Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad CEPA Foundation Webinar #1 on Curriculum Integration Integrating Education Abroad

Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad

CEPA Foundation Webinar #1on Curriculum Integration

Integrating Education Abroad into the Curriculum

Lynn C. Anderson

April 28, 2014 at 12pm EST and 9am PST


Why Make Education Abroad a Major Focus of Expanding Campus Internationalization? Very direct and meaningful way to impact students and

their global perspectives.

Education abroad is frequently identified as students’ best educational experience!

Education abroad returnees on campus contribute in new ways to classes, student life, and global perspectives.

Satisfied alumni who are successful professionally.

AND NOW we know that education abroad is associated with decreased time to GRADUATION & increased GPA’s!!

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Guiding Principles Partnerships

Partners are teachers and learners

Ownership outside of education abroad

office

Work within existing structures

Focus on long-term impact

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Perceived Barriers“The 5 F’s”

Fit

Faculty and Adviser Support

Fear

Family and Friends

Finances

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UC San Diego Time to Graduation Data by Major (Fall 2005 Cohort is Similar)

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Stakeholders & Why They Care Campus leadership: institutional profile, happy students

and alum, reputation

Faculty: curriculum, quality of students

Academic advisers: students’ personal, academic, and career development

Campus administrators: institutional profile and ease of processes (admissions, housing, financial aid, etc.)

Education abroad and international education professionals: make it all possible

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Faculty: Curriculum Institutional needs and doing the right thing by

students: important but not the focus for all faculty

Curriculum: learning outcomes, access to special educational opportunities, replacement or additive courses, internships, research

International education engages on-campus students : courses, presentations, World Hunger Day, international events, International Education Week

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Education Abroad Learning OutcomesDiscipline-specific learningPlacement of a discipline in its

international contextCountry/Region-specific learningLanguage acquisitionStudent development

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Kolb’s Learning Styles

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Why Develop Education Abroad Major Advising Pages? Reflect academic considerations and program

selection priorities of each department based on

learning outcomes

Starting point for students

Advising tool for academic departments and

education abroad offices

Everyone is on the same page (or website)

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Methodology for Integrating Education Abroad into the Curriculum

Step 1: Assess

Step 2: Match

Step 3: Motivate

Step 4: Evaluate

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Step 1: Assess Consider pre-requisites, electives, major

requirements, etc. Is sequencing of courses critical? Are there courses that CANNOT be taken abroad?

(Why?) Is there flexibility in the curriculum? Is fine-tuning necessary to facilitate education

abroad? Are there options abroad that provide opportunities

not available on-campus?

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Step 2: Match Education Abroad (EA) professional researches options

based on conversations with departmental faculty

EA professional finds range of options—language, location, length, internships, research, program types, and cost

EA professional provides faculty with program descriptions and course syllabi

Departmental faculty determine which courses may be taken as equivalent to, in lieu of, or in addition to required courses

If helpful, suggest that faculty and advisors participate in a site visit to acquire a better sense of the program options

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Site Visits for Faculty and Advisors Provides direct opportunity for faculty and advisors to learn

about and experience education abroad programs and research options

Can provide a parallel to the student experience

Rapidly increases buy-in and enthusiasm for education abroad

Provides feedback and insights to the education abroad office

Funded in part by participant’s department—creates buy-in

Opportunity for networking and establishing partnerships or collaborative initiatives that go beyond education abroad

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Step 3: Motivate Major Advising Page prepared and available in

departmental office, through faculty and advisors, and on-line

Workshops for faculty and advisors so they are prepared to encourage students to go abroad and are aware of options and perceived barriers

Information sessions, webinars, on-line tutorials for students, and departmental publications

Communicate the message to prospective students and their parents as well as enrolled students

Students report the greatest motivator is when their faculty members encourage them to go abroad

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Step 4: Evaluate (to be covered in detail in the third webinar) Are faculty and advisors getting the message out? Do more students declare majors in your departments? Are more of your students participating in education

abroad? Is retention and time to graduation impacted? What do your students say about their experiences

abroad? Do returnees engage more in departmental or campus

activities? What do your alumni say about the experience and the

impact it had on their lives and careers? Are you raising more money for scholarships? What do employers/grad schools/professional schools

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Next two webinars will cover1. Determining who will do this work and with what

resources.

2. Deciding which departments might go first

3. Meeting with faculty--explain vision, gain buy-in, address concerns, set timeline.

4. How education abroad professionals start the assess, match, motivate, evaluate methodology

5. Providing incentives (site visits, scholarships to students, meals, what peer institutions are doing)

6. Assessing progress & continuing to go forward--Webinar #3

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Thank you Questions, Answers, Discussion

Lynn C. Anderson

International Education Consultant

763-314-0252

[email protected]

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