International Education News & Happenings over on IHEC Blog's Facebook Page

Life post dissertation continues to be crazy and, dare I say, even more so.  In the month since I defended (I walk next Thursday, May 9th) I have received a couple of consulting offers, accepted a JSIE submission to review, been asked to facilite some online discussions in advance of a large upcoming international education conference, received an Press invitation to an upcoming international education event that will convene here in Chicago and have fielded vice requests to read my dissertation (Abstract available).

While I have continued to post weekly to IHEC Blog (copy and paste jobs of press releases and embedded videos and conference twitter #hashtag feeds) I spent more time over on Twitter and on IHEC Blog's Facebook page.  I find the opportunities to post and connect in these other spaces to be more economical for my time at the moment and I will continue to be more active in these spaces for the near future.  Following are some of the tings posted to IHEC Blog's Facebook page and if you are interested in coming along for the ride please feel free to do so at https://www.facebook.com/IHECblog:

- Institute of International Education Impact & Results by the Numbers at http://bit.ly/157VGUO

- In collaboration with the University of Chicago, on Monday, May 6, the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will host a public discussion, Fulbright 2.0 – e-Learning, MOOCs, OERs, and the Future: What Does New Technology Mean for Global Education? A panel of experts will explore the evolving role of e-learning technologies in global education and the potential to apply these within the Fulbright Program, including how such innovations can empower Fulbright participants to share knowledge and resources with audiences around the world. The event will be Live Streamed at http://go.usa.gov/4nvF


- Education Abroad Graduate Students and Young Professionals
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Education-Abroad-Graduate-Students-Young-4948281/about
Twitter https://twitter.com/EAGSYP
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EAGSYP


- Tara Sonenshine, Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, is reported to be leaving State Department in July according to the Washington Post "In the Loop"] at http://wapo.st/17kEAAo

- World Bank Executive Director Ian H. Solomon will join The University of Chicago as the VP for Global Engagement: http://ow.ly/kiEdt

- U.S. Senator Raises Concerns About Student Visas in Wake of Boston Bombing [via The Chronicle of Higher Education] at http://bit.ly/10wMg3r and via Senator Paul Rand's website at http://1.usa.gov/10wMkA9

My Shared International Education Items via Google Reader

Last week I posted about the various internet properties I own that focus on international education.  In that post I mentioned that I plan to highlight one of my sites every few days.  To that end, here is the first of several posts in this series.

I don't know about you but I am a big fan of RSS Feeds.  I first learned of them several years ago while at the NAFSA Winter Leadership meetings when I was on the NAFSA Teaching, Learning & Scholarship (TLS) knowledge community team.  However, I could not figure out how they worked so I missed out on several good years of use.  About three years ago I tried again with Google Reader (Google is my preferred tool for my new media activities) and it one of the most valuable tools I use to keep up to date on international education related news and happenings.  My Google Reader provides a great opportunity for me to share what I find on the internets with others who may find value in the information/resources.


You can link to my Shared Items at http://www.google.com/reader/shared/international.ed.consulting.  If you do utilize the power of RSS feeds you can subscribe to this shared items feed via the link above.

My International Education Internet Properties

I own a variety of internet properties that focus on international education and I have a presence on a variety of new/social media sites (beyond Facebook and Twitter).  Okay, I don't actually own these sites as I use all free services but they are and have been mine as I have developed, added content and maintained them over the years.  They all (or predominately) focus on international education issues and while there is some overlap of content I try to post and feed different information to my various websites and pages.  

Over the next several weeks I hope to highlight one of my sites every few days (except for IHEC Blog because you are here now!).  Until then you can link to all of them at https://plus.google.com/111848031801692293699/about

Two Last Minute International Education Professional Development Activities Today Should Your Location and Schedule Allow

Church Clock, St. Andrew's Wootton

1. Live NAFSA Collegial Conversation - Optimizing Your Use of Social Media [in International Education].  Julie Schwietert Collazo from the Matador Network and Jeramy Johnson from API (Academic Programs International) will lead this exciting live discussion on effective and efficient uses of social media in international education.

The discussion will focus on the uses of Twitter and Facebook, today's most popular social media tools. Join the conversation here and ask your questions about how best to use social media within the ever-changing field of international education.

Date: Wednesday February 9, 2011

Time: 2:00PM EST

and

2.  US Cuba People to People Partnership: A Conference Sponsored by the Columbia

University School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and the Center for International Policy (CIP)

Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Room 1512, SIPA, 420 West 118th St, New York, NY 10027

TOPICS

- What is a Treasury Department “general license” for academic programs in Cuba, and what institutions will qualify for one?

 -  How is a U.S. academic program arranged in Cuba.

- The requirement that courses must be given for “academic credit”, what does it mean?

- The permitted roles in U.S. academic programs in Cuba of adjunct faculty and students from other colleges and universities.

