Program

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Friday, February 19, 2010

8:00 – 8:45         Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 – 9:30         Welcome and Opening Statements

9:30 – 10:20         Plenary: Dr. Carol Archer—Managing a Multi-Cultural Classroom

10:30 – 11:20       Plenary: Dr. Mikyong Minsun Kim—Korean Culture and its Impact on University Teaching and Learning

11:30 – 12:30  LUNCH

12:30 – 1:20         Plenary: Dr. Mary Atwater— Research and Practices from an African American Perspective

1:30 – 2:20         Plenary: Dr. Swathi Nath Thaker—The Hindu Philosophy and its Views on Learning

2:30 – 3:00         Coffee/Tea/Drinks Break

3:00 – 3:50         Plenary: Dr. Juan Lira—A Look at Latinos in Higher Education through a Psychosociocultural Framework

4:00 – 5:30         Breakout Faculty small group discussion/synthesis

5:30 – 6:00         Break

6:00 – 7:30         Dinner and Entertainment

 

Saturday, February 20, 2010  

8:00 – 8:45         Registration and Continental Breakfast 

8:45 - 9:35         Plenary: Dr. Sulayman Nyang—Muslim Beliefs, Practices, & Traditions & their Impact on Teaching 

                       &  Learning 

9:45 – 10:35       Plenary: Dr. Qi Sun— Transformative Learning in an International Context: A Confucian Perspective 

10:45- 11:10       Coffee/Tea/Drinks break 

11:10-12:00        Plenary: Dr. Helen Fox – How Culture Affects Writing 

12:15-2:00         Working Lunch Breakout discussions and Synthesis Sessions 

2:00 – 2:45         Plenary: Speaker Panel: Integration of thoughts from the Symposium, Questions, Answers and Comments 

2:45 – 3:00         Closing Remarks 

 

Version: Nov. 19 2009 

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