Weekly Outline (tentative)
Please check Blackboard for weekly course material.
Welcome to Going Global:
Designing your International Learning Experience
This semester you will plan and prepare for the journey of a lifetime. The goal is to ensure a safe, educational, relevant and enjoyable experience that will contribute to who you are as a person - and who you want to be. Some advance planning will do much towards making that goal a reality. This course is about that advance planning.
Class meetings - 2-3:15 PM; North Education 271
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Tuesdays - Content; Thursdays - Workshops
Course Resources:
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A Blog on Studying Abroad -
Sample projects:
Weekly Schedules
January: Week 1 | 2 |
February: Week 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
March: Week 7 | 8 | 9| 10 |
April: Week 11 |12 | 13
May: Week 14| 15 | 16
January 20
Welcome!
- Introductions and Getting Started
- Where do I want to go?
- Setting goals and writing outcome statements
Before next week:
- Log in to the course on Blackboard
- Read Kohls Chapters 1 through 2
- Draft goals - this resource will help you relate SMART goals to travel
- Week 01 PowerPoint Slides PDF document
January 24-28
Goals
- Tuesday: Getting the most from your goals
- Thursday: PowerPoint for presenting
Before next week:
- Complete Goals Statement
- Name file YOURLASTNAME_GOALS.doc
- Upload Goals Statement to your Google site using the attachment button on your home page
- Prepare five-minute class presentation - use PowerPoint to make visual
- Name file YOURLASTNAME_POWERPOINT.ppt
- Upload PowerPoint to Blackboard’s Assignments Section
- Read Kohls Chapters 3 through 4
- Powerpoint Slides PDF document
- My "Bad" Powerpoint Powerpoint presentation
February 1-4
Researching & Networking
- Tuesday: Goals Statement presentations
- Thursday: Using online travel tools: Logistics
Assignment Due
- Challenge 1 - Goals Statement & Presentation
Before next week:
- Read Kohls Chapters 5 through 6
February 7-11
Role Reversal: Coming to the US to Study
- Tuesday: Guest speaker: Lilly Cheng about studying abroad
- Thursday: Researching your destination
Assignment Due
- Bring news story about your destination
- First Blog for Scouting Posts
Before next week:
- Read Kohls Chapter 7 through 9
- Week 04 Slides PDF document
- Instructor Slides - Week 04 Powerpoint presentation
February 14-18
Historical Contexts for your Travel Experience
- Tuesday: Social Networking Tools; Google Maps
- Thursday: Guest Speaker: Daniel Novak: adventures in China
Before next week:
- Read Kohls Chapters 10 through 12
- Read blog entry: Travel on a Resume http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-make-travel-look-good-on-a-resume/
- Week 05 Slides Powerpoint presentation
February 21-25
Travel Reflections
- Tuesday: Telling your Story: Observing and recording your environment, Developing an iMovie based upon your goals
- Thursday: Work on class projects
Before next week:
- Read Kohls Chapters 13 through 15
- Investigate Hyper History, globally and specifically on your destination: http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
- Slides for iMovie Powerpoint presentation
March 1-4
Envisioning your Travel
- Tuesday: More work with iMovie
- Thursday: Class project worktime
Assignment Due
- Challenge #2: Scouting Report
Before next week:
- Read Kohls Chapters 16 through 19
- Read SDSU Study Abroad Handbook: Cultural Difference, pages 1-5
March 7-11
Documenting your Journey
- Tuesday: From Google Earth to Trip Advisor.com - tools for travel
- Thursday: Continued work on class projects
Before next week:
- Read Kohls Chapters 20 through appendicies
- Read SDSU Study Abroad Handbook, pages 6-23
Slides Powerpoint presentation
March 14-18
Culture Shock
- Tuesday (tentative): Guest Speaker Chris Kjonaas - SDSU Education Abroad Advisor - Cultural awareness, diversity and sensitivity
- Thursday: Role playing: Various cultures and scenarios
Deliverable Due
- Topic for local observation sample - post a one-paragraph description of what you plan to do for your observation to the course blog
Before next week:
- Read SDSU Travel Abroad Handbook, pages 24-29
March 21-25
Trains, Planes and Automobiles
- Tuesday: Travel logistics and contingency planning
- Thursday: Guest Speaker from- STA Travel
- international travel do's and don'ts, packing list ideas, the importance of travel insurance, responsible tourism issues, etc
April 4-8 (no class, work on projects)
Observation & Reflection
Before next week:
- Read SDSU Travel Abroad Handbook, pages 30-31
Deliverable Due -
- Charting the Journey Report – upload to Blackboard’s Assignments section
April 11-15
Observation & Reflection
- Tuesday: Engaging with the locals, food and entertainment
- Thursday: Small groups researching entertainment options
Before next week:
- Finalize Travel/Study Design
April 18-22
(TBD)
April 25-29
Workshop
- Tuesday: Discussion of follow-up plans
- Thursday: project hours
Deliverable Due
- Travel/Study Design
May 2-6
Time, Money & Beyond
- Tuesday: Beyond your study experience - exploring nearby areas
- Thursday: SDSU students who have studied abroad
May 9-13
Time to Go!
- Tuesday: Farewell and Bon Voyage
- Thursday: Potluck with food samples reflecting where students are going
Deliverable Due - Tuesday December 15
- Challenge 5 - Follow-up Plan
Enjoy Studying Abroad!