Conference Program

Friday, November 6, 2009

1:30 - 2:30 PM Opening Plenary
Transforming on-campus Teaching and Learning by Creating a Hole in the Wall (Acrobat (PDF) 5.4MB Oct4 10)
Peggy Pusch, Executive Director, Society for Intercultural Education, Training, and Research/Global Network
2:45 - 4:00 PM Panel Discussion: Setting the Stage for Student Learning Abroad, Panel Chaired by Daniel Youd, Beloit College
4:15 - 5:30 PM Panel Discussion: Rethinking the Curriculum at Home, Panel Chaired by Gayle Luck, Cornell College
  • Integrating Home Curriculum into Study Abroad
    Charlotte Blessing, Alexei Pavlenko, Colorado College
  • Integrating Study Abroad into the Political Science Curriculum (Acrobat (PDF) 69kB Oct4 10)
    Rachel Ellett, Pablo Toral, Beloit College
  • Study Abroad as a Degree Requirement: Lessons From the Global Studies Program at UW-Milwaukee
    Sara West Tully, Tracy Buss, UW-Milwaukee Handout (Acrobat (PDF) 608kB Oct4 10)
  • Off-Campus Studies and the Curriculum
    Helena Kaufman, Carleton College Handout (Acrobat (PDF) 43kB Oct4 10), Diagram (Acrobat (PDF) 96kB Oct4 10)
5:30 - 6:30 PM Social Hour with Poster Session

7:30 - 8:30 PM Study Abroad and Curricular Transformation with Resource Limitations

Saturday, November 7

7:45 - 9:00 AM Breakfast Roundtables
9:15 - 10:15 AM Panel Discussion: Using Program Design to Promote Engagement with the Study Abroad Host Site, Panel Chaired by Carol Dickerman, Associated Colleges of the Midwest
  • Learning and Engagement Beyond Academics
    Amy Greeley, David Rudd, Arcadia University College of Global Studies (former Center for Education Abroad)
  • Internationalization of Teacher Education: International Student Teaching Model at Indiana University
    Laura Stachowski, Indiana University, Olga Shonia, Ripon College Handout (Acrobat (PDF) 91kB Oct4 10)
  • Chinese Cities in Transition
    Daniel Youd, Beloit College
10:30 - 11:45 AM Concurrent Panel Discussions:
Maximizing the Benefits of Short-Term Study Abroad, Panel Chaired by Robin Ragan, Knox College
Reassessing the Relationship between Language Learning and Study Abroad, Panel Chaired by Donna Oliver, Beloit College
  • Language Learning on Study Abroad
    Katie MacLean, Margaret Wiedenhoeft, Kalamazoo College
  • Integrating Study Abroad and Foreign Language Programs
    Norman Peterson, Montana State University, Ron Manning, Truman State University
  • Quickstart Language Courses
    Tim Foster, Knox College Handout (Acrobat (PDF) 29kB Oct4 10)
  • Curricular Integration of Carleton Off-Campus Study Seminars (Acrobat (PDF) 216kB Oct4 10)
    Diane Nemec Ignashev, Carleton College
Science and Study Abroad: (Un)natural Partners?, Panel Chaired by Marion Fass, Beloit College
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Small Group Discussion: What Lessons Will We Take Home?

12:30 - 2:00 PM Closing Plenary: Conference Summary and Suggestions for Future Work - Lunch
Reflections on Integrating Study Abroad into the Undergraduate Curriculum: Transforming On-Campus Teaching and Learning (Acrobat (PDF) 8.2MB Oct4 10)
Michael Paige, Professor of International and Intercultural Education, University of Minnesota