International Educational Exchange: A Learning Technologist as a Fulbright Scholar

With the skills the ELI community members possess in advancing teaching and learning in the digital age, learning technology professionals are uniquely poised to be viable candidates for a Fulbright Scholar grant. American educational institutions are increasingly going global, and technology-fluent faculty, learning technologists, librarians, and administrators have valuable and sought-after expertise to share in an international higher education setting. In this interactive presentation, learn about the Fulbright Scholar experience of living, studying, and teaching abroad and hear about the various Fulbright Scholar grant opportunities. Fulbright myths will be busted!

OUTCOMES: Learn what the life of a Fulbrighter is like while living, teaching, and researching in the host country * Discover that Fulbright Scholar grants can be awarded to professionals without the PhD and more * Discover what types of Fulbright Scholar awards exist through the CIES * Learn about several Fulbright milestones (application due dates)