KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
National Student Exchange (NSE)
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING REQUIREMENTS (ELR)
ASSIGNMENT
Pre-Reflection Assessment
Post-Reflection Assessment
Bi-Weekly Experience Log
DUE DATE
During Bon-Voyage meeting before
departure
Before end of September upon return
End: 2nd week of classes
End: 4th week of classes
End: 6nd week of classes
End: 8th week of classes
End:10th week of classes
End:12th week of classes
End:14h week of classes
Monthly Flat-Flash Photo
September 1st
October 1st
November 1st
December 1st
Monthly NSE Blog
September 1st
October 1st
November 1st
December 1st
SPECIFIC DETAILS
Online assessment
Online assessment
Include
1. Describe what you learned about self.
What growth do
you see in yourself?
2. Describe what you learned about
surrounding area
(campus and regional culture).
3. Compare and contrast classes /
teaching styles to Kent.
4. Describe your sighting adventures.
5. Describe what you found challenging
and how your
resourcefulness/problem-solving overcame challenges.
6. What cultural differences have you
noticed? How were
you impacted or affected by the
differences?
7. What did you do for fun!?
8. Describe what made the past two
weeks great!
9. Describe experiences with making
new friends and
meeting people.
10. Describe student and campus activities in which you
are involved.
11. What did you try or experience that
was new and
different?
12. What did you do or accomplish that
made you proud?
13. Submit via email
1. Photo with you and Flat-Flash doing
something
exciting that highlights the uniqueness of the
campus, region or culture.
2. Submit via email
Include
1. Describe your experience. Minimum:
one paragraph (5-6 sentences)
NSE Experience Presentation
Mid-October: Upon return (Date announced start of fall semester)
Include
1. 10-minute presentation
2. Video, photos, poster board display or
(you decide)
3. Address questions during live presentation:
a. Describe what you learned about
yourself. What
growth do you see in yourself?
b. Describe what you gained from
being immersed into a
new culture.
c. Describe new skills and learning
that occurred.
d. Do you plan to maintain contact
with professors,
classmates and friends?
e. Describe campus activities in which
you were involved.
f. What did you try/experience that
was new and
different? Describe that that was
like for you.
g. What cultural differences have you
noticed? How were
you impacted or affected by the
differences?
h. What did you do or accomplish that
made you proud?
i. Describe classroom and teaching
style differences.
j. If you had an internship: What did
you learn? How was
the experience beneficial?
k. Would you recommend NSE to students? Explain.
APPLICANT: PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SECTION
Name of Applicant __________________________________ Banner I.D.__________________________ I, ________________________________________, have an interest to earn university ELR credit for my
participation
in the Kent State University National Student Exchange program (NSE). I have read and understand the
National Student Exchange Experiential Learning requirements. I agree to complete each requirement as
outlined. After successful completion of each requirement, I expect to receive my earned and approved
university Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) course credit.
Student Signature_________________________________________
Date__________________________