From Place to Purpose Abroad: Innovating Beyond the Pandemic

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

9:30 AM – 10:20 AM MDT

Location: Room 707-711

Moving beyond the “us versus them” or “here versus there” notions that accompany physical mobility, this session guides attendees to envision a more skills-based, purpose-driven, interdisciplinary, and accessible future. The discussion focuses on whether lasting change is possible and how tech-enabled global learning is more than a pandemic Band-Aid.

Learning Objectives:

Challenge existing hierarchies of in-person versus virtual learning environments in education abroad at the crossroads of education and technology.
Understand the institutional challenges and rewards of a strategic perspective shift from place-driven to purpose-driven education abroad and global learning.
Demonstrate the value of innovation as practice and process.
Develop closer connections with faculty and academic units across collaborative online learning partnerships.

Chair and Presenter(s)

Bill Durden, Ph.D

Joint Appointment Professor 9research) and Professor of Liberal Arts At-Large
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Presenter(s)

Heather H. Ward, MIA

Associate Provost for Global Affairs
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brian J. Whalen, PhD

Executive Director
American International Recruitment Council
Stacy Lutsch

Academic Programs International (API)