- Permitted expenditures in Cuba by U.S. universities and colleges.

- Record-keeping and other compliance issues arising from the U.S. embargo on Cuba.

-  “People-to-people” travel. What does it mean and what organizations are qualified to sponsor and organize such travel?

- How will an organization apply for a people-to-people license and what supporting certifications and documentation will be useful? And what itineraries are likely to be acceptable under the new rules.

- Per diem limits on expenditures per traveler, and what can and cannot be purchased in Cuba to bring back into the U.S.

- Securing Cuban approvals for proposed educational programs and obtaining necessary visas.

- Booking accommodations in Cuba and making other on-the-ground arrangements there, the role of licensed U.S. Travel Service Providers (TSPs).

       

More information about this conference available US Cuba People to People Partnership blog here.

Photo credit: D H Wright

Bibliography of Select Articles & Resources to Help International Educators Establish a New Media Presence

I compiled the following bibliography for an upcoming presentation I'm doing on social media and international education and I thought I would post these select articles and resources here on IHEC Blog to assist international educators in navigating the social media waters.

Update: To Be Rescheduled Due To Weather Affecting Participation.  One item to put on your radar is a NAFSA Collegial Conversation tomorrow (February 1st) at 2:00pm (EST) entitled “Optimizing Your Use of Social Media, A Live Collegial Conversation with Julie Schwietert Collazo from the Matador Network and Jeramy Johnson from API (Academic Programs International).  You can access the conversation as well as the archived transcript here. 

Articles

“A List of all the Free International Education Resources I Access” from IHEC at http://bit.ly/auYmCD

“A social media boom begins in Africa” from United Nations Africa Renewal Online at http://bit.ly/fqcUly

“Are you listening?” from IHEC Blog at http://bit.ly/cjo2Yv (listing of international offices/departments with Facebook and Twitter accounts)

“Are your students on Twitter?” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/eFE74V

“Brazil’s nuts about social networking and Orkut best watch out, Facebook is on the rise.” from TNW at http://bit.ly/byGwAs

“Establishing Trust in the World of Social Media -- Relevance for U.S. Higher Education” from the Marketing EducationUSA blog at http://bit.ly/bcwjmd

“Facebook Grows In Popularity Around The World” from NPR at http://n.pr/ezqhJM (audio clip of segment also available)

“Facebook: Using Pages vs. Groups in international education” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/pAR0L

“How can international educational exchange use social media?” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/9O2XGz

“How Indian Students use Orkut to prepare for studying in the US” from the goSwoop Blog at http://bit.ly/gFEi2z

“Marketing U.S. Higher Education Abroad in the Social Media Milleu” from the Marketing EducationUSA blog at http://bit.ly/8FtACH

“Optimizing Your Use of Social Media, A NAFSA Collegial Conversation with Julie Schwietert Collazo from the Matador Network and Jeramy Johnson from API (Academic Programs International).  Transcript from this February 1, 2011 conversation will be archived at http://bit.ly/gTCbiD

“Read API Materials Anywhere! QR Codes and Catalogs” from Academic Programs International Blog at http://bit.ly/eD5OOw

“Results of the IHEC Blog Poll ~ What is the Top New Media Tool You Use to Keep up to Date on the Field of International Education?” on IHEC at http://bit.ly/97sTs3

“Some good practices for Twitter in international education” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/gvKu5M

“Social Media Strategy for International NGOS & Universities” free archived recording of the recent Webinar at http://bit.ly/dWDZud

"Social networks and study abroad--The case of Chinese visiting students in the US" in China Economic Review at http://bit.ly/gcgkq4

“The Facebooks of China” from Fast Company at http://bit.ly/heHI9u

“The most important way that International Education can use Facebook” from Manitou Heights at http://bit.ly/56MiL0

“The Use of Social Media in Higher Education for Marketing and Communications: A Guide for Professionals in Higher Education” from the .eduGuru blog at http://bit.ly/aSvYAY

“Why Can’t Facebook Get More Than 2 Percent of Japan’s Web Users?” at All Facebook at http://bit.ly/hTk81I

“You Don’t Have to Use it Yet; Just Be Open to Social Media” from the goSwoop Blog at http://bit.ly/R3puO

“50 Steps to Establishing a Consistent Social Media Practice” from ChrisBrogan.com at http://bit.ly/4pY4KV

A Few Helpful Resources

Directory of Universities and Colleges on Social Media at http://www.4icu.org/

ed Social Media at http://www.edsocialmedia.com/

International Education Blogs & News at http://internationaleducationblogs.blogspot.com/

IHEC Blog’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/IHECBlog (403subscriptions [links] to international education related channels)

Manitou Heights at http://manitouheights.com/

Mashable at http://mashable.com/

Marketing EducationUSA blog at http://marketingeducationusa.blogspot.com/

Social Media Examiner at http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/

Technology in International Education blog at http://www.intledtech.com/

Which New Media Spaces do you Find Most Useful in Connecting with Fellow International Educators?

