Global Studies Initiative Final Report: Anthropology 101

In this project report for the Global Studies Initiative at Parkland College, the instructor of Anthropology 101: Introduction to Anthropology reflects on how global issues focusing on the European Union, Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia were integrated into to the course curriculum, how they were received by students and the likelihood of continued inclusion

Anthropology 101: Introduction to Anthropology Class Activity on Global Inequalities Spring 2018

This group discussion class activity for Anthropology 101 focuses on the topics of nation building, ethnocentrism, naturalizing discourses, and cultural relativism. In addition to the course text, the activity uses: Howard, Kevin, ‘National Identity, Moral Panic and East European Folk Devils’, in Globalization, Migration and Social Transformation: Ireland in Europe and the World, ed. by Bryan Fanning and Ronald Munck (Farnham, UK and Burlington, USA: Ashgate, 2011), pp.169-181. The film clip mentioned in the assignment is from Russia on Four Wheels, Part 2 (2014), BBC, available for Films on Demand subscribers

Development of Global and International studies in Social Sciences Courses with Community College Faculty at Parkland College

This report highlights the work accomplished in training a group of social science faculty in instructional design and participatory learning pedagogy to help them enhance and improve the global studies sections taught in their individual courses. The workshops and training imparted focused on helping these faculty incorporate current scholarship into their course materials from underrepresented world areas such as the European Union, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Russia. This project concluded with the addition of sample teaching materials and redesigned syllabi on global studies to Parkland College’s open access repository—SPARK. This collection of teaching resources—represented by sample assignments, rubrics, and faculty reflections—is meant to be a resource to other community college faculty, students, and scholars interested in globalization education. Material from last year’s cohort has been downloaded and viewed widely and the contributions created by this year’s participants is expected to continue to provide a resource for effective teaching and contribute to student success and retention. This project was successfully executed during the Fall of 2018 and Spring of 2019. The following pages detail the faculty training and professionalization process through a faculty academy practicum in the fall semester, and the benefits derived from the courses that were redesigned and taught in the following spring

Anthropology 101: Introduction to Anthropology Indirect Assessment Spring 2018

This post course survey for Anthropology 101 collects data on students\u27 familiarity with other cultures before and after taking the course

Final Report AY 2017-2018: Initiative for the Development of Global and International Studies in Social Science Courses at Parkland College

This project set out to provide social science faculty at Parkland College with instructional design training tools and aid them in infusing their courses with global studies materials. It also wished to promote the addition in these same courses of current case studies from underrepresented world areas such as the European Union, Eastern Europe, Eurasia, and Russia. Lastly, it hoped to add pedagogical sample assignments and class activities on global studies to Parkland College’s open access repository, as well as acquire scholarly works on globalization for the college’s library collection. This project was successfully completed during the Fall semester of 2017 and the Spring of 2018, and the three goals described here were met. Faculty training and professionalization took place in the fall semester through a faculty academy practicum which created a sense of community, added to each instructor’s teaching arsenal, and aided instructors with their web professional presence. Assessments for the courses taught under this project document and record the benefits that students acquired through learning, as well as their success beyond the classroom. The online resources produced for this project have benefited and will continue to benefit students and instructors at both Parkland and other peer community college

Internationalizing the Curriculum

This interactive presentation describes the experiences of faculty in the anthropology and sociology departments, along with the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Parkland College, as they redesign courses to incorporate more international research and resources. The slides also discuss approaches to instructional design that are quick and easy and provide practical resources and tools to help design or re-design curriculum