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\u00a0 is a living document and IAI welcomes suggestions of resources from faculty to add to the growing\u00a0 list:<\/p>\n
IAI List of Virtual Resources for Faculty to Internationalize A Course<\/a><\/p>\n The list is sorted by:<\/p>\n You must be logged in to your montclair.edu account to access.<\/p>\n Office for Faculty Advancement<\/a> has developed a one-page resource called International\/Intercultural Curricular Resources for Montclair State Faculty<\/a>. This document includes:<\/p>\n The drawers below provide a highlight of what we think are some of the best free <\/strong>\u201cinternationalization\u201d resources for faculty and students.<\/p>\n World101<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n From Council on Foreign Relations:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n If you are looking for ways to add a global perspective to your course or student development activity, World101 is a resource for you.<\/p>\n You can use the content directly from the website or customize it for your needs.<\/p>\n World101 provides comprehensive teaching resources including essays, discussion questions, glossaries, and up-to-date reading lists.<\/p>\n See teaching resources here<\/a><\/p>\n Below is\u00a0 a sample list of virtual tours of museums, heritage sites and other important world locations. Some are self-guided, others have audio context.<\/p>\n Stonehenge<\/strong>, England<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/visit\/places\/stonehenge\/history-and-stories\/stonehenge360\/<\/a><\/p>\n Frida Kahlo Museum<\/strong>, Mexico<\/p>\n https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/partner\/museo-frida-kahlo<\/a><\/p>\n Museosphere<\/strong>, France<\/p>\n Offers 360-degree tours of the lushest rooms in 13 of Paris\u2019s municipal museums\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.museosphere.paris.fr\/<\/a><\/p>\n National Geographic Videos<\/strong>, Worldwide<\/p>\n Videos and curated playlists about science, exploration, and adventure by major scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers,\u00a0 History & Culture Nature Environment Exploration ScienceFun Facts Travel & Adventure<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NatGeo\/videos<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> International Cross-Cultural Experiential Learning Evaluation Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n Resources\u00a0 to teach and assess intercultural learning (activity guide, faculty guide, questionnaire and RUBRIC)<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.crossculturetoolkit.org\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n Crossing Borders Education Toolkits<\/strong><\/p>\n Tools to Teach Intercultural Competence<\/p>\n https:\/\/crossingborders.education\/resources\/toolkits\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n International Cross-Cultural Experiential Learning Evaluation<\/strong><\/p>\n Toolkit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Resources to teach and assess intercultural learning (activity guide, faculty guide, questionnaire and RUBRIC)<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.crossculturetoolkit.org\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> IDFA Free International Documentaries<\/strong><\/p>\n Wide ranging database of documentary short films from around the world<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.idfa.nl\/en\/collection\/free?page=1<\/a><\/p>\n Socrates Plato Aristotle – History of Philosophy without any gaps<\/strong><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.historyofphilosophy.net\/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n National Geographic Videos<\/strong><\/p>\n Videos and curated playlists about science, exploration, and adventure by major scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers,\u00a0 History & Culture Nature Environment Exploration ScienceFun Facts Travel & Adventure<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NatGeo\/videos<\/a><\/p>\n National Film Board of Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n Extensive database of Canadian films and documentaries, including some lesson plans (mostly secondary) Includes playlist of short films recommended for ESL and FSL classes.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/films\/ \u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> Cultural Services – French Embassy<\/strong><\/p>\n Cultural – concerts, museums, documentaries, TV shows and more<\/p>\n http:\/\/frenchculture.org\/books-and-ideas\/11279-immerse-yourself-french-culture?fbclid=IwAR0b6iz7ko0Cv1uVlxrLv_OZRL3-PuQL1RfvQGsy-E5OVRvykz7VmTbTLn0<\/a><\/p>\n Naxos Music Library World\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Selected world music recordings<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/ezproxy.montclair.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/montclairsu.nml3.naxosmusiclibrary.com\/world\/<\/a><\/p>\n Pinacoteca di Bera<\/strong><\/p>\n Art museum tour and recorded lectures (in Italian) and concerts<\/p>\n https:\/\/pinacotecabrera.org\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> Global Voices<\/strong><\/p>\n 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.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/globalvoices.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n African Journals Online<\/strong><\/p>\n The world’s largest and preeminent platform of African-published scholarly journals.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.ajol.info\/index.php\/ajol<\/a><\/p>\n BBC News Country Profiles<\/strong><\/p>\n Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.<\/p>\n http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/country_profiles\/default.stm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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