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ORBIT: Online Resource for Building Intercultural Teams & companion book by design Profs. @kellissima (@UM_Stamps) & @denielle (@VCUQatar)

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Exciting News! Meet our dynamic new research team for 2023! Under the leadership of U-M Stamps Associate Professor Kelly M. Murdoch-Kitt and Dr. Denielle Emans of Roger Williams University, our team is dedicated to designing for human connection and social change in our projects

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Creative practitioners & educators! We want YOU to take part in our new book project,

✨Creative Resilience!✨

Submit proposals for case studies, project ideas, exercises, short essays, visual narratives by 31 May.

🔗 More info/submit!
https://t.co/XjnpnPRvHX

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@MiroHQ We've been using Miro for an international collaborative design course and our partners in India and Qatar are experiencing problems accessing Miro this week. What's up? How can we fix? Not too excited to move all of our work to Google Slides but...

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Just posted a photo https://t.co/OwDReWohqp

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5 dynamic educators on the verge of an epic journey this semester w/🌍Global Studio Collaboration,🌎 #virtualexhange between students from @UM_Stamps @vcuqatar @srishtiartdesign @NID_India around global wicked problems!
https://t.co/LBtIMa0PNb

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“This is an opportune time to reach out together using the tools at hand...because coming together is how we create change.” —@kellissima

https://t.co/eHB21Tft3d

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“People are messy and challenging, and that’s ok!” —@kellissima

https://t.co/eHB21Tft3d

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“#Collaboration needs much more support than ‘Just have a video call and figure it out.’” —@kellissima
https://t.co/eHB21Tft3d

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LIVE now!

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Nov. 13th, 8:00 PM EST: ORBIT founder ⁦
@kellissima’s public tenure talk goes live as part of the @umstamps Distinguished Speaker Series. Don't miss this energizing discussion about designing intercultural collaborations! https://t.co/eHB21Tft3d

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We’re now taking questions for a Q&A over on our instagram about Kelly Murdoch-Kitt’s (@kellissima ) talk “Designing Beyond the Screen: Designing for Human Connection.”

You can submit questions via this form anytime before December 4th! ➡️ https://t.co/MYldtEprUS

[Denielle Emans, Ph.D. @denielle]

Tune in to watch @kellissima do what she does best during her tenure talk at the University of Michigan!! She is not only a great speaker, but an incredible researcher, author, and creative!! #proudcollaborator ☮️ 💗 🌍

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Nov. 13th, 8:00 PM EST: ORBIT founder ⁦
@kellissima’s public tenure talk goes live as part of the @umstamps Distinguished Speaker Series. Don't miss this energizing discussion about designing intercultural collaborations! https://t.co/eHB21Tft3d

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Today @kellissima @denielle and @new_moon were excited to be invited to give a workshop for Leading Edge teachers, “From Engagement to Collaboration: Creative Approaches to Support Joyful Social-Emotional Learning.”

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LE staff got to learn today with an awesome team of researchers from @theorbitproject https://t.co/1TXaaZLBCp

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Join ORBIT co-founders Kelly Murdoch-Kitt
@kellissima and Dr. Denielle Emans @denielle at 4PM EST today for their free AIGA virtual panel on international design collaborations! 🌐

⬇️ free registration link ⬇️
https://t.co/nFsc430QtW

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It's the perfect time to go international in the #design #classroom! Check out this FREE panel with co-authors @kellissima and @denielle this Friday—follow @aigadec for more info.

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Join us on Friday Oct. 30 at 4 pm EST for a DEC Virtual Fall Event:
"International Design Collaborations: Lessons and Experiences"

Panelists:
Denielle Emans, Lesley-Ann Noel,
Maria Rogal, Kelly Murdoch-Kitt

Moderated by:
Gaby Hernández

ZOOM link will be shared next week!

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Today @kellissima and @denielle's presentation, "Visual Thinking Activities to Support Intercultural Learning and Collaboration," is available through the #NAFSAeConnection virtual conference https://t.co/NfqTwqscdk

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@_danigilbert GET IT, Doctor!! Congrats

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I wrote out some thoughts on how to make this moment a real turning point to bring about real change––and pulled together some resources to help young activists sustain the momentum by channeling their energy into concrete action. https://t.co/jEczrOeFdv

[Kelly Murdoch-Kitt @kellissima]

Thanks again to @CultureSource for inviting me and @Denielle to lead a webinar on using visual thinking to support remote collaboration! @theorbitproject