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E-learning and the International Dimension of Higher Education . Ria Jacobi, SURF Karen Jager, Erasmus University Rotterdam Henk Frencken, Leiden University The Netherlands. Practice example. Different motives. Lessons learnt (1). Motives for promoting international
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E-learning and the International Dimension of Higher Education Ria Jacobi, SURF Karen Jager, Erasmus University Rotterdam Henk Frencken, Leiden University The Netherlands
Lessons learnt (1) Motives for promoting international education with the aid of ICT: • Different motives (content, costs, branding, relief and survival) lead to different approaches
Software engineering in an international network University of Groningen, The Netherlands, www.rug.nl
Collaboration on Sustainable Development Open University The Netherlands, http://blackboard.ou.nl
Lessons learnt (2) Networking and commitment issues: • Vivid network of international colleagues indispensable • Commitment from the top and formal agreements crucial
Lifelong learning in a professional network Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, http://www.unigis.net
Lessons learnt (3) Role of technology • Keep it simple: The choice for mainstream technologies enables the wished for focus on educational and organizational issues.
Spirituality in an international context Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, http://tbi21.let.kun.nl/spine
Analysis of digital journalism Windesheim University of Professional Education, The Netherlands, www.windesheim.nl
Lessons learnt (4) Student and teacher competences and international education • Prevent dropout of those that lack the will and/or ability to become part of the international experience.
Surplus value of different perspectives Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, www.eur.nl
The international teacher CHN University, The Netherlands, www.chn.nl
Lessons learnt (5) Towards an international e-pedagogy • Be sure to know why you are doing things and communicate this clearly to the students. This will help to reduce the ‘distance’ between teachers and students.
Conclusion ICT in international education is a challenging and promising field in which education should come first, internationalisation second and technology third.