VM-BASE pilots

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VM-BASE pilots cases
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Before gt 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)

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Before gt Orientation GuidelinesBuddy System
KHLeuven
http//www.khleuven.be/index.php?page288
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Before gt 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

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Before gt 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

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Before gt Pre-selection ToolsMaster in
Physiotherapy KULeuven
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Before gt Pre-selection ToolsMaster in
Physiotherapy KULeuven
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Before gt 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 students experiences on student
  exchange at TKK (student interviews)
• Helsinki University of Technology (TKK)
• - International Relations Office
• - PR Communication Office
• - Lifelong Learning Institute Dipoli

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Before gt Orientation Guidelines Multimedia
presentation student interviews

• Challenges
• Costs - infrastructure
• From PR perspective
• - high quality only
• Organisational slow downs, barriers
• Rapidly changing environments

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Before gt 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
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Before gt 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

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Before gt Preparatory courses Multilingual
survival kit GIS
Course structure
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Before gt Preparatory courses Multilingual
survival kit GIS
Sample WIKI article
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Before gt Preparatory courses Multilingual
survival kit GIS
WIKI editing
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Before gt 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

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Before gt 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.

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Before gt 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

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Before gt 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)

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Before gt 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 

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Before gt 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

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After gt 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

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After gt 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

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After gt 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

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After gt 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

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After gt 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
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After gt Exam AquariumExam 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
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After gt 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?

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After gt 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)

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After gt 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

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After gt Virtual AlumniVirtual Alumni examples

• Erasmus Student Network Alumni Society
• www.esn.org/alumni

Erasmus Mundus Alumni Association www.erasmusmundu
s-alumni.eu
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After gt Virtual Alumni Virtual Alumni Facebook
KHLeuven
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After gt 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

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After gt Virtual AlumniVirtual Alumni Facebook
KHLeuven
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After gt Virtual AlumniVirtual Alumni