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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services, and Shuhui Lin, International Education Program and Student Affairs Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services.     

Description:

In this two-part interactive class, participants will learn about developing their intercultural insights by exploring the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). The IDI generates an individual profile of “worldview orientation to commonalities and differences,” and is based on the research of Dr. Milton Bennett and Dr. Mitchell Hammer. The IDI is one of the tools to conceptualize intercultural competency, and this workshop, in addition to the completion of the inventory can serve as an opportunity to explore one’s intercultural growth. Participants must complete the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) after part 1 and attend a debrief session after part 2.

Enrolling in this class entails:

• Participating in part 1 & part 2 of the class (3 hours)  
• Completing the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) (15 – 20 minutes)  
• Attending a 1-hour individual debrief session with an IDI Qualified Administrator (QA)
   

Participants in this class will be able to:

• understand and describe the intercultural growth continuum and the stages of intercultural development
• reflect on their intercultural experiences and journey  
• find out where the IDI indicates they are on the intercultural growth continuum
• develop a personal plan for their intercultural growth
   

The Building Our Global Community certificate program creates an opportunity for University of Iowa faculty and staff to learn about the experiences of international students and scholars, and methods they can use to foster skills for working with and awareness of our increasingly intercultural campus community. To earn a Building Our Global Community certificate, participants must register for and attend the Introduction to Building Our Global Community core course and at least four elective courses. All courses taken for the program are free of charge and fill on a first-come, first-served basis.