• Lulamile Moolman - Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, International & Intergovernmental Relations
• Amy Gilbert - Author of Becoming Korean
• Yihung Mohs - Former CIE Conference keynote presenter and CEO of Global Education Destinations
• Felice Franklin - Jacksonville Sister Cities Association
• FSCJ - Faculty and Staff

International Programs through Sister Cities Program

Felice Franklin

Felice will provide an overview of Jacksonville Sister Cities Association, Inc. (JSCA) and Sister Cities International (SCI) to the FSCJ community and how involvement in these organizations help develop Peace through People. JSCA works with the community to create and sustain international relationship in education, culture, and community relations. Through international learning, study abroad, and travel and exchange programs we can break down barriers.
PD 2032
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
In-person
Room T-241A
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The World is Your Playground

Keeanga Akakatang

Keeanga will discuss her travel experience to various parts of the United States and aboard and how she uses that experience for hands-on education. She will share ways to plan small or large trips from finding airline tickets, hotel and transportation. She will also review various opportunities people use to make travel happen for them and their families. We will discover activities participants enjoy when traveling.
PD 1781
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
In-Person
Room T-203
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UNC World View Information Session

Dr. Hazael Andrew

UNC World View equips K-12 and community college educators with global knowledge, best practices, and resources to prepare students to engage in our interconnected and diverse world. This session will provide information about UNC World View programs and initiatives and will share how faculty members can get involved with UNC World View. Instructors interested in globalizing their courses will receive resources available to them from UNC World View.
PD 2030
1:30 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Hybrid (In-person and also available to an online audience)
Room T-140
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Webex Link for Non-FSCJ Employees

Diplomacy Lab: Bringing Real-World Projects from the U.S. State Department into the Classroom

Dr. Lourdes Norman-McKay

The U.S. State Department established the Diplomacy Lab program in 2003 to engage college students and faculty in “course-sourced" projects that address foreign policy challenges. The program underscores the Department’s commitment to engage the American people in the work of the State Department, and the need to broaden the Department’s research base in response to a proliferation of complex global challenges. To learn more about how you and your students can engage in real-world projects that support American diplomacy and outreach, join FSCJ Professor and Policy Consultant to the State Department, Dr. Lourdes Norman-McKay, in this information session.
PD 1932
2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
In-Person
Room T-241A
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Education and Community Peacebuilding: A Pedagogical Framework

Dr. Debidatta Mahaptra

In this session, I attempt to develop a pedagogical framework that explores the symbiotic relationship between education and peacebuilding. In this process, I will elaborate and examine various dimensions of peace pedagogy and make a case how in this globalized world, characterized by cooperation and conflict, peace should not merely be a subject of academic discourse but be an embedded community practice. This is possible only when peace and education are not placed in separate silos and peace as an empowering tool is embedded in teaching methods and practice. The goal of education is not only preparing students for suitable jobs in the market but also to empower them to be active and peaceful members of the community. Drawing from the teachings of M. K. Gandhi and other peace educators from cross-cultural traditions, the session aims at stretching our academic imagination, and, on an optimistic scale, providing tools to transform classrooms as incubators of peace.
PD 2034
2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
In-Person
Room T-203
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Ireland Immersion with a Study Abroad Program

Audree Antee and Dr. Samantha Ertenberg

In September, Professors Ertenberg and Antee participated in Institute Study Abroad Ireland’s Faculty Professional Development. The experience was geared to show faculty ways they could tailor a class study abroad experience in Ireland to various disciplines for community college students. In this session, participants will gain valuable insights into a study abroad institute’s offerings and hear Dr. Antee and Dr. Ertenberg’s perspectives on the experience and recommendations on what to look for if you are faculty exploring future opportunities to travel abroad with students.
PD 2033
2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Hybrid (In-person and also available to an online audience)
Room T-140
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Webex Link for Non-FSCJ Employees

