International Academic Initiatives (IAI) is regularly exploring and identifying high-quality, free international resources and materials to support faculty in internationalizing their courses. IAI maintains a long list of free international resources in a spreadsheet, sorted by type of medium, content area and geographic location. It is a living document and IAI welcomes suggestions of resources from faculty to add to the growing list:
IAI List of Virtual Resources for Faculty to Internationalize A Course
The list is sorted by:
- Medium/Type of Resource
- Content Area
- Geographic Focus
You must be logged in to your montclair.edu account to access.
Special thanks to the Sprague Library for much content.
Office for Faculty Advancement has developed a one-page resource called International/Intercultural Curricular Resources for Montclair State Faculty. This document includes:
- Learning Objectives
- Sample Syllabi/Courses
- Sample Assignments/Activities
The drawers below provide a highlight of what we think are some of the best free “internationalization” resources for faculty and students.
World101 is an initiative of the Council on Foreign Relations. World 101 can be used in curricular and co-curricular activities as an internationalization and global learning strategy.
What is World101?
From Council on Foreign Relations:
World101 is a growing library of free multimedia resources that provide an immersive learning experience in a variety of settings: in classrooms, in corporate training rooms, and at home. Through its entertaining, interactive story-telling, World101 makes complex international relations and foreign policy issues accessible to learners both inside and outside formal academic settings.
If you are looking for ways to add a global perspective to your course or student development activity, World101 is a resource for you.
How is World101 content used?
You can use the content directly from the website or customize it for your needs.
World101 provides comprehensive teaching resources including essays, discussion questions, glossaries, and up-to-date reading lists.
The current content addresses two general categories:
- Global Era Issues – Understand the challenges that will define our lifetime.
- Regions of the World – Explore the trends and stories that shape the world’s six major regions.
Below is a sample list of virtual tours of museums, heritage sites and other important world locations. Some are self-guided, others have audio context.
Stonehenge, England
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stonehenge/history-and-stories/stonehenge360/
Frida Kahlo Museum, Mexico
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/museo-frida-kahlo
Museosphere, France
Offers 360-degree tours of the lushest rooms in 13 of Paris’s municipal museums
https://www.museosphere.paris.fr/
National Geographic Videos, Worldwide
Videos and curated playlists about science, exploration, and adventure by major scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, History & Culture Nature Environment Exploration ScienceFun Facts Travel & Adventure
International Cross-Cultural Experiential Learning Evaluation Toolkit
Resources to teach and assess intercultural learning (activity guide, faculty guide, questionnaire and RUBRIC)
http://www.crossculturetoolkit.org/
Crossing Borders Education Toolkits
Tools to Teach Intercultural Competence
https://crossingborders.education/resources/toolkits/
International Cross-Cultural Experiential Learning Evaluation
Toolkit Resources to teach and assess intercultural learning (activity guide, faculty guide, questionnaire and RUBRIC)
IDFA Free International Documentaries
Wide ranging database of documentary short films from around the world
https://www.idfa.nl/en/collection/free?page=1
Socrates Plato Aristotle – History of Philosophy without any gaps
A history of Western philosophy through a series of podcast lectures by Peter Adamson, Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King’s College, London.
http://www.historyofphilosophy.net/
National Geographic Videos
Videos and curated playlists about science, exploration, and adventure by major scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, History & Culture Nature Environment Exploration ScienceFun Facts Travel & Adventure
https://www.youtube.com/c/NatGeo/videos
National Film Board of Canada
Extensive database of Canadian films and documentaries, including some lesson plans (mostly secondary) Includes playlist of short films recommended for ESL and FSL classes.
Cultural Services – French Embassy
Cultural – concerts, museums, documentaries, TV shows and more
Naxos Music Library World Selected world music recordings
https://ezproxy.montclair.edu/login?url=https://montclairsu.nml3.naxosmusiclibrary.com/world/
Pinacoteca di Bera
Art museum tour and recorded lectures (in Italian) and concerts
Global Voices
An international, multilingual, primarily volunteer community of writers, translators, academics, and human rights activists. Together, we leverage the power of the internet to build understanding across borders.”
African Journals Online
The world’s largest and preeminent platform of African-published scholarly journals.
https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol
BBC News Country Profiles
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
For Complete Listings See:
Virtual International Resources for Faculty, with which can be viewed by type of resource, geographic focus and content area