TLS KC Proposals for 2021 Annual Conference

Following is a copy and paste of a message I received from NAFSA asking me to help promote the submission of TLS KC Proposals for the 2021 NAFSA Annual Conference in Orlando:

The TLS KC has set up a system to match potential co-presenters this year for the 2021 Annual Conference. If you are still looking for a co-presenter, please take a moment to fill out this quick Presenter Matching Form. We will connect you with potential co-presenters so that you can collaborate in developing and submitting session proposals for the conference.

 

If you know of others who are still looking, please encourage them to fill out this form as well!

 

The proposal deadline is next week: Aug. 26, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.

 

Here are the TLS Content Focus Areas (CFAs) + sub-topics:

CFA: Teaching and Learning in International Education 

(see TLS CFP for full details)

• Adaptation of intercultural learning to online and virtual formats 
• Faculty development programs to support new modes of internationalization 
• The application of Design Thinking – an attempt to redefine problems by finding alternative ways of addressing them -- to international education 
• Film, digital storytelling and international education 
• Virtual, AI, and 3DG/4D virtual environments in teaching and learning 
• Interdisciplinary collaborations between the humanities, social sciences, STEM, and professional fields 
• Social media and teaching, learning, and scholarship

CFA: Global Issues & Trends

• Teaching, learning, and scholarship that relate to sustainability, climate change, biology/epidemiology, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and other key global challenges of the 21st century 
• The ethical and moral challenges around global teaching, learning, and scholarship 
• Research and assessment on impacts to local/host communities and partners; research and assessment on virtual programming and exchange; reviews of key research and data in the field 
• New approaches to partnership development 
• Global learning collaborations across offices, partners, and consortia 

CFA: Diversity & Inclusion

• Critical and post-colonial approaches to teaching and learning 
• New approaches to topics such as intercultural competence or global learning 
• Issues of identity, belonging, and difference 
• Regional or area studies, especially on Latin American and Caribbean approaches to knowledge 
• Diversity and inclusion in international education research

CFA: Professional Development

• Research agendas, gaps, challenges, and opportunities in the field 
• Leadership and professional development strategies for scholar-practitioners 
• Research and data “laboratories” and master classes to encourage innovation, collaboration, and creative design • Publication tips and strategies 

CFA: Comprehensive Internationalization

• How teaching, learning, and scholarship in the field can be infused into institutional strategy (e.g. through accreditation plans, assessments, institutional research and decision making, pedagogy and curriculum) 
• The use of research/data in policy or strategy formation, or in university management 
• Best practices in curriculum internationalization and global learning 
• Innovations in internationalization at home programming and policies 

(Note: we are especially in need of submissions focused on the last three CFAs from the TLS perspective: Diversity & Inclusion, Professional Development, and Comprehensive Internationalization)

 

I know that many of our colleagues aren’t yet certain about their capacity to attend in person in 2021, but we encourage them to submit a proposal anyway! There is a lot that can happen over the next 9 months! (Also, it is possible to retract a proposal, but it is not possible to add a proposal after the deadline.)

Two NAFSA TLS Opportunities

o   International Leadership Opportunity

Join the new Emerging Scholar-Practitioner Working Group (deadline Jan. 15, 2020)

TLS is developing a new working group devoted to enhancing support and resources for emerging scholar-practitioners! The Emerging Scholar - Practitioner Working Group will develop and implement a strategy to update the current resources and supports available to emerging scholar-practitioners at www.nafsa.org/GradStudents, as well as other opportunities to better support and engage graduate students at all levels! Graduate students, faculty, staff, practitioners, and anyone else interested are invited to apply here.

è Apply to join: Application Form (deadline Jan. 15)

o   Innovative Research Award Opportunity

Submit applications/nominations for the TLS Innovative Research in International Education Award (deadline Feb. 1, 2020)

This TLS award celebrates new and innovative research with potential or demonstrated impact in the field of international education. Submit an article or chapter of an edited book for consideration for the 2020 award!

