What are PIM?

Each Portable Intercultural Module addresses an intercultural, global, and/or diversity and inclusion learning outcome and is designed as an autonomous learning experience that non-expert instructors, co-curricular facilitators, and student groups can adopt. 

Each PIM...

• can be completed in 60-90 minutes (with a few exceptions). 
• engages learners with a range of activities, e.g., videos, surveys, quizzes, information gathering, interviews, reflections, etc.  
• includes optional discussion questions that connect learning outcomes to the course or co-curricular experience and to the learner’s future. Some PIM include additional  options for instructor-led activities. 
• addresses and assesses learning outcomes drawn from the theoretical frameworks of the AAC&U Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric, the AAC&U Global Learning VALUE Rubric, and the Champlain College Competency rubric for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. 
• targets learners regardless of national origin, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, sexuality, first language, and ability (with one exception). Although designed for young adult undergraduates, many PIM are also appropriate for adult learners. 
• includes a capstone that is collects anonymized learner artifacts via a Qualtrics survey for scholarship of teaching and learning purposes. 

For additional information about PIM, see the CILMAR website at https://www.purdue.edu/ippu/cilmar/learning/pim.html.