Global Perspectives Certificate Faculty Mentor Handbook Contents Becoming a Global Perspectives Certificate Faculty Mentor ........................................................................... 2 The Faculty Mentor Process ............................................................................................................................. 4 Navigating Moodle ........................................................................................................................................... 6 Logging In...................................................................................................................................................... 6 GPC Landing Page ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Accessing Your Mentees’ Assignments ........................................................................................................ 7 Projected Final Project Timeline .................................................................................................................... 10 August – September (January – February) .................................................................................................10 October (March) .........................................................................................................................................10 November (April) ........................................................................................................................................11 December (May) .........................................................................................................................................11 Final Project Description................................................................................................................................. 13 Project Outcomes .......................................................................................................................................13 Final Project Requirements ........................................................................................................................13 5 Thematic Questions .............................................................................................................................13 Project Format Guidelines ......................................................................................................................14 GPC Grading Rubric ....................................................................................................................................16 Financial Awards ............................................................................................................................................ 18
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Global Perspectives Certificate Faculty Mentor Handbook
Contents Becoming a Global Perspectives Certificate Faculty Mentor ........................................................................... 2
The Faculty Mentor Process ............................................................................................................................. 4
Logging In ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
Accessing Your Mentees’ Assignments ........................................................................................................ 7
Projected Final Project Timeline .................................................................................................................... 10
August – September (January – February) ................................................................................................. 10
October (March) ......................................................................................................................................... 10
November (April) ........................................................................................................................................ 11
December (May) ......................................................................................................................................... 11
Final Project Description ................................................................................................................................. 13
Becoming a Global Perspectives Certificate Faculty Mentor Step One: Prospective mentors must complete the Faculty Mentor Interest Form. You may also access the sign up form by navigating to our website, gpc.dasa.ncsu.edu, selecting the “Faculty Mentors” tab on the navigation bar, and selecting “Becoming A GPC Mentor” on the drop down menu. The Google Form will request your name and contact information, your department chair’s name and contact information, and the maximum number of mentees you would like to work with in one semester. Once we have received the sign up request, the GPC Coordinator will send an email requesting approval to your Department Head. Step Two: Prospective mentors’ Department Chairs must approve both the request and your maximum number of active mentees. Step Three: Once the GPC Coordinator receives department approval, you will receive an email confirming your active status as a GPC Faculty Mentor.
• Faculty Mentor List: Once you have been approved as a GPC Faculty Mentor, your name will be added to our “Faculty Mentors List” page (https://gpc.dasa.ncsu.edu/faculty-mentors/faculty-mentor-list/) on our website.
• Moodle Access: At this time, you will be provided access to our Moodle Project Site as a “Teaching Assistant” within our system. You may access our site by logging into WolfWare (wolfware.ncsu.edu) using your NC State Unity ID and password. You will find us under the “Projects” tab on the main screen. To verify you have access to the GPC Moodle Site, please log on to Moodle, click on the Projects tab, and check if the “Global Perspectives Certificate” is one of your options.
Figure 1 Project tab on Moodle
• Teaching Assistant Status: As a “Teaching Assistant” in our Moodle platform, you will
have access to view and grade your GPC mentees’ Final Project submissions in Moodle. We will create a new group under your name for an easier access to review their
submissions. Please refer to the “Navigating Moodle” Section in this handbook for additional navigation instructions.
• Faculty Mentor Tenure: Faculty mentors will maintain an active status in the GPC unless they request to be withdrawn from the program. To change to an inactive Faculty Mentor status, please email the GPC Coordinator and request to be withdrawn from the program.
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The Faculty Mentor Process Step One: When a student is ready to complete the final project, they must choose a Faculty Mentor. We highly encourage students to approach their prospective mentor directly and share information about the GPC and ask if the faculty is interested and available to serve in this role. If the faculty mentor is NEW to the GPC
The faculty member will need to complete the “Become a GPC Mentor” google form and wait for confirmation before serving as a Faculty Mentor for their student mentee.
If the faculty mentor is a current active mentor
The student will submit a formal request using the “Faculty Mentor Request Form” google form to be paired up with their preferred faculty mentor.
