Publications
The Study Abroad Diamond: Examining the Facets of Supporting Student Mobility
Byker, E. J., Putman, S. M., & Medina, A. L. (2022)
A challenge confronting institutions of higher education is how to produce graduates that have the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to work with diverse populations and to participate in a pluralistic, interconnected world. In particular, colleges of education are under pressure to produce global-ready teachers.
Studying a World Language: An Interactive Guidebook
Hobgood, B. E. & Medina, A. L. (2021)
This study-strategy-filled guidebook is intended to support anyone at the secondary and postsecondary levels who is learning a language through formal or informal study. It was written with two underlying premises: Study is essential to language learning; The responsibility for language study is primarily the learner’s.
Conferences
Byker, E. J., Putman, S. M., & Medina, A. L. (2021, December 10-12). Intercultural communication and global citizenship 1-2-3: Framing the future of international programs in higher education. Presented at the 2021 Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (STAR) Global Conference [Virtual].
Medina, A.L., Byker, E. J., & Hoff, J. G. (2021). Moving forward with conceptual frameworks for internationalization of higher education. Phi Beta Delta’s 35th Annual International Conference, May 24th & 25th, 2021 [Online].
Byker, E. J., Medina, A. L., & Putman, S. M. (February 24, 2021). Strengthening teacher candidates’ engagement in courageous action through international experiences. The 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Conference, Seattle, Washington. [Online]
Byker, E. J., Medina, A. L., Putman, S. M., Hoff, J. G. (February 10 & 11, 2021). Mining a global learning ecosystem to support intercultural development. WISE Connect 2021. [Online]
Byker, E. J., Medina, A. L., & Putman, S. M. (2020, May). Supporting the facets of internationalization with the study abroad diamond [Conference session]. Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars 34th Annual International Conference. [Online]
Putman, M., Byker, E. J., & Medina, A. L. (2018 February). It takes a Village!: Developing and Maintaining Effective and Successful International Education Study Abroad Programs [Conference session]. Wake Forest University’s Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement (WISE) and Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.