Your Paper Sucked but it will Change the University
Returning to university for grad school is so intimidating, especially after you’ve been out of school for several years. The worst part? That first essay. In this podcast, university and college administrators discuss what they learned when they wrote their first term paper in the Master’s of higher education program at the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE).
Your Paper Sucked but it will Change the University
S01E07: Laurie Lockington-Wong - Diversity is not enough: Helping international and domestic students connect in class
Continuing our International Education Week series, we sit down with Laurie Lockington-Wong, a Professional Engineer and the Engineering Ethics Coordinator and Lecturer at the Thompson Centre for Engineering Leadership & Innovation at Western University. Laurie sheds light on her classroom observations, noting that international students can benefit not only from increased integration into the university, but also from increased collaboration with their domestic peers. For engineering students, the classroom is a microcosm of their future workforce, where all types of students should be encouraged to engage in public speaking and teamwork in order to succeed.
We also discuss efforts to increase enrolment of international students coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and strategies to accordingly support them as needed. Not only do international students contribute to visible diversity on campus; they also enrich the knowledge economy with diverse perspectives and ideas.