Virtual Erasmus

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Virtual Erasmus

• REVE project how to teach internationally from
  your own desk?

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KHK Part of REVE project
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REVE

• Aimed at enhancing the impact and efficiency of
  traditional Erasmus programmes through the set-up
  and support of mainstream Virtual Erasmus actions
  in the European Higher Education Area.

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Coordinator EuroPACE

• is a member network of about 20 Higher Education
  institutions, associations, NGOs and corporate
  institutions.
• aims to facilitate networking for eLearning, ICT
  based cooperation and knowledge sharing in an
  international environment.

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International Student Business Challenge
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International Student Business Challenge
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International Student Business Challenge 2005 -
2006
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KHK initial GOALS

• Acquire VC and international curriculum
  development experience with a concept familiar to
  us
• Build a basis for further applications of the
  acquired expertise

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EXPERIENCES AND CONSIDERATIONS

• Preparation
• Language issues
• Time zones
• Technical issues
• proper equipment
• Budget inhibitions
• Different administrative systems
• Need for repetitive information stream to
  partners
• Instructors normal work load

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EXPERIENCES AND CONSIDERATIONS

• Implementation
• Normal curriculum for students
• Instructors normal work load
• Financial constraints for KHK

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EXPERIENCES AND CONSIDERATIONS

• VC in the end
• For our students
• Broadening course contents international
  dimension with limited financial constraints
• Course attendance
• Students active participation
• For our staff
• A tool to support and facilitate physical
  mobility
• Does not have the potential of replacing physical
  mobility, rather enhances it

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Students feedback

• Broadening perspectives ..
• Breaking the routine ..
• A new approach ..
• A challenging experience ..
• But learning to live with the limits too!

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Our plans

• Integrating in our regular curriculum (now in
  touch with other partners)
• Sharing our knowledge with our physical mobility
  staff (preparing projects)
• Attracting our staff to the selection of
  VC-courses available now
• Introducing the REVE-concept in our other
  networks

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Virtual Erasmus

• taking courses abroad while staying at the home
  university and vice-versa
• complementing the existing physical Erasmus
  exchange programmes with virtual preparatory and
  follow-up activities.

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Virtual Erasmus

• Necessary technical, pedagogical and
  organizational support services to ensure that
  these activities can be easily embedded as an
  integrated part in the mainstream educational
  offer
• Training seminars
• DRUPAL manual

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Training seminars

• Wednesday 8.11.2006
• Experiences of Virtual Erasmus courses and
  programmes, with teachers' eyes
• Presenters several teachers of the REVE courses
• Wednesday 15.11.2006
• Types of Virtual Erasmus Courses - Scenarios
• Presenter Joerg Haake, Fern Universität Hagen
• Wednesday 22.11.2006
• How to adapt your course to local circumstances?
• Presenter Ann Bygholm, Aalborg University

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Manual reve.europace.org

• Introduction
• Authors
• Practical examples of Virtual Erasmus Courses
• Types of Virtual Erasmus Courses
• Accreditation
• Agreements
• Localisation
• Training modules materials
• References
• FAQ

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Venus seminars www.venus-seminars.net

• give you the unique opportunity to participate in
  seminars taught by some of the worlds most
  famous experts.
• Theme for the 2006-2007 seminars is Global
  Issues for the European Citizen.
• Locations throughout Europe will be connected to
  each other and to an international speaker
  through videoconferencing.
• At each location, there will be a local expert
  and a debate in the local language.

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How it works