2023 Webinars

Webinar: Diversifying Student Markets with StudyTravel

Webinar: Market Diversification Tool for International Education

Webinar: Connect with Agents

Webinar: Taking the Fear Out of ChatGPT

Maximizing EnglishUSA Membership

EnglishUSA: Pathway Program Updates - Follow Up

Webinar: 2023 SEVIS Data for Language Study Students

Open Doors IEP Survey Open House

Diversifying Student Markets with StudyTravel

Webinar held November 2023

StudyTravel Team and EnglishUSA Director, Cheryl Delk-Le Good, presented an online Q&A about all things StudyTravel. They answered questions on ST Alphe Conferences, StudyTravel Magazine, sponsorship packages and StudyTravel Network. 

Market Diversification Tool

Webinar held November 2023

The International Trade Administration’s new Market Diversification Tool for International Education can help you identify global trends about which countries international students are coming from, which states they study in, and the overall value of U.S. education services provided to students from a country or region.

The tool is user-friendly and flexible, allowing you to tailor the search to fit your needs. It brings together data on things like U.S. exports, foreign policies and regulations, flows of students, and visa information from six publicly available databases. It allows you to quickly identify trends within the international education market and explore data that would otherwise be difficult to access and interpret. If you want to conduct further analysis on your own, you can export data to a simple spreadsheet or print a summary report. 

Taking the Fear Out of ChatGPT

Webinar held May 2023

Afraid of how ChatGPT impacts classroom teaching and learning? At this webinar we had several EnglishUSA members across the country share some strategies that they have used to incorporate the technology into classroom activities. While there is reason to be cautious, we discussed the opportunity to see how ChatGPT could be used as a tool to teach academic writing, reading, and critical thinking skills with examples from colleagues in post-secondary English language teaching.

Facilitators:
Marta Halaczkiewicz, PhD, Director, IELI, Utah State University
Jeff McIlvenna, Associate Director of Academics, ELI, Pace University 

Connect with Agents

Webinar held June 2023

EnglishUSA hosted a webinar with our Partner Agencies. Several shared information about their agencies and best practices working with them. 

Maximizing EnglishUSA Membership

Webinar held November 2023

On April 20th 2023, EnglishUSA hosted a meet-up on "Maximizing Your Membership." During this webinar, EnglishUSA staff and board members discussed how to get the most out of your membership. We provided an overview of EnglishUSA and discuss member engagement options, professional development opportunities, our signature conferences, and much more. 

EnglishUSA: Pathway Program Updates - Follow Up

Webinar held May 2023

The February 7th session "Pathways: Where Are We Now" was one of EnglishUSA's most attended ZoomArounds. Many requested a follow-up session with some more specific examples of different types of pathway programs in place. During this session on April 13, 2023, attendees heard about different types of programs (e.g., undergraduate, graduate, 3rd-party provider, etc.) with details on structure, implementation, enrollments, and other things they 'wish they had known.'

Presenters:
David Lind, EdD, Director, International Programs at Syracuse University
Saroj Quinn, Assistant Dean, College of Professional & Global Education, San Francisco State University
Pamela Smart-Smith, PhD, AdvantageVT-Master’s Pathway & Intensive English Program Director
Language and Culture Institute, Virginia Tech
Rebecca Yoon, Director, English Language Studies, Appalachian State University  

SEVIS Data For Language Study Students

Webinar held May 2023

Mark Algren, a retired Executive Director, CELL, University of Missouri, and Daryl Bish, Assistant Director, ELI, University of Florida and Chair, Advocacy, and External Relations Committee, EnglishUSA presented the SEVIS Mapping Tool data, including (1) a review of when and how to find the data (2) how to use the data with your program/institution (3) impact of data on other reports, e.g, NAFSA economic impact; (4) differences between SEVP-generated quarterly reports and annual reports and importance of our advocacy efforts with field reps to get language training data included in the latter. 

Open Doors IEP Survey Open House

Webinar held March 9, 2023

On March 9, 2023, EnglishUSA hosted an information session on the annual IIE Open Doors Survey.