About this class

The pandemic is challenging higher education in ways it has never has been challenged before. Universities, colleges, and schools around the world are having to transition to online delivery platforms for much of their activities. Some are concerned about the impact this will have on higher education in the future, but others see an opportunity for positive change.

In this class, Dr. William Hunter, the founding dean of the Faculty of Education at Ontario Tech University in Canada and a noted scholar on online and intercultural education, launches his latest book, Blended and Online Learning for Global Citizenship: New Technologies and Opportunities for Intercultural Education.

Dr. Hunter writes, “Although nearly all of the world’s nations are signatories to the U.N.’s Declaration of the Rights of the Child, high levels of local conflict throughout the world imperil children’s schooling, their health and their lives. At the same time, high levels of international migration are increasing the need for people to understand and work with people with different cultural backgrounds. Many nations are thus focusing on schools to focus on intercultural education as a means to promote social harmony. Consequently, there is also growing interest in defining and promoting various conceptions of global citizenship . . . . While the mid to long-term impact of the Covid-19 virus is still uncertain, it’s clear that there are now more young people studying online than at any other time in the history of the planet. This chapter, and the book as a whole, provide . . . key insights into how online and blended learning can have a pro-social and moral purpose in the promotion of global citizenship.”

Join us for this dynamic intercultural exchange on how the pandemic can become a force for positive change.

Host

Lon Appleby, Durham College

Founder, Professor

Guests

Bill Hunter

Dr. Bill Hunter, Professor and Founding Dean, UOIT Faculty of Education Research areas include: - Le...

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