1 Feng-Qi Lai Globalizing the Curriculum: Raising Awareness and Improving Practices Symposium – organized by Dr. Solange A. Lopes-Murphy Roundtable 3: Sharing Creative Practices as a Form of Transformative Education Feng-Qi Lai, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Media Technology Bayh College of Education (812)

2 Feng-Qi Lai Agenda TimeContent 11:30 – 11:35Self-introduction and overview of the roundtable discussion 11:35 – 11:40Get Your Attention! 11:40 – 11:50Define transformative education and globalizing curriculum 11:50 – 12:05Introducing an ID model to understand keys to the design of instructional strategies/creative activities for our target learnersID model 12:05 – 12:15 (Group Discussion)Group Discussion How to design creative activities for improving practices that address cross-culturalism How to implement instructional and learning strategies into global learning environment using various media 12:15 – 12:25Summary of the discussion 12:25 – 12:30Closing remarks

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9 Feng-Qi Lai Definition Define transformative education Define globalizing curriculum Why is this topic important?

10 Feng-Qi Lai Define: Transformative Education “I am suggesting the concept of transformation as an alternative to development or improvement, which I find to be concepts with a close link to modernity and its linearity. …, which has been directed at pedagogy and its imperialistic implications from different angles.” (Steinnes, 2009, p. 114)

11 Feng-Qi Lai Define: Globalizing Curriculum “A curriculum/program reform model … that will move multicultural teacher education beyond the common isolated-course approach. … long-term exposure that reinforces multicultural concepts and issues, and provides continuous development of intercultural-action skills throughout a teacher education program. …develop the kind of knowledge, dispositions, and skills required for effective and meaningful participation in the globalizing world.” (Ngai, 2004, p. 321)

12 Feng-Qi Lai Why important? What if we neglect global issues? Our students will not be ready to compete in the global economy without global awareness We foster negative stereotypes and misunderstandings among groups We run the risk of losing our place as the leader in health, education, and economics. Our standard of living may decline over time (Globalizing Curricula, A Project of OASIS)Globalizing CurriculaOASIS

Smith & Ragan’s Instructional Model Analysis Evaluation Strategy Learning context Learners Learning task Write test items Determine Organizational strategies Delivery strategies Management strategies Write & produce instruction Conduct formative evaluation Revise instruction

14 Feng-Qi Lai Discussion How to design creative activities for improving practices that address cross- culturalism How to implement instructional and learning strategies into global learning environment using various media

15 Feng-Qi Lai References Globalizing Curricula. high-school.ppt Ngai, P. B. (2004). A reinforcing curriculum and program reform proposal for 21st century teacher education: Vital first steps for advancing K-12 multicultural education. Equity and Excellence in Education, 37, Smith, P. L. & Ragan T. J. (2005). Instructional design (3 rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Steinnes, J. (2009). Transformative teaching: Restoring teacher, under erasure. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 41,

16 Feng-Qi Lai Thank You for Your Attention!!