è Apply for the award: Application Form (deadline Feb. 1)

è Nominate a colleague: Nomination Form (deadline Feb. 1)

Graduate Student Research at 2014 NAFSA National Conference in San Diego

Are you a graduate student in international education interested in presenting your research? If yes, I was wondering if you would be interested in presenting your research at 2014 NAFSA national conference in San Diego. The name of the session will be “Graduate Student Research” where students will present their research and then the audience will be giving feedback. Presentation will be 5-7 minutes long. We will have a Skype talk to discuss the details of this panel before submitting the proposal. This can be a wonderful opportunity to present at national conference and receive feedback from professionals in the field.

If you know other people who would be interested, send me their names and contact information.

The deadline for NAFSA 2014 conference is August 1st. Please contact me as soon as possible if you are interested.

Hope to hear from you!

Yuliya

Yuliya Kartoshkina, PhD Student at University of North Dakota
2014 NAFSA Annual Conference Committee Member for TLS
E-mail: yuliya.kartoshkina@email.und.edu

"Sustainable Global Commitments in International Education" the latest issue of The Review of Global Studies Literature now available

The Review of Global Studies Literature, initiated in 2010, is a review of recent books and professional publications relevant to the multiple sets of interests in international education. The publication is a project of NAFSA’s Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS) Knowledge Community. It is a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students and practitioners in all areas of international education. The latest issue published this month, with the theme "Sustainable Global Commitments in International Education," is available via the NAFSA TLS Research/Scholarship network resource library here.

The editors are now looking for reviewers for the next issue. A Call for Reviewers is available at the main page here. (look for the downloadable PDF on the right hand side). The deadline for submissions will be July 30, 2012.

Many, many thanks to Emily Gorlewski, Rebecca Hovey, Bryan McAllister-Grande for all of their hard work as co-editors on The Review of Global Studies Literature!

Photo credit:  Lin Pernille Photography

Call for nominations: 2013 Award for Innovative Research & Scholarship in Internationalization

I'm posting the following to IHEC Blog at the request of the NAFSA TLS KC team.

The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS) Knowledge Community of NAFSA is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2012 Award for Innovative Research & Scholarship in Internationalization, and Call for Nominations for the 2013 selection process.

This annual award honors those who have made substantial contributions to theory and practice that can be applied across the field of international education. The award specifically honors "path-breaking" research and scholarship, from veterans and early to mid-career researchers alike, that has changed how we as international educators advance our work. The 2012 Award for Innovative Research & Scholarship in Internationalization goes to Bruce La Brack for providing a deep understanding of how culture concepts across multiple disciplines, including anthropology and intercultural communications, are actually learned and interpreted by students, and how micro level interventions, including re-entry programs, can be used to improve student learning. His work highlights the complexities of how internationalization changes individuals and how theory can be applied to practice. Congratulations to La Brack on this award and his many contributions to the international education field! A call for nominations and criteria for the 2013 selection cycle have been posted at www.nafsa.org/TLSaward. Nominations should be done by a peer or can be self-nominations, and must be accompanied by copies of works/publications to be reviewed. Nomination materials and questions should be addressed to tlsaward@nafsa.org. Nominations will be accepted until July 29, 2012.

We hope you will consider nominating a colleague, or nominating yourself, and participating in this new effort to recognize innovative research.

Sincerely,

The TLS Leadership Team

Nominations needed for the Award for Innovative Research & Scholarship in Internationalization (a NAFSA TLS endeavor)

Nominations are still needed for the NAFSA TLS Award for Innovative Research and Scholarship in Internationalization! 

The nomination process is not too cumbersome -- it's easier than it looks. You just need to send a short statement to tlsaward@nafsa.org with an explanation of who you are nominating and why (make sure to emphasize theory to practice connections), as well as links or citations to relevant work. A one-page statement or even a long paragraph would be fine, as long as you state the case well. Full details can be found at here and the criteria is available here.

