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Prepare LGBTQ Students for Health & Safety Abroad

by | Jul 18, 2017 | Education Abroad Resources, Support & Advising

Prepare LGBTQ Students for Health & Safety Abroad

Session Description:

Ensuring the health and safety of college students during their participation in education abroad programs is integral to their success and experience.

This e-learning short course provides information and perspectives on how to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students on health and safety abroad, specifically in relation to identifying international locations and pre-departure preparation.

Through this course, you will:

  • Gain insights about this topic from professionals who lead programs abroad from a risk management, student advising and programming, and faculty perspective, as well as through student testimonials from members of the LGBTQ community.
  • Learn how self-reflection can be a powerful tool for advising LGBTQ students’ decisions to study abroad
  • Gain perspectives by listening to case studies that may prompt further reflection on this topic
  • Receive resources in relation to this topic

Facilitators:

  • Ben Chamberlain,  University of South Florida
  • René Sánchez, University of South Florida 
  • Chris Haynes, University of South Florida

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    Prompts for Future Reflection

    US Diversity 101 – Gender Identity & Expression

    by | Jul 18, 2017 | Education Abroad Resources, Support & Advising

    US Diversity 101 – Gender Identity & Expression

    Session Description:

    Gender identity is an individual’s internal sense of their gender, which may be different from or the same as the person’s sex assigned at birth. In today’s US higher education system, educators must be prepared to support and provide services for trans or gender nonconforming students. 

    This e-learning short course provides relevant terminology related to transgender and gender non-conforming college students, their experiences, and transgender rights globally.

    Through this course, you will:

    • Learn terminology related to gender identity and expression
    • Examine considerations, strategies and tips for supporting transgender students studying abroad.

    Facilitators:

    • Genny Beemyn -University of Massachusetts, Amherst

      Presentation Slides

      Prompts for Future Reflection

        US Diversity 101 – African American Students

        by | Jul 18, 2017 | Education Abroad Resources, Support & Advising

        US Diversity 101 – African American Students

        Session Description:

        African American/Black college students have racial and ethnic identities that span the Diaspora, including Black/African descent, African American, Afro-Caribbean/Caribbean, Afro-Latino/a, Creole, Afro-Country of origin-specific, biracial/multiracial, and so on.

        This e-learning short course explains the ways African-American, or black students self-identify, and offers insights into the evolving dynamics influencing black students’ experiences in US higher education.

        Through this course, you will:

        • Participation rate of black students in education abroad programs
        • Evolving dynamics influencing black students’ experiences abroad
        • Real and perceived barriers to greater participation in education abroad
        • Cross-cultural advantages many black students take abroad

        Facilitators:

        • Gretchen Cook-Anderson -IES Abroad

        Presentation Slides

        Prompts for Future Reflection

        Men & Study Abroad – The Research

        by | Jul 18, 2017 | Education Abroad Resources, Fundamentals

        Men & Study Abroad – The Research

         

        Session Description:

        Men are less likely to attend college and participate in specialized college programming, such as education abroad.

        This e-learning short course presents data on and gaps in our knowledge about cisgender male participation in study abroad in US higher education. The course overviews current literature on this topic and presents findings from a research study that used mixed methods to consider the question, why do male students study abroad at much lower rates than female students?

        Through this course, you will:

        • Learn about cisgender male student motivation to participate in and current engagement in education abroad
        • Become well versed in current data and literature on and about this population
        • Gain insights and learn about key findings from a recent study comparing male and female participation in education abroad
        • Better understand ongoing research that is needed about cisgender male participation in education abroad

        Facilitators:
        James M. Lucas – Michigan State University

        Fundamentals of Advising – Students with Disabilities for Education Abroad

        by | Jul 18, 2017 | Education Abroad Resources, Fundamentals, Support & Advising

        Fundamentals of Advising – Students with Disabilities for Education Abroad

        Session Description:

        Are you interested in learning about ways to ensure that your education abroad office and your program offerings are accessible to students with disabilities?

        This e-learning course explores three areas: disability as an area of student diversity, advising students with disabilities for education abroad, and facilitating access to the education abroad office.

        Through this course, you will:

        • Explore disability as an area of student diversity
        • Learn how to better facilitate access to your study abroad office
        • Receive tips for advising meetings and other resources

        Facilitators:
        Julia Karpicz – School for International Training (SIT)