This course equips advisors with essential skills to support students with foreign degrees. Learn and apply five guiding principles, and effectively communicate available programs and resources to enhance your advising practice. Gain practical tools to complement your work and ensure student success.
- Advisors or anyone whose role includes supporting students’ career and education planning
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
Advising Students with Foreign Degrees and Credentials welcomes staff in any role whose work includes advising students with non-US education credentials. This course is a three-hour interactive discussion and experience to practice applying the five guiding principles. This session is ideal for those who have a basic understanding of the topic based on experience or past professional development. It combines a presentation with group work, skill building exercises, and discussions with our presenters who have years of experience working with this population.
New this year, resources shared during this course will be collected, stored, and disseminated through Canvas for reference and discussion both within and beyond the Advising Students with Foreign Degrees and Credentials meeting.
Course Format: This meeting is held synchronously using Canvas and Zoom. No formal preparation is required, but participants are strongly encouraged to participate in Canvas discussion boards, share relevant resources and questions.
Course Requirements: To complete this course, you must attend the three-hour online meeting.
Extending Your Learning: Participants can extend their learning by reviewing and responding to the Advising Students with Foreign Degrees and Credentials Group Discussion board in Canvas.
Course Access & Support: To ensure that you receive information about your training, please save jane_brandt@worlded.org to your email address book.
If you need technical assistance or have questions about accessing the course, please contact Jane Brandt at jane_brandt@worlded.org. If you have questions about the requirements, format, or content of the course, please contact facilitator Jane Co at jco@aaca-boston.org.
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- Learn and apply five guiding principles to advising students with foreign degrees and credentials
- Communicate programs and resources available to complement your work and program
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
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