Best Sit School For International Training Podcasts (2024)

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SIT's VP of Marketing & Communications Nara de Sa Guimaraes on The Washington Report 30:00

9M ago30:00

30:00

SIT's VP of Marketing & Communications Nara de Sa Guimaraes joined Stevie Bridgewater on The Washington Report to talk about the School for International Training's vast portfolio of programs in Africa. SIT's Africa programs in sustainability, diplomacy, global health, science, conservation, and more will transform your worldview and add invaluable…

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Episode 5: ‘Health First’ and curriculum reform in China 8:04

1y ago8:04

8:04

Welcome to Season 2 and my new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and use…

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Episode 4: Continuing professional development for physical education teachers in Europe 7:06

1y ago7:06

7:06

Welcome to Season 2 and my new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and use…

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Episode 3: Physical education and the art of teaching 7:43

1y ago7:43

7:43

Welcome to Season 2 and my new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and use…

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Episode 2: Exploring the changes of physical education in the age of Covid-19 6:02

1+ y ago6:02

6:02

Welcome to Season 2 and my new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and use…

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Episode 1: Rethinking the classification of games and sports 5:29

1+ y ago5:29

5:29

I have begin a new series. The Twenty 20 Vision Series sees me reading an academic paper and write a blog in no more than 40 minutes. Twenty minutes reading and 20 minutes writing (this twenty 20). Whatever emerges is then be published. The aim is to make paper reading and blog writing manageable whilst maintaining the integrity and usefulness of P…

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SIT President Dr. Sophia Howlett joins Ric Cengeri on WDEV 20:03

2+ y ago20:03

20:03

SIT President Dr. Sophia Howlett chats with WDEV’s Ric Cengeri about World Learning, School for International Training, and the Experiment in International Living that started it all 90 years ago.

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On SITe: Global Master’s in Diplomacy and International Relations 18:38

4+ y ago18:38

18:38

Meet Bruce Dayton, Imraan Buccus, and Goran Jovanovic, SIT Graduate Institute's Global Master’s in Diplomacy and International Relations faculty. Listen in as they share highlights from the program, as well as how it will help prepare you for a career in international, regional, and global affairs; diplomacy; or the Foreign Service.…

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On SITe: Meghan Audette Discusses Her Work with UNRWA 19:32

5y ago19:32

19:32

2019 SIT commencement speaker Meghan Audette is an alumna of SIT Graduate Institute and deputy director for programs at the West Bank Field Office of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Audette completed her MA in sustainable development at SIT in 2004, and holds a BA in world history and English literature fr…

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On SITe: Elka Todeva on Plurilingual Pedagogy in TESOL 17:14

5y ago17:14

17:14

Professor Elka Todeva discusses and illustrates the new concentration in SIT's MA in TESOL program. A native of Bulgaria, Elka has published works that include The Multiple Realities of Multilingualism: Personal Narratives and Researchers’ Perspectives, three ESL textbooks, two English dictionaries, and numerous articles on language acquisition and…

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On SITe: Sonny Singh on SIT's Focus on Social Justice Education 27:26

5+ y ago27:26

27:26

Meet Sonny Singh, SIT's Social Justice Education Specialist. In addition to this exciting new role, Sonny will continue as the NYC launch coordinator for Study Abroad program IHP: Cities in the 21st Century. He received his master’s degree in social justice education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and he’s worked as an organizer and ed…

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OnSITe: Study Abroad alum Scott Couper on Gwanda 12:10

5+ y ago12:10

12:10

Scott Couper, now pastor of Centre Congregational Church in Brattleboro, studied with two SIT programs in Africa and later became academic coordinator of SIT South Africa. When he studied in Zimbabwe, his Independent Study Project took him to remote Gwanda in search of "intensity" of experience. He found it.…

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On SITe: The CONTACT peacebuilding program 7:27

5+ y ago7:27

7:27

Every summer, peacemakers converge from all over the world to participate in SIT's CONTACT (Conflict Transformation Across Cultures) certificate program. In this episode, we speak to several participants as well as Professor Bruce Dayton, head of CONTACT and the Peace and Justice Leadership MA program.…

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On SITe: SIT's Solar Panel Garden Research Project 14:01

6y ago14:01

14:01

Agroecologist Tatiana Schreiber discusses the challenges of gardening around solar panels, an increasingly pressing need. As part of SIT's on-campus solar array project, Schreiber and others are experimenting with growing plants in this unusual and challenging environment.