Rather than conduct another poll I thought I would simply ask the question "which new media space is your favorite for connecting with other international educators?" and see what, if any, comments are left down below.


For me, I find myself in numerous new media spaces and I find value in all of them.  I do tend to favor the following six spaces:


IHEC Blog at http://ihec-djc.blogspot.com/


International Higher Education Consulting website at http://davidcomp.wordpress.com/


IHEC Blog's Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/IHECblog


LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcomp


Twitter at http://twitter.com/DavidComp


IHEC Blog's YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/IHECBlog


Of these six new media spaces, two are blogs and I would say that I find the most reward in posting to IHEC Blog and davidcomp.wordpress.  While I do receive comments on my various posts from time to time they are not as frequent as my interaction with others on Twitter and I truly appreciate the interaction I have with others in the field on a variety of topics.


What about you?


iCupCake credit: Whitney Reiser Johnson
Photo credit:  Jermay Johnson

Looking for New/Social Media Pages, Resources & Ideas for Upcoming Discussion on Internationalization at the Community College

On February 4, 2011 I’ll be in Houston attending and facilitating a breakout session at the joint IIE/AACC workshop for Community Colleges entitled “Internationalization at the Community College: Best Practices Workshop”.  My breakout session is entitled “Social Media Tools for the Community College”. 

I'm starting to prepare materials for this event and would like to establish a list of Facebook, Twitter, Flicker and LinkedIn pages, Blogs, YouTube or Vimeo channels of offices, consortium, programs and other resources focusing on internationalization at community colleges. Additionally, I'd like to compile a useful bibliography of resources focusing on new/social specific to the field of international education or higher education or great articles that will be useful.

My bibliography so far includes the following resources:

Technology in International Education blog (@intledtech on Twitter)

The most important way that Intl Ed can use Facebook on Manitou Heights

Facebook: Using Pages vs. Groups in international education on Manitou Heights

International Education Twitter Lists on Manitou Heights

Marketing U.S. Higher Education Abroad in the Social Media Milleu from the Marketing EducationUSA blog

Establishing Trust in the World of Social Media -- Relevance for U.S. Higher Education from the Marketing EducationUSA blog

IHEC Blog's YouTube channel which currently has 399 subscriptions to international education related channels (who will be 400?)

International Education Blogs & News 

50 Steps to Establishing a Consistent Social Media Practice from ChrisBrogan.com

Would love to read any suggestions you may have so that I can include them on my handout.  Please leave a comment below of send me an e-mail at international.ed.consulting@gmail.com.

Photo credit:  Ivan Walsh

Internationalization at the Community College a Best Practices Workshop

On Friday, February 4, 2011 the Institute of International Education and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) are hosting a best practices workshop in Houston, Texas entitled “Internationalization at the Community College”.  I will be attending and am scheduled to facilitate one of the afternoon breakout sessions on Social Medial Tools for the Community College.  I’m very excited to attend this workshop as the entire agenda looks great and I'll be able to connect with some great friends and colleagues as well!

You can register for and learn more about this upcoming workshop online here.  Do note that a limited number of travel grants are available to community college professionals who wish to attend the workshop.

David Comp on his International Higher Education Consulting new media presence

The following is a video of me discussing my International Higher Education Consulting new media presence that I had recorded for Weidong Zhang's (@ahjim on Twitter) presentation for the ESL/International Students Advising group at the recent NACADA annual conference.  The video was shot in one take with no script so I hope it met the needs of the session.  Now that the conference is done I thought I would embed it here on IHEC Blog in case others may find it of interest.

Follow the Back Channel Discussion during the 2010 EAIE Conference in Nantes, France

Can't make it to the European Association for International Education (EAIE) 2010 annual conference in Nantes, France?  Are you attending the conference but want to participate in or follow the back channel discussions?  If so, here are some resources that will allow you to follow along:


Those of you on Twitter can follow the conference via #EAIE2010 in Twitter search.  

The International Student Recruiter blog (http://www.theinternationalstudentrecruiter.com/) [@intlrecruiter on Twitter] will have live guest posts from the conference.

Karin Fischer [The Chronicle of Higher Education] will be tweeting/reporting from the conference.  Her Twitter profile is http://twitter.com/karinfischer

You can access the EAIE conference webiste at http://www.eaie.org/nantes/.