Call for Reviewers for Review of Global Studies Literature, No. 3

The "Review of Global Studies Literature" is an online collection of book reviews and insights written by international educators, discussing both theory and practice. The second installment went live this past December with contributions from the following individuals: Eduardo Contreras, Emily Gorlewski, Jerrod Hansen, Joe Hoff, Kevin Kehl, Gavin Sanderson, Tony Amante Schepers, Carolyn Sorkin, Kimberly Turner, Rebecca Vincent, and Virginia Wickline. 

The editors of this project, Bryan McAllister-Grande and Rebecca Hovey (with support of the NAFSA TLS Research & Scholarship Subcommittee), are now planning for their third installment, targeted for January/February 2012. This installment will be thematic: the theme is "Sustainable Global Commitments in International Education."  For this theme, we are especially seeking creative, longer review articles that analyze a particular issue, drawing upon several different recent books and the reviewer's professional expertise.  This theme is meant to build off of the attention that "sustainability" is receiving at several different levels (including the upcoming NAFSA conference), and different intellectual and practical aspects of sustainability's relationship to international education.

The web site is at www.nafsa.org/gslreview where you can download the "Call for Reviewers" and read prior installments.

Photo credit: Maguis & David

~The Award for Innovative Research & Scholarship in Internationalization~ a NAFSA TLS endeavor

The Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS) Knowledge Community of NAFSA is excited to announce the formal creation of its first award, and a call for nominations for the 2012 recipient:

~The Award for Innovative Research & Scholarship in Internationalization~

This annual award will honor those who have made substantial contributions to theoretical and practical questions that can be applied across the field of international education. We are specifically looking for "path-breaking" research & scholarship, from veterans and early to mid-career researchers alike, that has changed how we as international educators advance our work.

The inaugural award was given in 2010 to Josef Mestenhauser, former president of NAFSA and research pioneer. Professor Mestenhauser has also agreed to be a member of the first selection committee that will be reviewing nominations this summer. A group of experienced international educators and researchers will round out the committee, to be chaired by Dr. Rosalind Raby.

We are hoping to give the next award to an individual in early 2012.  A call for nominations and criteria have been posted at www.nafsa.org/TLSaward. Nominations should be done by a peer or can be self-nominations, and must be accompanied by copies of works/publications to be reviewed. Nomination materials and questions should be addressed to tlsaward@nafsa.org

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN AND WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL JULY 15, 2011. THE RECIPIENT WILL BE SELECTED BY NOVEMBER 30, 2011.

We hope you will consider nominating a colleague or nominating yourself, and participating in this new effort to recognize innovative research within NAFSA and our field.

We should also thank the TLS working group that put together the criteria and process for the award, and who will continue to serve on the selection committee along with Dr. Mestenhauser.

Louis Berends, Research & Scholarship Network Leader, TLS & University Relations Manager, SIT Study Abroad
Bryan McAllister-Grande, past Research & Scholarship Network Leader and Associate Director, Office of Global Affairs, Brandeis University
Rosalind Raby, Director, California Colleges for International Education
Melinda Wood, researcher for the Office of the Chancellor and Lecturer, University of Hawaii

IHEC Blog Interview with Gayle Woodruff about the NAFSA Teaching, Learning & Scholarship knowledge community

During the most recent NAFSA annual conference I had the chance to interview my good friend Gayle Woodruff from the University of Minnesota about NAFSA's Teaching, Learning and Scholarship (TLS) knowledge community.  Gayle and I have presented and co-authored a chapter together (with two other colleagues) on issues pertaining to diversifying the study abroad student profile and we served on the TLS team together.  In this video Gayle, current Chair of TLS, introduces herself and gives a brief overview of what TLS is all about.

The TLS knowledge community consists of the following three networks:

Research and Scholarship network

Intercultural Communication & Training network

Internationalizing Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum

Lot's of really great things are happening in the TLS knowledge community and I encourage all IHEC Blog readers to visit their webpage here, attend TLS related sessions, workshops and seminars at future NAFSA conferences and to get involved with this group!