Step Two: The GPC Coordinator will send an email to the Faculty Mentor requesting confirmation whether that the Faculty Mentor is available to work with the student. The Faculty Mentor will need to accept or decline the request via email. If the faculty mentor says NO The GPC Coordinator will contact the student and let
them know they will need to identify a new mentor. The student will reach out to a different faculty member to serve in this capacity.
If the faculty mentor says YES The GPC Coordinator will confirm with the student they may move forward with their requested Faculty Mentor.
Step Three: Once the Faculty Mentor says YES, they will need to log in to Moodle and verify they have access to the GPC Moodle Site. If they do not have access, please contact the GPC Coordinator at [email protected] to request access or report access issues. Step Four: Students will upload their final project content onto the Moodle. Faculty Mentors will review and grade three (3) items:
1. Final Project Proposal 2. Completed Final Project 3. Public Presentation Information*
*If students select to present their final project, Faculty Mentors must be able to attend the presentation or have the student video-record the event to complete their evaluation Step Five: Once Faculty Mentors have reviewed and graded their students’ final project based on the GPC Final Project evaluation rubric, Faculty Mentors will need to submit the rubric to the GPC. Final Project rubrics may be submitted in one of the following ways:
• As a Moodle Assignment – print Final Project Rubric.pdf, circle the appropriate response
per criteria, include feedback, scan the document, and upload onto Moodle. The assignment is listed as “FACULTY MENTORS ONLY: Final Project Rubric Submission”, and is available through both the Assignments link, and on the Final Project section on our Moodle site
• As an email attachment – send the completed rubric and feedback as an email attachment to [email protected]
• Through campus mail – send the completed rubric and feedback through campus mail to Campus Box 7105, Atte: GPC; and follow up via email to [email protected] to let us know it is on its way
• As a Google Form – through the following link: Final Project Evaluation Form
Logging In • Go to wolfware.ncsu.edu to log in to Moodle. Select the “Projects” Tab on the navigation bar,
and click on “Global Perspectives Certificate
Figure 2 Project tab on Moodle
Figure 3 Global Perspectives Certificate in Projects Tab
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GPC Landing Page • The GPC landing page is organized according to our certificate requirements. Each section will
include a description of the certificate requirement, the links where students may upload their respective assignments and other related documentation, and other additional resources. Here is the list of featured sections:
o General o International Experience o Academic Courses o Co-Curricular Activities o Service/Volunteer Activities o Final Project
Accessing Your Mentees’ Assignments • Each Faculty Mentor will be grouped with their Mentees in our Moodle Platform. • To access your mentees’ projects, select the assignment you wish to grade, for example “Part
1: Upload the final version of your Final Project Proposal”
Figure 4 Select an assignment to review
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• Go to the “Separate Groups” drop down menu and select your name. This will filter all GPC participants to your specific mentees. Then select the “Grade” Button
Figure 5 Drop down menu for GPC Groups
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Figure 6 Select your name to sort your GPC mentees
• Go to the “Separate Groups” drop down menu and select your name. This will filter all GPC participants to your specific mentees. Then select the “Grade” Button
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Projected Final Project Timeline
August – September (January – February) • Student identifies Faculty Mentor. The student will reach out to the Faculty Mentor asking if
they are available to work with the student. • Student completes the Faculty Mentor Request Form • Faculty Mentors should be selected and confirmed by October 1 (March 1).
Notes for Faculty Mentors
• Faculty Mentors are welcome to accept or decline a student’s request pending time and availability. If you are not available, you may refer the student to our GPC website for a list of approved Faculty Mentors.
October (March) • The student will arrange a meeting with their Faculty Mentor to discuss their final project
proposal. The student should be prepared with some responses to the required questions to be addressed in the final project.
• The student will identify possible venues for public presentation and begin to make appropriate arrangements
Notes for Faculty Mentors
• Faculty Mentors will need to determine whether the scope of the student’s proposal meets the parameters of the final project. We encourage Faculty Mentors to use the GPC Final Project rubric to guide the conversation on their expectations of their student’s final project.
• Faculty Mentors are welcome to engage in dialogue to help the student reflect about their experience with the GPC (international experience, academic coursework, outside of the classroom activities).
