{"id":697,"date":"2016-07-18T20:23:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T20:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/cie\/?page_id=697"},"modified":"2021-12-06T11:18:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T16:18:40","slug":"active-learning-experience-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/cie\/active-learning-experience-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Applying for an ALE credit with Education Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]All education abroad experiences\u00a0<em>may fulfill<\/em>\u00a0the Active Learning Experience (ALE) but\u00a0<em>will not automatically be counted<\/em>\u00a0as such. For each specific type of education abroad program, certain procedures must be followed to ensure that the ALE requirements are met, specifically that sustained reflection and synthesis of the international learning experience are demonstrated.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3749&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>General Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>Students participating in most education abroad programs\u2014including\u00a0Berea Term Abroad, KIIS summer programs, or other non-Berea summer programs\u2014may fulfill the ALE requirement as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prior to departure,\u00a0request permission\u00a0from the\u00a0<a title=\"CIE Staff\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/cie\/staff\/\">Education Abroad Advisor<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>While abroad, maintain a reflection journal. This will require keeping a\u00a0<b>physical written (NOT online) journal.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>For shorter programs (2 weeks or less), students will need to write 5 entries per week (5 out of 7 days).<\/li>\n<li>For programs that are 3 to 6 weeks long, students will need to write 4 entries per week (4 out of 7 days).<\/li>\n<li>For programs longer than 6 weeks, students will need to write at least 2 journal entries a week (2 out of 7 days).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>At the end of the program,\u00a0write an elaborate and thorough final entry\u00a0(of at least 1200 words) that synthesizes the daily reflections.<\/li>\n<li>Upon returning to campus,\u00a0submit the journal and sustained reflection\u00a0to the Education Abroad Adviser by the appropriate deadline:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>30 August for Spring Term or Summer<\/li>\n<li>30 January for Fall Term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Director of International Education will then check the journal and serve as the teacher of record for the ALE portion of the education abroad program. If the journal seems sufficient, the Director will notify the Office of the Registrar that the student&#8217;s ALE requirement has been fulfilled.<\/p>\n<h2>Internships<\/h2>\n<p>An\u00a0internship, by definition, is an active learning experience, so all internships completed abroad will fulfill the ALE requirement.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/berea.smartcatalogiq.com\/en\/current\/Tools\/Academic-Program-Support\/Active-Learning-Experience-ALE\">Go here for more information on a Berea&#8217;s ALE <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/berea.smartcatalogiq.com\/en\/current\/Tools\/Academic-Program-Support\/Active-Learning-Experience-ALE\">r<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/berea.smartcatalogiq.com\/en\/current\/Tools\/Academic-Program-Support\/Active-Learning-Experience-ALE\">equirement.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact the Education Abroad Team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:abroad@berea.edu\">abroad@berea.edu<\/a>\u00a0or 859-985-3453, or drop by Woods-Penniman 205.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]All education abroad experiences\u00a0may fulfill\u00a0the Active Learning Experience (ALE) but\u00a0will not automatically be counted\u00a0as such. 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