Embracing the contrast between the expected and the
Embracing the contrast between the expected and the real: Seeking authenticity in global contexts. Part II AAC&U Global Learning in College Oct. 10, 2015 Steve Grande, Bethany Zaiman - Mary Baldwin College A. Renee Staton – James Madison University
Themes �Liberation �Experience without expectations �Seeking a singular experience �Move towards greater complexity Preference for hierarchies Recognition of difference, within boundaries Embracing contradictions
Who Are We?
Our Task � Help develop a reflection process intentionally designed to facilitate complex meaning making
Our Foundation Constructivism: Creating individually-relevant, catalytic meaning Relying on Past Present Future
Case Studies Identify: �What worked well �What did not work well �What could make the situation better
Recommendations
One Framework: �Past – Pre-Reflection Self-Awareness* Bi-Directional Empathic Listening �Present – Reflection Empathic Listening Challenge and Support �Future – Post-Experience Self-Awareness, again Real World Connections
Recommendations 1. Expectation responsibility
Recommendations 2. Constructivism
Recommendations 3. Service-Learning influence on Study Abroad and vice versa
Recommendations 1. 2. 3. Expectation responsibility Constructivism Service-Learning influence on Study Abroad and vice versa
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