This page describes the original version of the course. For the most recent course description, go to Virtual Mobility 101 Course page.

The introductory course gives you an opportunity to get international experience to interact with your fellow students around Europe in a virtual learning environment, to refresh and develop your online learning skills or just simply to taste whether virtual mobility could be an alternative for you.

By the end of the course you will

• get personal experience of collaborative learning in international virtual learning environment
• know the principles of good online communication and collaboration
• know how to adapt business ethics to interactions in multicultural business situations
• know how to best use the Cultural Survival Kit
• be more confident in using English and Web 2.0 technologies
• gain 2 ECTS points

Target group: potential virtual mobility students

Course Duration: 2 February - 15 February

Contact person: Ms Nataša Ritonija, e-mail: morevm@doba.si

Some comments from our participants:

• As I wrote in the blog and forum - it was an amazing experience. Thank you very much for giving me the possibility of taking part in this course!
• Thank you, this was a great addition for my studies!
• It was a wonderful experience being part of this virtual mobility course. Thank you.

Course link: http://moodle.morevm.org

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Recommendations for future users:

The course can be used by three different target groups:

1. by teachers in different subjects such as; intercultural communication, language teaching (especially English), sociology,... as:

• an insight into course dynamics
• an insight into the work of a tutor

2. by students/lifelong learners as:

• a source for principles of goood online communication and collaboration
• a source for testing one’s knowledge about their own nation and other nations
• a source for adapting ways of communication for interactions in multicultural situations
• a source for useful links to leading universities and organisations that offer online courses.
• a source of information about different education systems

3. by institutions that are offering, developing or coordinating virtual mobility courses as:

• a source of useful links to leading universities and organisations that offer online courses.
• an insight into an online course development

Further tips for using the course:

• Allow enough time for recruitment activities and procedures so all students can start the course at the same time.
• It is advisable to prolong the course from the original two weeks to at least three weeks to allow enough time for students to get used to the environment, new way of learning and to familiarize themselves with the course
• In order to establish a personal contact, the students’ initial activities should include a synchronous session, e.g. a webinar. Similarly it is advisable to introduce a synchronous session near the end of the course in order to answer all possible open questions and motivate the students to successfully finish the course.
• Although in the pilot implementation of the course there were more students per a group, it is advisable not form groups of more than 25 students in order to provide maximum attention to all students and groups.
• It can be assumed that the majority of students will not have previous experience in online learning and online collaboration and therefore individual activities as alternative to group work should be planned.
• The expected students’ workload is 15 to 20 hours a week to complete all the course assignments provided that the course lasts three weeks.