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Projects on Virtual Mobility – Virtual Campusfunded by the European Commission
Physical mobility > < Virtual mobility
Some terminology
Virtual Mobility stands for the use of information and
communication technologies (ICT)
to obtain the same benefits as one would have with physical
mobility but without the need to
travel
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elearningeuropa.info
Virtual Mobility in education is a form of learning which consists of virtual
components through an ICT supported learning environment that includes
international collaboration with people from different backgrounds and cultures
working and studying together, having, as its main purpose, the enhancement of intercultural understanding and the
exchange of knowledge.
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Being Mobile Manualhttp://www.being-mobile.net
Blended mobility
Combine the best of both worlds: blend aspects of physical mobility with virtual mobility
Virtual support before, during and after a physical exchange
Educational Technologies
Types of Virtual Mobility
1. A virtual course (as part of a programme), seminar (series), or a whole programme at a Higher Education Institution
2. Virtual student placements
3. Virtual support activities to physical exchanges (before, during, after)
1. Virtual course, seminar, programme
REVE: Real Virtual Erasmus
Virtual Mobility Manual: http://reve.europace.org/drupal
• Interaction scenarios• Examples of courses• Accreditation• Agreements• Localisation
1. Virtual course, seminar, programme
REVE: Real Virtual Erasmus: scenario’s
Remote access
One provider, many students from remote consumer universities Franchising
Course is taught and tutored locally by each consumer university (teacher team)
Coordinated federation (for offering a programme)
Mix between remote access and franchising Joint course offering (teaching network)
Each of the consumer universities provide local teaching support
Student interact mainly locally but to a lesser degree also with remote students
Course adaptation
Course from provider university is locally adapted and taught by each consumer university
1. Virtual course, seminar, programme
VENUS: Virtual and E-mobility for Networking Universities in Society
International top experts Different locations linked by:
• Videoconferencing• Webstreaming• Moderated chat during the seminar
Two models • VENUS seminars• VENUS summer school
1. Virtual course, seminar, programme
VENUS: Virtual and E-mobility for Networking Universities in Society
VENUS seminar series: “Global issues for the European Citizen”
Guest speakers share their expertise on global issues during virtual lectures/seminars (e.g. Prof. Petrella on “Water Economy”)
VENUS summer school: “The use of social software in business and education”
Entrepreneurs tell their success story at the virtual summer school (e.g. Teemu Arina on “Social Software in business”)
“The delivery is virtual, the experience is real!”
1. Virtual course, seminar, programme
VENUS: Virtual and E-mobility for Networking Universities in Society
Handbook “Virtual Seminars: Creating new opportunities
for Universities” and recorded seminars available at:
http://www.venus-project.net
http://www.venus-seminars.net
2. Virtual student placements
Work placements abroad can introduce students to an international working
environment boost interaction between HEIs and enterprises use the advantages of the newest technologies
Two types: Students have fully virtual placements in foreign
companies while staying at home Virtual support for those physically on a
placement abroad
2. Virtual student placements
Examples:Students writing weblogs during placement (self-reflection, possibility for commenting both by teacher & boss, archiving per day)
Web conferencing for exploratory interview between student and company before the placement
To raise the quality of student exchanges by offering virtual support, both before and after the physical mobility
Supporting teachers in coaching exchange students at a distance
3. Virtual support activities to physical exchanges
VM-BASE: Virtual Mobility Before and After Student Exchanges
Virtual Support Activities
Before
Orientation guidelines
Course information
Pre-selection tools &student selection
Preparatory courses(language, culture, digitalliteracy)
During
E-Coaching
After
Virtual assessment andevaluation at a distance
Virtual alumni
Before
Before > Pre-selection Tools
Master in Physiotherapy, KULeuven
Online Testing and Learning Platform for International Students enrolling for the Master in Physiotherapy
To equalise the initial level of the knowledge of statistics of the (international) students for the Master • Successful pre-tests allow full participation• Unsuccessful pre-tests give access to online learning
modules from the K.U.Leuven Bachelor degree, followed by new pre-tests
Expectations are now more transparent
Before > Pre-selection Tools
Master in Physiotherapy, KULeuven
Before > Pre-selection Tools
Master in Physiotherapy, KULeuven
Course in a virtual learning environment for exchange students, using WIKI
Preparation for technology used during practical and field work
Main language: English Description of special technical terms used in
GIS provided in English, German and Hungarian
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual survival kit GIS, University of West-Hungary
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual survival kit GIS, University of West-Hungary
Course structure
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual survival kit GIS, University of West-Hungary
Sample WIKI article
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual survival kit GIS, University of West-Hungary
WIKI editing
Challenges Different level in knowledge of languages. Hard to
write articles if begin to learn a language.
Students tend to choose facility (the language they know best, their favorite topic).
No lively virtual community, because number of participants was low
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual survival kit GIS, University of West-Hungary
During
Laurea's existing prep-course for outgoing exchange students did not meet the current needs
Need for more interactiveness and more support during the exchange
Added:• an interactive online discussion forum for students
before, during and after exchange• the possibility for eTutoring and eSupport during the
exchange.
