Advancing Performance Learning through Study Abroad

2015 Millikin Interdisciplinary Faculty Conference

Carmen Aravena Laura Ledford

Millikin’s Mission to Prepare Students for:

• Professional Success

• Democratic citizenship in a global environment

• A personal life of meaning and value

PL Hallmalks: Performance Learning Provides the Student

with Opportunities to:

• Partner with faculty, staff, and fellow students to create student-driven experiences which exist within and beyond the academic discipline.

• Engage with third-party stakeholders in a purposeful and professional manner.

• Participate in reflective processes which advance professional growth by critically examining the continuous cycle of doing/ learning/ becoming.

• Study abroad teaches:

• How professionals and industries function in other countries and cultures

• How different societal structures and cultures compare to their own

• To reflect on their place and purpose in the world beyond the local or national

Through the delivery of practice-based preparation for democratic citizenship in a global environment and a personal life of meaning and value, a study abroad experience is an ideal expression of Performance

Learning.

Taiwan Immersion - 2014

• Students were able to have hands on experiences in laboratories through and exchange agreement with our partner in Taiwan.

Spain – Semester Abroad

• Toni Pennington was able to perform with Plácido Domingo – Spain 2013

China – Education Immersion

• Education students are directly involved with students in a classroom setting in China!

Chile Immersion

Students became immersed in Chilean literature and history through Pablo Neruda, and received a private concert from famous Chilean Musician, Charo Cofre.

London Semester

• In addition to seeing the best that London theatre has to offer, our London Program students also study with the professional staff of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

Comprehensive Definition of PL:

“…Engaged in supportive partnerships with faculty and staff, our students practice their disciplines in the classroom and perform their disciplines through engagement with a global community of experts -- scientists, artists, authors, or other committed third-party stakeholders. Millikin students learn to shape their lives, own their careers, and impact their communities. We believe the best way to learn is to do and reflect -- in the classroom and beyond.”

Cuba Immersion