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photography and drawing. As a program grounded in the visual arts, the cultural component of
the instruction will be a quotidian element, whether the students are visiting museums in Chile,
participating in an archeological dig for pre-Columbian relics, or expressing artistry in their
drawings and photographs. The small size of each group will permit close participant
monitoring by the faculty leaders. Moreover, like most LaGuardia students, study abroad
students will maintain ePortfolios where participants post their work, journal-type entries, and
reflective essays; the faculty member accompanying each group will have access to the students’
ePortfolios and, thus, another tool for monitoring the growth and development of each
participant and for performing formative evaluation.
Program Evaluation. While a final evaluation plan will be crafted in Year #1, a preliminary plan
would encompass formative and summative evaluation, the tracking of outputs, and the
measurement of significant objectives/outcomes. (a) In terms of formative assessment, it should
be noted that LaGuardia is an ePortfolio school. More than 9,000 LaGuardia students have
active ePortfolios to which they contribute samples of their written work, personal statements,
and reflective essays. Rubrics have been developed so that ePortfolios can be used to measure
student progress in acquiring core competencies (i.e., critical literacy, quantitative reasoning, oral
communication, research and information literacy, and technological literacy). By providing
ePortfolio access to Professors Fernandez and Sternbach, the faculty leaders will be able to
assess student learning on a formative basis. (b) In terms of outputs, LaGuardia is prepared to
document the anticipated outputs from its project: in Year #1, a recruitment plan, detailed syllabi
and lesson plans, arrangements for travel and accommodations, orientation materials, an
evaluation plan, and an electronic resource book on study abroad; in Year #2, 24 students
traveling to Chile who are Pell-eligible and diverse, 24 students participating in a post-Chile
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