During
Go Abroad!, Laurea
Contents of the course: before the exchange
Meeting with the other students and International Coordinators: Information on practical arrangements (info provided online as well)
Personal meetings with the International Coordinator: information on studies abroad (host institution and study offer, accommodation, location (country, area, city), learning agreement
Meeting with the other students and International Coordinators
- Final information about the Go Abroad -course- Cultural encounters (culture shock)- Orientation for the exchange/placement
Assignments to be completed online
During
Go Abroad!, Laurea
Contents of the course: during the exchange
Assignments to be completed online:
• Writing the Go Abroad diary regularly • Participation in discussions during different phases of the
exchange/placement with the International Coordinators and other students abroad
• Photography contest (voluntary)
During
Go Abroad!, Laurea
Contents of the course: after the exchange
Go Abroad assignments
Meeting with the International Coordinator
Filling out a feedback form
Sharing the experiences in the classroom and / or at the International info Days
Preparatory courses Go Abroad!, Laurea
Conclusions
Steps of the process In the beginning of the preparation a need for face to face
meetings In the beginning of the exchange a need for discussions Students were rather passive in the middle of the exchange At the end the discussion started again After arrival no need for the virtual workspace
Important to support not just the exchange, but students’ learning process as a whole
Has deepened the learning experience of some students
Preparatory courses Go Abroad!, Laurea
After
Master European Social Security (Faculty of Law)• one-year international study programme in English• Blends regular with distance learning
This pilot:• 2007-2008: need for oral examination at a distance• Set-up of e-assessment through webconferencing
After > E-assessment
E-assessment, K.U.Leuven
What did we need?• Webconferencing through FlashMeeting• Laptop and webcam on both sides• Support staff
What did we do?• Booking of meeting + manual for students• Students receive link to meeting through e-mail• Online examination + recording
After > E-assessment
E-assessment, K.U.Leuven
Some reactions…• Quality similar to F2F• Recordings are added value• F2F meeting for authentication• The technology should disappear• Time consuming• Connectivity, crucial for timing
After > E-assessment
E-assessment, K.U.Leuven
“Big gap in information about Erasmus Students after graduation” … “Former
Erasmus Students are the greatest resources of the Erasmus programme”(UK Socrates Erasmus Council on Experience Erasmus)
“Most student loose their connection to their ‘host’ institutions after they had
returned home”(Victorious Project)
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual Alumni
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual Alumni: examples
Erasmus Student Network Alumni Society
www.esn.org/alumni
Erasmus Mundus Alumni Associationwww.erasmusmundus-alumni.eu
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual Alumni Facebook, KHLeuven
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual Alumni Facebook, KHLeuven
Manual for blended mobility Manual on e-coaching
http://vm-base.europace.org
including guidelines & recommendations for all stakeholders in student mobility (students, teachers, international relations officers, networks of higher education,…)
3. Virtual support activities to physical exchanges
VM-BASE: Virtual Mobility Before and After Student Exchanges: outcomes
Sharing expertise, experience & best-practices of Virtual Mobility coordinators throughout Europe
• REVE: set-up of and scenario’s for virtual mobility courses • VENUS: expert seminars through videoconferencing• VM-BASE: virtual mobility before, during and after student
exchanges • SPUTNIC: technology enhanced international educational
cooperation• BEING MOBILE: raising awareness on virtual mobility• MOVINTER: linking Europe and Latin America through virtual
mobility• E-MOVE: three models of virtual mobility • BEING MOBILE: dissemination of different models of virtual
mobility• Net-Active: model of intercontinental virtual mobility• CSVM and CVBE: model of virtual internships• MORIL: multilingual open resources for independent learning
Future: from pilot to mainstream activities
EPICS: European Portal for International Courses and Services
Virtual Mobility: Further Resources
Project Coordinator Web site
REVE EuroPACE reve.europace.org
VENUS EuroPACE www.venus-project.net
VM-BASE EuroPACE vm-base.europace.org
SPUTNIC EuroPACE sputnic.europace.org
BEING MOBILE EuroPACE www.being-mobile.net
MOVINTER Universidad de Granada
internacional.ugr.es/pages/proyectos/erasmus_mundus/movinter
E-MOVE EADTU www.eadtu.nl/virtualmobility
CSVM EADTU www.eadtu.nl/csvm
CBVE EADTU www.eadtu.nl/cbve
MORIL EADTU www.eadtu.nl/conference-2007/files/K5.pdf
EPICS EADTU www.eadtu.nl/epics
NetACTIVE UNED www.net-active.info
From Virtual Mobility to Virtual Campus
Past: clear boundaries
Registration, administration, course provision, tutoring, examination, creditation
traditional universityon-campus
virtual university online
From Virtual Mobility to Virtual Campus
Blended models
Traditional universities opening their offer through e-learning for the “distant” or “off-campus” student
Virtual classes and seminars for traditional students Virtual Communities of Practice and Virtual Learning
communities integrated into traditional universities Virtual collaboration between universities, for
example joint course development, joint master degrees
Extended university: reaching citizens through e-learning. (mostly non-formal online evening seminars)
Multiple campuses of one university collaborate for course provision through technology: the teacher teaches in one campus for both local and distant student group
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Virtual Campus
Re.ViCa will make a review of virtual campuses all over Europe. By comparing European and non-European initiatives, guidelines
and success-factors will be created to enable institutions to
set up a Virtual Campus to maximise their performance
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Re.ViCa: Reviewing Virtual Campuses
Based on previous examples and research
+ Other initiatives from the partners and from others identified during the research, European and global, ceased and succesful ones …
Re.ViCa – outputs & activities
Historical overview Inventory on Virtual Campuses Taxonomy or theoretical categorisation Three key meetings with International
Advisory Committee WIKI Virtual Campus Manual
Re.ViCa online
Re.ViCa website
http://revica.europace.org
Re.ViCa WIKI
http://www.virtualcampuses.eu Login: revica
Password: EuroPace
More Information?
Ilse Op de Beeck
eLearning Projects CoordinatorEuroPACE ivzw
AVNet-K.U.Leuven
Thank You !