Week 1 – Reciprocal Learning across cultures: Conflicts of Civilizations or Dialogues Across Cultures?

Kara Ghobhainn Smith; David D. Plain; Frank Rennie, Gareth Davies, UHI, Thu Le; Clinton Beckford, Loretta Sbrocca; ShiJing Xu, Chenkai Chi, Yuhan Deng, University of Windsor, Canada

Week 1 – Reciprocal Learning across cultures: Conflicts of Civilizations or Dialogues Across Cultures?

Globalization in Education and Global Competences and Intercultural Competences (Session 1A)

As the preparation for the sessions that follow, Part One will help you understand the contexts of the current education landscape. This week, you will develop a basic understanding of globalization in education, and broaden your knowledge of current educational contexts between West and East through which you are encouraged to delve in two different perspectives surrounding civilizations.

Read the articles in response to this week’s questions critically by reflecting on your own learning or teaching experience. We provide additional resources for those of you interested in expanding your knowledge of the Chinese language and culture and/or of the English language and Canadian culture.

Readings

Assignments

Infographic Reading Summary or Reflective Summary

You can choose either summarize your reading visually and creatively on one page (e.g., infographic, see the sample below) or write a reflective summary in 2-3 pages (12 Times New Roman, Double Space) based on the provided readings and/or learning resources.

Cross Cultural Education

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Questions to Consider This Week

To what extent do you agree or disagree with Huntington’s (2000) “clash of civilization”? Is it imperative in building dialogues among different civilizations?
To what extent do you agree or disagree with Hayhoe and Li’s (2008) statement that “the West can learn from the educational ideas of East societies?” (p. 30)

Resources for West – East Reciprocal Learning

In 2006, the United Nations and International Bureau of Education created policy documents to ensure access and quality education for all learners.
Michael Szonyi – Modern China: A Village Histroy
Podcast: International Education, Globally Speaking
Important organizations: Centre for International Policy Studies and Asia Society.

Language and Culture Learning Materials (English/Chinese)

For non-Chinese native speakers:

Amazing China-Perpetually White Mountains

Amazing China-Four Sisters Await for Adventurers

Amazing China-Lakes with Amazing Colours

For non-English native speakers:

50 Things that Prove Canada is a Unique Country

License

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Global EdD (taught doctorate) in Remote Pedagogy and Stewardship Copyright © by Kara Ghobhainn Smith; David D. Plain; Frank Rennie, Gareth Davies, UHI, Thu Le; Clinton Beckford, Loretta Sbrocca; and ShiJing Xu, Chenkai Chi, Yuhan Deng, University of Windsor, Canada is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.