Implementing a Post Study Away Curriculum

Vicky BowdenVice Provost

Erin ThorpAssistant Director

Center for Global Learning & Engagement

Presentation slides will be uploaded to conference resources & are available

by emailing ethorp@apu.edu

Undergraduate Students: 4800+ Graduate & Professional Students: 4700+Degrees: 61 bachelor’s degrees, 45 master’s degrees, 24 certificates, 12 credentials, and 8 doctoral programs.

Established 1899

STRUCTURE● Academic

Department ● Reports to the Vice

Provost

DEPARTMENT● 6 Full-time Staff● 20 Paid Student Staff

(6-10 hours/week each)

STUDY AWAY PARTICIPANTS● 6943 Students from

2000 - 2017● Currently Averaging

540+ per year

STUDY AWAY PROGRAMS● Levels: Exposure, Encounter, Integration 1

● Semester Programs, 20+ Options for UG Students● Faculty-Led Programs, 20-30 programs per year, 285 participants 2017-18

"We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience." -- John Dewey

Cultural Mentoring & Role of Post-Experience Guidance (Vande Berg, Connor-Linton, Paige, 2009) 2

“Intentionality... is something I have been thinking more about lately, and this class has helped. I had grand dreams of being able to quickly and easily

incorporate all that I learned during my time abroad into my life here once I returned, but it has been much more difficult in actuality.”

- Returning APU South Africa Program Student

Enrollment & Instructors1 Unit; GLBL 425 Integration & Formation*

85 Students

8-20 Students Per Class

7 Sections

4 Instructors

125 Students

8-20 Students Per Class

10 Sections

5 Instructors

64 Students

8-13 Students Per Class

7 Sections

5 Instructors

94 Students

8-13 Students Per Class

7 Sections

4 Instructors

*Not all UG Semester Students are Required to Enroll

Communicate ideas and learning orally and in writing effectively with strong organization, central message, language choice, supporting materials, and delivery techniques.

Engage with people and ideas from their own experiences and others’ experiences by seeking to understand with curiosity, grace, humility, respect, and compassion.

Synthesize and apply learning from multiple contexts and between classroom and non-classroom experiences.

Course Concepts

“As our class sessions have continued, I have found new insight on how to successfully go about my transition in a healthy manner. “ - Returning APU South Africa Program Student

Coursework

Participation & Attendance

20 %5 Sessions of 3 Hours Each

Student Assessments

10 %Assessment 1Assessment 2

3 Response Papers30 %

RP1: Debriefing & ReflectionRP2: Worldview & Identity

RP3: Integration & Application

Application & Engagement15 %2 Engagement Opportunities Study Away

Symposium Project 25 %Poster or Oral Presentation

Study Away Symposium

Learning Outcomes: ● Articulation of Experiences to Others● Solidifying Learning● Investing in Peers

3 Poster Sessions

Inter-disciplinary

15 MinuteOral

Presentations

Faculty, Staff, &

Community Invited

Students Articulation

of Their Learning

Photos . Google Site

Study Away Symposium

Study Away Symposium The Study Away Symposium... allows the returning students to share & process their study abroad experiences in a creative way, while giving other students the chance to gain insight… that could end up shaping their own future study abroad experiences.

-CCCU Oxford Scholars Semester Student

I loved the study away symposium. I would of liked more than 15 minutes to share. I felt cut off.

-Ecuador Student

“Being part of our Global Engagement class has helped me find ways of coping with the nostalgia that comes from post study abroad experience.” - Returning APU South Africa Program Student

Implementation 1 Unit; GLBL 425 Integration & Formation

● Optional vs Required for Students

● Building upon pre-existing courses

● Academic Departments

● Study Away Staff

● Registrar

● On-Going Development

● Faculty Engagement

● Student Input

● CGLE Involvement

● Course Coordinator Role

References1 From “Task Force on Intentional Globalization: Final Report” by Richard Slimbach, 2005, Azusa Pacific University. Used with permission.

2 Vande berg, M.; Connor-Linton, J.; & Paige, R. M. (2009). The Georgetown Consortium Study: Intervening in student learning abroad. Frontiers: the Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad. Vol. XVIII, pp. 1-75.

Linked Resources ● Study Away - Program Level Descriptions ● CGLE Global Competencies● GCI Competencies ● APU Study Away Symposium Site● Sample Syllabus - Fall 2018 ● Sample Course Coordinator Checklist ● Sample Course Faculty Checklist ● AAC&U Essential Learning Outcomes - APU GE Categories● AAC&U Global Learning Value Rubric● Handout

Slides available by emailing: ethorp@apu.edu