In recent years, there has been a surge of incoming international students to our domestic college campuses. This is a trend that some say will continue to affect colleges for the next few years.  Faculty need to be prepared!

 

The presenter’s institution has faced large incoming international classes since 2013.  She faced many challenges with the international student such as cheating, coming to class late, and not buying the textbook. The traditional students felt angered that the international students were permitted to get away with this behavior.

 

The presenter, a full-time faculty member, struggled trying to teach one way to all three populations.  Over the last two years, the presenter learned how to manage all populations while maintaining the rigor of her courses.  She will share her best practices of how she taught three different groups of students in one classroom with the same expectations for all.  She will share the results of her hard work in the classroom.

 

The information in this session is extremely valuable to any institution or professor who wishes to improve teaching the international student without it becoming a detriment to other students. The presenter will share teaching tips so that others will be able to shrink their learning curve. The format of the presentation will be a verbal presentation with Power Point slides and a small handout.