PRE-TEACHING, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY EDUCATION STUDENTS - Interested in Studying Abroad?!?
What if we told you that not only is it possible to study abroad as a pre-teaching or education student, but that doing so could be CRUCIAL to your professional development as a future teacher? If you were already thinking about studying abroad, this is your excuse—and if you haven't thought about it before, you should start now! The earlier you start planning (freshmen, this time is golden!), the more options you have.
Come Monday, November 5th to the Education Building, Room 2 from 4-5 to learn about why YOU should go abroad as a future teacher and tips on how to do it while working towards your certification. The presentation will be given by two education students (who have studied abroad for a semester and work at the Study Abroad Office) as well as Adva Waranyuwat, Director of Secondary Education. What are you waiting for—this could change your life!
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Looking for a Challenge? Want to earn some cash?!?
November 2012 is the time to apply for the Library Mobile App Student Competition that will be held in January andFebruary 2013. This is a call for undergraduate students to enter the competition.
Visit the web site at www.library.illinois.edu/studentapps for the competition details and to apply. Apply by Nov 17, 2012 for preferential consideration. Successful applicants will be notified by January 10, 2013.
No coding experience is required for this competition; all that is needed are your great ideas for creating a killer mobile app to improve library services. Read on for more information and visit the web site…
Challenge: Design a mobile app to enhance student use of library resources and services.
The Library Mobile App Competition is designed to explore solutions to significant problems libraries are facing in making their collections and services available to students and researchers whenever andwherever they are needed. Undergraduate student teams will investigate these problems and have the opportunity to design mobile solutions that will enhance access to the millions of items and extensive research expertise available through the University Library system. Teams will compete for prizes and have the opportunity to have their great ideas rewarded and recognized.
No technical background or programming experience required! Student Teams will be asked to come up with models for mobile applications, some of which will later be coded by Library staff into fully functioning mobile apps. The competition provides a venue to express your creativity and gain practical experience solving realworld problems faced by academic institutions.
Prizes: $750 for the first place team, $500 for the second place team, and $250 for the third places team. Additionally, all participants will have anopportunity to receive a $10 gift certificate for sharing their thoughts on the competition experience with the event organizers (through an interview).
Applying: Individuals or teams of up to 5 members can apply at www.library.illinois.edu/studentapps. Teams of 3-5 members will be formed from all successful unpaired applicants during the Orientation session. You must be a currently enrolled Undergraduate student on the UIUC campus to qualify. Library employees are not eligible.
Applications will include: Student Name, Major, and a short description of why you are interested in mobile application design, what you see as the future of mobile computing, and what skills you would bring to ateam for this competition. We are looking for individuals who work well in teams and can foster creativity, ideas, and can showcase the ideas in a final presentation. We hope to comprise teams from among broad discipline areas and experiences (including those who have no computing or programming knowledge).
Deadlines: Preference will be given to those applications received by November 17th, 2012. A limited number of applicants will be accepted into the competition. Successful applicants will be notified by January 10th of their acceptance, and orientation sessions will begin during the last 2 weeks of January, once classes are in session. Finals of the competition will be completed by the end of February.
Note: Results from interviews or the project may be disseminated in journal articles, conference presentations, and/or scholarly book chapters and in websites. Ideas from the competition may be developed into apps by the Library. Additionally, results and articles may be deposited in the Library’s Institutional Repository (IDEALS).
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Translation Study Abroad Program
The Center for Translation Studies will be hosting an info session for the Summer 1 2013 Translation Study Abroad program on Thursday, November 8th at 12:30pm in Lucy Ellis Lounge ( 1080 Foreign Languages Building). Please join us for lunch on Thursday, November 8th at 12:30 pm for an opportunity to meet the CTS director and faculty, learn more about the Translation Study Abroad program and have your questions answered. Please RSVP to Elizabeth Mosley at emosley@illinois.edu by Monday, November 5th so that we will know how much food to order.
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New Zealand Study Abroad Program
NEW ZEALAND Study Abroad Opportunity – May 13 – June 7, 2013
Have you ever thought about studying abroad? Concerned about cost, credits, etc.? Well this is the perfect opportunity for you!! This class is a short term experiential recreation/tourism course. This course is taught and led by University of Illinois RST faculty!!! You would register this spring and travel May 13-June 7th – 6 Credit Hours!! (Learn and Experience the Adventure, Really!!)
Photos on this site are from the students that traveled from Illinois Spring 2012 – Check it out!
