Conference Schedule

Arrive Quito (recommended lodging at Hotel Quito or Casa Foch)

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Day trip to Otavalo
Bus pick up at 8:15 AM from Casa Foch, 8:30 AM from Hotel Quito

Otavalo is home to one of the more famous markets in all of South America. In recent times, the market has begun to focus strongly on the tourist trade, although thousands of indigenous from the surrounding communities still descend on market day to buy and sell. Thanks largely to their success with arts and crafts, Otavaleños have a strong sense of pride in their cultural heritage. This came at a price, however, as they were one of the more persecuted groups during the Conquest and later during Spanish rule. The ancestors of today's Otavaleños were forced to work long hours in obrajes, making clothes that were then sent to Europe. They are considered to be one of the most successful indigenous groups in Latin America, and can be found selling their wares in almost every Ecuadorian city, as well as in Europe.

5:30 PM

Executive Committee Meeting, Mango Tree Cafe, Foch 721, La Mariscal

7:00 PM

Reception: Mango Tree Cafe, Foch 721, La Mariscal, sponsored by the Andean Study Center

6:45 PM pick up from Hotel Quito to arrive at Mango Tree at 7:00 PM. People staying at Casa Foch will walk; the Mango Tree is across the street.

7:15 AM

Flight to Cuenca (TAME Flight 173)

5:30 AM pick up time from Casa Foch; 5:45 AM pick up from Hotel Quito.

8:45 AM

Hotel Crespo Check-in, Registration and Coffee

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Pre-conference Workshop in Gualaceo: Village Experience, George Ann Huck and Mark Odenwelder (leaving directly from airport)

Participants will take a scenic ride to Gualaceo, a small village located outside of Cuenca, to have a hands-on experience meeting with the residents of the community. After meeting with these people, the participants will gather at lunch (included) to reflect upon their experiences from the perspective of culture/ethnicity.

9:30 AM

Optional Walking Tour (Cuenca)

2:00 - 2:30 PM

Opening Comments, Kathleen McInerney, AAPLAC President and Steven Wille, Executive Director, CEDEI

2:30 - 4:00 PM

Session 1: Global Learning, Social Justice and Student Research

"A Practical Model for the Integration of Global Learning and Social Justice: the Nogales Program," Sylvia Escárcega, DePaul University, Chicago, IL

"Encounters with Images of Reality: Student Research as a Cultural Commodity in Study Abroad Programs," Diana Arízaga, IFSA-Butler University, México Programs; Francisco Fernández Repetto, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, UADY

Moderator: Elizabeth Mahan

4:00 - 4:15 PM

Coffee Break, sponsored by St. Olaf College

4:15 - 5:45 PM

Session 2: Intercultural Understandings

"Intercultural Encounters of University Students from Mexico and the United States: Two Views," Robert Kruger, Resident Director, BCA-Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico; Juan Pablo Zabadua Carbonell, Universidad Veracruzana Intercultural, El Espinal

"Three Decades as a Resident Director: Returnee Perceptions on the Lasting Effects of Study Abroad," Gregory Armstrong, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, AR

Moderator: Valerie Grimsley, Central College

5:45 - 6:30 PM

Session 3: Roundtable: Study Abroad under Investigation

Discussants: Helen Stellmaker, Office of International Studies, St. Olaf College; Steven Wille, CEDEI; Kathleen McInerney, Chicago State University

7:00 PM

City Tour

8:00 PM

Reception: Quinta Lucrecia, La Casa del Rio, Ave 1 de Mayo y 12 de Octubre

8:00 AM

Registration

9:00 - 10:00 AM

Session 4: Understandings of Host Cultures

"Social Class and Ethnic Relations: Ecuadorian Reality and Student Perceptions," Lori Espinoza and Juan Miguel Espinoza, Andean Study Center, Quito

"The CEDEI Model for Collaboration," Steven Wille, Executive Director, Centers for Interamerican Studies (CEDEI)

Moderator: Diana Arízaga, IFSA-Butler in México, Mérida

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Coffee Break, sponsored by Bilingual Education Program at Chicago State University

10:15 - 11:15 AM

Session 5: Assessment

"Demonstrating the Value of Study Abroad: The Assessment Tasks of Modern Language Departments and Program Directors at a Time of Tight Budgets," Steven Gardner, Illinois College, IL

"Evaluating the Impact of Study Abroad," Magdalena Chica-Garzón, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Moderator: George Ann Huck, Central College

11:15 AM- 12:15 PM

Session 6: Intercultural Competencies

"Three Weeks There and Back Again: A Qualitative Investigation of the Impact of Short-Term Travel/Study on development of Intercultural Communication Competency," Barbara Penington and Susan Wildemuth, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wisconsin

"In the Classroom and on the Road: Charting and Measuring Cross-Cultural Progress," George Ann Huck, Central College, Iowa

Moderator: Diana Lozano-Rodriguez, Mount St. Mary's University, MD

12:30 - 2:30 PM

Lunch/Business Meeting (included in conference registration) at La Parrillada, Remigio Tamariz 2-25 y Federico Proaño

3:30 - 5:00 PM

Session 7: Education Coursework Abroad

Robert Ristow, Paul Koch and Richard Robertson, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA

Moderator: Robert Kruger, BCA Mexico

5:00 - 5:15 PM

Coffee Break, sponsored by Mount St. Mary's University, MD

5:15 - 6:45 PM

Session 8: New Lenses on Study Abroad

"Same Old Wine in a Brand New Bottle? The State of Latin American Studies in the Era of Global Studies," Elizabeth Mahan, University of Connecticut

"Study Abroad and Performance Theory," Beatrice Jacobson, St. Ambrose University, Davenport IA

"Doing Good and Doing Better: Reflecting on Different Models of Service Learning Projects in International Learning," Arlen Carey, Winona State University

Moderator: Helen Stellmaker, St. Olaf College

7:15 PM

Welcome Toast, Cuenca Tourism Foundation, Bolívar 8-44 (Parque Calderón)

8:00 PM

Dinner at Hotel Santa Lucía, Presidente Borrero 8-44, sponsored by Cuenca Tourism Foundation

8:15 - 9:30 AM

Session 9: Pedagogies, Assessment and Foreign Language

"Communications Pedagogy in Study Abroad," Bill Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, WI

"Study Abroad for Dual Language Program Teachers," Maria Teresa Garretón, Chicago State University, Chicago IL

"Recent Incentives for Integrating Study Abroad into the Curriculum: New National Standards for the Preparation of Spanish Teachers," Gregory Armstrong, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, AR

Moderator: Steve Gardner, Illinois College

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Coffee Break

10:15 AM

Final Comments, Kathleen McInerney

Lunch (on your own)

Free afternoon

5:00 PM

Flight to Quito (flight at 2:00 PM was canceled)

6:00 PM

Hotel Quito Check-in

7:00 PM

Optional City Tour: Colonial Quito at Night, World Patrimony (2-3 hours)

Free Night in Quito

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