October 27, 2022

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ForumEA Week 2024:
Location to be Determined

In support of our mission, we offer ForumEA Week, which includes two signature events (Career-Integrated Global Learning Conference and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa Conference) aimed at engaging up to 800 international educators in dialogue, networking, and professional development opportunities in a different location in the EMEA region on alternate years. These events educate, inspire, and help attendees to establish meaningful connections and partnerships in the region.

ForumEA Week hosts hold the attention of the international education community before, during, and after the event. Hosting the event showcases all your country has to offer and distinguishes you as a leader in the sector and offers many benefits. Download the RFP for more information. The deadline to submit proposals is January 20, 2023.

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL TO HOST FORUMEA WEEK 2024

Continuing the Forum Storytellers Legacy

The Forum Storytellers podcast sought to preserve the stories of education abroad, and share them with colleagues – past, present and future. Forum Storytellers: Global Voices will continue this legacy with an emphasis on EDI. This podcast creates a space for collaboration, exploration, and reimagination to address critical issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and create global understanding in education abroad.

Forum Storytellers: Global Voices aims to engage international colleagues by gathering and sharing information on experiences, perspectives, and approaches to equity, diversity, and inclusion around the world through an inclusive storytelling-based approach. Global voices will be centered from all levels of experience, expertise, and position. The first episode is COMING SOON!

LEARN MORE ABOUT FORUM STORYTELLERS: GLOBAL VOICES

Critical Reflection:
A 3-Part Primer for Education Abroad Professionals

Education abroad professionals and educators seeking to improve their use of critical reflection to strengthen student learning in applied and experiential settings should plan to attend the kickoff of our NEW Critical Reflection Series, Part 1: What is critical reflection and why does it matter for learning in education abroad? on Friday, December 9 at 10:00 am ET.

Facilitated by The Forum's Director of Teaching and Learning, Mary F. Price, this three-part webinar series provides a solid introduction into the theory and practice of critical reflection and how it can be applied in education abroad programs.

Register for one webinar or all three!

Foundations in Education Abroad

Newcomers to the field of education abroad, this is for you! You can earn the Foundations in Education Abroad Badge by completing the Education Abroad Critical Knowledge for Success in the Field Webinar Series and associated tasks.

This crash course in education abroad will provide critical knowledge to advance your understanding of the field and lay the foundation for professional growth.

ENROLL NOW

Boost your job opening in the next edition of The Forum News! Inclusion in a single edition of The Forum News will cost $125 and will be available on a first come, first served basis.

BOOST YOUR POSITION

Education Abroad 102:
Developing Your Advising Philosophy

Part of the Education Abroad Webinar Series, Education Abroad 102: Developing Your Advising Philosophy, will introduce new education abroad advisors to resources to help them develop their personal advising philosophy. Attending this webinar will provide a better understanding of appreciative advising, allow participants to learn how to develop their own advising philosophy and strategies for preparing students to make the most of their education abroad experience.

The webinar will be facilitated by Kevin Morrison, Director Study Away at Macalester College, Neal McKinney, Ph.D. Candidate at The Ohio State University and Giselda Beaudin of Rollins College. Plan to join us, virtually, on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 2:00 pm EST for the second installment of the Education Abroad Webinar Series.

I PLAN TO ATTEND

Risk Management

Risk Management: International Traffic Safety Resources and Guidance is a timely webinar, facilitated by the Association for Safe International Road Travel, that will feature experts in the areas of international safety and security, as well as transportation safety.

Next Wednesday, November 2 at 3:00 pm EDT, our expert panel will discuss resources and tools organizations can use to best prepare their travelers to be safe on the road while away from home.

Participants can expect to come away with:

An understanding of the complexity of international road safety
Knowledge on how to develop a plan for an international accident
Advice for working with parents and other stakeholders when there is a crisis abroad
Considerations for program design in supporting safe road travel abroad

This event was specifically designed for education abroad program developers, faculty who lead students abroad, risk managers and on-site education abroad staff.

Student Advising and Orientation

Plan to attend Student Learning and Development Advising and Orientation, a two-part virtual workshop on November 10-11, 2022 at 2:00 pm EDT, designed for advisors who want to offer the ultimate advising experience for their students.

Facilitated by Paige Butler from Verto Education, participants can expect an emphasis on advising and orientations as an educational endeavor for students as they prepare for their experience abroad. Using different scenarios and group work activities, attendees will learn how the Standards of Good Practice can assist in developing or improving advising techniques and student orientations.

Register now for this virtual workshop that will address the needs of inbound and outbound student advisors.

New Member Welcome

Please extend a warm welcome to The Forum's newest member, Purdue University Fort Wayne and encourage someone to apply for membership!

