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Global Service Learning: Design, Reflect, Connect with Dr. Eric Hartman - 3 Part Series
This three part, 4.5 hour recorded training is ideal for faculty and administrators who are sending students abroad for service learning and are eager to revisit theories and practices of how to best design an experience that values and includes the expertise and needs of the local community, includes structured reflection and puts students on a path to global citizenship and respect for self and our global community. With the assistance of a 62 page resource guide and an additional 2 pages of resources that were discussed organically in Dr. Hartman’s thoughtful training, you will be armed with materials to re-evaluate how you are positioning service in your organization.
Feedback from participants from the live session:
“Eric Hartman has a great skill at articulating and packaging things in a way that give credence to the process of student development inherent in global service learning. His insights into the reasons WHY we do it and the challenges are really beautiful.” - J. Lee, Regis University, USA
“I appreciated the sincerity and passion – clearly seen and heard. Real, concrete resources to use. Material for hours of review, reflection and inspiration. Provided affirmation and reminder of the wonderful work that is international education. Good organization and flow between chat and presentation, well-fielded questions.” – C. Panicco, Sorrento Lingue, Italy
“Incredibly valuable information from both a philosophical and practical viewpoint.” – K. Boedeker, University of St. Francis, USA
How to Creatively Fund Your Travels Abroad with Katie Krueger (for colleges/universities/organizations)
If you advise students who are interested in living, working, studying, or traveling abroad, this session recording is for you. Topics include traditional funding sources (grants & scholarships) as well as other more creative ways including travel writing & photography, finding paid work abroad, and crowdfunding. Katie Krueger has used these creative methods to fund travel to Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. By the end of the session recording, you should feel confident that you really can raise funds for that adventure abroad! You will also get a 15 page resource guide (PDF) to accompany the recording – providing excellent resources for you to incorporate into your own campus/organization handouts. You get all this, at the click of a button, for only $87 (plus required tax). Enjoy!
How to Creatively Fund Your Travels Abroad with Katie Krueger (for colleges/universities) (for individuals)
If you are interested in living, working, studying, or traveling abroad but don’t know how you’ll fund the trip, this session recording is for you. Topics include traditional funding sources (grants & scholarships) as well as other more creative ways including travel writing & photography, finding paid work abroad, and crowdfunding. Katie Krueger has used these creative methods to fund travel to Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. By the end of the session recording, you should feel confident that you really can raise funds for that adventure abroad! You will also get a resource guide to accompany the recording. This session was designed for both students AND advisers. You get all this, at the click of a button, for only $42 (plus required tax). Enjoy!
Beyond Abroad: Innovative Re-entry Exercises
Beyond Abroad: Innovative Re-entry Exercises is a practical tool created by a group of returned travelers and educators. We know that many organizations struggle with how to approach re-entry with their returned students and faculty, often due to a lack of time for planning. We addressed this by creating 14 innovative re-entry exercises that will facilitate re-entry dialogue and action on your campus and in your community – and YOU select which ones to administer based on your group and needs. Each exercise includes a description of the exercise, preparation steps, set up/materials required, facilitation questions and BeeU ideas for modifying each exercise to enhance creativity. They range from 1 -3 bees (effort required) to coordinate. We do offer recommendations on how to pair them. Beyond Abroad: Innovative Re-entry Exercises also includes access to an online Re-entry Forum, so that those interested in re-entry have a space to share their feedback and ideas. We also attempted to not be “US centric” in our approach. Educators abroad will find value in this tool! Exercises include: Speedy Re-entry * Shifting Vision * Superhero * Maptastic * My Manifesto * Re + Action * Acting on Inspiration * The Way the Cookie Crumbles: Food Traditions and Culture *Stuff Returned Study Abroad Students Say * Abstract Art *A Day in the Life *Silent Reflection *International DJ * Being Home Is…
Readers’ Feedback:
“Rather than something that students must get over or get through, deliberate re-entry encourages students to confront, struggle with, and integrate international experiences with their worldviews and their day-to-day lives at home. This guide contains several tools to help students do just that. It includes exercises appropriate for both informal and academic learning environments – and the diversity of exercises are appropriate for many different kinds of learners.” – Dr. Eric Hartman, Faculty, Providence College, USA
“Melibee Global is a leading provider of international and intercultural training opportunities for the field. This new re-entry training publication is a great resource for anyone wanting to assist sojourners as they return home and I plan to incorporate many of the exercises into my work with returning study abroad students. ” – David Comp, University of Chicago and Founder of International Higher Education Consulting, USA
“It’s great to have a re-entry tool that is quick and easy to implement. The fact that this guide offers so many fun options, and that these options are adaptable, makes it that much more valuable.” – Liz McCartney, US Rep for the University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia)
You get this innovative resource PLUS access to the Re-entry Forum, at the click of a button, for only $28.95 (plus required tax). Enjoy!
