Step #4:
Design
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Design
- Design resources
- My trip design process [Word, 74k]
- Quiz: How high is your cognitive load? [Word, 75k]
- Quiz: Should I hire a language school? [Word, 75k]
- What kind of support is available at your college? [PDF, 190k]
- Sample completed PESLEQ application [PDF, 1,3M]
- The positive learning contract: an agreement between each student and the facilitators [Word, 74k]
- Alternatives to facilitated study abroad [PDF, 123k]
- Resources for organizing superficial and in-depth interactions with locals [PDF, 165k]
- Steps in pitching your trip [PDF, 209k]
- The trip design process
- What is the design process?
- Step #1: Connect the dots between teaching philosophy, objectives, and student needs
- Step #2a: Recognize gravity problems and problems that can be worked around
- Step #2b: Is study abroad still the right choice for you?
- Step #3: Brainstorm possible trip ideas
- Step #4: Build some prototypes
- Step #5: Choose well
- Design Process: The takeaway, and What’s next?
- Collaborating and delegating
- Collaborating and delegating: Developing trust, finding resources and allies
- Objectives and Highlights
- A few things to know about cognitive load
- Why does this matter for short-term language study abroad (STLSA)?
- Reducing irrelevant cognitive load
- The takeaway and What’s next?
- Why does institutional trust matter?
- What are the needs of your stakeholders?
- Working with a trip co-facilitator
- What kind of support is available at your college?
- What’s next?
- Considering alternatives
- Curricular integration
- Involving locals
- Gaining buy-in using convincing statistics
- Pitching your trip idea
- Trip progression