Join Victoria Surtees for Chat Internationalization (Chat-I) to discuss the topic: Cross-cultural group work. Create opportunities for peer learning and interactions among diverse learners. Bring your strategies, questions, and stories and we discuss ways to build equity into group projects.
This website from Queen’s University has some helpful and practical guidance for instructors: https://www.queensu.ca/ctl/resources/instructors/instructional-strategies/designing-group-work/assigning-groups-best-practices
Chat-I is an opportunity to hear what colleagues are doing in different disciplines and to think through wicked problems together.
This year, Chat-I topics are inspired by the Intercultural Facilitation Competencies developed by Dimitrov and Haque (2016).
- For each session, we will explore resources, discuss tensions, and share practical strategies for building our skills as facilitators in different areas.
- As always, come to one session or many, bring a friend, or stay on the mailing list to receive the materials from each session.
Thursday, February 12, 2026
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Online Via Zoom
To register, or for more information, please contact: TLCevents@ufv.ca
Upcoming dates & topics:
| Month | Topic | Skills we’ll build |
| February 12, 2026 | Cross-cultural group work | Create opportunities for peer learning and interactions among diverse learners |
| March 12, 2026 | Teaching for integrity | Articulate the meaning of academic integrity in one’s own discipline. |
| April 9, 2026 | Growing students’ networks | Mentor students during their transition to new cultures and disciplines |
| May 14, 2026 | Clear and kind feedback | Provide feedback across cultures in a variety of ways |
| June 11, 2026 | Teaching listening | Facilitate discussions among students with a variety of communication styles |
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Date(s): Thursday, February 12Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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