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

• The Role of Faculty Development in Internationalizing the Curriculum
  Erin Davis, Carol Enns, Cornell College Handout (Acrobat (PDF) 28kB Oct4 10)
• An Integrated Model for Pre- and Post-Study Abroad Learning
  Les Dlabay, Lake Forest College
• Structured Reflection for Transformative Learning: Using Sophomore Seminars to Prepare Students for Study Abroad (Acrobat (PDF) 320kB Oct4 10)
  Kiran Cunningham, Ann Haeckl, Kalamazoo College Handout (Acrobat (PDF) 28kB Oct4 10)

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

• Who doesn't study abroad and what can be done about it?
• Using faculty development to advance study abroad integration
• Facilitating reflection post study abroad
• Technology: hindrance or asset to learning abroad?
• Using partnerships to advance study abroad integration
• Financial models for study abroad: advantages and disadvantages for students and institutions
• Intercultural competency: how do we teach it?
• Green study abroad: learning and applying lessons about sustainability
• How do we know if it's working? Assessing study abroad integration

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

• Finding the Formula for Success in Short-Term Study Abroad Courses: A View From the Trenches
  Devan Baty (French), Carol Lacy-Salazar (Spanish), Cornell College
• Student Learning and the Role of a Pre-Trip Course in a Short-Term Study Abroad Program (Acrobat (PDF) 160kB Oct4 10)
  Jane Hardy, Wabash College
• Short-term Programming Abroad: The Possibilities and Challenges
  Robin Metz, 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

• Knowledge of Human Cultures Through the Natural and Physical World
  Emily Walsh, Cornell College
• Belize Barrier Reef Field Research
  Lynda Dybas, Knox College
• International Research for Undergraduates: How Do We Make a Research Rich Curriculum Global? (Acrobat (PDF) 733kB Oct4 10)
  David Statman, Allegheny 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