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Short-Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad Brian Stiegler,PhD Assistant Provost for International Education

Advantages of Short-Term Faculty- Led Study Abroad Enhances sacred bond between  professors and students Summer and winter terms do not  interrupt curriculum flow of four year degree Accredited programs with strict  course requirements can make semester study abroad harder Students who have not traveled  may not be capable of full semester immersion study abroad programs Families, friends, loved ones can  be more supportive of shorter programs

Disadvantages of Short-term Faculty-Led Study Abroad Short-term programs do  not allow for easy mobility of financial aid Summer and winter  semesters add costs on top of regular semesters while semester programs replace one set of costs with another Short programs often do  not encourage deeper cultural learning as mid- length programs Language study is very  difficult on short-programs

Financial and Administrative Infrastructure Budgeting  – Tuition Remission – Academic Fee – Self-Funded budgets • Faculty Salaries • Per Diem • Travel Expenses – Foreign Currency Speculation – Conservative

Financial and Administrative Infrastructure Internal Infrastructure  – Centralized application system – Ability to deposit on travel 6-12 months prior to students paying – Deposit/Withdrawal policy with real teeth – Full portfolio of bureaucratic forms – Manual course registration – Manual student billing – Financial auditing process accounting for foreign currency expense

Financial and Administrative Infrastructure External Infrastructure  – Pre-approved travel agents – No state procurement process – Short-term international health insurance – Short-term political/natural disaster evacuation insurance – International wire- transfer through State Budget Office – University-issued credit cards

Academics on Short-Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad Learning goals and outcomes  must be comparable or higher than similar courses on main campus Requirements for contact  hours / credit hour must be met along with other accreditation concerns Contact hours must be earned  abroad (not on main campus) if tuition is to be applied to study abroad costs Learning should happen in the  field, not a classroom on the other side of the world

Academics on Short-Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad Short programs should  continue to encourage reading and writing along with experience Learning must be assessed  and measured Field-based experiential  learning should look different in different disciplines according to learning goals Academic departments and  deans should approve academic content Are there common global  learning goals that all study abroad programs should achieve?

Forum on Education Abroad “The Forum is recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice  and the Federal Trade Commission as the Standards Development Organization (SDO) for the field of education abroad. The Forum’s commitment to developing and promoting standards of good practice for the field of education abroad lies at the core of The Forum’s mission. The ultimate goal of the Standards is to improve practices in education abroad, so that our students’ international educational experiences are as rich and meaningful as possible.” www.forumea.org 