1. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad CEPA Foundation Webinar #1 on Curriculum Integration Integrating Education Abroad into the Curriculum Lynn C. Anderson April 28, 2014 at 12pm EST and 9am PST

2. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad 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 GPAs!! 2

3. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad Guiding Principles Partnerships Partners are teachers and learners Ownership outside of education abroad office Work within existing structures Focus on long-term impact 3

4. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad Perceived Barriers The 5 Fs Fit Faculty and Adviser Support Fear Family and Friends Finances 4

5. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad UC San Diego Time to Graduation Data by Major (Fall 2005 Cohort is Similar) 5

6. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad 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 6

7. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad 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 7

8. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad Education Abroad Learning Outcomes Discipline-specific learning Placement of a discipline in its international context Country/Region-specific learning Language acquisition Student development 8

9. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad Kolbs Learning Styles 9

10. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad 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) 10

11. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad Methodology for Integrating Education Abroad into the Curriculum Step 1: Assess Step 2: Match Step 3: Motivate Step 4: Evaluate 11

12. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad 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? 12

13. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad Step 2: Match Education Abroad (EA) professional researches options based on conversations with departmental faculty EA professional finds range of optionslanguage, 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 13

14. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad 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 participants departmentcreates buy-in Opportunity for networking and establishing partnerships or collaborative initiatives that go beyond education abroad 14

15. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad 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 15

16. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad 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 say about your graduates? 16

17. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad Next two webinars will cover 1.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 17

18. Sponsored by CEPA Foundation – Cultural & Educational Programs Abroad Thank you Questions, Answers, Discussion Lynn C. Anderson International Education Consultant 763-314-0252 ander043@ucsd.edu 18