Overview of ESC International Programs. Student and faculty concerns, barriers and proposed ways to overcome barriers. Synergies between CDL, IDL and IP

1. CDL Conference 2012
 Global Strategies Task Force
 Teaching and Learning with
International Students at CDL
 Joe Boudreau
 Val Chuckhlomin
 Gavin Lowder
 Patrice Prusko Torcivia

2. Overview
 Synergies between CDL, IDL and IP
 How can we
– Support International Students
– Broaden educational experiences for
everyone
What are the opportunities?
How can we overcome barriers?

3. Sharing
 What experiences have you had with
international students?
 What questions do you have?
 What support do you need to help
IP/IDL students
 What suggestions do you have?

4. The Center for
International Programs
“Youngest Center, Oldest Program”

5. Lebanon Greece Albania Czech Dominican Panama Honduras
Republic Republic
The Center for International Programs (CIP)
offers foreign students overseas the opportunity to
earn SUNY degrees without leaving their home
countries.
Like their state-side counterparts, CIP students design
degree programs with their mentors and complete
their programs through blended models and
classroom based instruction.

6. The Center for International
Programs and Empire State College
In keeping with ESC’s commitment to serve diverse
populations, CIP delivers education to students who
would otherwise not be served.
Coordinating Center
Current Program Sites
Prospective Program Sites

7. Thessaloniki Panama City Prague Tirana
Athens
Current International Sites
 Greece: Athens (1993), Thessaloniki (2001)
 Czech Republic: Prague (1998)
 Lebanon: Cyprus (1986)/CRP (1998)/LRP (2003)
 Albania: Tirana (2005)
 Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo (2007)
 Panama: Panama City (2009) Beirut
 Turkey: Eskisehir (2012)

8. Who we are:
Our students and partners
 CIP students generally range between 18 and
25 years of age.
 Our students are ethnically diverse,
representing more than 40 countries.
 Traditionally, our partners have been private
universities but new initiatives represent a
move toward public universities.

9. Teaching with CIP…
Jim Robinson, Long Island Center

10. Betty Lawrence, CDL

11. Prague students

13. Texts
 Textbooks: costs, number of texts and
time for delivery.
 E-books, OER, less textbooks.
 Shipping: Need US address and can’t
download some e-books
 Told ESC could order book and send
link

14. Team Projects
 Team projects. IP students work long
days and are on a different time zone.
 Difficult to find mutual time to talk
 Helpful if course description indicates
a team project

15. Student Concerns
 Some CDL faculty seem displeased to
have IP student in class
 Students have been told this is an
American class and international
perspective not welcome
 Tech support
 Lack of understanding of
“international” issues

16. Suggestions
 Modify CDL courses for IP blended
model
 Hybrid course co-taught by IP/CDL
faculty
 Local classroom based support
 Weekly check in over elluminate with
faculty

17. Issues
 Server maintenance occurs during
prime European hours
 CDL committee meetings don’t
consider time difference
 Lack of awareness of IP, how we are
different, what are model is, different
calendar

18. Need
“if we are to expand beyond our current
programs, we can only do so within a
framework that flexibly incorporates a
variety of approaches, calendars,
cultures while solidly remaining true to
ESC's mission and standards. We
haven't got that framework yet, but we'll
come closer to building it if we can sort
out these issues”