Author Archive: Catherine
Curriculum and Itinerary: Together or Separate?
I am noticing a trend in our work with faculty-led programs: as the number of faculty-led programs increases across the country, requests for what we refer to as off-the-shelf programs is also increasing. More frequently, faculty and education abroad offices
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Ethical Service-Learning: Are you practicing it?
Last week, I attended an interesting session at the NAFSA Region IV conference in Des Moines, Iowa, on the subject of ethical service-learning abroad. Service-learning is such a trend at the moment. We have inculcated the current generation of students
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Providers: A Key Resource
The most recent issue of the Seminars International newsletter Compact has just been published. We are highlighting the concept of resourcefulness a skill all education abroad professionals possess! In particular, we focus on how providers can add to your resources when you
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Faculty-led Program Data: Where are Cost Increases Coming From?
The Asia Institute, a program provider for faculty-led courses in Asia, recently published an interesting report on a variety of aspects of short-term, faculty-led programs in Asia during 2015. The report describes itself as an in-depth look at 614 short-term
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Budget , Faculty , Program Costs , Providers
But what would I teach abroad?
Have you ever heard this question from faculty as you re discussing the possibility of offering a faculty-led course? Initially, this was a puzzling question for me. I thought well, what else would you teach but your area of expertise? And then
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Volunteering Abroad: Relationships Matter
Volunteering abroad, particularly volunteering on a short-term basis, has long been a subject of discussion in the study abroad community. The practice is on the increase yet questions and controversy abound. It is helpful to the organizations and people on-site?
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Working with a Provider: Getting Started
So, your university now requires faculty-led programs to use a provider. Do your faculty view this as good news a relief from managing logistics and the juggling that goes with it, giving them more time to concentrate on the teaching? Or
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Requiring a Provider
The world of faculty-led programs is growing and changing as it grows. As internationalization flourishes across campuses, more faculty are turning to short-term programs abroad as a means to internationalize their teaching and learning. For those of us working on faculty-led
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Judging Faculty-led Programs
I was interested to read a recent post on the Melibee Global blog by Kyle Rausch at Arizona State University about his thoughts on negative judgments in the education abroad field regarding short-term programs and choosing to study in Western
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