Attention - Students Planning to Study Abroad:
Max Out Your Travel
Experience...
EDTEC 350:
Going Global
Designing Your International Learning Experience
Travel is the ultimate learning experience. To get the most out of your time abroad, a little preparation goes a long way.
From making new friends, to sharing your journey with the folks back home, and finding the best study opportunities wherever you go, ET350 will arm you with insider secrets of world travelers to ensure smooth sailing from Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe. Even better, completion of this course will satisfy the Pre-Departure Orientation requirement set by the International Student Center.
Get a head start on your travels abroad with a class where, in a workshop-like setting, you will explore tips, tactics, and technologies to make your journey an experience to remember!
The Best Laid Plans... Make for a Great Trip!
- Design your personal learning experience to achieve the trip of a lifetime
- Fullfill requirement for mandatory orientation by International Student Center
- Satisfy General Education/Explorations requirements (B. Social and Behavioral Sciences)
- Immerse yourself in the local culture & current events even before you leave
- Learn to capture & share travel memories with multimedia: blog your travel journal, map your route on Google Earth, make a web photo album & YouTube video
- Prepare your action plan for a safe and rewarding trip
- Find out about the latest technologies that will let you stay in touch
- Plan for international communication challenges: beyond language, communicating with the locals
- and help you to obtain scholarships for studying-abroad.
More than a Syllabus: Your Personalized Journey
Goal Statement: Set personalized goals for your journey
Scouting Report: Gather the background details about your destination
Action Plan: Create your personal strategy for seeing and doing
everything you want to do
Capture Memories: Start charting your journey with your choice
of multimedia
Follow-Up Plan: Participate in an online community to share your
adventure
PLUS: Guest lectures, networking tools, panel discussions, technology
tips, international snacks, intercultural interactions, and more...
EDTEC 350 (GE): Designing Your International
Learning Experience
Spring 2011 - 3 Units
Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00-3:15PM - North Ed 271
Schedule Number: 20993
Instructor: Dr. Minjuan Wang| mwang@mail.sdsu.edu
We will be using Blackboard.
The Fall 2009 Class, having fun with a Travel game.