IT Announcement - Virtual International Experiences Grant

Call for Proposals - due May 2, 2022

 

The International Education Committee is pleased to announce six grants ($500 each) funded by the Division of Information Technology to support the inclusion of Virtual International

experiences into classes at CSUF. The grants will support faculty in developing virtual

international experiences, a relatively new modality that shows promise in making international education available to more students at CSUF.

 

Traditional study abroad programs have a transformative effect on students. However, even

before the COVID pandemic these programs served only approximately 2% of our students.

Virtual international experiences grants hope to encourage faculty innovation to make

sustainable international experiences a regular part of the curriculum.

We are looking to faculty to discover the possibilities for international experiences across our

disciplines/curriculum.

 

Virtual international experiences can range from the content of one assignment to a whole class. Examples include:

 

  • Create a virtual study abroad course (entirely new courses would need to be approved via the usual process)
  • Modify an approved course to include virtual exchanges with students, faculty, or

professionals (COIL: Collaborative Online International Learning)

  • Implement or expand high-impact practices that include virtual international

experiences, including activities that draw upon media and activities/assignments that

encourage international engagement

 

2021 Funded Projects:

  • Inclusive Schools in a Global Context –Virtual Study Abroad with the Department

of Special Education, Dr. Melinda Pierson (Special Education

  • Collaborative Online International Learning: A collaboration between CSUF and

Tokyo Metropolitan University in Japan, Dr. Parvin Shahrestani (Biological

Sciences)

  • Virtual London Study Abroad, Dr. April Bullock (College of Humanities and Social

Sciences)

  • EDAD 503A: Organizational Leadership virtual international connect with

Shanghai, PRC, Dr. Rebecca Gutierrez Keeton (Educational Leadership)

  • Virtual Library Instruction: “All about the Pollak Library” for incoming international

students, and “All about libraries abroad” for Study Abroad students, John Hickok

MLIS (Pollack Library)

 

Proposal should include:

  • A brief description of the virtual international experience (500 words max)
  • Virtual experiences offered for the Summer 2022 session or Fall 2022 semester.
  • Explanation of the benefits of the project for internationalizing the curriculum
  • Provide a clear plan for implementation which highlights the virtual activities and

innovations

  • Provide a proposed syllabus/activity module/assignment
  • Include clear student learning outcomes and assessment strategies, including a pre and post experience assessment such as a survey (for more information on such outcomes and AssessmentPDF File )

 

Eligibility:

Tenured and tenure-track faculty (any rank), FERPers (projects for active semesters only), and lecturers with full-time contracts.

 

Amount:

Applicants receive either $500 Faculty Additional Pay or $500 in State O & E funds (if selecting this option, include a budget and/or description of support needed (if applicable)

Identify if faculty support services from IT, FDC, OASIS are needed.

 

Brief report:

Following the semester in which an award is assigned, the recipient must submit a brief report (no more than 1,000 words) of the funded project by uploading it to this Dropbox. Reports should include a syllabus (if appropriate). If no report is submitted, the faculty member is not eligible for future funding. This report should include student assessment information.

 

Deadline:

All applications must be submitted via Dropbox no later than May 2, 2022, by

11:59pm. Your application should be a single PDF file, titled, “LastName VIE 2022.PDF”

 

Questions:

Please direct questions to Dr. April Bullock at abullock@fullerton.edu.

For more information about virtual international experiences, please see the resources below:

 

Please review the definitions and discussion of High Impact Practices at CSUF. Given that this is a relatively new field, faculty are encouraged to seek IRB approval and publish the findings from the experimental inclusion of virtual international experiences in their courses. Examples of places where such findings might be published include, the Journal of Studies in International Education. Additional information about the Institutional Review Board (IRB) can be found on their webpage.