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Development of a Faculty-Led Education Abroad Program and the Lessons Learned
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Acharya, Sushil Nutt, Lisa A. Kerzmann, Tony Lee |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | In recent years, there has been increasing demand and push for global experience through an academic setting. For would-be engineers this is even more important in this world of everincreasing global collaboration and commerce. In an effort to provide students with global education opportunities, our university has developed and enhanced a Faculty Led Education Abroad Program (FLEAP) which allows interested faculty to work with their school to develop study abroad courses in their area of expertise. The program is approximately 9 years old and began with study abroad programs that were organized by the faculty members themselves, by third party vendors, or by the Center for Global Engagement (CGE, University’s international office). Over the years, successful study abroad programs to Germany, France, Switzerland, Aruba, China, Ireland, Belize, and Nicaragua have been conducted. The FLEAP has proven to be an excellent example of engaged learning and provides students with a global perspective that is unparalleled in any classroom. The development of the FLEAP proved to be challenging; and, an advisory council was established to address the numerous challenges. The council was tasked with developing program guidelines, site assessment forms, proposal forms, and emergency/safety guidelines, to name a few. In the last two years, every FLEAP conducted has been instrumental in further enhancing the FLEAP process. The development of a FLEAP study abroad to Germany led to a successful program in the Spring semester that was coupled with an environmental/engineering course on Renewable Resources. The students were able to visit multiple cities and many renewable energy sites throughout Germany while gaining experiential knowledge of the culture and language. To meet the education component of the course, the students were asked to keep a journal log of their learning and cultural experiences which was reviewed by the professor at the end of the study abroad. The students were also asked to present their experience in multiple platforms. This paper describes the evolution of the FLEAP in our university and uses the Germany study abroad to discuss what worked and what did not. It is expected that the experiences of the CGE, the lead faculty for the Germany study abroad, and the advisory council will assist other universities in establishing a similar program. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peer.asee.org/development-of-a-faculty-led-education-abroad-program-and-the-lessons-learned.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
