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Students as Designers: Transforming Camosun International’s Predeparture Program Vivian Trinh, Jennifer Stein & Meghan Campbell

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Students as Designers: Transforming Camosun International’s Predeparture Program

Vivian Trinh, Jennifer Stein & Meghan Campbell

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Context

• Model: Traditionally delivered F2F and individualized based on field school, exchange; paper-based resources supplemented with PPT

• Duration: 2-6 hours

• Challenges:

• time consuming, scheduling, redundancy, no central storage location, timely and personalized access, engagement, motivation

• focus on predeparture

• risk management

“It is vital to be a global thinker. Studying abroad teaches you to be open and accepting of various ideas,

cultures, and lifestyles.” - Annabelle Pickering (Paris, France)

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Our Learners are Everywhere

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Students Contextualizing Content

“In looking back and examining my life from across the world, I’m gaining

clarity that I was unable to find in Victoria. I can literally feel myself growing.

Sometimes I observe it in detached amusement and other times I revel in it.”

- Anna Cooke, 2016 Exchange Student (Barcelona, Spain)

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REDESIGN for GLOBAL

EXPERIENCE

INTEGRATEDSUPPORT

COLLABORATIVE

DEVELOPMENT

MENTORSHIPFLEXIBILITY

ACCESSIBILITY

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Collaborative Development Model

Shared Development

Shared Ownership

Shared Feedback

Co-created Content

Shared Delivery

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GLOBAL

EXPERIENCE

PASSPORT & VISA

STAYING IN TOUCH

ACADEMICS

HEALTH & SAFETY

TRAVEL & ACCOMM.

MONEY MATTERS

CULTURE

Field Schools Exchange(Incoming & Outgoing)

Short-term Prospective Students

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Design Elements

Practical Information

Student Artifacts + Stories

Support & Mentorship

Assessments

Resource Sharing

Counselling & Intervention

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Student Feedback

Global Experience Preparation Course

Content Activities Assessments Collaboration Community

The Learning Environment

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Reuse & Adapt

Global Experience Prep

Intercultural Communications

Anthropology

International Business

Sociology & Psychology

Employee & Leadership Training Programs

Open Educational Resources

International Incoming Students

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Contact Information

Meghan Campbell

[email protected]

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Jennifer Stein

[email protected]

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Vivian Trinh

[email protected]

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Diana Shields

[email protected]

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