Workshops on Intercultural Learning through Education Abroad

The Institute for Cross-Cultural Teaching and Learning has developed a one-day Workshop on Intercultural Learning Through Education Abroad, and invites proposals from institutions to host a workshop at your campus or organization. One-day workshops generally run eight hours in length (8:00 am to 4:00 pm) and are open to faculty, education abroad directors and advisors, teaching and learning professionals, deans, and others interested in enhancing intercultural learning when students travel abroad. Workshops can be tailored to meet specific needs of the host institution or may be opened to participants from institutions throughout a city or region of the country.

Recent research has shown that simply traveling to another country by itself does not cause students to develop intercultural competence or become more capable of interacting with individuals across language barriers or cultural difference. Intentionality in designing intercultural experiences abroad for students is essential, in order to help them recognize cultural patterns and develop intercultural competence.

Propose a workshop!

The Institute for Cross-Cultural Teaching and Learning invites proposals from institutions to host a one-day workshop during 2018 focusing on intercultural learning in education abroad programs.

Access the RFP document here
Access the Workshop Proposal Form here

The preferred deadline for proposing a workshop in Summer 2018-2019 is May 25, 2018; the preferred deadline for proposing a workshop for Spring Semester 2019 is September 21, 2018.

Upcoming Workshops:

"Intercultural Learning in Education Abroad"
Pre-conference workshop before the Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching
Host Institution: Miami University -- Oxford, Ohio
Date: Thursday November 15, 2018
Information page: http://celt.miamioh.edu/lillycon/preconference.php
Registration page: http://celt.miamioh.edu/lillycon/reg_info.php
Registration for the pre-conference workshop: $85 USD (includes lunch and a book). Registration questions should be directed to the Lilly Conference on College Teaching. Registration will continue until the workshop has reached capacity.

"Workshop on Intercultural Learning through Education Abroad"
Host Institution: University at Albany, SUNY -- Albany, NY
Date: Friday February 1, 2019, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Information and Registration page: https://www.ifcctl.com/albanyworkshop.html

"Workshop on Intercultural Learning through Education Abroad"
Host Institution: Nebraska Wesleyan University -- Lincoln, Nebraska
Date: Friday February 22, 2019, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Information and Registration page: https://www.ifcctl.com/nwuworkshop.html