A Workbook for Finding and Planning a Volunteer Experience Abroad (for colleges/universities/organizations)
Co-authored by two experts on the subject, Zahara Heckscher and Mary Wells, this 22 page workbook is a step by step guide for students to thoughtfully explore how to assess possible volunteer experiences abroad. Sections include clarifying your goals, finding and evaluating volunteer opportunities, overcoming financial obstacles, making preparations and resources. This workbook has been shared as part of a MelibeeU workshop on the subject and participants have said that being able to customize and hand THIS tool to their students has made them much more effective and productive at advising on the subject. If you purchase this version (for colleges/universities ONLY) you will receive a doc that you can edit/customize for your campus. We simply require that you maintain the copyright information described on the cover.
You get all this, at the click of a button, for only $27 (plus required tax). Enjoy!
A Workbook for Finding and Planning a Volunteer Experience Abroad (for individuals)
Co-authored by two experts on the subject, Zahara Heckscher and Mary Wells, this 22 page workbook is a step by step guide for you to thoughtfully explore how to assess possible volunteer experiences abroad. Sections include clarifying your goals, finding and evaluating volunteer opportunities, overcoming financial obstacles, making preparations and resources. This is a workbook that will provide specific steps for your research, planning and budgeting. This version is specifically for INDIVIDUAL students or travelers. (This is NOT to be used by colleges/universities – that version is just above!) You get this, valuable workbook, at the click of a button, for only $8.99 (plus required tax). Enjoy!
Career: International Student Advising
This 90 minute workshop provides an overview of the field of international student advising in higher education. International student advisers (ISAs) are integral to the lives of visiting foreign nationals studying in the United States. They provide documents related to the student visa, offer ongoing advise on regulations, and provide support to dependents of the student. They are also responsible for reporting data to the US government via SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System.) Cultural programming is also a key component of many ISA jobs. You’ll hear about the joys and challenges of this work – in a very candid manner! (Please note that to serve as an ISA, you must be a Designated School Official – and this requires that you are a US citizen or lawful permanent resident. Please purchase this workshop if you are in this category or plan to be in the future.) This download includes the workshop recording (a recorded webinar with audio) and a robust 27 page resource guide.
Participants from the live session said:
“I’m so thankful I took your webinar because it made me realize how much I don’t know about the job.”
“I appreciated Missy’s honesty in what actually being an ISA means; her amount of information presented wasn’t too much or too little. Great balance of anecdotal stories as well as more informal instruction.”
“There was a lot of information provided but it was not overwhelming. I liked that the format changed throughout the workshop (case study, interaction). Overall, this was a very good workshop compared to others that I have participated in.”
You get all this, at the click of a button, for only $47 (plus required tax). Enjoy!
Resume Tips for International Education
Are you looking for a job in international education administration but can’t seem to get your resume in order? Are you unsure of what to include and how best to “sell” yourself? This new workshop will address those burning questions that are keeping you up at night and preventing you from putting a resume that has the best chance of being seen by potential employers. Spend 90 minutes hearing tips and answering past participants’ questions – and you will be able to redo your resume with much more confidence! This download includes the workshop recording (a recorded webinar with audio) and a resource guide which includes a sample resume revision for international education.
Participants from the live session said:
“I most appreciated Missy’s candid examples and willingness to answer our questions (even though some were very specific to each individual). Missy had a way of answering our specific questions and then making those questions relevant and useful for all participants. Tough to do, but you did it with ease.”
“I liked the workshop a lot and learned lots of useful tips that will be very useful to me in drafting my resume and applying to jobs in IE.”
You get all this, at the click of a button, for only $32 (plus required tax). Enjoy!
How to Negotiate Your Salary
You’re interviewing for a university administrative position or you have THE offer but you don’t have any idea if it is one worth considering. This workshop recording addresses this tricky scenario! We covered it all – from salary bands, negotiation tactics, how to conduct research about the offer and much more! You will be ready to negotiate with confidence and data to back it up!
This download includes the workshop recording (a recorded webinar with audio) and a robust resource guide.
Participants from the live session said:
“This workshop was priceless! I was completely satisfied with it.”
“I truly appreciated how well thought out this workshop was! There are all those small details that no one ever thinks about that you covered!”
You get all this, at the click of a button, for only $47 (plus required tax). Enjoy!
Sale! International Educators Coping with Stress: Striking a Balance
International educators are the most giving, generous people. They will move mountains for what they believe in and serve their students and colleagues incredibly well. The work is usually cyclical, always exciting and often draining. How do we, as international educators, reconcile this work that we love, but that can drain us so? How can we reflect upon past experiences and then “pack it away” so that we can make a fresh new start – one that feels like we’re enthusiastically marching into our work with balance, strength and clarity? Through reflection, exercises and introspection, we will be able to honor our work, ourselves and create a semester that doesn’t feel like we’re just strapping on our running shoes to get through a grueling marathon. Through the Melibee approach, we aim to help you to feel restored, empowered and more than ready for an exciting semester. I hope you will join me!
Participants from the live session said:
- “This was my first webinar and while the overwhelmingly positive experience I had makes me want to participate in so many more, it will be difficult for future ones to live up to this one! Very much exceeded my expectations.”
- “Your little examples here and there were so great – they were thoughtful and a variety of audiences could relate.”
- “I thought the workshop was excellent. The thoughts and views that were shared were applicable to every day life.”
- “The exercises … were very well chosen and implemented.”
You get all this, at the click of a button, for the special sale price of only $27 (plus required tax). Enjoy!
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