Engaging Diverse Perspectives: Campus Climate by DA Global | Jun 5, 2018 | Fundamentals, International Students Engaging Diverse Perspectives to Improve Campus Climate and Mutual Understanding Poster – NAFSA 2018 To maximize intercultural learning, international educators must facilitate meaningful global exchanges across the full range of diverse perspectives represented on US campuses. To this end, it is imperative to consider social identities in a global context to support inbound international & exchange students transitioning to US campuses. Download Poster
Top Tips: Advising Ethnically Diverse Students MSI by DA Global | Jun 1, 2018 | Education Abroad Resources, Support & Advising Top Tips: Advising Ethnically Diverse Students MSI Developed by 2017-2018 Minority Serving Institutions Task Force Cultural sensitivity is as important domestically as it is internationally when reaching out to ethnically diverse students to talk about study abroad. Therefore being conscious as study abroad advisors about our own assumptions about students from diverse ethnic backgrounds may enhance our efforts to be more inclusive when recruiting these students to study abroad. While ethnically diverse students as a group tend to be underrepresented among study abroad participants nationwide, their experiences with international travel, their particular interests and motivation, as well as their perceived barriers to studying abroad may vary from one ethnic group to another. Recognizing that African American, Hispanic-American, Asian American, and other ethnic groups may voice distinct concerns during conversations about studying abroad will enable advisors to help students identify a program and study destination that best suits them. Download File
Top Tips: International Students, Campus Climates & Identity by DA Global | May 15, 2018 | International Students, Support Advising Top Tips: International Students, Campus Climates & Identity As international educators, how do we work with inbound international & exchange students to facilitate meaningful global exchanges across the full range of diverse perspectives represented on our campuses in the US? To this end, we must consider the intersection of diversity & inclusion in global education in our efforts to support incoming international students in their transition to our US campuses. Utilizing an intersectional approach, these tips provide a starting point for facilitation of conversations around campus climate and US perceptions related to systematically marginalized social identities. Download File
Empowering Program Directors to Engage in Courageous Conversations by DA Global | May 12, 2018 | Education Abroad Resources, Faculty Being Brave: Empowering Program Directors to Engage in Courageous Conversations Session Description: This e-learning short course equips program directors with the frameworks, strategies, and tools for engaging in critical self-reflection and for leading programs abroad that are carefully structured to explore social group identities, changing identities while abroad, engaged learning abroad, social justice and global equity. Program directors will learn how to lead safe, authentic and effective dialogues or ‘courageous conversations’ abroad while uncovering personal and institutional biases preventing them and their students from reaching the fullest potential. The goal is for Program Directors to feel empowered to explore new and sometimes uncomfortable truths about the experiences of underrepresented students abroad. The end goal of preparing program directors is to engage them in courageous conversations to strengthen their capacity to support students inclusively and holistically throughout the education abroad experience, before, during, and after the on-site experience. Through this course, you will: Revisit the “4 F’s” – Faculty, Finances, Family and Fear Understand the value of how to create brave spaces for education abroad Explore how social identities influence and shape education abroad experiences Demonstrate how program directors can create brave space and engage in courageous conversations throughout the education abroad program lifecycle Facilitators: Malaika Marable Serrano – International Studies Abroad (ISA) Presentation Slides Tips & Resources Prompts for Future Reflection
Personal Health, Wellness, and Self-Care for Leading Programs Abroad by DA Global | May 12, 2018 | Education Abroad Resources, Faculty Personal Health, Wellness, and Self-Care for Leading Programs Abroad Session Description: This e-learning short course will empower program leaders with the tools for reducing stress, prioritizing self-care and finding a balance between personal and professional life while leading programs abroad. The course includes strategies for self-care in the areas of physical, emotional, social, and relational health and well-being, as well as self-care during three ‘critical moments’ in the education abroad program cycle: 1) prior to conducting the education abroad program, 2) self-care on-site during the program, and 3) self-care upon return to the institution. The intended learning outcomes for the course include: Identify possible sources of stress for education abroad program directors Apply multiple evidence-based and tangible praxes for practicing better self-care throughout the education abroad program cycle Provide a set of self-reflection questions for program director self-care Explore case scenarios for deeper self-reflection on self-care abroad Develop a personally meaningful action plan for improved self-care Facilitators: Allison Boye, Texas Tech University Pamela Roy, Consultancy for Global Higher Education Adam Smith, Texas Tech University Presentation Slides Tips & Resources Prompts for Future Reflection
