Virtual Mobility Learning Apart Together Johannes De Gruyter AVNet-K.U.Leuven VCSE Project 21 oktober 2008, Thessaloniki GR

AVNet – K.U.Leuven  Development of Multimedia and Mediasystems Production Unit Compression & Distribution Mediasystems Expertise & Training  Support of Multimedia in (Multicampus) Education Technical Team Innovation Coach Studiecentre OU Expertise & Training

Multicampus Education http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=GV20NEJA

Internationalisation, eSociety, …

Collaboration Cooperation, Communication in learning

Collaboration

Cooperation, Communication

in learning

Multicampus: modalities Collaboration on Learning materials Infrastructure Learning activities Course – Seminar Program Support (before, during, after)

Collaboration on

Learning materials

Infrastructure

Learning activities

Course – Seminar

Program

Support (before, during, after)

Multicampus < Virtual Mobility 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 “ “ elearningeuropa.info

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

Multicampus < Virtual Mobility Virtual Mobility is a form of learning which consists of virtual components through an ICT supported learning environment that includes cross-border 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 . “ “ Being Mobile Manual

Virtual Mobility is a form of learning which consists of virtual components through an ICT supported learning environment that includes cross-border 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 .

Benefits Access Non-traditional, remote audiences Democratisation of learning Flexibility Any time, any place Acquiring flexible ways of learning, working Networking Collaboration Competition

Access

Non-traditional, remote audiences

Democratisation of learning

Flexibility

Any time, any place

Acquiring flexible ways of learning, working

Networking

Collaboration

Competition

Multicampus < Tools/techniques

Multicampus Courses, curricula, seminars Student Exchanges Student Internships   

Courses, curricula, seminars

Student Exchanges

Student Internships

 Courses, curricula, seminars

 Courses, curricula, seminars Background Expertise > REVE Interaction scenarios Examples of courses (Ac)creditation Agreements Localisation of courses reve.europace.org/drupal

Interaction scenarios

Examples of courses

(Ac)creditation

Agreements

Localisation of courses

Remote Access One provider, many students from remote consumer universities Franchising Provider course is taught and tutored locally by each consumer university (teacher team) Coordinated federation (for offering a programme) Mix between remote access and franchised courses Joint course offering (teaching network) Each of the Consumer Universities provide local teaching support (procedures and strong coordination necessary) Students 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  Courses, curricula, seminars Background Expertise > REVE (cont.)

Remote Access

One provider, many students from remote consumer universities

Franchising

Provider course is taught and tutored locally by each consumer university (teacher team)

Coordinated federation (for offering a programme)

Mix between remote access and franchised courses

Joint course offering (teaching network)

Each of the Consumer Universities provide local teaching support (procedures and strong coordination necessary)

Students 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

 Courses, curricula, seminars Background Expertise > VENUS International Top Experts International Topics International Debate Common (follow-up) tasks Local Experts Local relevance Local Debate Own tutoring

 Courses, curricula, seminars Background Expertise > VENUS (cont.)

 Courses, curricula, seminars Background Expertise > Other Reviewing Traces of European Virtual Campuses Seminars Promoting the Use of Technologies for Networking and International Collaboration http://revica.europace.org http://sputnic.europace.org

Reviewing Traces of European Virtual Campuses

Seminars Promoting the Use of Technologies for Networking and International Collaboration

 Courses, curricula, seminars Background Expertise > Elise E-learning, via e-learning, for Teachers Content is OER, Creative Commons

 Courses, curricula, seminars Background Expertise > Elise Course Module A Modules B … Core Add Open Education Content under Creative Commons ShareAlike

1 Joint simultaneous course at KULeuven & Granada 10 to 20 students per partner Didactic strategies: Face-to-face discussion Online syllabus at learning platform Discussion fora Class discussions Groupwork using WIKI 2 videoconferences Leuven & Granada  Courses, curricula, seminars Example Film & Literature

1 Joint simultaneous course at KULeuven & Granada

10 to 20 students per partner

Didactic strategies:

Face-to-face discussion

Online syllabus at learning platform

Discussion fora

Class discussions

Groupwork using WIKI

2 videoconferences Leuven & Granada

 Courses, curricula, seminars Example Japanese Studies International collaboration with students and experts on Japanese Studies (Dutch Studies) Japanese-Dutch wiki dictionary Open Japanese history wiki Open weblogs on Japanese culture http://japanology.arts.kuleuven.ac.be

International collaboration with students and experts on Japanese Studies (Dutch Studies)

Japanese-Dutch wiki dictionary

Open Japanese history wiki

Open weblogs on Japanese culture

http://japanology.arts.kuleuven.ac.be

 Courses, curricula, seminars Example Lessons 21 st Century http://www.hiw.kuleuven.ac.be/ned/lessen/index.htm

 Courses, curricula, seminars Example Pentalfa http://med.kuleuven.be/pentalfa

 Courses, curricula, seminars Example ICT & MM https://www.impulscentrum.be/imho/ Nieuwe reeks start in November 2008

 Student Exchanges How to engage students who do not wish to travel abroad, or cannot travel abroad? How to extend the physical student exchange? How to support Erasmus students?