Recently Items Shared on IHEC Blog’s Facebook Page & on Twitter & via Google Reader

I try to post daily (Monday-Friday) to IHEC Blog, every other week or so to my new International Higher Education Consulting site (more on this in a future post!) and multiple times daily to IHEC Blog’s Facebook page, Twitter and my Google Reader.  Here is a sampling of recent items you may find of interest that I shared in these in these new media spaces:

IHEC Blog Facebook Page can be accessed at http://tinyurl.com/IHECBlogFacebook

 

New study abroad blog by API now on the scene at http://www.academicintl.com/blog/

 

Free e-book "We'll Always Have Paris: American Tourists in France since 1930" by UChicago Press for Aug. only at http://bit.ly/3GIUWK (also shared to SECUSS-L community & other new media networks)

 

Student Affairs Gains a Global Hub at http://fb.me/ErxU8jeI (via @DAADnewyork on Twitter)

 

Senate exchange appropriation examined in detail via the Alliance at http://bit.ly/bUFfTh

 

"Seeing Exchanges In Action in Mexico City" by Ann Stock, Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, on DipNote at http://bit.ly/cN7FAr. Ann Stock is also on Twitter at @AnnatState

 

 ‎"International student numbers rise in New Zealand" via China Daily at http://bit.ly/diAyLr

 

Good information for international educators ~ "Are you 7 characters short of helping people find your information?" at http://bit.ly/aaLvdH (via @ManitouHeights opn Twitter)

 

The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education is transferring to the International Graduate Insight Group Ltd. on 2 August. More information and the press release are available at http://www.i-graduate.org/obhe/index.htm

 

Very interesting article in the Washington Post from Monday ~ "After Africa, some Baltimore youths soar while others struggle" at http://ht.ly/2hM77 (via @HalonaBlack on Twitter)

 

International Education Week 2010 Facebook page is now available at www.facebook.com/internationaledweek. IEW 2010 website will launch later this summer.

 

[Glee Spoiler Alert] - An exchange student joins the Glee Club in the 2nd season (http://bit.ly/bOmPGj)

  

Twitter can be accessed at http://twitter.com/DavidComp

 

College Students Advised Not to Study Abroad in Mexico [Nebraska] CBS 3 Omaha video report at http://bit.ly/bc1VHN

 

Free Poster: Study Abroad - Open the World from @MobilityINTL at http://bit.ly/cmmWlF

 

August 12, 2010: Free @FulbrightPrgrm Webinar for U.S. Students with Disabilities at http://bit.ly/bMVvFm

 

 The Globalization Of Higher Education - Forbes.com http://bit.ly/duT8mU (RT of @igraduate)

NCDE August News and Resources - http://eepurl.com/MMUX (RT of @MobilityINTL)

"Eight Years of the Mayo International Health Program: What an International Elective Adds to Resident Education" at http://bit.ly/bQdSJX

Highlights from #Iraq #exchange students at VCU http://ow.ly/2i4N6. Interesting work w @VCUPR @AEDOrg @connectrichmond (via @richmonddotcom) (RT of @jpscasteras)

Shared Items via Google Reader can be accessed at http://www.google.com/reader/shared/international.ed.consulting

 

Exchange programs inspire new generation of Iraqi leaders (via World Learning Now) 

 

UK immigration: 300,000 a year let in on student visas (via FIE Professional Development)

 

CBS on Parents and Study Abroad (via Abroad101: Welcome Abroad)

 

Reforming Smith-Mundt: Making American Public Diplomacy Safe for Americans (via www.MountainRunner.us)

 

AnnatState: ECA helps to host 115 youth from 46 African nations for President's Forum with Young African Leaders this week http://go.usa.gov/Oh3 (via Twitter / AnnatState)

 

U.S. Educational Exchange Programs Continue to Produce World Leaders (via NAFSA Blog)

Results of the IHEC Blog Poll ~ What is the Top New Media Tool You Use to Keep up to Date on the Field of International Education?

Back on July 16, 2010 I posted a brief poll on IHEC Blog (view here) asking what is the top new media tool international educators use to keep up date on the field.  After two weeks, seventy-eight votes were cast and the results are now available here.

What is the top new media tool you use to keep up to date on the field of international education?

On the top right side of IHEC Blog you will find a brief poll I’m conducting on new media use in international education.  Specifically, I want to see which new media tool you feel is the “best” for keeping up to date on the field of international education.  I, like many colleagues, find myself utilizing all of the new media tools listed below in the poll (except MySpace as I’m not there ~ should I be?) but there are a few that I turn regularly for information so it is a difficult decision for me (I get to vote in the poll don’t I?).  I purposefully set up the survey to allow only one answer per person.  I estimate that this survey will take you 17 seconds or less to complete and I thank you in advance for your time!

Blogs                                                                    

Facebook

Google Alerts

Google Buzz

Institutional/Organizational electronic newsletters

LinkedIn

Listservs

MySpace

NAFSA knowledge community discussion forums

RSS Reader

Twitter

YouTube

The poll closes on Friday, June 30th at 11:59 (CST) and the results will be announced Monday, August 2nd on the new International Higher Education Consulting website at http://davidcomp.wordpress.com/