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On SITe: Peacebuilding in Rwanda 15:55

6y ago15:55

15:55

As an office manager for SIT Study Abroad, Sunday Justin oversees general operations for SIT's Rwanda program Post-Genocide Restoration and Peacebuilding. He recently came to SIT's Vermont campus as a student in the innovative CONTACT -- or Conflict Transformation Across Cultures -- program. His professional experience includes working with communi…

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On SITe: Oxfam America's Abby Maxman 15:45

6y ago15:45

15:45

SIT alumna Abby Maxman discusses Oxfam, current challenges in development, and her time at SIT. She became president of Oxfam America in 2017. She was formerly Deputy Secretary General of CARE International in Geneva, Switzerland, and Vice President of International Programs & Operations for CARE. Maxman received her MA in International Administrat…

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On SITe: Tony Vacca on Senegal and Cross-Cultural Musicmaking 20:31

6y ago20:31

20:31

A hallmark of SIT's Vermont commencement ceremonies is the prominent presence of African percussion. Western Massachusetts musician Tony Vacca and his friend Steve Leicach, often with other musical guests, provide those sounds. Tony's long career became a cross-cultural passion when he first visited Senegal. In this episode, he talks about his voya…

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On SITe: Studying in China 17:01

6y ago17:01

17:01

Brian Hammer, SIT Study Abroad academic dean for Asia and the Pacific, discusses the realities and rewards of studying in China. He holds a PhD in geography from the University of Washington in Seattle. He is an experienced traveler and researcher, and was previously associate director of programs in the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice Univer…

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On SITe: Experiential Learning in Language Teaching 12:27

6+ y ago12:27

12:27

MA TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) chair and faculty member Leslie Turpin discusses experiential learning and how it's used in SIT's pioneering TESOL program. Leslie, who is also an alumna of the program, has taught at SIT since 1989. She received her PhD in integral studies at the California Institute for Integral Studies i…

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On SITe: International Women of Courage winner Fadia Thabet 26:32

6+ y ago26:32

26:32

SIT Graduate Institute master's student Fadia Thabet received the 2017 International Women of Courage award from the U.S. State Department for her humanitarian work in her home country of Yemen. As a Child Protection Officer, she worked to prevent the recruitment of young boys by Al Qaeda and Houthi militias, and reported human rights violations to…

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On SITe: Indigenous Rice Farmers 10:23

6+ y ago10:23

10:23

SIT alumnae Vicky Garcia and Mary Hensley work with the indigenous people of the Cordillera region of the Philippines, helping farmers bring their heirloom varieties of rice to the rest of the world. Vicky grew up in the Philippines, and previously worked for the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment.…

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On SITe: Introduction 1:32

6+ y ago1:32

1:32

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On SITe: Immigration and the Mexico-US Border 19:23

6+ y ago19:23

19:23

Riley Merline is Director of Special Projects at SIT. He previously worked with faculty-led programs at Colorado College, and spent 10 years as an educator on issues of migration and borders in the US, Mexico, and Guatemala, with eight of those years as resident director for the Border Studies Program of Earlham College. At Northern Michigan Univer…

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On SITe: Preventing Violent Extremism 23:16

6+ y ago23:16

23:16

Manal Taha discusses factors that lead to violent extremism in Africa. Manal, originally from Sudan, is a graduate of SIT’s Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation master’s program. She has worked with the United States Institute of Peace, the State Department, and US Agency for International Development, and has led peacebuilding initiatives in …

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On SITe: Education and Refugee Children 13:46

7y ago13:46

13:46

James Heflin interviews SIT Graduate Institute Sustainable Development MA student Bahati Kanyamanza about the difficulties children in refugee camps face in getting an education. Bahati was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 1996, when violence came to his community, Bahati and his family fled to Uganda, where he lived in refugee camps fo…

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On SITe: International Education and SIT 13:33

7y ago13:33

13:33

James Heflin interviews SIT President Sophie Howlett about international education and her vision of a truly globe-spanning SIT. Dr. Howlett comes to SIT from Kean University in New Jersey, where she was Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. She holds a PhD in European Renaissance Philosophy and Literature from University of York, UK, and …

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On SITe: Podcasting in Study Abroad 8:15

7y ago8:15

8:15

James Heflin interviews SIT Nicaragua Academic Director Ben Waddell about his use of podcasting and other media in education and research. Ben holds a PhD in sociology and an MA in Latin American studies from the University of New Mexico, and a BA in international affairs from University of Colorado, Boulder. Ben researches the impact of internatio…

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On SITe: Green Initiatives at SIT 12:50

7y ago12:50

12:50

Kate Casa talks with Professor John Ungerleider of SIT's Peace and Justice Leadership and Global Youth Development and Leadership programs. Ungerleider has taught at SIT for 25 years, and has lived, taught, and facilitated conflict resolution in Cyprus, Israel, Venezuela, and Spain and has led youth leadership training programs in Northern Uganda, …

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On SITe: Climate Change in Ecuador 9:38

7y ago9:38

9:38

Kate Casa discusses climate change in Ecuador with SIT Ecuador Academic Director Fabian Espinosa. Fabian holds an MA in biology and anthropology from UC Santa Cruz. He was communication and information coordinator for the Charles Darwin Research Station on the Galápagos Islands, executive director of the Cofán Ethnographic Museum in the Cuyabeno Na…

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Episode 98 - Bahr and Wibowo 12:24

8+ y ago12:24

12:24

Episode 2 in this the fifth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Ingrid Bahr And Jonas Wibowo's chapter in Ben Dyson and my book "Cooperative Learning in Physical Education".