"Review of Global Studies Literature" a pilot project of NAFSA's Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS) knowledge community

The NAFSA Teaching, Learning and Scholarship (TLS) knowledge community has just launched their new and exciting pilot project entitled “Review of Global Studies Literature” and I thought IHEC Blog readers would be interested in checking out.  Under the leadership of Rebecca Hovey and Bryan McAllister-Grande (co-editors), this e-compilation of book reviews features 12 different international educators analyzing sixteen recent books related to our field.  The Review encompasses not only traditional international education literature, but also literature from converging fields: comparative education, global studies, human rights, and academic textbooks.  The Review can be found at: www.nafsa.org/GSLreview

Since this is new project, the editors welcome any and all feedback. They are also looking for contributors for upcoming additions to the compilation, and a call for reviewers will be announced in the next few weeks.

Please contact the editors using the email addresses below with your feedback

Rebecca Hovey
Rebecca.Hovey@sit.edu

Bryan McAllister-Grande
bgrande@brandeis.edu

Photo credit:  G & A Sattler

Research and Scholarship Forum: A preview of NAFSA conference sessions and seminars

The following is a more or less copy and paste job from a message that my colleague Bryan McAllister-Grande, from Brandeis University and the NAFSA Research/Scholarship Network Leader, recently posted to the Research and Scholarship Network.  I am reposting it to IHEC Blog with his permission.  I'm actually involved with one of the seminars and one of the meetings listed and will post more about them as the conference approaches.

Over the next few weeks, as the NAFSA conference in Kansas City approaches, we'll be highlighting some network sessions, seminars, and events that you might have particular interest in. Today, I'm going to preview some of these below. To find out what's going on overall in the Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship community, visit the TLS "Experience" page here.

Research based Seminars

·  Strategies for Implementing Peace and Justice Initiatives in International Education
 Thursday, 6/3 - 2:00 PM

International educators strive to actualize NAFSA's Values Statement through study of developments in peace, justice, and civil society; and by building knowledge and programs that yield skills in coalition-building, conflict resolution, and citizen diplomacy. This seminar focuses on new ideas in this area and how they can be applied in our work.  More here.
 

·  From Theory to Practice and Back: Applying Social Science Theory to International Education
Thursday, 6/3 - 2:00 PM

Explore ways to improve your practice through intentional and reflective use of relevant social science theories. Using case problems and sample theories, you will learn to apply theoretical approaches to achieve the highest impact for your educational efforts. Theories to be explored include examples from international relations, modernization, and peace and justice studies. More  here.

·   Advancing Internationalization on Our Campuses Through Research
 Friday, 6/4 - 8:00 AM

As individuals or individual institutions, our research efforts are admirable and growing. But what might be done if we merged our efforts into some kind of collective research agenda?  This seminar will work towards creating a research agenda when considering U.S. international education policy goals, including policy goals on education abroad, international students and scholars, campus internationalization, and others. More here.

Expert Speakers

·  Internationalizing the Academic Self: Learning and Teaching in International Higher Education (Guest faculty member Gavin Sanderson, University of South Australia)
Wednesday, 6/2 - 1:30 PM

This interactive session draws on theory and research to illuminate personal and professional characteristics that underpin university teachers' internationalized outlooks and classroom practices. It promotes a range of items in relation to an 'ideal teacher' that have the potential to assist lecturers to further develop their international and intercultural perspectives. More here.
 

·  Global Regionalisms and Higher Education (Guest faculty member Kris Olds, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Thursday, 6/3 - 8:00 AM

Despite ubiquitous rhetoric about globalization, most mobility (of knowledge, students, and researchers) remains regional or inter-regional in scope. This seminar focuses on the nature of these global regionalisms, and identifies implications for NAFSAns. It will also focus on the use of a geographic lens to explore the international education landscape.
 

·  View all the "Expert Speaker" seminars here.

