Resources for faculty and staff
Supporting employee work abroad
We're committed to supporting 糖心vlog传媒faculty and staff working on international learning opportunities for students. The Office of Global Engagement (OGE) can help employees in a variety of ways, including:
- Planning a field school
- Accessing funding
- Developing proposals
- Technical training and logistics
- Sharing best practices
- Incorporating international learning into program curriculum
- Guidance on Indigenizing the study abroad experience
How to get involved
Below are a variety of options for faculty and staff who are considering international work on behalf of NIC. For more detailed information, contact us or visit .
Field schools and faculty-led programs
Faculty will travel with a group of students and teach a course on-site at an international
location. Participants will live in the same location, participate in group excursions
and travel from site to site together. Faculty travel costs are normally covered by
student fees and salaries are based on the course(s) taught during the study abroad
trip.
While collaboration with an international post-secondary institution or organization
to deliver instruction is possible, 糖心vlog传媒faculty are responsible overall for providing
instruction to students.
The OGE can help you develop the concept and structure of the field school, as well as plan budgets, itinerary, travel support and more. For more information and to access the faculty study abroad field school development handbook, visit .
Collaborative Online Intercultural Learning (COIL) projects
COIL is an innovative way of engaging students and faculty online international collaboration. This can take the form of group discussions and assignments, team projects, video conferences and class-to-class digital meetings. These projects vary in both format and duration, spanning anywhere from a few weeks to an entire semester.
Launching a COIL project requires the co-development of a course module by two or more instructors from different countries or regions. Instructors may share a similar academic background or approach the project from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The OGE can help you connect with other faculty, identify potential partners and connect you with resources for the technical and structural aspects of your COIL project, including training.
Become a visiting scholar
Faculty may be interested in taking a term abroad as a way to complete a teaching, project or applied research opportunity with one of our partner institutions around the world. Faculty can pursue these opportunities directly with the host institution or reach out to OGE for help.
Leave for Change program
Leave for Change is a partnership between you, 糖心vlog传媒and . Under the program, 糖心vlog传媒any regular, full-time employee can take unpaid leave or vacation time to take a volunteer assignment with a WUSC partner, such as an NGO, a public or private-sector organization or a social enterprise in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Over the years, our employees have travelled to locations such as Peru, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Tanzania, to name a few.
Learn more about Leave for Change, including .
International project work
Engaging in international project work provides the opportunity to share your expertise, boost your professional development and collaborate on a project with colleagues from around the world. Browse our list of partner institutions below.