How to engage students who do not wish to travel abroad, or cannot travel abroad?

How to extend the physical student exchange?

How to support Erasmus students?

 Student Exchanges Virtual Support Activities ‘ Blended Mobility’ Combines aspects of physical and virtual mobility to maximize the advantages of both. ICT in preparatory period Student selection Check language and social skills Preparatory courses (language, culture, digital literacy) ICT in follow-up period Assessment by home and host university Supervision Master’s thesis over distance Continuation of common research Virtual Alumni Association

‘ Blended Mobility’ Combines aspects of physical and virtual mobility to maximize the advantages of both.

ICT in preparatory period

Student selection

Check language and social skills

Preparatory courses (language, culture, digital literacy)

ICT in follow-up period

Assessment by home and host university

Supervision Master’s thesis over distance

Continuation of common research

Virtual Alumni Association

 Student Exchanges Virtual Support Activities Virtual Buddy System Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven Multimedia presentation and student interviews TKK Dipoli Virtual tours through Leuven and its campuses Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Virtual Window to Study Abroad University of Tartu Go abroad! Laurea University of Applied Sciences Virtual Exchange of Students Mobility Experience University of West-Hungary, Department of Geoinformatics Multilingual Survival Kit in GIS University of West-Hungary, Department of Geoinformatics Preparation tests and course for Master in Physiotherapy Katholieke Universiteit Leuven E-Assessment Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Exam aquarium TKK Dipoli Virtual feedback and information system Laurea University of Applied Sciences Virtual Alumni Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven

Virtual Buddy System

Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven

Multimedia presentation and student interviews

TKK Dipoli

Virtual tours through Leuven and its campuses

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Virtual Window to Study Abroad

University of Tartu

Go abroad!

Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Virtual Exchange of Students Mobility Experience

University of West-Hungary, Department of Geoinformatics

Multilingual Survival Kit in GIS

University of West-Hungary, Department of Geoinformatics

Preparation tests and course for Master in Physiotherapy

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

E-Assessment

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Exam aquarium

TKK Dipoli

Virtual feedback and information system

Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Virtual Alumni

Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven

 Student Placements Students have partly or fully virtual placements in foreign companies while staying at home (inter)national company virtual company ? Student engage in virtual projects and tasks Today often/mostly business, but also non-commercial Market research, logistical survey, strategic analysis of a country/sector, market validation studies, … Media, law, management, ICT, advertising, …

Students have partly or fully virtual placements in foreign companies while staying at home

(inter)national company

virtual company ?

Student engage in virtual projects and tasks

Today often/mostly business, but also non-commercial

Market research, logistical survey, strategic analysis of a country/sector, market validation studies, …

Media, law, management, ICT, advertising, …

 Student Placements Example AVNet

Different Pilots on Virtual Internships Example: Danish students conduct market study for French company “Kremlin”, together with French students: Field research by Danish students Regular communication between Kremlin and the students through email, web and videoconferencing, telephone Final market report in English Presentation of report to Kremlin executives via videoconference  Student Placements Background Expertise > Intern

Different Pilots on Virtual Internships

Example: Danish students conduct market study for French company “Kremlin”, together with French students:

Field research by Danish students

Regular communication between Kremlin and the students through email, web and videoconferencing, telephone

Final market report in English

Presentation of report to Kremlin executives via videoconference

 Student Placements Background Expertise > CSVM http://www.eadtu.nl/cvsm

Further reading Being Mobile Manual: “European Cooperation through Virtual Mobility, a Best-Practice Manual” REVE Manual: “Virtual Mobility Manual” VENUS Handbook: “Organising Virtual European Seminars” EuroPACE website: http://www.europace.org

Being Mobile Manual: “European Cooperation through Virtual Mobility, a Best-Practice Manual”

REVE Manual: “Virtual Mobility Manual”

VENUS Handbook: “Organising Virtual European Seminars”

EuroPACE website: http://www.europace.org

Contact Johannes De Gruyter AVNet-K.U.Leuven Kapeldreef 62 3001 Heverlee E [email_address] W www.avnet.kuleuven.be of www.europace.org

Contact

Johannes De Gruyter

AVNet-K.U.Leuven

Kapeldreef 62

3001 Heverlee

E [email_address]

W www.avnet.kuleuven.be of www.europace.org

Collaboration – Multicultural – European Opportunity to exploit local diversity in content, tasks and organisation Opportunity to create communities, bring partners, coaches and students together in an online CoP Flexibility On content creation: OER, CC Blended learning Technology Open Source +, decentralised customisation: strong consideration on maintenance coordination and costs Other technologies: communication tool, also in blended learning forms (bring students together via VC etc)

Collaboration – Multicultural – European

Opportunity to exploit local diversity in content, tasks and organisation

Opportunity to create communities, bring partners, coaches and students together in an online CoP

Flexibility

On content creation: OER, CC

Blended learning

Technology

Open Source +, decentralised customisation: strong consideration on maintenance coordination and costs

Other technologies: communication tool, also in blended learning forms (bring students together via VC etc)