IU National Resource Centers Collaborate with Ivy Tech Community College on Global Employability
By Linda Mann
Ivy Tech Community College workshop explores internationalized curriculum
Ivy Tech Community College faculty met last summer at their Indianapolis Campus to discuss international best practices in education, the role of internationalized curriculum in engaging students and opportunities for virtual exchange/COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning). IUB National Resource Centers collaborated with Ivy Tech Community College to facilitate the workshop that was led by Heather Singmaster, (Digital Promise Director of CTE and GCEN, Global Cities Education Network), Emily Watson, (Ivy Tech Global Education Coordinator), Leighann Rechtin (Ivy Tech AVP Talent/Professional Development), Eli Konwest (Director, Center for the Study of Global Change), Teresa Crafton (Program Manager, IUB CIBER), and Linda Mann, (IU Global Employability Coordinator).
The partnership between Ivy Tech Community College, IUB and IUPUI furthers the commitment of each institution to support faculty with quality global education professional development opportunities that include classroom resources and context for internationalizing curriculum.
Global Workforce Skills Certificate at Ivy Tech Community College
This new academic certificate (21 cr.), housed in the Ivy Tech Community College School of Business, was developed through collaboration with IUB faculty and administrators. The Introduction course (Global Indiana 101) has been offered to Ivy Tech students each semester since 2021 Spring semester. Plans are under way to make it an online course and further its statewide availability to Indiana’s community college students. Student feedback has been favorable regarding the course content with modules for Indiana and global economy, global competence skills, decision making in a global environment and intercultural communication.