• We encourage Faculty Members to discuss any potential end of term conflicts that may impact the student’s completion of their final project (i.e. deadline to turn in their final project, or when the student will schedule their presentation).
• We encourage Faculty Mentors to discuss their communication expectations with the student (i.e. via email? How often should the Faculty Mentor and student meet?)
• If the Faculty Mentor will not be able to attend their student’s presentation, please let the student know so that the student may either change the date/time/location of their presentation or make arrangements to be video-recorded for the Faculty Mentor to assess their presentation at a later time.
• If the student is pursuing a final project presentation, Faculty Mentors are encouraged to share potential public presentation venues with the student (a class they teach, a student club their advice, etc) to ensure both student and Faculty Mentor are in agreeance with the presentation logistics.
• We encourage Faculty Mentors to set a deadline for students to turn in the final draft of their Final Project Proposal (submitted via Moodle)
November (April) • Student finalizes arrangements for public presentation (applicable to all final projects except
for final project papers) • November 1 (April 1), or earlier: Students submit their final project to their Faculty Mentor to
review via Moodle • Student presents to the larger public
Notes for Faculty Mentors
• Faculty Mentors are encouraged to confirm the presentation time/date/location in case of any last minute changes.
• Faculty Mentors may request students to submit final projects via email in addition to submitting them via Moodle.
• Faculty Mentors will need to assess Final Projects using the GPC Final Project rubric. Completed rubrics will need to be submitted to the GPC by the last day of class, and a copy should be provided to the student with feedback.
• Presentations should be held on or prior to the last week of classes.
December (May) • Last day of class: deadline for Faculty Mentor to submit their completed Final Project rubric
to the GPC Coordinator
Notes for Faculty Mentors
• There are multiple ways in which a Faculty Mentor may submit their completed rubric. They include:
• As a Moodle Assignment – Faculty Mentors may print the GPC Final Project rubric, circle the appropriate response per criteria, include feedback, scan the document, and upload onto Moodle. The assignment is listed as “FACULTY MENTORS ONLY: Final Project Rubric Submission”, and is available through the Assignments link, and on the Final Project Section on our Moodle Site.
• As an email attachment – send the completed rubric and feedback as an email to [email protected]
• Through campus mail - send the completed rubric and feedback through campus mail to Campus Box 7105, Atte: GPC; AND follow up via email to [email protected] to let us know that it is on its way.
• As a Google Form – through the following link: Final Project Evaluation Form
• We recommend using the timeline above for final projects. If the timeline does not work for you or your mentee, the student must email us at [email protected] with reasons why an exception is necessary and to coordinate an alternate timeline, in coordination with you.
• Students are responsible for scheduling all meetings and presentations. They need to meet with you at least once before presenting their project.
• Most students complete the GPC the semester they graduate, but they are able to finish earlier if they wish.
• The last day of class is the final deadline for completing all GPC requirements.
• A capstone or final project that synthesizes their experience with the GPC under the mentorship for an NC State faculty member
• The final project must address 5 thematic questions • All deliverables need to be turned in by the last day of class of the semester (applies to both
students and faculty mentors)
Final Project Requirements
5 Thematic Questions
1. How do the international experiences you have gained while pursuing the Global Perspectives Certificate complement and enhance your academic program (major/minor and other course work) and campus life (living/learning villages, clubs and student organizations, volunteer work)?
2. Reflect on your experiences abroad, coursework, co-curricular and service activities. What are the “linear themes” you have learned that connect these opportunities? How have they helped you understand the interconnectedness of the world and global affairs? Provide examples.
3. What were your perceptions about cultural values and norms in other countries before you began your international experiences? How do they compare to your own culture and U.S. culture? How have they changed your feelings and behavior in situations with people from other cultures? Include specific examples.
4. Why do you think it is important for students to “internationalize” their studies and everyday lives? How will you continue to do so in the future?
