Reflective Practice & Technology - Exploring Practitioners' Experiences We are a small team exploring practitioners' experiences in facilitating reflective learning in educational contexts. We are interested in understanding how practitioners think and feel about their pr...

Hi friends!

The survey below is intended to learn about educators' experiences in reflection facilitation, both with and without the use of technology. Would love your input!

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USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it The developments come after Elon Musk said that he had spoken with President Donald Trump about the aid and development agency and “he agreed we should shut it down.”

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Unconscionable.

To be fair, they actually were spying.

Many of our programs will likely continue despite the end of the JI. There are a variety of factors at play, but there are both good and bad reasons for ending this partnership.

Opinions are my own!

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Sometimes I wonder how the parts of a car engine feel before a collision.

Let's peer four years into the future for a moment.

Does the US control Greenland?
Does the US control the Panama Canal?
Does the US control Canada?

No. No it does not.

Do Americans have more buying power?
Do public services meet demand?
Do we trust our institutions?

Also no.

Holiday break was amazing. Time to once again don the wet wool coat of reality.

I've been noticing a flood of faculty instructors complaining at the end of the term about how disinvested their students were.

If you want your students to be invested, you MUST invest in them. Our instruction MUST be human-centered and learner-focused!

Latitudes: Saudi Arabia Was Once a Big Deal in International Education. Can It Be Again? Also, the U.S. and China renew a longstanding science pact, but with “guardrails.”

Who else remembers the days of waves of Saudi international students? Would they be a panacea for the inevitable decline in flows from Asia?

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Trump 2.0 and Study Abroad: Two Diverging Paths (and the new Open Doors Data) Study abroad, like the broader higher education field, is at an inflection point. Today’s November 18, 2024 Open Doors report documents both a promising post-pandemic increase in overall study abroad ...

Highly recommended read!

Trump 2.0 and Study Abroad: Two Diverging Paths (and the new Open Doors Data)

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Bridging Divides - How Virtual Exchange is Shaping Tomorrow's Leaders The recently concluded International Program Collaboration in Washington D.C. was a unique opportunity for scholarship recipient and Aspen NZ Marketing Manager, Pip Souness, to connect with Aspen U.S....

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As of today, my h-index is 1. It's a little thing, but it's a milestone that I've been excited for...and it happened today!

Session proposals are due by December 20th for the 2025 Michigan Association of International Educators (MAIE) Annual Conference. Join us!

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Syrian government appears to have fallen in stunning end to 50-year rule of Assad family The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive.

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Thank goodness for find and replace.

"Internationalization" vs "Internationalisation" will one day cause me to snap.

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