
Minimization
Acceptance

Other Skills

Friendship: Individuals will foster meaningful connections with others on a peer level.

Teamwork: Individuals will build skills and attitudes that support successful collaboration in multicultural or international groups.

Mentorship or Leadership: Individuals will build capacity to guide, lead, or support the development of diverse others.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Individuals will strive to include and value a variety of voices while ensuring fair treatment and opportunity for all identities.

Emotional Resilience: Individuals will practice managing their emotions in a challenging situation, or learn strategies for developing that ability.

Friendship
Teamwork
Mentorship & Leadership
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Emotional resilience