Open Meetings, Networking, and Food for Thought

·  TLS Networking Reception - all are welcome
Monday 5/31 - 5:00 PM
  

·  TLS Knowledge Community Update - "The State of Research Innovation"
 Tuesday 6/1 - 1:15 PM

Our annual knowledge community update is a chance to hear what we're working on, how you can get involved, and also network with like-minded colleagues. The update will include an award presentation to Prof. Joe Mestenhauser and his comments on "the state of research innovation" in international education.
 

·  Graduate Student Research Roundtable
 Wednesday 6/2 - 3:45 PM
 
Our annual gathering of graduate students from across the world who are interested in international education research. We'll break off intro groups based on topics of interest to participants.

Poster Sessions - Wednesday morning

·  International Education to What End? Peace and Justice and Global Citizenship Revisited
Wednesday 6/2 - 9:00 AM
Details here
 

·  International Education Research
Wednesday 6/2 - 9:00 AM
Details here

Sessions

For a full list of TLS-related sessions during the conference, visit here.

Tracking and Analyzing Research in International Education in the Digital Age

Over the next few days (starting tomorrow) the NAFSA Research and Scholarship network will be hosting an informal, open online discussion for graduate students and all other colleagues interested in research on international education at www.nafsa.org/RSforums. The topic is:

"Tracking and Analyzing Research in International Education in the Digital Age”

I will be serving as a guest poster along with my colleague Stuart Hughes of the Cunningham Library, Australian Council for Educational Research (http://www.idp.com/research/database_of_research.aspx).

All are welcome to join the discussion by posting comments and replying.

This discussion is part of the launch of an effort to build a wider community of graduate students engaged in international education research. 

Photo credit: jurvetson

The NAFSA Research & Scholarship Network Ventures into Social Medial Waters

Over the weekend my colleague Bryan McAllister-Grande, the NAFSA Research and Scholarship Network Leader, posted to the network discussion board about his plans to establish a social media presence for the Network (it’s free to join all NAFSA networks by the way).  This post today is mostly a copy and paste job (with Bryan’s permission) with a few comments from me inserted:

Over the coming months, we're going to be taking the (somewhat reluctant) plunge into social media and trying out a few new communications features for the Network. Although the main activity will continue to happen on these discussion boards, those of you using other tools may want to check these out for access to quicker and sometimes better information. I hope this allows for some more widespread participation and interactivity, as well.

This experimenting is also part of a specific effort to reach out to graduate students across the world and create a wider community of graduate students engaged in international education research. More details on this coming soon.

For the moment, follow or join these if you'd like:

RS Network on Twitter: http://twitter.com/IEResearchNAFSA
Will be used primarily for tracking and sharing latest research in the field (my commentary: I’m a big fan of Twitter and it is where I get most of my international education related news and information and I have met some really great people that I look forward to meeting in person soon.)

RS Network on Facebook: http://bit.ly/b3Qp6G
Will be used primarily for networking with graduate students, although also for general discussion and tracking links. Anyone is welcome to post info, links, etc. (my commentary: I was slow to adopt Facebook into my new media toolbox but I really like “Fan pages” and use IHEC Blog’s Facebook page frequently)

RS Network "Notes": http://bit.ly/alV7HS

These will be short blog-style posts and thought-pieces published every so often.  Please let me know if you'd like to author a guest "note" or would like us to feature one of your own blog entries on our notes page. Our first guest entry is from David Comp, (indeed a re-post of his own blog entry), appropriately on "free international education resources" including social media resources. (my commentary: thanks Bryan for including my post as a guest entry!  I hope people find the list to be helpful and if anyone knows of other resources that should be added to the list please leave a comment on that post and I’ll take a look.  Additionally, I really like how Bryan is using the “Notes” section and will begin to adapt my Facebook use for IHEC Blog to include this practice!)

