distance education sites to help international students prepare for an american style education
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DISTANCE EDUCATION SITES TO HELP INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PREPARE FOR AN AMERICAN STYLE EDUCATION. Steve Perry Information Resource Officer Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, CAIRO [email protected] 2797-3412. MIT COURSES ONLINE: http://ocw.mit.edu. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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DISTANCE EDUCATION SITES TO HELP INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PREPARE FOR AN AMERICAN STYLE EDUCATION
Steve Perry Information Resource Officer Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy,
CAIRO [email protected] 2797-3412
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MIT COURSES ONLINE: http://ocw.mit.edu
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MIT Courses with an Audio or Video Component
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Can do an advanced search in the MIT SITE for courses with lecture notes
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MIT Chemistry courses with lecture notes
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Detailed Lecture Notes for a Physical Chemistry Class
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Course on Sustainable Development at MIT
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MIT Lecture Notes on Sustainability
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ACTUAL SYLLABI FOR COURSE
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ANOTHER COURSE ON THE U.S. CONGRESS IN THE POLITICAL SCIENCE SECTION: LECTURE NOTES FOR THE U.S. CONGRESS
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RELATED RESOURCES FOR THE U.S. CONGRESS
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TUFTS: http://ocw.mit.edu
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TUFTS HAS A SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY, MEDICINE AND VETERINARY SCIENCE
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TUFTS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: ONLINE COURSES
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NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY: OCW
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International Economics Class at Utah State that can be downloaded via an MP3 player
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OTHER OCW PARTNERS MORE UNIVERSITIES JOINING ALL THE TIME
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YALE UNIVERSITY: http://open.yale.edu/courses/
(Yale not a member of the OCW concept)
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Example of a class at YALE UNIVERSITY
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FREE LECTURE NOTES
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Actual Class Lecture
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U CALIFORNIA BERKELEY courses on VIDEO via YOUTUBE: http://youtube.com/ucberkeley: 229 courses now offered: videos of actual courses can be played over and over again and show interaction of professors with students
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What to expect of an IRC or American Corner?
Look to them for advice, networking and partnerships. Share useful print materials
While you subscribe to listservs, the IRC also subscribes to different listservs with valuable information – share the information and network!
Ask the IRC for presentations on free Distance Education Resources.
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International Students need to know how to research so they won’t fail when in US Colleges
IRCs have college level research materials and IRC folks can teach them the correct way to research, to cite materials, and the most time-efficient way to use databases.
CAIRO IRC for example has JSTOR. Since most colleges in the US offer JSTOR, it is a good idea for prospective students to really get their hands on JSTOR so they can use it well as they start their studies.
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There are a number of free, research level databases IROs and IRCs know about: these are in all fields.
Here are a few: MEDLINE SSRN OPENJGATE DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
covering 3000 journals in all fields. Free Dissertation/Thesis Sites (full text) Ask your IRCs for a good list of these.
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SSRN: Social Sciences Research Network: http://www.ssrn.com
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RESULTS OF SEARCH FOR EGYPT
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www.openjgate.org: Access to the Full Text of Articles from over 4000 Journals.
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DOAJ: www.doaj.org
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Pharmacy Journals for Research and Reference – these articles are all free: can click on any of these journals to browse the issue and then click on any article to read it.
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These are merely a few of the free databases that IRCs use – network to find more.
These databases will allow students to practice and refine their research skills that they will truly need at a U.S. College.
I will conclude with a few hints for you on what you might advise your students as they look for the college best for them.
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CONSIDERATIONS IN APPLYING TO U.S. COLLEGES
I’ve taught INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS for many years and this is what we’ve learned together:
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HAVE THE STUDENT CHECK THE COLLEGE WEB SITE
IS THERE AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SECTION with CLUBS, RESIDENCES?
LOOK FOR WHAT ENROLLED STUDENTS ACTUALLY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THEIR COLLEGE – best are web sites where you can ask questions and get confidential answers
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WEB SITE
LOOK FOR FAST FACTS or STUDENT PROFILE ON WEB SITE: HOW MANY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE THERE?
THE HIGHER THE PERCENTAGE THE GREATER LIKELIHOOD THAT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CAN FIND SOMEONE OF A SIMILAR BACKGROUND
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COLLEGE WEB SITES
CHECK COURSE OFFERINGS: SUCH AS HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE: DOES THE UNIV CONSISTENTLY TAKE A MULTINATIONAL OR A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE IN ITS COURSES? If so, a good sign.
LOOK FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS: A UNIVERSITY THAT HAS IS MORE LIKELY TO TAKE A BROADER WORLD VIEW –SAYS WE VALUE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE. Study Abroad Programs?
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WEB SITES
KNOW WHAT YOU (AS A STUDENT) WANT AND WHAT YOU VALUE - -DO YOU SEE THAT REFLECTED IN THE COLLEGE WEB SITE?
LOOK AT INTERNATIONAL CLUBS (MESA, MSA) AND ASK STUDENTS FOR INFORMATION – the clubs will often have an email address.
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ADVICE
START THE PROCESS EARLY EMPHASIS IS ON GRADE
TRANSCRIPTS, PERSONAL ESSAYS, TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS
A WELL-WRITTEN REFLECTIVE PERSONAL ESSAY THAT REALLY TELLS ADMISSIONS OFFICERS WHAT YOU ARE ALL ABOUT WILL MAKE YOU STAND OUT.
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BE PREPARED FOR AN AMERICAN STYLE EDUCATION
LOOK AT MIT WEB SITE: ocw.mit.edu LOOK AT OTHER SCHOOLS THAT PLACE FREE
COURSE CONTENT ONLINE: www.ocwconsortium.org
LOOK OTHER DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSES. YOUTUBE.COM/UCBEREKELY is one example
showing the style of an American Education. Check the free thesis and dissertation sites, such
as U Maryland and MIT, for those students who will have to write a dissertation or thesis in the US.