The following essays are included in the Conversation Starter publication you will receive with your check-in packet. Please take some time to review these pieces and come prepared for an interactive discussion at the Conversation Starter Roundtable Friday, June 1 at 11 a.m.

• "Advancing an International Teaching Model: Evaluating Adaptive Equity-Oriented Pedagogies on Student Outcomes Through Randomized Control Trials" - Andrew Estrada Phuong and Judy Nguyen
• "Crossing Borders Without Crossing Borders: Microcredit in the Field and in the Classroom" - Ranjini Thaver and Alan Green
• "Developing and Delivering a Consulting Project Course Abroad" - Daniel D. Butler
• "Evidence-Based Teaching in Higher Education" - Otchie, W. O.
• "Exploring the Chinese ESL learners’ preferred classroom environment and language learning Strategies" - Yanyan Gao and Gang Liang
• "Instructional Design Model for Global E-learning: A Focus on Cross-Cultural Collaborative Online Learning" - Sue-Jen Chen
• "Is Technology the solution to effective Pedagogy? A Constructivist Perspective" - Otchie, W. O.
• "Language@KI" - Ann-Kristin Sandberg, Otto Huanuco Rios, and Emily Eriksson
• "Socialization of First Year Students through Interprofessional Education Activities" - Pelletier, E. Richards, K., Roberts, E., and Speakman, E.
• "The Good, the Bad, the Hesitant, and the Indifferent: Lessons Learned from Sponsoring Cross-Cultural Partnerships with International and Domestic Students" - Virginia (Ginger) Wickline, Jerry Martin, and Kathryn Vogel
• "The Need for Flexibility in Practical Training for Professional Degree Programs" - C. Ben Farrow
• "The Realities of a Sesame Street Campus: How University Resources Can Address Emerging Issues of Inclusion in Graduate Students Education" - Sheena Stewart
• "Virtual Office Hours: Bridging Student Isolation in Online Learning" - Laura McNeill
• "Yoga Strategies for Lowering the Affective Filter in a Foreign Language Class" - Cuartero Marco, Marina