RS Network on Academia.edu: http://bit.ly/d6E45g

Academia.edu is a fairly new site, a kind of "Facebook for professors." We created a research area called "NAFSA Graduate Studies in International Education" but there are a host of other research interests related to international education to follow as well. (my commentary: I have had a profile on Academia.edu for some time now [needs some updating] and I really like it.  It provides some interesting and useful metrics for me personally and has allowed me to connect with some other great people I most likely would not have connected with otherwise)

my commentary: Some more great things happening in the NAFSA Research and Scholarship Network (and the NAFSA Teaching, Learning and Scholarship Knowledge Community as a whole) and I recommend joining all of their networks to be plugged in [again...they are free]!  I'll be posting soon about something interesting and hopefully informative that is scheduled for next week on the Research & Scholarship Network and you need to subscribe to check it out.

NAFSA TLS Award for Innovative Research and Scholarship in Internationalization

In case you didn’t catch word of this new and exciting award coming out of NAFSA’s Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS) Knowledge Community in the various discussion forums and listservs that my colleague Bryan McAllister-Grande, Research/Scholarship Network Leader of TLS, posted to I have reposted here with Bryan’s permission:

NAFSA’s Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS) Knowledge Community is very excited to announce the creation of a new award honoring research excellence.

The *Award for Innovative Research and Scholarship in Internationalization* will be given for the first time by TLS at the 2010 Annual Conference in Kansas City. The inaugural award winner will be Prof. Josef A. Mestenhauser, distinguished international professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota and former NAFSA President (1987-88).

Prof. Mestenhauser will be giving a short talk on the "state of research innovation” in international education. The talk and award presentation will take place during the TLS Knowledge Community Update, Tuesday, June 1, from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. in the Kansas City Convention Center. All conference participants are welcome to attend. A flyer for the event can be accessed at http://issuu.com/globalaffairs/docs/tlsawardflyer

*About Prof. Mestenhauser*

Prof. Mestenhauser is the author of over 120 publications on international education spanning over six decades, including recent work on the relationship between internationalization, the academic disciplines, and critical thinking. At the University of Minnesota, he served in numerous positions, including as professor and mentor of graduate students in the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, College of Human Development. He has been honored with many previous awards including NAFSA’s Marita Houlihan Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Field of International Education. In 2009, Prof. Mestenhauser delivered several new lectures, including the inaugural “Josef A. Mestenhauser Lecture on Internationalizing Higher Education” at the University of Minnesota http://www.international.umn.edu/news/events/mestenhauser.php

*About the new award*

The Award for Innovative Research & Scholarship in Internationalization is the first award given by the TLS Knowledge Community (http://www.nafsa.org/knowledge_community_network.sec/teaching_learning_and/), the creation of which Prof. Mestenhauser was a driving force within NAFSA. TLS helps NAFSA members gain the knowledge, research, and skills they need to infuse international, intercultural, and global knowledge into the ethos and outcomes of their own work, and more broadly, the work of their organizations.

The new award will honor those who have made contributions on research and scholarship questions that could apply across the content areas of several Knowledge Communities. The primary criteria points will be individuals (or research teams) who have done path-breaking, innovative work that asked the hard questions or have “broken the frame;” and/or individuals (or research teams) who have investigated how international education transforms the core teaching and learning activities of higher education.

NAFSA Call for Volunteers for Chair Designate of the Subcommittee on Information Management (SIM)

NAFSA: Association of International Educators has put out a call for volunteers for Chair Designate of the Subcommittee on Information Management (SIM). I was a member of NAFSA’s Subcommittee on Information Management for three years (2006-2008) representing the Teaching, Learning & Scholarship knowledge community and I think it is a great committee. SIM is “a key pan-NAFSA body that works with all of the knowledge communities to coordinate print and e-publication projects.”[1] Not only is SIM a great way to contribute to the work of NAFSA but you get an inside perpective to the publishing field and you get to add you voice to future and updated NAFSA publications! You can read more about this position and download a position description and application here.

Have an idea for a publication or article in the field of international education? Consider writing for NAFSA! You can learn more about writing for NAFSA here.

