A Taste of the World: International Hors d’oeuvres and Networking

Come join us as we sample hors d’ oeuvres from around the world. Enjoy fellowship with your colleagues while learning from one another’s global and cultural perspectives.
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A Lobby

Roundtable on Facilitating Virtual Exchanges

Theresa Dyer-Kramer

The purpose of this roundtable is to discuss current initiatives and program development within the virtual exchange programs. If you are interested in learning what virtual exchanges are, how they work, and how to host your own exchange, please join the roundtable.
PD 1774
6:00 p.m. – 6:50 p.m.
Downtown Campus, CIE Reception Area
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Globalizing a Course 101

Luz Font, Cynthia Robinson

This workshop explores the fundamentals for globalizing a course. In this hands-on workshop, participants are encouraged to bring their syllabi and other course documents so that they can begin applying strategies for course globalization.
PD 1775
6:00 p.m. – 6:50 p.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Art Gallery

Roundtable on Globalizing Classes

Luz Font, Keeanga Akakatang, Izabela Majewska

During this roundtable, faculty from different disciplines discuss their experiences with globalizing a course, whether delivered on campus or online. The faculty will also engage the audience in a question-and-answer session that leads to practical tips for globalizing courses.
PD 1776
7:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.
Downtown Campus, CIE Reception Area

Travel to South Africa and Other Educational Cooperation Opportunities Around the World

Brenda Frinks, Felice Franklin

Representatives from Jacksonville Sister Cities Association (JSCA) and Sister Cities International (SCI) present initiatives and opportunities for travel abroad to the Sister Cities International Africa Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, in February 2023. They will also discuss the many opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to participate in global activities at the local level and abroad.
PD 1777
7:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Art Gallery

A Taste of the World: Inter-Continental Breakfast and Fellowship

Come join us for a light breakfast from around the world. Enjoy fellowship with your colleagues while learning from one another’s global and cultural perspectives.
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A – Art Gallery

Welcome, Introductions and Overview

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A – Art Gallery

Keynote Presentation

Yihung Mohs

Yihung Mohs is the Founder and Chief Executive Director of Global Education Destinations, which is a global nonprofit think tank serving students from more than thirty countries. Students participate in online forums, school-based clubs, and weekly debates based on the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. Yihung came to the U.S. as an international student from Taiwan. She completed her B.A. and M.A. at the University of Maryland and then earned an M.B.A. at Johns Hopkins University.  After hosting television shows in Taiwan, Yihung helped the Discovery Channel launch in China.  From there she developed a consulting service and ultimately created the Global Programs at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Maryland, managing its many international endeavors. Yihung believes that global education unites us as a human race.

Yihung’s life purpose is to help people build understanding and friendships across racial and cultural borders as equal global citizens. During her keynote address, Yihung will discuss global opportunities for connecting students as they transition from high school into college. She will share stories and experiences that develop the importance of global travel and how we can work together to create solutions to solve problems that impact us all. As Yihung notes, the world is getting smaller because of modern technology, but people are also growing further apart now that it is easier to see and experience conflicts. World peace and personal happiness are only possible if we can help create prosperity for all, no matter where we are from and what we may look like.
PD 1778
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A – Art Gallery
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Thailand. A Sabbatical in the Land of Smiles during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dirk Wendtorf, Mark Sablow

In this session, Dr. Dirk Wendtorf and Professor Mark Sablow will share their experiences in Thailand during their 2021-2022 sabbaticals. In addition to giving a brief outline of their research activities, they will focus on the cross-cultural aspects of their stay. They will address similarities in communication styles and cultural values between the U.S. (or Western Society) and Thailand. They will elaborate on how certain religious, social, and political factors, for example, Buddhism and other beliefs or the monarchy, have influenced Thai society. An essential underlying aspect of their presentation will be Thailand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and what this experience meant for their daily lives and work. Their presentation will also share many photographic images Professor Sablow took during the sabbatical and intertwine them with the various topics they present.
PD 1779
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Room A2053
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Learning is Walking: Exploring a Global Ethic of Learning

