Globalizing the Undergraduate Experience

Date:  October 12, 2007 Time:  8:45 AM - 5:45 PM Location:  3070 Grainger Hall Phone:  265-8038 Email:  wage@intl-institute.wisc.edu Contact:  Trudy Fredericks Sponsor:  Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) Cost:  Free and open to the public.

In recent years scholars from across a broad range of fields have increasingly adopted global and transnational perspectives as they study an ever more integrated world.  The current challenge is how to incorporate this broadened perspective into undergraduate curriculum. Therefore, educators must rethink traditional approaches to higher education, both in and outside of the classroom, and develop new methods that nurture global competence among undergraduate students.

This collaborative workshop between the University of Wisconsin-Superior and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will explore a variety of approaches to globalizing the undergraduate experience. The workshop will showcase the experiences of students and educators in the creation and implementation of global curricula both on campus and abroad. This event offers a unique opportunity for administrators, faculty, and students from different institutions to share their experiences in this area and to learn from a diverse body of scholars from across disciplines. Together we will explore the successes and challenges in constructing undergraduate experiences for a practical and inspired education invaluable in our globalizing world.  

Our discussion will center around the following topics:

• Connecting research with undergraduate teaching to better provide a globalized undergraduate curriculum;
• Transformations in creation of and experiences in study abroad programs;
• Methods for, questions with, and experiences in a globalized classroom;  
• Strategies for assessing a globalized undergraduate experience.

PROGRAM

8:45	Registration, breakfast available

9:20	Opening remarks, Trudy Fredericks and Joel Sipress

Part One: A Globalized Education Abroad

9:30	Morning Keynote The Best of All Worlds: A University of Wisconsin Education Including Study Abroad Joan Raducha, Associate Dean, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison

9:50

Panel 1: Designing Study Abroad Programs Developing Globalized Curricula Through Service-learning Yvonne Geerts, Undergraduate Student, Women's Studies, International Studies, and Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS), UW-Madison An Undergraduate Study-Abroad Returnee's Perspective on What Works and What Doesn't Tegan Wendland, Undergraduate Student, International Peace Studies and Journalism, UW-Superior

10:30

Break

10:45

Panel 2: Experiences with Study Abroad Programs From Wisconsin to Kumamoto: One Student's Experiences in Global Learning Mike Raunio, Undergraduate Student, History, UW-Superior Avoiding the Ugly American in Florence Jeremi Suri, Professor, History, UW-Madison Creating an Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Course in Bosnia-Herzegovina Judy Anne Dwyer, Associate Professor, Social Work and Associate Dean of International Education and Programs, UW-Superior Creating an Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Course: War and Peace in Bosnia, SW301, PoliSci 301, Hst 301

11:25

Q&A

11:45

Lunch

Part Two: A Globalized Undergraduate Education in the Classroom

12:45

Afternoon Keynote From Shock to Culture: Changing Role of Language Study in Globalized Education Magdalena Hauner, Associate Dean for the Arts and  Humanities, College of Letters and Science and Professor, African Languages and Literature, UW-Madison Links to: Swahili Language Courses Utamaduni Online Documents: Language Learning Strategies

1:05

Panel 3: Designing and Experiencing a Globalized Undergraduate Curriculum Globalizing the Undergraduate Experience: Lessons from One History Program Joel Sipress, Professor, History, UW-Superior Worldly Possessions: The Uses of History and the Exchange of Ideas in a Globalized Curriculum Kristin Phillips Court, Assistant Professor, French and Italian, UW-Madison; Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen, Assistant Professor, History, UW-Madison Realizing a Globalized Curriculum: A Graduate Student's Reflections on an Undergraduate Education Jeremy Hunter, Graduate Student, History, UW-Milwaukee

2:15

Break

2:30

Panel 4: Questions Raised in a Globalized Classroom The Jewish Immigrant Community: Local Stages, Global Performance Ariel Eisenberg, Graduate Student, History, UW-Madison; Daniel Knudsen, Undergraduate Student, International Studies and Economics, UW-Madison; Tony Michels, Associate Professor, History, UW-Madison Globalizing the Curriculum from Within: Some Thoughts on the Possibilities toward Global Awareness within the Classroom Eri Fujieda, Assistant Professor, Sociology, UW-Superior

3:20

Panel 5: Techniques for Globalizing the Classroom Experience Using Film and Fiction to Teach About Arab History and Construction of Identities Priscilla E. Starratt, Professor, History, UW-Superior Syllabus for History 160: Arab Cultures and Civilizations The Making of World Citizens: Languages , Literatures, and Global Literacy B. Venkat Mani, Assistant Professor, German and Interim Director, Global Studies, UW-Madison

4:00

Q&A

4:20

Break

Part Three: Assessing the Globalized Undergraduate Experience

4:30

Closing Keynote Assessment Strategies for Study Abroad Experiences Suzanne Dove, Outreach Director, Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) "Assessing the Globalized Undergraduate Experience: Thoughts from CIBER" (powerpoint presentation coming soon)

4:50	Roundtable discussion

5:30	Closing remarks