Take 5: March + April 2019
This issue's recommendations from international education colleagues include an a must-read international education reporter, TED Talks, a book to help international educators understand international students, a "helicopter view" of global topics, and a publication that gives needed context to the issues facing the field.
1. So Many Heroes by Alan Levy
“I don’t feel you can effectively recruit students unless you know a bit about who they are, their history, the food they eat, and so on. I found an autographed copy of this book in an apartment I rented for a year in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. While citizens of Czechoslovakia were hoping for autonomy in 1968, their hopes were dashed by soviet and Warsaw Pact troops. The book takes you through the political and cultural implications of that invasion, as well as daily struggles of the citizens of Czechoslovakia.”
—Christian DiGregorio, Hood College
2. TED Talks Education
“When seeking inspiration and new ideas about all things education, a great place to turn is TED Talks Education. The talks are typically about 7 minutes long, with some closer to twice that length. Topics cover so many innovative ideas about curriculum, student engagement, teaching styles, and more. It is the clever ideas from outside your day-to-day that often spark that epiphany about how you can make a difference in your area of expertise.”
—Ben Waxman, Intead
3. @KarinFischer
“Karin Fischer’s tweets balance between curating interesting articles in higher education and her own insights focusing on international trends. Plus, she has a new
