1. Supporting Students Before, During and After Study Abroad
Christopher Ahearn, Reach the World
Rita Tybor, Miami Dade College
Barbara A. Prucha, Seminole State College

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3. Supporting Students Before, During and After Study Abroad
Christopher Ahearn, Reach the World
Rita Tybor, Miami Dade College
Barbara A. Prucha, Seminole State College

4. FCIE Annual Conference 2017
Agenda
Activity
Pre-Departure Programming
Abroad Programming
Post-Departure Programming
Discussion
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5. What Does Your World Hold?
Think about the last time you traveled...
Did you engage in any form of cultural exchange?
How have you shared stories of your travel with others?
Through purposeful storytelling, how might you reflect more deeply on those stories while passing the benefits of the experience onto others?
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6. Pre-Departure: Miami Dade College
Institution Description:
Miami Dade College gives its students an “international perspective” that will prepare students for personal and professional success in an increasingly interconnected global community. The College offers international education programs in more than 30 countries and is working to provide its students abroad with enrichment opportunities that will propel them forward into their careers.
Program Description:
Starting Spring 2017, Rita Tybor designed and piloted a pre-departure toolkit for MDC students to prepare themselves for the rigors of travel abroad.
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7. Pre-Departure: Wellness Travel Tool Kit
Description:
This brochure-styled worksheet allows student to consider and list favorite resources and coping skills that can be embraced when travel becomes stressful.
The brochure provides a format that can be developed by an individual or in a group setting. It can be customized with resources for each organization.
A sample of the brochure-worksheet, as well as a PowerPoint template can be found in the conference documents at:
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8. WELLNESS TRAVEL TOOL KIT
Some Resources
Crisis Text Line
Text HELLO to:
Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Line
(TALK)
Chat (Web Based)
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN)
(HOPE)
Local Resources:
Emergency Contacts:
My Wellness Travel Tool Kit includes:
WELLNESS TRAVEL TOOL KIT
Things to consider before you travel.

9. “ I learned that I enjoy being my own person even in a group setting.”
- College Student
“To travel is to take a journey into yourself.”
- Danny Kaye
What are some tools you can use to cope in difficult situations abroad?
What are some of the challenges you might encounter during your trip abroad?
“Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.”
- Alan Watts
The Benefits of Travel
What are some of the positive benefits of traveling?
Some favorite coping tools
Exercising
Meditating
Socializing
Taking Photos
Listening to Music
Dancing
Writing
Reading

10. While Abroad: Reach the World
Institution Description:
Reach the World (RTW) partners with higher-education institutions and study abroad providers to allow volunteer travelers to share their journeys online with K- 12 classrooms in the United States.
Program Description:
RTW has begun expanding its traveler pool through campus partnerships, including Miami Dade College and Dartmouth College, by connecting students from these colleges with local K-12 classrooms.
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11. Our Secret Sauce: The Travelers
Educators will learn how RTW leverages technology to connect travelers with classrooms, in order to help teachers provide the cultural context needed for their students to excel at learning a new language.
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12. After Abroad: Seminole State College
Institution Description:
Seminole State College is committed to global and multicultural education. Through its curricula, international activities and Travel Study programs, Seminole State hopes to increase students' and faculty members' awareness of and active participation in social, cultural, global and environmental matters and to develop responsible, well-informed global citizens.
Program Description:
Led by AnneLiese M. Busch, the Center for Global Engagement has become a leader in post-program data collection, allowing the Center to provide support for every student who wishes to study abroad.
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13. After Abroad: Seminole State College Re-entry
Re-entry is the process of returning home after spending time abroad
Students returning from study abroad experiences can expect that they will have a seamless transition, this is not always the case
Students may have idealized home
Some things may have changed
People with whom they want to share the experiences they lived while abroad may not relate or appreciate them in the same manner
Recognize the signs of reverse culture shock
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14. After Abroad: Seminole State College Reverse Culture Shock
Missing the people, places and experiences you came to know while abroad
Old habits versus newly acquired habits and skills
Friends or acquaintances may not be interested in hearing about your experiences
It’s hard to convey what the experience meant to you
It takes time to readjust
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15. After Abroad: Seminole State College Reflection
Relax & Reflect
Organize opportunities for students to get together and reflect on their experience
What did you enjoy?
What did you learn about yourself?
What surprised you?
How was your life different while you were abroad?
How did this experience change your perspective on the world and your academic and professional goals?
Did your abroad experience fall short of, meet or exceed your expectations?
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16. After Abroad: Seminole State College Making Study Abroad Count
Career plans and opportunities to incorporate the experience in a resume and interview
Has your career path changed?
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17. FCIE Annual Conference 2017
Discussion
Any Questions?
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18. FCIE Annual Conference 2017
Thanks & Keep In Touch!
Rita Tybor
Miami Dade College
Christopher Ahearn
Reach the World
Barbara A. Prucha
Seminole State College
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