Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship

2020: Innovation as the New Global Education

Download the July 2020 Report Read the Spanish version By Nadia Mireles, EdD During the past 20 years, the world witnessed many important changes and transformations, from the globalization and information era, to the knowledge and digital era. By 2020, the world was in the midst of the fourth

Building a Data Strategy to Advocate for IE Programs

This e-Learning express introduces international educators to methodologies associated with the collection of quantitative data and highlights different data points used for quantitative analysis.

Intercultural Considerations in Developing Resilience for Your Students and Wider Community

Part two of our resiliency Collegial Conversations, this session focuses on how we can support our multicultural community’s resilience during a crisis. How does cultural diversity affect resilience and perceptions of resilience? What strategies and resources can we employ to support our community

Intercultural Considerations in Developing Our Own Resilience

How can we employ self-compassion, self-care, and resilience in the COVID-19 pandemic so that we can better care for others? As educators, we care for others often at the sacrifice of our own needs. This Collegial Conversation is designed to help our community of supporters articulate their needs

Assessment and Evaluation for International Educators

November 5 - 7, 2025 | 2:00 pm

Drive evidence-based success in your international education programs through this hands-on training in assessment strategies, including survey design, focus groups, and interview techniques that deliver actionable data for institutional decision-making. Find out more!

Teaching Interculturally in Virtual Environments

How do you facilitate intercultural communication and understanding in virtual environments? How can virtual learning opportunities develop intercultural competencies? This Collegial Conversation discussed strategies to enhance intercultural communication and explored ways to integrate intercultural

Developing Proficiency in Intercultural Communication

Developing Proficiency in Intercultural Communicationl [Click and drag to move] Intercultural communication has been identified as a cross-cutting competency within the field of international education. Developing intercultural skills is essential for those who support international students and

Culture and Identity

Cultural identity is a complex construct that influences how we see the world and how the world sees us.

Communicating Across Cultures

In the second installment of the NAFSA e-Learning Express Series, Developing Proficiency in Intercultural Communication, this 45-minute course allows participants to explore the norms of communication in various intercultural contexts. Considering the role their language plays in their work with

Intercultural Adjustment and Adaptation

The final installment of the NAFSA e-Learning Express Series, Developing Proficiency in Intercultural Communication, takes into account some of the most common models of cultural adjustment and strategies for intercultural sensitivity.