SYNTHESIS COURSE
Expanding the Repertoire
Drs. Michaela Carrière
Methods that cross and connect the IC DEI divide (expanded to 2 days by request)
OVERVIEW
This hands-on workshop will help you expand and enhance the set of experiential activities you use for intercultural- and/or diversity-focused trainings — whether you work with professional or educational audiences in corporations, NGOs, government agencies and/or other learning institutions, at both the academic and applied levels.
We will explore interactive exercises, simulations and facilitation techniques you can add or hone within your own trainer toolbox. Special attention will be given to:
- Applying and adjusting new pedagogical approaches, activities and tools that appropriate in multiple Differences training contexts
- Understanding how ‘tried-and-true’ methods or pedagogical activities/elements you may already use can be enhanced and adapted to be effective for different strands of work within the Differences field
In this course, you will learn how to help yourself—and those you work with—so that you/they can better:
- Understand and be able to apply facilitation methods that cross the IC-DEI divide—and what types of adjustments are necessary to use in either/both
- More effectively use the debriefing portion of IC and DEI training activities (and overcoming potential challenges that can emerge in the debriefing process) in order to help trainees create more impactful meaning out of the experiences you facilitate with them
This course uses a combined interactive and reflective approach in which you’ll both participate in sample activities of the methods shared, and then have meta-level discussions about the processes and pedagogies behind them in order to be able to adjust and apply them in your own work.
This course is for you if you are a trainer/multiplier/educator who is
- newer to practice within the field,
- ready to “level up” your toolkit,
- already familiar with some DEI training practices but not Intercultural communication training practices—or vice versa
You should already have at least a preliminary understanding of and experience with —either through your own work or participation in ‘training for trainers’ type programs— training and (adult) learning best practices.
Contact us at info@iddifferences.org if you have questions about the suitability of this course for your circumstances.
COURSE TYPE
All Career Levels
DURATION/DATES
2 days/10-11 July 2025
TARGET LEVEL(S)
New or Experienced
HR specialists, Consultants, Trainers, Educators & Other Leaders
TUITION FEE
€1050
includes certificate from the University and the Institute
Drs. Michaela Carrière
In addition to her role as Intercultural Competence Section Head and Lead Trainer at the University of Groningen/Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Michaela Carrière is the Programs Coordinator for the University’s Office of Diversity. Having established the University’s Intercultural Winter and Summer School programs and various initiatives to support the intercultural learning within international student mobility programmes, she is now in the process of developing a university-wide diversity and inclusion certification program.
A self-described global nomad and ‘Third Culture Kid’, Michaela has lived in India, Indonesia, and the USA, Burma (Myanmar) and Bangladesh, as well as the Netherlands. Her research includes Intercultural Communication, International Education and Ethics. She consults with government ministries, NGOs and other clients throughout the Netherlands, helping them ‘create a culture for culture’ by achieving an internal critical mass of intercultural competence.
“[Faculty] created a wonderful experiential learning environment that allowed me to rethink some of my beliefs.”
“It’s been such a rich learning experience. It has far exceeded my expectations: as we were not only able to explore the different methods/exercises but also dive into the background and the philosophy behind them.”
“Michaela is extremely knowledgeable. She is incredibly generous and inclusive in how she shares the tools, gives feedback and facilitates.
“Truly valuable and useful for applied sciences.
Research meets education.”