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Please use this citation: Ethics of International Engagement and Service-Learning Project. (2011). Global praxis: Exploring the ethics of engagement abroad. Vancouver, BC: [insert author of activity here]. Retrieved from: http://ethicsofisl.ubc.ca/ EIESL Kit Acknowledgements THE EIESL PROJECT 01(2009-2011) INTRODUCTION The EIESL Project and this Educational Resource Kit would not have been possible without an incredible collaboration of students, staff, faculty, departments, programs, offices, businesses and private citizens. To the following people and organizations, we are in your debt: For their vision Implementation Partners and Principal Investigators Shafik Dharamsi – Assistant Professor, UBC Family Practice; Associate Faculty Member, School of Population & Public Health Katherine Beaumont – Director, Go Global International Learning Programs Tamara Baldwin - Associate Director, Go Global International Learning Programs Jerry Spiegel - Associate Professor, School of Population & Public Health; Director, Global Health Research Program Kendra Foster – PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program; School for Population and Public Health; EIESL Project Coordinator (2009-2010) For their leadership Staff Partners Jolanta Lekich – Student Development Officer, Simon K.Y. 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Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre staff The UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology Professor Stephen Toope, President and Vice Chancellor, UBC Brian Sullivan, Vice President, Students For their investment The UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund TABLE OF CONTENTS Global Praxis: Exploring the Ethics of Engagement Abroad 09 Foreword 11 Chapter 1 - Introduction 14 Chapter 2 - EIESL Foundations 14 2.1 Mission and Vision of EIESL 15 2.2 The EIESL Project 17 2.3 Ethics as a Reflective Praxis 18 2.4 Engaging Critical Pedagogy in International Service Learning 21 2.5 EIESL Norms for Dialogue and Action 23 2.6 What is ISL? 26 2.7 The Context of International Engagement and Service-Learning 29 2.8 Framing Activity: Ethics as Reflective Praxis 33 2.9 Framing Activity: The Faces of International Leadership 38 2.10 Framing Activity: The Ethics of Development - A Short Film 39 2.11 References 41 Chapter 3 - Intercultural Understanding 42 3.1 Learning Objectives 43 3.2 Case Study: Primary School Construction 45 3.3 Case Study: Independence 47 3.4 Case Study: Intervention 48 3.5 Learning Activity: Intercultural Understanding Video 49 3.6 Learning Activity: Heads and Tails Proverbs 58 3.7 Learning Activity: Orientalism and International Engagement 60 3.8 Learning Activity: Deconstructing Cultural Competency 61 3.9 Learning Activity: Discussing Child Labour in a Global Context 65 3.10 Poem: Rosetta 66 3.11 Additional Resources 67 Chapter 4 - Training and Education 68 4.1 Learning Objectives 69 4.2 Case Study: Tropical Medicine 71 4.3 Case Study: Between the Lines 72 4.4 Case Study: Breakdown 73 4.5 Learning Activity: Training and Education Video 74 4.6 Learning Activity: These Hands: Seeing Students as Teachers and Teachers as Learners 75 4.7 Learning Activity: Exploring Below the Surface 77 4.8 Learning Activity: Hiring Practices 78 4.9 Learning Activity: Teaching and Learning: Redefining the Artificial Divide 80 4.10 Scholarly Essay - Rethinking “I Want to Learn Conversational Arabic” 86 4.11 Additional Resources TABLE OF CONTENTS 87 Chapter 5 - Sustainability 88 5.1 Learning Objectives 89 5.2 Case Study: Water Stress 91 5.3 Case Study: Truck and Tractor 93 5.4 Case Study: Expectations 95 5.5 Learning Activity: Sustainability Video 96 5.6 Learning Activity: Sea Turtles 99 5.7 Scholarly Essay: International Service Learning: Preparing, Adjusting... 101 5.8 Learning Activity: The Perfect Place 102 5.9 Learning Activity: Humanitarian Aid in Africa: A Question of Sustainability 103 5.10 Additional Resources 104 Chapter 6 - Balance and Reciprocity 105 6.1 Learning Objectives 106 6.2 Poem: De La Mano 107 6.3 Case Study: Breach of Contract 109 6.4 Case Study: Gender and Education 111 6.5 Case Study: Free Labour 113 6.6 Learning Activity: Balance and Reciprocity Video 114 6.7 Pushing to Find a Balance 115 6.8 They Come in the Name of Helping 116 6.9 Building With Assistance: Is International Volunteerism Enabling or Disabling? 118 6.10 Additional Resources 119 Chapter 7 - Motivations 120 7.1 Learning Objectives 121 7.2 Case Study: Hidden Agenda 123 7.3 Case Study: Bribe 125 7.4 Case Study: Shock 127 7.5 Learning Activity: Motivations Video 128 7.6 Learning Activity: Engineering as Praxis 129 7.7 Learning Activity: What is Service? 134 7.8 Additional Resources 136 Chapter 8 - Witnessing and Observing 137 8.1 Learning Objectives 138 8.2 Case Study: A Disturbing Tradition 140 8.3 Learning Activity: Witnessing and Observing Video 141 8.4 Scholarly Essay: Her Name is Beatrice, My Name is Lara 147 8.5 Learning Activity: Beatrice’s Story 149 8.6 The Story from the Other Side: Representing