Becoming Korean

Amy Gilbert

Becoming Korean is the true story of one woman’s journey, and sometimes struggle, to embrace the nation and heritage of the country that gave her up for adoption. After being adopted as a child, she found family at the age of 49, and developed relationships with them. In her memoir, Amy describes how she is rediscovering the culture, language and family that were lost and forgotten. She shares her joys and losses of being adopted, living in America and Becoming Korean.
PD 1998
3:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
In-Person
Room T-241A
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Creating Global Citizens through Academic Service-Learning

Dr. Monica Parker

Academic Service-Learning is the intersection of course content, meaningful service, and critical reflection. It involves the student, instructor, and community partner. When the community partner is a scientist leading an international project, it affords the student an opportunity to become a global citizen scientist. This session will discuss lessons learned from encouraging students to partner with real scientists to tackle global issues. Many of the research projects involve seemingly insurmountable ecological problems. Using the Zooniverse platform, which houses a variety of research projects, students were given an opportunity to help scientists with data analysis. Workshop participants will have the same opportunity to become a citizen scientist and hopefully find ways to incorporate this activity into their classes and/or everyday life.
PD 1997
3:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
In-Person
Room T-203
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Geo-Political Realities, Unjust Societies, Root Causes, and Potential Harm: The Role of Governments and Economic Theories in Promoting Conflict and Poverty of Rich Countries

Lulamile Moolman

The session will look at the geo-political realities, unjust societies, the root causes, and the potential harm. It will interrogate the role of governments and economic theories in promoting conflict and poverty of rich countries. We will look at enablers of this unjust global political reality and the influence of MEDIA in enforcing an incorrect narrative. This session is an educational one that seeks to trigger critical thinking and instill a desire to a peaceful and unified existence of all people. At this platform we must be able to evaluate our own selves and the role honestly and critically we play in the bigger distortion of facts. Institutions of learning and centers for international relations must be encouraged to celebrate and promote the identity, culture, heritage, and uniqueness of all nations, thus, deliberately recognizing and advancing indigenous knowledge and alternative sciences.
PD 1996
3:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Hybrid (In-person and also available to an online audience)
Room T-140
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Webex Link for Non-FSCJ Employees

Globalizing Courses

Luz Font

Globalizing our courses is an excellent way we can help our students develop a global mindset. Most courses can be globalized by intentionally creating or adapting some of the activities or assignments already in use, and by encouraging classroom and learning experiences that promote at least one of the following goals: international awareness, appreciation of cultural diversity, language/communication awareness, or cultural engagement. In this session, you will learn the steps to take to globalize a course and will have the opportunity to brainstorm some ideas with your colleagues.
PD 2003
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
In-Person
Room T-203
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Shifting Perspectives through Global Art and Innovation

Amy Baskin

Introducing students to international artists and pioneering artwork can shift their perspectives without boarding a plane. Through immersive videos and photography, students journey across cultures, experiencing masterpieces that are not only captivating but challenge preconceptions. From Barcelona to Seoul, Kumamoto to Brussels, Northern Italy to New Orleans, imaginative achievements astound the viewer and reshape our perceptions of humanity. Excellence in creative innovation transforms notions of what is possible. Responding with disbelief, awe and bold appreciation for artistic vision, students report their desire to explore new cultural and creative terrains. In their amazement, students are transformed; they see the awe in human capacity, that we are through imagination, to quote the bard, “infinite in faculty, In form and moving how express and admirable.” These encounters expand horizons, disrupt biases, and heighten curiosity about global cultures.
PD 2004
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
In-Person
Room T-112
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Women of the World

Dr. Cynthia S. Robinson

This session chronicles the travels of Dr. Robinson throughout the Middle East and Asia in the areas of Yemen, Jordan, Vietnam, Thailand and China. Through sharing stories, participants can gain a unique viewpoint on the lives and perspectives of women in these regions. Furthermore, we learn that by understanding our differences and being open to learn about others we can create bridges by which all people can cross.
PD 1993
9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Hybrid (In-person and also available to an online audience)
Room T-140
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Webex Link for Non-FSCJ Employees

