SLIDE 1 Globalized Learning: Ensuring Relevance of Study Abroad for Louisiana’s Community & Technical Colleges
Daniel Roberts, PhD
Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
Jim Carlson, EdD
Dean of Academics
SLIDE 2 Presentation Outline
- Introduction and Background: Participants will listen to a
presentation on how the program was created and funded.
- Implementation: Participants will listen to a presentation on
the logistics involving the planning trip, application request and review processes, orientations and MOU ceremony, and liability preparation.
- Course Outline and Assignments: Participants will listen to
a presentation on the pre-trip coursework and course assessment during the study abroad.
- Student Engagement and Fun: Participants will listen to a
presentation on the social media internship, global classroom, and fun excursions.
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SLIDE 4 GMAC Outcomes
- Participants will be able to identify existing internal institutional, as well
as external community and industry, resources that can connect and support their institution and students to study abroad opportunities.
- Participants will learn important tangible benefits to students and their
institutions as it pertains to academic performance and retention, completion rates and job placement and success as well as the intangible impacts of exposure to multi-cultural diversity.
- Participants will be able to identify barriers to the organization and
execution of study abroad trips that will include dialogue on institutional liability and concerns, internal and external perceptions and planning strategies that target and ensure delivery of academic rigor coupled with safe travel.
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Arrival Day
SLIDE 6 2010 Council of Students Accomplishments
Created a structure for student involvement & the Council of Students Held monthly virtual meetings Created the Student Vice President Handbook Created a Transition Guidebook for future Council members Selected the 2012-2014 Council of Students
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Emirate Breakfast
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Why Students are Important
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Local Sites in Old Dubai
Dubai Museum Camel Burgers
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Shopping in Dubai Souks
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Shopping in Dubai Malls
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Introduction to Maritime Careers and Opportunities: GMAC Study Abroad
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American University of Sharjah
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Asphalt Plant Dubai, UAE
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Cummins Middle East High Horsepower Master Rebuild Centre Dubai, UAE
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Total Petroleum - Dubai
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Maritime Monday
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Dubai Precast Concrete Plant
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Cultural Excursions
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Last Day - On Top of the World The Burj Khalifa
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Globalized Learning
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Questions?
Daniel Roberts, PhD
Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Northshore Technical Community College danielroberts@northshorecollege.edu