5. How have the experiences and insights you have gained changed the way you see your own role in this global society?
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Project Format Guidelines
Option 1: Reflection Paper
• 5-10 pages (not including cover sheet and references if applicable), double spaced, Times New Roman, Font size 12, 1 inch margins all around
• Deliverables o Reflection paper uploaded to Moodle in Word format or PDF format o Faculty assessment rubric delivered to GPC Coordinator by the last day of class
Option 2: Presentation*
• Powerpoint presentation or Prezi • 20-30 minutes • delivered in a public setting, such as a class, organization meeting, expo, or fair • Deliverables
o Presentation file uploaded to Moodle in Powerpoint or PDF format o Presentation narrative uploaded to Moodle in Word or PDF format o Presentation date, time, location, and audience information uploaded to Moodle o Picture or video of presentation uploaded to Moodle o Faculty assessment rubric delivered to GPC Coordinator by the last day of class
Option 3: Short Film or Video*
• 7-10 minutes • published in a public platform, such as YouTube • Deliverables
o Video file uploaded to Moodle o Video narrative uploaded to Moodle in Word or PDF format o Video address to public platform uploaded to Moodle o Faculty assessment rubric delivered to GPC Coordinator by the last day of class
Option 4: Website or Blog
• minimum 5 posts or pages • published in a public platform, such as WordPress • Deliverables
o Website or Blog address to public platform uploaded to Moodle o Faculty assessment rubric delivered to GPC Coordinator by the last day of class
Option 5: Academic Poster*
• 1 academic poster • presented in a public setting, such as a class, organization meeting, expo, or fair • Deliverables
o Academic Poster uploaded to Moodle in Powerpoint or PDF format o Presentation narrative uploaded to Moodle in Word or PDF format
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o Presentation date, time, location, and audience information uploaded to Moodle o Picture or video of presentation uploaded to Moodle o Faculty assessment rubric delivered to GPC Coordinator by the last day of class
• Resources o Creating effective poster presentations o NCSU Research Poster Template (optional, towards end of page)
Option 6: Student’s Creative Choice
• May be a combination of media, short story, photo gallery exhibit/installation, etc • Please consult with the GPC Coordinator for guidelines on required deliverables
Regarding Presentations
• For projects that are submitted in any format other than a paper must include notes and written talking points along with the presentation or media display for grading. This narrative needs to articulate the depth of the student experience and provide the context that may not be directly addressed through slides, photos, or media displays within the presentation. In other words, this document articulates the connection between your experiences and the 5 thematic questions posed for the final project. Presentations or displays should also include captions for all photos.
• In addition to presenting for their Faculty Mentor, students are required to present their project to the public in some way, and provide the Program Coordinator with confirmation of their presentation. Faculty Mentors may attend the public presentation or schedule a separate presentation.
• The goal of the public presentation is to help raise awareness of the GPC around campus and give students the opportunity to share their experiences with a wider audience.
• Public presentation venues could include student clubs and organizations, residence halls, classrooms, etc. We also recommend the annual study abroad fairs (held in late September/ early October) as an appropriate venue for presentations. Alternatively, students can present their projects online as part of a newsletter, blog, etc.
• The student is responsible for arranging this presentation, and as a Faculty Mentor, you are not required, but are encouraged, to participate.
• The rubric was developed by the Global Perspectives Board, which consists of a faculty or administrator from each College. It is available here, and can be downloaded through the GPC website. (A sample is included in the next page)
• Please evaluate each student using the rubric provided and provide feedback to your mentee for each of the six criteria listed.
• Completed rubrics may be submitted in multiple formats; as a Moodle Assignment, email attachment, campus mail, or through Google Form. Additional instructions are available on page 5 of this document.
• Students cannot be awarded the GPC unless the Coordinator receives the rubric on or by the last day of class.
• When five of your Mentees successfully complete the GPC, you are eligible for a financial award of $1000.
• These funds are not in the form of direct compensation. • They will be transferred to support your university-related professional development. • These activities could include travel expenses, international conferences, or internationally-
themed local conferences. We recommend the Workshop on Intercultural Skills Enhancement (WISE) held annually at Wake Forest University.
• You will receive an email notifying you of your eligibility for the award. These are typically sent out in the fall semester, at the beginning of the fiscal year.
• You must notify your departmental bookkeeper/representative of the funds you are eligible to receive and pass along the contact information so that the funds transfer process can occur.
Thank you for your support of the Global Perspectives Certificate
Please email [email protected] with any feedback, questions, or concerns.
