Assessment, learning, teaching and internationalisation - engaging for the future

The intersections between assessment, learning, teaching and internationalisation are important sites of engagement for students. Engagement, the extent to which students participate in purposeful learning activities, is frequently linked to the quality of student learning outcomes (Coates, 2005). It is here that the internationalisation agenda of universities connects with students who, as graduates, will take their place as citizens and professionals in an increasingly connected world. Engaging students with the internationalisation agenda of universities now will have an impact on their future lives and has the potential to have a broader impact on society. Thus it is timely that this special issue of the Assessment, Learning and Teaching Journal focuses on the theme of internationalisation. In this paper I will briefly examine the meaning of the term ‘internationalisation’ in higher education and then move on to discuss issues associated with assessment, learning, teaching and internationalisation.

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