Many faculty and staff members have a passion for or a responsibility for the intercultural learning (ICL) of students, regardless of whether ICL is in the job description. PICLCoP provides opportunities for practitioners to come together in order to increase their own learning and to share what they have been doing in the field.
As we are now operating in a virtual environment, there seems to be no reason to limit the PICLCoP to only those on the Purdue campus; after all, some Purdue employees are not physically on the Purdue campus either! We welcome practitioners from all over the world to join us for our meetings. Just let us know of your interest at cilmar@purdue.edu, and we'll be happy to let you know about upcoming meetings. You can also get information about PICLCoP by liking and following us at facebook.com/PurdueCILMAR.
Some past topics have included:
February 17, 2021, 10:45am - 12:00pm EST
Presenters: Dr. Megha Anwer, Dr. Nathan Swanson, and Dr. Anish Vanaik
Participants will be able to:
December 15, 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST
Special guest facilitator: Dr. Amy Chastain, Associate Professor of Instruction, English as a Second Language, The University of Iowa
Story Stitch was designed to help facilitate connections between immigrants and refugees and non-immigrants. It can be used for bridging other backgrounds as well, such as different age groups, genders, job classifications, religions, etc. It can be a valuable tool to build trust, create group cohesion, and develop interpersonal connections.
The premise of the activity is simple: split into groups of a maximum of eight; each member introduces themselves; then the group takes turns drawing story cards, answering the questions, and building on each other’s answers using stitch cards. As the game goes on, we learn more about the unique backgrounds of the group and become more connected!
November 17, 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST
Presenters: Daniel C. Jones, PhD; Katherine Yngve, MA
Participants will be able to:
October 27, 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
Presenters: Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair, Dr. Aletha Stahl
Participants will be able to:
October 6, 2020; 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
Presenters: Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair, Dr. Aletha Stahl
Participants will be able to:
A community of practice is all about learning from and mentoring one another. E-mail cilmar@purdue.edu to see how you can get involved.
Updated 3/21/2022