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EXTENDING AND SUPPORTING PHYSICAL STUDENT MOBILITY THROUGH VIRTUAL MOBILITY Ilse Op de Beeck

EXTENDING AND SUPPORTING PHYSICAL STUDENT MOBILITY THROUGH VIRTUAL MOBILITY Ilse Op de Beeck EuroPACE ivzw. SPACE Conference Cyprus 23 March 2007. Physical mobility . Erasmus: EU’s flagship education programme Opportunities for improvement

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EXTENDING AND SUPPORTING PHYSICAL STUDENT MOBILITY THROUGH VIRTUAL MOBILITY Ilse Op de Beeck

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  1. EXTENDING AND SUPPORTING PHYSICAL STUDENT MOBILITY THROUGH VIRTUAL MOBILITY • Ilse Op de Beeck • EuroPACE ivzw SPACE Conference Cyprus 23 March 2007

  2. Physical mobility • Erasmus: EU’s flagship education programme • Opportunities for improvement • Challenge: many students simply cannot enjoy benefits of the programme because of financial reasons

  3. Virtual mobility “The use of information and communication technologies to obtain the same benefits as one would have with physical mobility but without the need to travel.” www.elearningeuropa.info

  4. Blended mobility • Combine aspects of physical and virtual mobility in order to maximize the advantages of both approaches • Virtual support before, during and after a physical exchange

  5. VM-BASE • Virtual Mobility Before and After Student Exchanges • Socrates – Minerva project (October 2006 - September 2008) • Virtual preparatory and return initiatives for physical Erasmus exchanges, supporting teachers in coaching at a distance (e-coaching)

  6. Virtual support activities before the exchange • Orientation guidelines • Course information • Pre-selection tools & student selection • Preparatory courses (language, culture, digital literacy)

  7. Virtual support activities after the exchange • Virtual assessment and evaluation at a distance • Virtual Alumni

  8. Case: Erasmus Mundus Examples of virtual support activities for the Erasmus Mundus Master programmes: • Student selection reve.europace.org/drupal • Erasmus Mundus Alumni Associationwww.erasmusmundus-alumni.eu

  9. More information? Ilse Op de Beeck eLearning Projects Coordinator EuroPACE ivzw ilse.opdebeeck@europace.be www.europace.org vm-base.europace.org

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