Welcome to the iKudu blog, which aims to amplify the diverse voices of the iKudu stakeholders. In this space, members of the iKudu team will regularly share their views on our project and related international education topics.
The iKudu project is based on the fundamental belief that it is necessary to rethink internationalisation in an uncertain world. First, it is crucial to recognise and transform the power dynamics underlying international academic collaboration. Second, it is essential to develop pedagogies which allow every student to participate in international education, integrating technology where appropriate.
However, while we agree on the fundamental tenets of our project and our principal goals, all our stakeholders contribute different perspectives. The iKudu project plan reflects the diverse insights of a team hailing from South Africa and Europe. In this blog, we aim to provide a space for intellectual discourse on our project and related international education topics, which allows for constructive, critical engagement.
Cornelius Hagenmeier
iKudu Project Coordinator
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Curriculum decolonisation is understood as a central aspect of curriculum transformation, and COIL is viewed as offering a fertile space in which to promote openness to knowledge pluralisation through diverse learners interacting and sharing knowledge perspectives. Written by: Katherine Wimpenny, Professor of Research in Global Education,
Centre for Global Education: Equity and Attainment (GLEA), Coventry University, UK.
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The iKudu Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) community can be viewed as a community of practice that will grow into a model that can promote a strategy for the decolonisation of the curriculum. It will guide us on working together to promote the spirit of UBUNTU through the four Cs – critical thinking, communication, creativity, but most of all, collaboration. Written by: Merle Henriette McOmbring-Hodges, external adviser for the iKudu project
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