The Cross-Cultural Academic Advancement Center is accepting applications for the 2014 Open Teaching Concept: Teaching Diversity Across the Curriculum Program. The 2014 theme is Bridging the Communication Gap: Globalization, Privilege, Poverty & Sustainability Globalism as a way of thinking about the interconnectedness, the commonalities, and the shared interests of a larger community signals a paradigmatic shift from the the way that many of us grew up thinking about community. This view of globalism as a polity with the welfare of the many as its central assumption contrasts sharply with that of a globalized community - one that has been overtaken or colonized by political and/or economic forces. Globalism speaks to nuances of internationalism, of a collective, whereas globalization can trigger connotations of oppression and imperialism. What can be lost in all of the mediated information is the importance of human dignity around the globe. How do we understand the perspective of the privileged, of the mainstream? How do we, in the midst of all of this knowledge, also acknowledge human talent, experience, plight? How do we incorporate into discussions of poverty, privilege, and sustainability the innovations of technology, policy, development, resources, utilization, and environmental degradation? Such distinctions in the meanings of these terms help to illustrate the powerful subtleties of the OTC initiative for 2014. Applications are available by e-mailing [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until July 15, 2014. For more information contact the Cross-Cultural Academic Advancement Center at [email protected] or 742-8681.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:18:33 +0000
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