How we designed this program
How we designed this program
This program was created alongside The Forum on Education Abroad and with their Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad in mind. The learning objectives, learning goals and course concept were co-designed by Dr. David Wick, Dr. Darla Deardorff, Dr. Marissa Lombardi, and Melissa Torres. Students selected will receive five transferrable ETS credits from the University College Dublin upon completion.
- To enhance learners’ professional, personal, and intercultural competence development.
- To inspire the next generation of global leaders to seek out knowledges to question current norms and systems.
- To work interculturally to pursue ideas that identify and confront equity and justice concerns in their communities and around the world.
- To provide a means to deepen and expand learners’ own understanding of themselves in the world.
- Practice critical self-reflection and self-awareness related to personal experience, strengths, and values.
- Articulate own cultural identities in relation to those of others on the program and in-country.
- Practice inquiry, critical thinking and problem solving independently and collaboratively.
- Model curiosity and empathy (wonder) in interpersonal relationships, problem-solving, and research.
- Relate interculturally to others in the group, and those they interact with onsite, in ways that demonstrate empathy, humility, and authentic caring.
- Design solutions to equity and justice issues that apply varied sources of knowledge and respect for diverse experiences and realities.
- Synthesize course learning through a final project and reflection paper.