Comments on: Global Institute on Experiential Education – an intense week

By: Jim Stellar

Jim Stellar — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:39:15 +0000

Genta,
Thanks. Study Abroad was actually started by my predecessor in the Dean’s Office at Northeastern, Robert Lowndes and his Associate Dean Tim Donovan. Tim stayed on when I became Dean and we really were able to increase it under several directors, including Dawn Anderson, a blog co-author. Then the faculty started getting into the act with faculty led trips/courses abroad. That drove the idea of really making something out of co-op abroad leveraging what few examples the College had and modeling on the great work in the BSIB program in the Business College. Now here you are, my student friend who I have known since the Boston Region science fair when you were in your early years of high school and now a proud NU student. What a great journey.
-Jim

By: genta

genta — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:47:11 +0000

jim, i am so grateful that you were the one that started the study abroad program at neu…it was an awesome experience that i will never forget. it really shows your deep commitment to experiential learning.

By: Jim Stellar

Jim Stellar — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:56:15 +0000

You guys are too kind. I certainly had an experience at the Institute, but you have me wondering if in some way this helps Ex Ed learning vs just being a by-product of it for the teacher/facilitator. So often it seems to me the coop supervisor, internship coordinator, research mentor, …. whatever also has a positive emotional experience along with the student. Maybe in college Ex Ed a cross-generaltional emotional win-win dynamic is important to facilitate that kind of learning. Maybe that is why we say books are more about “ivory tower” content learning in contrast to Ex Ed’s “real world” learning - no people in the book learning.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:10:05 +0000

I agree with Aurora, beautifully expressed. Thank you for reminding us that you don’t have to be an undergraduate to have a profound learning experience. It can happen at any point throughout our careers and beyond. I continue to enjoy hearing the many voices of this blog.

By: Aurora

Aurora — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:10:43 +0000

beautifully expressed. your deep commitment to ex ed and to students’ development, and the commaraderie of fellow faculty is quite clear. I felt as if I were there with all of you. maybe next year for sure.