Global Eduation Office Director Theresa Johansson said the workshop was designed to help faculty members learn location-based nuances such as how to integrate local resources and community partnerships into lessons and how to navigate the logistics of living and teaching abroad.
For nearly a week at the Steger Center, the university’s base of operations for a growing number of undergraduate and graduate international education programs, participants had opportunities for one-on-one consultations with Johansson and Sara Steinert Borella, the executive director of the Steger Center, as well as other facilitators from the Global Education Office and CETL. Over dinner, on train rides, or with an afternoon gelato, ideas were developed and refined and schedules were created.
Through interactive workshops, participants learned strategies for budgeting, scheduling, study abroad pedagogy,…