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VM-BASE pilots & cases

VM-BASE pilots & cases. Before > Orientation Guidelines Buddy System KHLeuven. A ‘ matchmaking service ’ to link incoming students (before their arrival) with local students from KHLeuven,

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VM-BASE pilots & cases

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  1. VM-BASE pilots & cases

  2. Before > Orientation GuidelinesBuddy System KHLeuven A ‘matchmaking service’ to link incoming students (before their arrival) with local students from KHLeuven, to support the process of getting information about the cultural, educational and practical aspects of the exchange. Advantages not exclusive to incoming students 2 Pilots: first time from November 2006 until February 2007 (e-mail, website), second time from October to December 2007 (website, skype, MSN)

  3. Before > Orientation GuidelinesBuddy System KHLeuven http://www.khleuven.be/index.php?page=288

  4. Before > Orientation GuidelinesBuddy System KHLeuven • Promoting the idea of buddies to students • Testimonials, feedback from incoming students on the website • Credits for support • Organising the e-support/e-coaching • Brief instructions to prepare the buddies • Continues to depend on individual engagement

  5. Before > Pre-selection ToolsMaster 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 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 • Some modules (pediatric revalidation) contain streaming video in a ‘videojukebox’ (video with comments and text) • Expectations are now more transparent

  6. Before > Pre-selection ToolsMaster in Physiotherapy KULeuven

  7. Before > Pre-selection ToolsMaster in Physiotherapy KULeuven

  8. Before > Orientation GuidelinesMultimedia presentation & student interviews • Offer general information about TKK through visual means (MM presentation) • Offer potential exchange students the possibility to hear other student’s experiences on student exchange at TKK (student interviews) • Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) - International Relations Office - PR & Communication Office - Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli

  9. Before > Orientation GuidelinesMultimedia presentation & student interviews Challenges • Costs - infrastructure • From PR perspective - high quality only • Organisational ”slow downs”, barriers • Rapidly changing environments

  10. Before > Orientation GuidelinesMultimedia presentation & student interviews

  11. Before > Preparatory coursesMultilingual survival kit GIS • Course in a virtual learning environment for exchange students • 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

  12. Before > Preparatory coursesMultilingual survival kit GIS Course structure

  13. Before > Preparatory coursesMultilingual survival kit GIS Sample WIKI article

  14. Before > Preparatory coursesMultilingual survival kit GIS WIKI editing

  15. Before > Preparatory coursesMultilingual survival kit GIS 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

  16. Before > Preparatory coursesGo Abroad! • 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.

  17. Before > Preparatory coursesGo Abroad! 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

  18. Before > Preparatory coursesGo Abroad! 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)

  19. Before > Preparatory coursesGo Abroad! 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 

  20. Before > Preparatory coursesGo Abroad! 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

  21. After > E-assessmentE-assessment K.U.Leuven • 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

  22. After > E-assessmentE-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

  23. After > E-assessmentE-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

  24. After > E-assessmentE-assessment K.U.Leuven • To be continued… • Sequel in June 2008: oral defense master paper • Adobe Connect, more sophisticated • For small groups • Webconferencing as a second-line instrument

  25. After > Exam AquariumExam Aquarium, TKK • Already exists in Finland • Web-based examination system • Camera-guarded and computer-equipped room • Special software • This pilot: how can we use this system for incoming and outgoing exchange students at TKK? Pictures: TietäNet 2/2007

  26. After > Exam AquariumExam Aquarium, TKK

  27. After > Exam AquariumExam Aquarium, TKK Challenges • Sustainability (technology, support, scalability, costs, individual data protection) • Teachers see this as a service for students, not mainstream type of activity – motivation?

  28. After > Virtual AlumniVirtual Alumni “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)

  29. After > Virtual AlumniVirtual Alumni (Feasibility Study) 4 DIFFERENT CONCEPTS 4.1 Commission driven 4.1.1 Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) 4.1.2 Alumni for Europe (AfE) 4.1.3 Other Commission driven networks 4.2 Institution driven 4.2.1 The OU Alumni 4.2.2 PoliAlumni 4.2.3 DAAD Alumni 4.3 User driven 4.3.1 Facebook and MySpace 4.3.2 LinkedIn 4.4 Student organization driven 4.4.1 Erasmus Student Network Alumni Society 4.4.2 BEST AlumniNet 5 RECOMMENDATIONS: SETTING UP A NETWORK

  30. After > Virtual AlumniVirtual Alumni: examples Erasmus Student Network Alumni Society www.esn.org/alumni Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association www.erasmusmundus-alumni.eu

  31. After > Virtual Alumni Virtual Alumni Facebook KHLeuven

  32. After > Virtual Alumni Virtual Alumni Facebook KHLeuven • General Growth • * More than 60 million active users • * An average of 250,000 new registrations per day since Jan. 2007 • * An average of 3% weekly growth since Jan. 2007 • * Active users doubling every 6 months • User Demographics • * Over 55,000 regional, work-related, collegiate, and high school networks • * More than half of Facebook users are outside of college • * The fastest growing demographic is those 25 years old and older

  33. After > Virtual AlumniVirtual Alumni Facebook KHLeuven

  34. After > Virtual AlumniVirtual Alumni

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