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Download the Updated Guidelines

The Guidelines series serve as a supplement to the Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad by offering specific guidance for specific program types or facets of education abroad programming. Download the UPDATED Guidelines now:

Updated Guidelines are accessible through the Online Store in the Member Portal, and are free for members, and $9.99 for non-members.

Professional Certification Lunch and Learn

Curious about earning your Professional Certification in Education Abroad? Join The Forum for an informational session on the Spring Semester Professional Certification course offered in collaboration with the SIT Graduate Institute. This event is free for both Forum members and non-members.

On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 3:00 pm EDT, join our panelists for a virtual conversation about the course, learn how you can earn graduate level academic credit from SIT, and complete the certification program within two semesters or one intensive summer program.

We look forward to an informative discussion with our panelists, Dr. Nick Gozik, Dean of Global Education at Elon University and Visiting Faculty for School for International Training, and Dr. Sora Friedman, Professor at the School for International Training Graduate Institute.

LUNCH AND LEARN WITH US

Global Learning Launchpad

The Forum is excited to announce a new program designed to bring together faculty program leaders in a learning community setting to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in a new or existing short-term study abroad program.

The Global Learning Launchpad (GLL) will offer faculty an opportunity to develop relationships across institutions and to nurture their mutual growth as individuals, educators and scholarly practitioners. Both the virtual and hybrid cohorts will meet monthly January-May 2023.

The deadline to submit applications is November 14, 2022. Please note, the GLL is open to individuals from Forum member and non-member institutions, so please share this opportunity with any colleagues that may be interested. Scholarships are available!

Should you have questions, contact Mary Price, Director of Teaching and Learning at pricemar@forumea.org.

APPLY NOW

Education Abroad for a Healthy Planet

Climate Action: Education Abroad for a Healthy Planet will provide you with initiatives that can be implemented in your institution to improve your efforts on climate change mitigation. Join us for this virtual workshop, facilitated by Lindsey Lyons of Dickinson College, on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 1:00 pm EDT.

Those who manage operations and evaluate programs on the ground or within an education abroad office should sign up for this workshop!

I'M IN!

Complete the Survey by November 15

Participate in the most comprehensive State of the Field Survey The Forum has ever conducted! The field is evolving rapidly and we all want data to help us inform our decision-making and benchmark our progress. Help us help you!

Part 1: Institutional Reps of Forum member institutions will be contacted via email to complete the traditional State of the Field survey of education abroad practices and priorities + a special section on COVID-19-related changes to our field.

Part 2: Survey of International Educators. ANYONE WHO WORKS IN AN EDUCATION ABROAD-RELATED ROLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD can participate in the individual survey exploring job descriptions and responsibilities, required skills and professional pathways, and compensation packages.

The survey deadline has been extended through November 15. Participants who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to win free Forum publications and training.

TAKE THE SURVEY

Certified Professional Spotlight: Allison Holladay

Congratulations to Allison Holladay of Lycoming College, on successfully completing the Professional Certification in Education Abroad Program.

Allison joins a noteworthy list of colleagues who have effectively demonstrated the ability to articulate and apply the Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad, and a commitment to professional excellence and ethical conduct.

Allison shares, “The Forum’s Professional Certification Program allowed me to gain an improved understanding and foundation of the standards, and their applicability to all aspects of program management. Working as a one-person office, it was helpful to receive feedback from experienced industry professionals and learn from experts in the field. The assigned exercises and case studies provided useful experience to apply critical thinking and analysis to a variety of topics, contexts, and real-world applications of The Standards.”

Passing the Mic to the Global South

Scholars and book editors Andrea Rizzotti and Héctor Cruz-Feliciano are leading the field of education abroad to establish connections between epistemological perspectives of the Global South, decolonial theories, and their critical intercultural framework. They believe that only through thoughtful “review [of] our professional practices and the paradigms for the development of programs [can] advance a decolonial international education model” to make our field more just, equitable, and intentional. They advance this conversation and share practical approaches of their own and from colleagues representing Latin America, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East in their forthcoming book, Voices from the South: Decolonial Perspectives in International Education.

Los editores Andrea Rizzotti y Héctor Cruz-Feliciano guían el camino del campo de la educación en el extranjero para establecer conexiones entre las perspectivas epistemológicas del Sur Global, las teorías decoloniales y su marco intercultural crítico. Creen y afirman que solo a través de una “revisión reflexiva [de] nuestras prácticas profesionales y los paradigmas aplicados al desarrollo de programas se puede promover un modelo de educación internacional decolonial” para hacer que nuestro campo sea más justo, equitativo e intencional. Ellos dirigen esta conversación y comparten enfoques prácticos propios y de colegas que representan a América Latina, África, el sur de Asia y el Medio Oriente en su próximo libro, Voices from the South: Decolonial Perspectives in International Education.