UNESCO Intercultural Competency, Keynote Presentation

Dr. Hazael Andrew

Dr. Hazael Andrew, Associate Director of UNC World View, will lead a training experience to build intercultural competencies based on the Manual for Developing Intercultural Competencies: Story Circles, published by UNESCO and Routledge. The Story Circles methodology promotes intercultural competence development in building more inclusive societies and can be used in and out of classrooms. It has been piloted around the world through the United Nations and is now available in 5 languages as open-access for all. Participants will learn more about this intercultural tool and experience Story Circles through a highly interactive virtual session.
PD 2000
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hybrid (In-person and also available to an online audience)
Room T-140
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Webex Link for Non-FSCJ Employees

Exploring the Cultural Awareness through Study Abroad USA Options and Services

Dr. Jametoria Burton

As a snapshot, this session delves into the exciting world of discovering amazing adventures in traveling through the American landscape. Whether exploring main streets of large cities, the back streets of small towns or tourist streets of US territories, attendees are invited to engage in viewing these travel treasures through historical and cultural lenses. Related service options will be referenced to fortify these experiences in new and fresh ways for research, recreation, teaching and learning.
PD 1994
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
In-Person
Room T-112
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Global Learning Experiences with 360 GLE™

Philip Gouliaris and Shannon Dew

360 GLE™ is an interactive platform featuring immersive international education learning content and experiences from all over the world. The ever-growing library of embedded content can be used by faculty to supplement and enhance courses, and is a great tool to build globally competent and competitive students, expanding their career opportunities and perspectives. Join us for a walkthrough of the platform by 360 GLE™ experts and learn about the FSCJ library LibGuide that includes additional information and training resources available to you.
PD 1992
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Hybrid (In-person and also available to an online audience)
Room T-140
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Webex Link for Non-FSCJ Employees

Travel the World with Virtual Exchanges

Dr. Theresa Dyer-Kramer

During this session, participants will learn about virtual exchanges and the benefit of students, planning virtual exchanges, steps for creating virtual exchanges, and FSCJ’s framework for communicating with students, housing asynchronous activities and conducting the virtual exchange live sessions. Multiple professional development sessions have been created for faculty toward acquiring a Virtual Exchange badge.
PD 1571
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
In-Person
Room T-112
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Ukrainian Refugees in Northeast Florida

Oksana Spears

As an independent language interpreting contractor, I have been working with Ukrainian refugees in Northeast Florida on the list of different projects (mainly medical and social). These projects include people of different age groups, family sizes, with different medical and financial situations. I would like to share some of their experiences which they have shared with me and what I have observed working with them. I am planning to discuss what these people have experienced during the conflict living in Ukraine, different ways on how they crossed the borders, where they have traveled and their day-to-day life in Florida. As we know, each family and each individual are going through different life settings and has a different adaptation stage. I will take a generalized approach to pass the message on to the listeners.
PD 1995
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Hybrid (In-person and also available to an online audience)
Room T-140
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Webex Link for Non-FSCJ Employees

World Affairs Council a Great Decision

Dr. Andreia Thaxton

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 members 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 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. Multiple opportunities for academic service-learning across disciplines will also be highlighted for student civic engagement, teamwork, leadership and professional networking.
PD 1786
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
In-Person
Room T-203
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Keynote Presentation Study Abroad, Faculty-Led Study Abroad, and More

Dr. Cynthia S. Robinson and Aaron Hanlin

The Center for International Education and the Honors Program have teamed up to help re-launch Study Abroad programs at FSCJ. The panel will discuss current initiatives and opportunities while providing future ideas and plans. This session gives FSCJ faculty, staff, and students an open mic to converse on Study Abroad projects, student involvement, and Faculty-Lead Study Abroad opportunities.
PD 2001
4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Hybrid (In-person and also available to an online audience)
Room T-140
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