Photo credit: Orin Zebest

[1] from the December 15, 2009 (Vol. 14, No. 46) NAFSA.news

Call for Authors - New "Reviews of Global Studies Literature"

There are some really great things happening over at the NAFSA Research/Scholarship Network (part of the larger Teaching, Learning & Scholarship Knowledge Community). The following post is simply a copy & past job from a recent Research/Scholarship Network call for authors. Many thanks to Rebecca Hovey for leading this effort and to Bryan McAllister-Grand for his work on this!

Members of the NAFSA Research/Scholarship Network (www.nafsa.org/rsnetwork) are working on a new pilot resource for the field, tentatively called "Reviews of Global Studies Literature." This online feature will consist of short reviews & synopses of recent research and literature.

The purpose of the project title is to include not only international education research and literature, but also relevant books for our profession in fields such as human rights, peace and justice, international relations, international studies, cross-cultural communication, psychology, anthropology, etc. A more complete description of the project with submission guidelines is available at http://www.brandeis.edu/globalbrandeis/office/RSReviewsOct2009.pdf or can be requested by email (see below).

We are writing today to invite you to be involved as a book review author for two initial "issues" in 2010. These reviews will be published online to the NAFSA Research/Scholarship Network, promoted in our
discussion forums, and in PDF form for download.

Book reviews will be of two types, although we would consider other creative proposals:

1. Book review *articles* will compare and review 3-5 related books in a short essay format of less than 1,000 words. The articles should take on one topic or regional area (e.g. "social justice," "global competence," or "Africa") and integrate book reviews with the author's knowledge/expertise of that topic. The article should also address the relevance of the books to the field of International Education.

2. Book *synopses* will be short reviews of individual books of approximately 1-2 paragraphs or less than 500 words.

Deadlines:

# January 15th 2010 submission deadline for mid-February 1st online Issue

# April 18th 2010 submission deadline for May NAFSA Conference online Issue

More information:

A project description with more details on submission guidelines, as well as a list of potential books to review, is available at http://www.brandeis.edu/globalbrandeis/office/RSReviewsOct2009.pdf

We hope you'll also consider suggesting other books for review so we can add to our list.

Please note that we can not provide copies of books, nor reimburse for purchasing expenses.

We hope you'll participate in this exciting project, which we hope grows into a kind of virtual "book club." Since the idea is still in development, we'd also welcome feedback about project design, book
choices, etc. Feel free to email either Rebecca or Bryan – contact details below.

Best,

Rebecca Hovey
World Learning
Rebecca.Hovey@sit.edu

Bryan McAllister-Grande
Brandeis University
bgrande@brandeis.edu

Members, NAFSA Sub-Committee on Research/Scholarship
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS) Knowledge Community

NAFSA Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community (TLS-KC) Call for Proposals

The NAFSA TLS-KC has issued a call for proposals for the NAFSA 2010 annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. The TLS-KC encourages you to submit a proposal for a general conference session, poster presentation, or workshop for the 2010 conference on the theme “The Changing Landscape of Global Higher Education.”

Successful TLS conference proposals will provide Theory Connections by highlighting the theoretical foundations underlying our work; Theory Reflections by showcasing experts’ insight into theory-driven work; and Theory Applications by providing case examples and practice resources.

Major foci of the TLS Knowledge Community are:

- Internationalizing Curriculum and Campus
- Intercultural and Cross-cultural Training
- Research and Assessment
- Theory Connections, Reflections, and Applications

The TLS-KC welcomes POSTER and WORKSHOP proposals on topics such as:

-International education pedagogies: how can they inform our work and do we need new models?
- Identity Issues Emerging from International Educational Exchange
Cross-cultural and Intercultural Education
-What are the relationships between growing global civil society networks (as opposed to the strict affairs of the nation-state) and international/intercultural education?
- What role does international/intercultural education play in fostering a life-long commitment to global and civic engagement?
- How is citizen diplomacy influencing international education and vice-versa?
- Teaching and Learning Challenges in Internationalizing the Curriculum
- What are the linkages between foreign language learning and culture learning?
- Cross-Border and Transnational Educational Movements
- Research and Trends in the Internationalization of Higher Education
- Current and Future Challenges in International Education
- Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Internationalization and International Education: tools, insights, outcomes, and advocacy
- What theories do use to support your programs? How do they influence the design of your programs and influence outcomes?
- What is the role of the faculty in the internationalization of higher education?

