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SUMMARY:Fostering International Student Success at UAB - CTL Building Bloc
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LOCATION:Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences 411\, 1700 University 
 Blvd\, Birmingham\, AL 35233
DESCRIPTION:Fostering International Student Academic Success at UAB – CTL 
 Building Block\n\nPresented by Melissa Hawkins\, PhD\n\nDescription: Beca
 use of cross-cultural differences in educational systems around the world
 \, many of our international students enter a very different academic con
 text when they arrive at UAB. Additionally\, many of us have not had the 
 chance to experience that our own educational practices are not the norm 
 everywhere. In this half-day workshop\, guided by input from UAB faculty 
 and students from global backgrounds\, you will learn about many of these
  significant differences. Then\, you’ll explore how you can negotiate the
 se differences to help our international students thrive. Join us for thi
 s three-week Building Block from the CTL Global Awareness series to learn
  specific strategies for managing group work\, incorporating writing assi
 gnments\, presenting comprehensible lectures\, promoting participation\, 
 and encouraging student initiative throughout your courses.\n\nMonday\, N
 ovember 2\, 1:30-3:00 pm - Helping International Students Avoid Unintenti
 onal Plagiarism (Notions of textual borrowing and sharing intellectual id
 eas are different across cultures. In addition\, paraphrasing is a rather
  complicated skill to master for any novice writer. With all the difficul
 ties intrinsic in accurately using sources\, writing with an authoritativ
 e voice\, and understanding how AI can or cannot be used\, academic writi
 ng becomes difficult indeed. Explore practical ways to help all your stud
 \n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/e838e107-adf5-4237-998b-3b923efd8f17
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/e838e107-adf5-4237-998b-3b923efd8f17
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