Nuts and Bolts of Creating
Faculty Led Short Term Trips
August 28th
Presenters:
Steve Whitman- PSU Faculty
Scott Tayloe- CISabroad
Lisa Ladd- Global Education Office
Jessica Pine-Global Education Office
Session Outline:
Introductions
Key Considerations
Trip models (Faculty run and Provider
supported)
Creating Cross-Cultural Awareness
Process for submitting proposals
Questions
Key Considerations:
Location- (one or several?)
Safety concerns- State Department Warning?
Non-credit or credit bearing?
Existing course or new? (Global Programs
Course Proposal, Experimental Course
Proposal)
Open to grad students? Community members?
Other USNH schools?
Excursions or visits to include?
More Key Considerations…
Price- How much do students want to
spend? Will faculty pay their way or will
students absorb the cost?
Timing of trip- During break? Semester
course with trip component
Risk and responsibility
Provider or not?...
Faculty run vs. Provider supported
Experience from Steve….
Sweden
Iceland
Scotland
Australia
India
Costa Rica
Provider Supportive
Why we love faculty-led programs.
Increasing trend in International
Education.
Strong interest from our university
partners.
Knowledge of working with faculty and
various institutions: Employees with
previous experience working on campuses.
Provider Supportive
Takes the pressure of the institution.
Liability Insurance
Risk Management/Assessment
Takes the pressure off the faculty
Manages all reservations, payments.
Crisis Management: Both Travel and
Student Related
Provider Supportive
Tour Based
CIS (Education Based)
Menu of Itineraries.
Designed around the course.
Contract-driven.
Location-driven.
Last minute changes.
Year in advance planning.
Student friendly.
Faculty friendly.
Little or no support.
High level of support.
Itineraries can change.
Sustainable
Lack of cultural immersion.
Culture-conscious.
Provider Supportive
In addition to the program logistics, we:
Create pre-departure materials.
Assist with pre-departure orientations.
Create cultural activities for your programs,
if requested.
Create program photo books for
participants.
Cross Cultural Awareness
The CIS La Vida Local model consists of a series
of activities and workshops that can be
replicated in all programs sites. Students
participate in social and educational activities
and encounter local culture in authentic ways.
These experiences, combined with reflection
and group synthesis, create a deeper
understanding of local life.
Cross Cultural Awareness
 Top concerns in education abroad (The Forum State
of the Field Survey 2011)
 Cultural integration of students
 Helping students maximize their experience
 Adequate preparation of students
 Students need ways to engage each other, their
surroundings and the local community in a structured
way.
 Participating in this program will lead to greater
cultural understanding on local, global, and personal
levels.
Cross Cultural Awareness
To challenge students to understand more of what
they are seeing, feeling and perceiving
To increase student’s experience of culture, including
cultural difference
To increase cultural awareness, sensitivity, and
understanding
To tie student’s experience abroad to learning about
themselves and their communities
Cross Cultural Awareness
Sample Activities:
Subjective Adjectives.
Local News
Photo-Journalism
Scavenger Hunts
Letter to Self/Virtual Suitcase
Cultural Credit Card
Process for submitting proposal:
1. For existing course, complete Global
Programs Course Proposal. Submit to
Deb Regan at GEO. For new course,
you must also complete Experimental
Course Form and get approval from
Provost’s office
2. Meet with GEO
3. Arrange for detailed contract and
budget and refer to checklist
Questions?
Contact information:
Steve [email protected]
Scott Tayloe- [email protected]
Lisa Ladd- [email protected]
Jess Pine- [email protected]