{"id":9012,"date":"2015-09-16T19:04:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T19:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.studyabroad101.com\/?p=9012"},"modified":"2024-09-20T09:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T13:39:16","slug":"abroad101-advisors-newsletter-fall-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studyabroad101.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/abroad101-advisors-newsletter-fall-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Abroad101 Advisors Newsletter – Fall 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We know it’s a hectic time of year, so we thank you for taking a few minutes to think about broader issues\u00a0like using Abroad101 to advance study abroad on your campus.\u00a0 As we begin our 9<\/span>th<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0year of serving American college study abroad, we continue to enhance the features, improve the directory content and bring innovation to the field.\u00a0 Here’s how:<\/span><\/p>\n

Abroad101 is Free Software<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Abroad101 software is online, “cloud based”, so you never to worry about updates or backing up your data.\u00a0 Abroad101 is program evaluation software that gives your students the means to tell their story and share it with the world.\u00a0 Unlike websites that grab quick sound byte testimonials, Abroad101’s “re-entry in a box” is designed to draw an insightful student expose of their time abroad.\u00a0 When students take the time and effort to produce good work it becomes a point of pride AND social media.\u00a0 As its own webpage you have now given the student a lasting testimonial of their time away and the resulting transformation. \u00a0These evaluations are great for future advising and orientations and great for the returning students.\u00a0 The service is offered free to American colleges and universities, supported by advertising from program providers and foreign universities eager to reach future\u00a0students.<\/span><\/p>\n

Got Graphs? – Study Abroad Reporting<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abroad101 provides each university pie chart graphs showing how their students compare to Abroad101 averages. \u00a0The graphs show overall satisfaction with the education abroad experience plus ratings on Academics, Program Administration, Housing, Food, Social Integration, Health Care, Safety, and Cost of Living. \u00a0Take a screen shot, copy and paste these into presentation slides and impress your Provost!<\/span><\/p>\n

Re-entry in 37 Questions (or more)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The standard evaluation\/review is 37 questions, some Yes\/No answers, some ratings and some open-ended essay prompts. The questions are designed and sequenced to guide a student through the entirety of their experience away, helping them be reflective, offer constructive criticism, list accomplishments and offer forward thinking statements.\u00a0 The standard set allows for an apples-to-apples comparison both on the front end (website for future students, parents) and back-end (data for downloading and analyzing).\u00a0 If you need more data points, Abroad101 allows additional “University Added Questions.”\u00a0 These custom questions are not displayed to the public and can help you justify the Abroad101 platform as your official program evaluation tool and help to consolidate your student surveying.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reviews of Exchange Programs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abroad101\u2019s evaluation tool works great with third-party providers, faculty-led and exchange programs.\u00a0 Each foreign university has a catch-all \u201cDirect Enrollment & Exchange<\/span>\u201d listing where students from all over the country will submit reviews of direct enrollment, consortia exchanges or bi-lateral exchange programs, all through this one listing.\u00a0 It\u2019s a great place for your students to see the benefits of these programs and for students to share those with the world when they return.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Abroad101 Pre-approved\/Recommended Programs Feature<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

For universities who use a pre-approved programs list or recommend programs to their students, Abroad101 offers an easy way to show\u00a0those choices to\u00a0students searching on the site.\u00a0 When a student logs in to Abroad101, they will see your recommendations highlighted with an approved icon.\u00a0 They also have the option to view only the pre-approved programs in any directory or only view programs that have been reviewed by students from their home university.\u00a0 The pre-approved programs are easy to manage using your account dashboard.\u00a0 If you\u2019d prefer we maintain them for you, simply email support@abroad101.com<\/span><\/a> and identify\u00a0the source of your approved programs list (web links, spreadsheet or other document) and our team will take care of this for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer and Faculty-led Programs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Abroad101 has over 4,500 faculty-led\/university-run programs listed. Some universities use Abroad101 to manage those program evaluations\/reviews and to draw future students.\u00a0 We welcome the submission of programs that are either open to outside students or restricted to your own. \u00a0\u00a0Managing these requires a free “providers” account on Abroad101, which you can request from\u00a0support@abroad101.com<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 You’ll still get the benefit of the apples-to-apples comparison of the resulting reviews, plus be able to engage students from other institutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Abroad101 is a Free\u00a0Directory, now with\u00a0“Search by Subject”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Released earlier in the year, the Abroad101 Search by Subject directories are filling out nicely as the program providers update their listings and add their course areas.\u00a0 This is a great tool for advisors as students who are looking for courses outside their major can come to Abroad101 and search from the more than 350 subject areas to find a program just for them: semester, summer or even shorter term: http:\/\/www.studyabroad101.com\/subjects<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Free Software from AbroadOffice<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are looking for a cloud-based study abroad enrollment management system, we would invite you to consider AbroadOffice, free software from our sister company.\u00a0 You use Abroad101 for the program evaluations, and AbroadOffice for the rest! \u00a0Learn more about AbroadOffice and schedule a web demo by visiting The Global Learning Cloud<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t Worry, We’re Here to help<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Our company slogan remains: Fast. Free. Easy. We like to think that the system is self-explanatory and our processes are intuitive, but just in case, we’re here to help.\u00a0 If you’d like a demo of the system or assistance in setting it up, don’t hesitate to contact us.\u00a0 Support is Free too.<\/span><\/p>\n

For those that don’t connect with us online, we look forward to meeting you at these upcoming conferences later in the semester: IIE Generation Study Abroad Summit, NAFSA<\/a> Region XI, VIII and V.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Happy Fall!<\/span><\/p>\n

Mark Shay<\/span><\/p>\n

CEO<\/span><\/p>\n

Abroad101<\/span><\/p>\n

+1-610-357-4648<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

mark@abroad101.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.StudyAbroad101.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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