Capacity to Deliver Quality Learning Abroad

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Capacity to DeliverQuality Learning Abroad

• Fifth Annual Conference
• Feb. 18-20, 2009
• Portland, Oregon
• The Forum on Education Abroad

Diane Elton University of California,
Riverside diane.elton_at_ucr.edu Margaret Heisel,
Ph. D. Center for Capacity Building in Study
Abroad (CCB) mheisel_at_nasulgc.org Heidi Soneson,
Ph. D. University of Minnesota sones001_at_umn.edu
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Capacity

• Between 1986 and 2006
• The number of study abroad programs for U.S.
  students increased by approximately 225.
• The number of U.S. students studying abroad
  increased by 327. 1

1 IIE, Meeting Americas Global Education
Challenge, Issue 1, May 2007.
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Simon Bill Goal

• 1 million U.S students abroad by

1 Million
1 million by 2016-17
206,000
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Center for Capacity Building in Study Abroad

• Housed at NASULGC
• Funded by NASULGC and NAFSA with additional
  support from other associations

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Mission

• Increase the number of students enrolled in high
  quality study abroad programs
• Number of students participating and new student
  demographics
• Destinations for study
• Innovative learning experiences and opportunities

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Resource for Colleges and Universities

• Directed to all segments of higher
  educationdoctoral, masters, baccalaureate, and
  associatepublic and independent
• Aimed to assist decision makers for study abroad
  regarding curriculum, organization, finance, and
  other

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Services and Tools

• Best Practices Resource Robust, selective, and
  well designed
• Planning Tools Guidance and consultancy through
  the decision-making process
• Symposia and Conferences
• Action Teams

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Areas of focus

• Mission and goals of education abroad
• Faculty as advocates
• Financing education abroad
• Elements of a effective management and
  organization
• Identifying capacity for expansionAsia, Africa,
  and Latin America

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First Steps

• Landscape scan of existing data and sources
• Launch web site with well-organized and carefully
  selected best practices in several
  categoriesuser friendly
• Examples
• Financial models for institutions seeking to
  expand study abroad
• Development strategies to support study abroad
• Study abroad, discipline by discipline

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Symposia

• Financial strategies for expansion
• Organizational principles, structures and
  practices

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Next Steps

• Action Teams Organize groups of institutions
  addressing issues of common interest
• Promote institutions cooperation and
  collaboration for expansion of study abroad

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Join the Mailing List

• Contact ccb_at_nafsa.org
• Margaret Heisel, Director
• telephone [phone]
• e-mail mheisel_at_nasulgc.org

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Reporting Back

• Conceive and articulate a mission/goal for study
  abroad.
• Engage the faculty as advocates for study abroad.
• Meet the challenge of financing study abroad.
• Build an effective organization to support study
  abroad.
• Identify capacity for expansion of their programs.

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Thank You, For Your

• Attendance
• Dialog
• Great Comments, Please stay in touch.