You can download a full TLS-KC call for proposals here.

Call for Interest: Research & Scholarship Sub-Committee Members

The following call for interest for sub-committee members of the Research & Scholarship network (Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship knowledge community of NAFSA: Association of International Educators) is being posted on IHEC Blog with the permission of Bryan McAllister-Grande who is the Network leader of the Research & Scholarship network as well as the Assistant Director of the Office of Global Affairs at Brandeis University. IHEC Blog readers may want to visit and subscribe to the Research & Scholarship network (as well as many of the other NAFSA networks ~ especially the Intercultural Communication & Training and Internationalizing the Curriculum & Campus networks) as I think you find the content and posts/discussions to be stimulating and of interest. You can access the various NAFSA knowledge communities and networks here and learn how to join the networks here. NAFSA membership is not required to acces or to join the networks.

Bryan’s post follows:

“As the new network leader, I'm excited to be working more closely with you over the next couple of years. The TLS team has recently held a series of meetings to determine some renewed goals for the KC/networks. In the process, the R&S Network is looking to add volunteer leaders to its sub-committee. Please see below for full details on how to express interest in being a member of the sub-committee.


The network will continue to be a locus for all things related to international education research, including discussion of "doing" research among graduate students, scholars, and practitioners. In addition, we will have a particular emphasis on comprehensive internationalization, to align with higher education trends and NAFSA's strategic plan. Below is the revised mission statement:


*Revised R&S Network Mission Statement*

As international education moves from the periphery to the center of higher education, there is an increasing need for scholarship and evaluation. The Research & Scholarship Network is a group of cross-NAFSA members working globally on research in internationalization and relatedcomponents of international education. Our work includes:

- Disseminating and promoting research and practice resources on internationalization and its various components, including at annual and regional conferences

- Engaging in discussions with leading scholars and practitioners on major topics in international higher education

- Serving as a locus for different groups to join together: scholars of international education, faculty in all disciplines, graduate students, campus leaders, and all NAFSA members in various Knowledge Communities

- Linking U.S.-based research to that of global NAFSA and non-NAFSA members


*Call for volunteer leaders: R&S Sub-committee*

Volunteer terms range in length from 1-2 years, and tasks include:

- making suggestions for reviewing existing and new practice resources, documents, events, discussions, and announcements on the R&S network.

- providing assistance in drafting text of new and revised resources, including intros and descriptions.

- recruiting R&S network members to participate in online discussions.

- promoting the network at NAFSA events and other relevant professional meetings and encourage participation.

- making suggestions for "pushing out" existing and new research to the broader field in creative ways, including through short documents publications, and online discussions.

- Working together on a brief report that will work towards broad recommendations on NAFSA's agenda for research on comprehensive internationalization, including identifying gaps/trends, needs, and member interests. In addition, creating initial tools/resources for research on comprehensive internationalization.


If you are interested in being considered for one of the Subcommittee positions, please email me as well as submit information about your background and skills to NAFSA’s “Expertise Profile”.


We are especially encouraging those outside the U.S. to apply, and to foster a truly cross-KC approach to research and scholarship. We're also interested in those who are connected to "fields" outside traditional international education degrees. Much of the work can be done virtually and by phone, although some meetings at NAFSA conferences are involved.


Sincerely,

Bryan McAllister-Grande
Network leader, Research & Scholarship (Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship, NAFSA)
Assistant Director, Office of Global Affairs at Brandeis University