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Episode 97 - Ovens et al 11:34

8+ y ago11:34

11:34

Episode 2 in this the fifth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Alan Ovens and colleagues chapter in Ben Dyson and my book "Cooperative Learning in Physical Education". This week I’m delighted to welcome Jo Bailey as the practitioner responder this week and thank her for taking the time to respond and for her con…

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Episode 96 - Dyson & Casey 11:57

8+ y ago11:57

11:57

Episode 1 in this the fifth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Ben Dyson and my book "Cooperative Learning in Physical Education". This week I’m delighted to welcome Imsporticus as the practitioner responder this week and thank him for taking the time to respond and for his considered words.…

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Episode 95 - Chapter 8 10:18

9y ago10:18

10:18

Episode 8 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Håkan Larsson as the practitioner responder this week and thank him for taking the time to respond and for his considered w…

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Episode 94 - Chapter 7 10:28

9y ago10:28

10:28

Episode 7 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Sue Whitman as the practitioner responder this week and thank her for taking the time to respond and for her considered wor…

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Episode 93 - Chapter 6 8:25

9y ago8:25

8:25

Episode 6 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to be the practitioner responder this week and thank her everyone who has gone before me for taking the time to be involved and respon…

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Episode 92 - Chapter 5 11:13

9y ago11:13

11:13

Episode 5 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Vicky Goodyear (@VGoodyear) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respo…

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Episode 91 - Chapter 4 11:44

9y ago11:44

11:44

Episode 4 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Natasha Low (@NatashaLowNZ) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respo…

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Episode 90 - Memmert Chapter 3 13:56

9y ago13:56

13:56

Episode 3 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome back Andy Vasily (@andyvasily) as the practitioner responder and I thank him for his insights and for taking the time to re…

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Episode 89 - Memmert Chapter 2 13:24

9y ago13:24

13:24

Episode 2 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Mel Hamada (@mjhamada) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respond.…

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Episode 88 - Memmert Chapter 1 9:21

9y ago9:21

9:21

Episode 1 of 8 in this the fourth series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Daniel Memmert's book "Teaching Tactical Creativity in Sport: Research and Practice". This week I’m delighted to welcome Nathan Horne (@PENathan) as the practitioner responder and I thank him for his insights and for taking the time to respond.…

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Episode 87 - Chapter 11 10:10

9y ago10:10

10:10

Episode 11 of 11 in this the third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Jonathan Jones (@J_JonesPE) as the practitioner responder and I thank him f…

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Episode 86 - Chapter 10 11:25

9y ago11:25

11:25

Episode 10 of 11 in this the third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Patty Kestrel (@pk_lv2teachpe ) as the practitioner responder and I thank h…

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Episode 85 - Chapter 9 13:25

9y ago13:25

13:25

Episode 9 of 11 in this the third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Brendan Jones (@jonesytheteachr) as the practitioner responder and I thank h…

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Episode 84 - Chapter 8 10:53

9y ago10:53

10:53

Episode 8 of 11 in this the third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Sarah Gietschier-Hartman (@GHSaysRockChalk) as the practitioner responder an…

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Episode 83 - Chapter 7 10:58

9y ago10:58

10:58

Episode 7 of 11 in this third series of my "Major Themes in Physical Education Research". It explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Blue Jay Bridge (@MrBridge204) as the practitioner responder and I thank him for…

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Episode 82 - Chapter 6 13:03

9y ago13:03

13:03

Episode 6 of 11 in this third series. It that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Naomi Hartl (@MissHartl) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respond. The…

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Episode 81 - Chapter 5 13:07

9y ago13:07

13:07

Episode 5 of 11 in this third series. It that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Ross Halliday (@FizzicalEd) as the practitioner responder and I thank him for his insights and for taking the time to respond. …

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Episode 80 - Chapter 4 13:24

9y ago13:24

13:24

Episode 4 of 11 that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Jo Bailey (@LovePhyEd) as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her insights and for taking the time to respond. The words you hear in the resp…

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Episode 79 - Chapter 3 11:23

9y ago11:23

11:23

Episode 3 of 11 that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Joey Feith as the practitioner responder and I thank him for his insights and for taking the time to respond. The words you hear in the response are Joe…

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Episode 78 - Chapter 2 15:21

9y ago15:21

15:21

Episode 2 of 11 that explores Tony Rossi and Colleagues book "Workplace learning in Physical Education: Emerging teachers’ stories from the staffroom and beyond". This week I’m delighted to welcome Amanda Stanec as the practitioner responder and I thank her for her considered words and for taking the time to respond. The words you hear in the respo…

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