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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,
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)
Before > Orientation Guidelines
Buddy System KHLeuven
http://www.khleuven.be/index.php?page=288
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
Before > Orientation Guidelines
Buddy System KHLeuven
Before > Pre-selection Tools
Master 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
Before > Pre-selection Tools
Master in Physiotherapy KULeuven
Before > Pre-selection Tools
Master in Physiotherapy KULeuven
Before > Orientation Guidelines Multimedia 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
Before > Orientation Guidelines Multimedia presentation & student interviews
Challenges Costs - infrastructure From PR perspective
- high quality only Organisational ”slow downs”, barriers Rapidly changing environments
Before > Orientation Guidelines Multimedia presentation & student interviews
TKK multimedia presentation
Student interviews
• More marketing material• Good general information about TKK• Visually impressive
• Personal• Relevant cultural information (experiences that the students go through during the first days)• should not replace other sources of information, e.g. guide for international students• students’ need to share their own experiences already during the exchange
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual 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
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual survival kit GIS
Course structure
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual survival kit GIS
Sample WIKI article
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual survival kit GIS
WIKI editing
Before > Preparatory courses Multilingual 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
Before > Preparatory courses Go 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.
Before > Preparatory courses Go 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
Before > Preparatory courses Go 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)
Before > Preparatory courses Go 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
Before > Preparatory courses Go 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
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
After > E-assessment
E-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
After > E-assessment
E-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
After > E-assessment
E-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
After > E-assessment
E-assessment K.U.Leuven
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?
After > Exam Aquarium
Exam Aquarium, TKK
Pictures: TietäNet 2/2007
After > Exam Aquarium
Exam Aquarium, TKK
Strengths Weaknesses
• More flexibility• Time savings for everyone• Self-assessment & feedback
• Time-consuming• No direct contact between teacher and students• Challenges in the technical field – how to solve mathematical problems?• Threat to equal grading
Challenges Sustainability (technology, support, scalability,
costs, individual data protection) Teachers see this as a service for students, not
mainstream type of activity – motivation?
After > Exam Aquarium
Exam Aquarium, TKK
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual 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)
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
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual Alumni (Feasibility Study)
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual Alumni: examples
Erasmus Student Network Alumni Societywww.esn.org/alumni
Erasmus Mundus Alumni Associationwww.erasmusmundus-alumni.eu
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
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual Alumni Facebook KHLeuven
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual Alumni Facebook KHLeuven
After > Virtual Alumni
Virtual Alumni