Debidatta Mahapatra

In this session, Dr. Mahapatra will explore the way in which an emphasis on the intersectionality of theory and practice transcends cultural divisions. It becomes further significant when the goal is to build a peaceful and resilient community. Greek philosopher Aristotle was a peripatetic professor as he walked with his students while teaching. The walk implied that learning must have a moving or practical component. One could come across such emphasis on intersectionality in other cultural traditions. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Visva-Bharati offered education in Gurukul style, facilitated in a forest setting. Apparently, in the modern era, this intersectionality has seldom been emphasized or has been emphasized at a mechanical level– implying a professor’s job is to impart education in the classroom. However, intersectionality demands that a professor is not the one who parrots information to students but rather, as Aristotle and Tagore demonstrated, who walks their teaching and creates conditions to bring out the best in their students.
PD 1779
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Room A2064
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The World is Your Playground

Keeanga Akakatang

In this session, Ms. Akakatang will share her experiences in international travel with her daughters, ages 12 and 11. Viewing the world as a global playground among diverse languages and lands. She will also reflect on the Nigerian culture into which she married, especially in terms of the food, language, and customs.
PD 1781
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Room A2065
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Globalizing/Internationalizing ECO2013 at the Course Level

Tina Dajci

This session will explore the details and information surrounding globalizing ECO2013.
PD 1782
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Room A2054
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Transformational Learning Through International Education

FSCJ Students; Moderator: Cynthia Robinson

What are FSCJ students saying about their global learning experiences? Please join us for a panel discussion in which several students reflect on their experiences in the Global Scholars Distinction, Virtual Exchange, Friendship Across Cultures, and various other global experiences and programs.
PD 1783
11:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Art Gallery
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Special Awards Presentation

Presentation of Celebration of Cultures Photo Contest Winner
Recognition of Virtual Exchange Faculty
Recognition of Globalized Course Faculty
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Lunch on Your Own

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

Exploring Global Competence and Its Importance to International Education: The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How

Izabela Majewska

In this session, participants will engage in an in-depth look at the skill set of global competence. While important entities like the national government, state governments, teachers, parents, and industry leaders all agree on the need to teach global competence as a skill set, there is a lack of a uniform understanding of the term. Furthermore, at this time, there are no nationwide or statewide initiatives to guide institutions regarding a skill-set program or course assessment effort. There is also not a measurable way of knowing that instructors in public colleges and universities are contributing to students’ growth in global competence. Thus, this presentation will focus on defining global competence, discussing its importance, addressing how college instructors can make teaching it a course goal, and providing practical teaching and learning tools that foster global competence acquisition in students.
PD 1784
1:25 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, A2053
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My Experience Studying in Ukraine and in the United States: What is Similar and What is Different?

Oksana Spears

In this session, Oksana Spears shares that she attended Russian school #248 and Kyivskiy Energeticheskiy Technicum in Kyiv, Ukraine. In the United States, she attended FSCJ and UNF. She will reflect on her experiences when studying overseas and locally. Ms. Spears will also engage the audience in a question-and-answer session about her experiences. Through this cultural exchange, Ms. Spears hopes to foster a better understanding of educational similarities and differences between the two countries.
PD 1785
1:25 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Room A2064
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World Affairs Council: A Great Decision

This session will share information on the World Affairs Council/ Great Decisions Program Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching the documentary film series and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. Faculty member from FSCJ, UNF and JU all work with high school teams and invite college students to participate in lectures and activities. This session will share the information on the World Affairs/ Great Decisions program, share experiences of members and students, discuss how faculty can get involved and get their students involved in World Affairs/Great Decisions discussion groups and events.
PD 1786
1:25 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Room A2065
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TESOL techniques applied to other subjects

Daria Poliakova

In this fun interactive session, we will discuss how well-researched techniques of teaching English to speakers of other languages can be applied to other subjects like math and science.
PD 1787
1:25 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Downtown Campus, Bldg. A, Room A2054
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