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Jill Grose, past Director of Brock\u2019s Centre for Pedagogical Innovation, continues to share her expertise as a speaker and workshop leader at Brock.<\/p><\/div>\n
Grose has extensive experience delivering the ISW program, which has been offered by CPI for several decades. As co-chair of the International ISW Network<\/a>, she has also supported the leadership and professional development of ISW Facilitators and Trainers around the world.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough ISW, we work with small groups in a safe learning environment. During sessions, faculty teach lessons to their peers and receive feedback in various forms. It’s very intensive and, for many, transformative,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Working with fellow Trainer Cynthia Korpan, Grose introduced nine UBIDS faculty members to the four-day ISW program. Those faculty members then participated in the five-day Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW).<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea was to create institutional capacity by training a cohort of ISW Facilitators who could offer this teaching program to all instructors at UBIDS,\u201d she says. \u201cThe amazingly dedicated team was so committed to the work. We had a pretty intense schedule but watching how many of the values and principles of this Canadian program translate into the context and culture of Ghana\u2019s academic system was a highlight of my time. \u201d<\/p>\n Grose and Korpan continue to support the facilitator team in Ghana, which recently received institutional funding to roll out the program for 30 faculty in the next few months.<\/p>\n \u201cThe ISW program values experiential learning, diversity of learning approaches and student centeredness. If more faculty adopt these principles, they begin to share a common language around pedagogy. This can shift institutional culture and result in a deeper educational experience for students,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Grose will share her experiences during an online seminar<\/a> taking place Monday, March 23 from 11 a.m. to noon as part of SDG Month at Brock.<\/p>\n Hosted by Brock International and CPI, the event will also welcome Corrie Young, AWB\u2019s Associate Executive Director of Projects and Networks, to share insight into the organization\u2019s mission and the significant role volunteers play in building sustainable higher education capacity around the world.<\/p>\n Brock is a member of AWB\u2019s network of Canadian institutions, which allows its faculty and staff to propose and participate in AWB\u2019s worldwide capacity-building volunteer projects.<\/p>\n Brock International shares calls for volunteers and project proposals with Faculties and departments throughout the year, which is how Grose learned about the opportunity to work in Ghana.<\/p>\n Looking back, she says the experience has helped her better understand the differences and similarities between education systems around the world.<\/p>\n \u201cThe challenges faculty face there are very similar to our own. Time spent on teaching development can be undervalued compared to research, for example, so getting institutional buy in is critical. That takes time.\u201d<\/p>\n The opportunity also allowed her to stay engaged with her field after retiring.<\/p>\n \u201cWorking in Ghana allowed me to create new collaborations and make a contribution to something I value highly,\u201d says Grose, who continues to share her expertise by leading workshops at Brock. \u201cIt was also a wonderful adventure. I learned a great deal and that helps keeps me young. I\u2019m very grateful to AWB for this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n Anyone interested in learning more about AWB can contact Cecilia Garcia Vega<\/a>, Project Officer at Brock International, or visit the\u00a0Academics Without Borders website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Volunteering for Academic Without Borders (AWB) had always been a dream for Jill Grose, past Director of Brock\u2019s Centre for Pedagogical Innovation (CPI).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":108422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14105,1],"tags":[5237,159,714,2561],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108420"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108420"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108425,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108420\/revisions\/108425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}