CO-CREATINGERASMUS+ AND THE EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS

PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR TODAY

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MAKING THE MOST OF VIRTUAL COOPERATION

Policy Officers, DG EAC

with the help of Nerea Martinez (trainee)

Claire Herrmann and Harpa Sif Arnarsdottir

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS SESSION?

HOW WILL WE ADDRESS THIS TOPIC TODAY?

The outline of today’s session:

• Introduction to the topic

• Mapping exercise

• Group discussions

• Reporting

• Identifying together top priorities

WHAT’S THE PURPOSE OF THIS SESSION?

• Collect from you examples we can learn from

• Identify with you key quality principles to ensure impact

• Understand better how we can ensure smooth implementation anduser-friendliness of new opportunities and platforms supportedunder the next programme

BLENDED MOBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Objectives:

• Boost innovation in learning and teaching

• Reach out to a broader range of students

• Promote multidisciplinary, challenged based and international approaches

DEFINITION AND REQUIREMENTS

• A combination of physical mobility with a virtualcomponent facilitating a collaborative online learningexchange and teamwork

• Physical mobility must last minimum 5 days and becombined with a compulsory virtual component. A blendedmobility for studies must award a minimum of 3 ECTS

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INDIVIDUAL STUDENT

MOBILITY BLENDED INTENSIVE

PROGRAMMES

TWO TYPES OF ACTIVITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

ETWINNING: THE EUROPEAN ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS

• Platform and tools for cooperation, projects, pedagogical use of ICT

• Teachers' competence development

• Professional network for teachers, school leaders and other staff

• Partner finding, learning resources, project spaces

etwinning.net

• Tools for Erasmus+

Teacher Academy: Catalogue of courses

Partner-finding

Mobility opportunities

• Good practice: articles and examples

• Toolkit for Schools:tackling early school leaving

• News / information / events

SCHOOL EDUCATION GATEWAY

for anyone involved in school education

schooleducationgateway.eu

EPALE: ELECTRONIC PLATFORM FOR ADULT LEARNING IN EUROPE

multilingual & open community of adult learning professionals (teachers, trainers, staff, researchers, and policymakers)

• Partner search tool• Blogs• Private collaborative spaces• Pan-European events calendar• Resources• Physical gatherings

epale.ec.europa.eu

CREATING A SINGLE ENTRY POINT FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS

School Education Gateway

eTwinning

Partner Search Tool

Teacher Academy

European toolkits

Erasmus potential for schools

Online Resources

eTwinning (protected collaborative area)

MAPPING EXERCISE

Write on your post-it notes two or more examples in response to these two questions:

1. What are good practices or examples you have either experienced or are aware of in regards to virtual cooperation?

2. What are some problems you have experienced or potential challenges you anticipate in the implementation of what has been presented to you today?

Now, stick your examples onto the flipcharts

10 Minutes

GROUP DISCUSSIONS

1. What are the key quality principles of virtual cooperation in education which should be enforced in the new programme?

2. What are the solutions and support measures that should be put in place to solve the problems identified and overcome the challenges?

30 minutes

• Once you have listed your ideas, see if you can select 3 main ideas per question to report back to us all

• Split into 3 groups and reflect together on the results of the mapping exercise• Designate a “Rapporteur” and a time-keeper • Develop together ideas in response to the following two questions:

REPORTING AND WRAP UP

What were the main ideas identified by each group?

Let’s see if we can narrow these down into four collective key ideas

15 minutes

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE NEW ERASMUS+ PROGRAMME!