Global Pedagogy Symposium Opportunity

If you are interested in Global Pedagogy, the Global Studies Program at SCSU is hosting a Symposium this weekend.  The press release is below.  If you do not want to attend the entire symposium, you can attend the keynote session on Saturday morning for free.

Shawn Smallman, International Studies and Latin American Studies, Portland State University

Challenges and opportunities in Global Education                       

9:00 am—10:15 am Atwood Theatre, SCSU Campus

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Global Pedagogy Symposium

Register by Feb. 25 to participate in the Global Pedagogy Symposium, an opportunity for faculty and other professionals to present, learn and discuss what works in global education.

The symposium meets 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Welcome Center and March 1 in Atwood Memorial Center. It will focus on:

            Emerging technologies in global learning

            Engaging international students

            The world as a classroom

Keynote speaker is Shawn Smallman, a professor at Portland State University, Portland, Ore. Smallman co-authored the textbook “An Introduction to International and Global Studies,” which was published in 2011 by the University of North Carolina Press in Chapel Hill. 

Smallman has completed a book manuscript on indigenous women and spirit-beliefs in northern Canada. He works on global health and security, particularly where these topics overlap with indigenous issues in the Americas.

Registration is required and covers meals, coffee breaks and some materials. Registration is $40 for one day, $60 for both. Deadline to present a talk or a poster is Feb. 1. Register online at www.stcloudstate.edu/globalstudies.

The symposium is hosted by the Global Studies Program.

Support for Global Pedagogy Symposium 2014 is provided by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and a St. Cloud State Action Grant.