Angela Hammond University of Hertfordshire

1. Internationalisation and the Student Experience: The internationalised classroomUniversity of Plymouth 18/12/13 Angela Hammond University of Hertfordshire

2. My session • Research into the experience of international staff at my institution – some key findings • I will share with you some of their perspectives on learning and teaching • Consideration of their role in the delivery of the internationalised curriculum

3. HEA funded research • to explore the contribution international staff at our institution make towards learning and teaching practices in the classroom • to highlight their role in the delivery of the internationalised curriculum • to identify any specific needs that IS have upon arrival in the UK and working in HEIs • Carried out with my colleague Jackie Willis

4. International Staff at UH • Feb 2012 - 383 academics and researchers at UH from overseas • 74 countries • 23.3% - in line with the sector

6. Differences in L&T practice 54% - styles of assessment 52% - student expectations 52% - academic culture 47% - staff-student interaction 45% - feedback practices 40% - teaching methods 37% - class size

7. My students seem to enjoy this as part of diversity and multiculturalism I think my cultural history of diversity in my home country has helped a lot with our diverse student body at UH. I occasionally give examples of coping with difficulties, which I think other students from a different culture appreciate these tips. It is very well received as it shows cultural diversity and knowledge appreciation at local/global level.

8. I think my cultural history of diversity in my home country has helped a lot with our diverse student body at UH. I think I feel more comfortable amongst our diverse student body than some of my colleagues appear to. Experiences from working in multicultural environments. Analytical thinking and problem solving abilities. Understand the feeling of isolation that a student might be experiencing away from their countries if international. Tolerance of people from all backgrounds, demonstrating to students that academics come from a diverse background, encouraging students from all backgrounds to work together, using BME problem scenarios in a positive rather than a negative way. Perspective and the bigger picture. That the world is not the UK and when we talk about 'international' it is not Europe and the USA. Teaching methods observed in other cultures (also outside my country of origin), conveying an attitude of high expectations towards my students

9. it’s not only a matter of content either I think. I think bringing the existence of other world view, other ways of seeing things... So I think it’s this other perspective, this world view thing is very helpful in being foreign. I think they listen to that So I bring to them a different perspective and they kind of… they’re interested in the fact that they hadn’t thought of that Because if there’s such a big group of international lecturers maybe …………… the international lecturers could have a hand in actually making the syllabus slightly more international… helping with that

10. Inside the internationalised classroom