1. The Teaching International Students Project: Lessons learnt and where to from here Janette Ryan Director Teaching International Students Project Higher Education Academy

2. Run by the Higher Education Academy Funded through the Academy, UKCISA & PMI2 2 year project TIS Team: Janette Ryan, Jude Carroll, Fiona Hyland (ESCalate), Simon Steiner & Andrew McLaren(Engineering), Inna Pomerina (Economics), Caprice Lantz (Psychology), Richard Atfield (BMAF), Katherine Gent, Adam Child &Matt Watkins (HEA)

3. Why TIS: Changing contexts in higher education International students in UK 15% and rising (22.9%↑2010, UUK) plus increases in TNE, IS no longer a ‘minority group’ (a majority in many courses) Radical changes in student population yet relatively little change in teaching and learning practices

4. TIS Project aims ‘One stop shop’ – database of research and teaching resources with specialist resources Encourage understanding and ‘meta-sensitivity’ Multi-disciplinary approach (from pre-arrival to employability) – primary audience is lecturers

5. TIS activities Website & ‘International Students Lifecycle’ database Outreach activities and partnerships Collaborative events with Academy Subject Centres and universities Building a Community of Practice

17. http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/themes/internationalisation

21. UK National Student Survey Q22 Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course

23. Responses 15,500 website hits (880 per month) Critical Thinking, Independent Learning, Lecturing, Assessment and Feedback 770 subscribers to TIS newsletter More than 50 universities hosted event/provided resource Over 30 case stories from students and staff

24. What we’ve learnt Lecturers understand internationalisation but need guidance and support in translating it to practice Needs to be embedded within disciplines Move beyond ‘problems’ - focus on solutions – through sharing ideas, resources and expertise Multidisciplinary approach (less ‘siloed’) Connections with other agendas (inclusiveness, disability) A lot of interest and support - goodwill and generosity People are listening – convergence of discourses

25. Questions for the future Are we taking advantage of opportunities for the generation of new knowledge and skills or is the direction of travel (and learning) mainly ‘one-way’, especially TNE – are we exporting a Western model? In rapidly globalising contexts in higher education are our programmes still fit for purpose? Can we move beyond Western paradigms of knowledge and skills to create truly international universities and graduates?