2010 Profile - College of Education - University of Illinois at Urbana ...
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REACHING ACROSS THE GLOBEFor a month, 13 <strong>Illinois</strong> preservice students had placements inpriv<strong>at</strong>e, public, C<strong>at</strong>holic, and special needs schools in Argentina.“Wh<strong>at</strong> intrigued me most about the trip was the opportunityto use my Spanish with n<strong>at</strong>ive speakers in an educ<strong>at</strong>ionalsetting,”said Josh Bodenheimer, senior in Spanish <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong>.Marilyn Parsons, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the Department <strong>of</strong> Curriculumand Instruction, met with students before the trip to discussArgentinean culture and then after to process the experience.Students interacted with Parsons’ family <strong>at</strong> a typical asado: anArgentinean barbecue. Most importantly, the exchange influencedstudents’ thinking about diversity in their future classrooms.Kelsey Gilmore, senior in Elementary <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> and Spanish,said she appreci<strong>at</strong>ed the unique classroom setting th<strong>at</strong>allowed her “to work on my own abilities, as well as toexperience wh<strong>at</strong> it is like to be in a situ<strong>at</strong>ion where themajority <strong>of</strong> the people do not speak my first language.”WELCOMING STUDEnts FROM ABROAD AND ONLINElearn more about intern<strong>at</strong>ional programs:educ<strong>at</strong>ion.illinois.edu/intern<strong>at</strong>ionalIn <strong>2010</strong>, the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> continues itstradition <strong>of</strong> providing educ<strong>at</strong>ional programs tostudents abroad, whether they come to campus orstudy in their home countries. There are 16 differentonline options th<strong>at</strong> lead to master’s degrees,certific<strong>at</strong>es, and endorsements, with intern<strong>at</strong>ionalstudents particip<strong>at</strong>ing in many <strong>of</strong> them.There is also an innov<strong>at</strong>ive program <strong>of</strong>fered inPoland th<strong>at</strong> provides courses in Human ResourceDevelopment for Polish MBA students. By adding ahuman dimension to coursework, students gain abetter understanding <strong>of</strong> the rel<strong>at</strong>ionship betweeninvestments in people and business success.A new exchange program began this fall with 20students coming to <strong>Illinois</strong> from the Hong KongInstitute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong>. The students, in the photo<strong>at</strong> left, enrolled in a variety <strong>of</strong> courses, spent timein local schools, and lived with local families.“The <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Educ<strong>at</strong>ion</strong> has historicallyreached out intern<strong>at</strong>ionally to other countriesand institutions for research collabor<strong>at</strong>ion,exchange programs, study tours, and educ<strong>at</strong>ionalseminars and courses,” said Scott Johnson,Director <strong>of</strong> Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Programs.The Office <strong>of</strong> Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Programs supports thecollege’s str<strong>at</strong>egic objective to expand its intern<strong>at</strong>ionalimpact.As a result, Johnson said, “Our intern<strong>at</strong>ional str<strong>at</strong>egyis focused on proactively considering newopportunities, new markets, and new tactics forenhancing the pr<strong>of</strong>essional development <strong>of</strong> ourfaculty, broadening the scope <strong>of</strong> our curriculum,and expanding our impact through research andteaching abroad.”For now the college is actively seeking newintern<strong>at</strong>ional projects and exchange programs. Atthis time negoti<strong>at</strong>ions are taking place to expandcollabor<strong>at</strong>ive rel<strong>at</strong>ionships in Korea, to cre<strong>at</strong>ejoint degree programs in China, to implement anexchange program with universities in Norway,and to design research projects with educ<strong>at</strong>ionalproviders in Brazil.14UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
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