Nuts and Bolts of Creating Faculty Led Short Term Trips

August 28th

Presenters:Steve Whitman- PSU FacultyScott Tayloe- CISabroadLisa Ladd- Global Education OfficeJessica Pine-Global Education Office

Session Outline:

IntroductionsKey ConsiderationsTrip models (Faculty run and Provider supported)Creating Cross-Cultural AwarenessProcess for submitting proposalsQuestions

Key Considerations:Location- (one or several?)Safety concerns- State Department Warning?Non-credit or credit bearing?Existing course or new? (Global Programs Course Proposal, Experimental Course Proposal)Open to grad students? Community members? Other USNH schools?Excursions or visits to include?

More Key Considerations…Price- How much do students want to spend?  Will faculty pay their way or will students absorb the cost?Timing of trip- During break? Semester course with trip componentRisk and responsibilityProvider or not?...

Faculty run vs. Provider supported

Experience from Steve….

SwedenIcelandScotlandAustraliaIndiaCosta Rica

Provider Supportive

Why we love faculty-led programs.Increasing trend in International Education.Strong interest from our university partners.Knowledge of working with faculty and various institutions: Employees with previous experience working on campuses.

Provider Supportive

Takes the pressure of the institution.

Liability InsuranceRisk Management/Assessment

Takes the pressure off the facultyManages all reservations, payments.Crisis Management: Both Travel and Student Related

Provider Supportive

Tour Based CIS (Education Based)

Menu of Itineraries. Designed around the course.

Contract-driven. Location-driven.

Last minute changes. Year in advance planning.

Student friendly. Faculty friendly.

Little or no support. High level of support.

Itineraries can change. Sustainable

Lack of cultural immersion. Culture-conscious.

Provider Supportive

In addition to the program logistics, we:

Create pre-departure materials.Assist with pre-departure orientations.Create cultural activities for your programs, if requested.Create program photo books for participants.

Cross Cultural Awareness

The CIS La Vida Local model consists of a series

of activities and workshops that can bereplicated in all programs sites.  Students

participate in social and educational activities

and encounter local culture in authentic ways.

These experiences, combined with reflection

and group synthesis, create a deeperunderstanding of local life.

Cross Cultural Awareness Top concerns in education abroad (The Forum

State of the Field Survey 2011) Cultural integration of students Helping students maximize their experience Adequate preparation of students

Students need ways to engage each other, their surroundings and the local community in a structured way.  

Participating in this program will lead to greater cultural understanding on local, global, and personal levels.

Cross Cultural Awareness

To challenge students to understand more of what they are seeing, feeling and perceivingTo increase student’s experience of culture, including cultural difference To increase cultural awareness, sensitivity, and understanding To tie student’s experience abroad to learning about themselves and their communities

Cross Cultural Awareness

Sample Activities:Subjective Adjectives.Local NewsPhoto-JournalismScavenger HuntsLetter to Self/Virtual SuitcaseCultural Credit Card

Process for submitting proposal:1. For existing course, complete

Global Programs Course Proposal. Submit to Deb Regan at GEO. For new course, you must also complete Experimental Course Form and get approval from Provost’s office

2. Meet with GEO3. Arrange for detailed contract and

budget and refer to checklist

Questions?

Contact information:Steve Whitman-swwhitman@plymouth.eduScott Tayloe- stayloe@cisabroad.comLisa Ladd- lladd@plymouth.eduJess Pine- jpine@plymouth.edu