Milton Bennett and Ida Castiglioni of the Intercultural Development Research Institute profile a brief introduction the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity.
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MenuKris Lou, Director of International Education, Willamette University
Kris Lou discusses his experience implementing an experiential/constructivist approach to education abroad curriculum design.
Tricia Todd, Assistant Director, Health Careers Center at the University of Minnesota
Tricia Todd discusses factors to consider when designing undergraduate global health programs abroad. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrTwI-r7CAg?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360]
Lilli Engle, Co-Founder and Director, American University Center of Provence
Lilli Engle argues that better preparedness in the target language helps students to maximize gains in language proficiency and intercultural competence while abroad.
Malene Torp, Executive Director, DIS
Malene Torp, Executive Director of DIS (Danish Institute for Study Abroad), speaks about her organization’s approach to education abroad curriculum design and gives advice to colleagues.
Rosalind Latiner Raby, Director, California Colleges for International Education
Rosalind Latiner Raby speaks about education abroad at community colleges.
Patti Brown, Director of Special Program Initiatives, IFSA-Butler (2/2)
Patti Brown questions our use of the term “international.”
Patti Brown, Director of Special Program Initiatives, IFSA-Butler (1/2)
Patti Brown discusses the importance of finding your theoretical grounding in the field, and allowing it to evolve over time. Then, she describes how her own thinking has developed and…
William Anthony, Director of the Study Abroad Office, Northwestern University
Bill Anthony challenges the education abroad field to promote and improve second language acquisition curricula.
Guyana Lesley Abroad Service Semester (GLASS)
The Guyana Lesley Abroad Service Semester (GLASS) program is the first semester-long study abroad program in the country of Guyana and is unique in many ways. The aim of the GLASS…
2013 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design Recipient
Alice Layton, recipient of the 2013 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum Design, speaks about her “Indigenous Natural Resource Ecology” course at the Standards Institute on Curriculum, Teaching and Education…
Indigenous Natural Resource Ecology
“Indigenous Natural Resource Ecology” is a three-credit, eight-week fieldwork course designed to complement a Tropical Ecology course by providing an immersion in the social environment of an indigenous Guyanese community….
Kevin Brennan, Director of Study Abroad at the University of Connecticut
Kevin Brennan shares his experience with abroad program development and curriculum design in Africa.
David Shallenberger, Professor of International Education at SIT Graduate Institute
David Shallenberger shares three points to consider when designing education abroad curricula, and discusses how he applies The Forum’s Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad.
Carl Jubran, President, IAU College
Carl Jubran discusses how the field should be striving to enhance the education abroad curriculum instead of focusing solely on curriculum integration.
Mike Woolf, Deputy President and Chief Academic Officer, CAPA International Education
Mike Woolf discusses several issues surrounding the notions of culture and community in education abroad, and describes his approach to curriculum design.