Workshop: Global Education Seminar          

Course ID - CTD0920b

Short Title: Global Education  

* Approved CT&D Workshop for Faculty Professional Development hours.

Description:
The Global Education Seminar will provide MDC professors with collaborative opportunities for engaged scholarship, interdisciplinary practice, and inquiry centered on the themes of identity, culture, diversity, social justice, and ecological sustainability utilizing both local and global perspectives. The Seminar will provide an intense, three day program designed to explore critical international issues and initiate creative and practical solutions to address them by convening faculty from throughout the college to work collaboratively with colleagues and speakers.

In preparation for the seminar, participants will read a selection of materials on the topic of globalization and prepare a written reaction. During the event, they will engage in collaborative discussion activities that will require them to think critically ,examine problems from multiple perspectives, and debate seemingly opposing points of view. As a capstone activity, participants will present their conclusions about how to best advance student achievement of MDC Student Learning Outcome Number 5.

Objectives

As a result of successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

•  Define the term "global education"
•  List globalization themes and describe their implications for educators
•  Discuss how social justice, environmental sustainability and cultural diversity are interconnected, and provide an example of a
   learning activity that integrates these concepts
•  Identify a course learning objectives and explain it from a global perspective
•  Establish a network of likeminded, interdisciplinary MDC scholars who will support the work of the seminar beyond its
   conclusion

 

Dates	Reference #	Days	Time	Campus/Room	Instructor
05/05/11 thru 05/07/11	By Invitation	Thursday, Friday and Saturday	n/a	Key Largo	Various

Registration information
Course ID: CTD0920b 
Course Title: Global Education 
Reference # - see table 

How to Register

Registration for CT&D workshops are through the Student Information and Registration system.  The process for registering for a CTD workshop will be the same as registering for a regular class at MDC.  

New - Easier registration for workshops

You can access the Registration System and register for a CTD workshop using the same user name and password that use to login to your computer.    Example:   Richard Johnson  would be rjohnson     (You will NOT need to create a separate student myMDC account to register for a CTD workshop) 

Make a note of the Reference Number for the workshop then go to Registration Instructions

Once you have registered for a class, you can print your schedule.    Please make every effort to attend once you've registered as seats are limited.     However, If you need to drop, you can also do this through the Web Registration screen.     CTD classes will appear on your transcript as non-credit classes.

If you need special assistance to participate in this workshop due to a disability, please call CT&D at 7-2366 so that appropriate arrangements can be made.  College Training and Development complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act.