Why Should Faculty Teach Abroad?

Why should you consider teaching abroad?

Teaching is an incredible experience and it allows the teacher to learn from other students. Fortunately, there is even a better way for you as a teacher to enrich your life with knowledge and culture, which is to teach abroad. Once you travel from your local classroom to another class in a completely different country, that is when your true adventure…

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Creative Inspiration for Faculty-led Study Abroad in Italy

by Wendy Williamson, Director of Study Abroad, Eastern Illinois University I’m just wondering if other U.S. colleges and universities are having the same problem…every faculty-led study abroad program to Italy (from my campus) goes to Florence.  Actually, we have one that goes to Rome, but I don’t understand why more faculty don’t venture out a bit. Certainly Florence is a wonderful city, no doubt about it, but as…

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Where to take your Study Abroad Program: Using Trends & Research to Benefit Your Program

by Wendy Williamson, Director of Study Abroad, Eastern Illinois University As a study abroad director, writer, and former Peace Corps volunteer, I tend to flee from destinations that are oversaturated with gobs of tourists and study abroad students. Instead, I scout out the (a) fastest growing non-traditional destinations for study abroad and (b) undiscovered cities in traditional study abroad countries. In fact, one of…

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