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E-learning and the International Dimension of Higher Education

Ria Jacobi, SURF

Karen Jager, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Henk Frencken, Leiden University

The Netherlands

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Practice example

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Different motives

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Lessons learnt (1)

Motives for promoting international

education with the aid of ICT:• Different motives (content, costs,

branding, relief and survival) lead to different approaches

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on Software engineering in an

international network

University of Groningen, The Netherlands, www.rug.nl

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on Collaboration on Sustainable

Development

Open University The Netherlands, http://blackboard.ou.nl

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Vivid network

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Commitment at all levels

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Lessons learnt (2)

Networking and commitment issues:• Vivid network of international colleagues

indispensable• Commitment from the top and formal

agreements crucial

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on Lifelong learning in a

professional network

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, http://www.unigis.net

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Keep it simple

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Lessons learnt (3)

Role of technology• Keep it simple: The choice for mainstream

technologies enables the wished for focus on educational and organizational issues.

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Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, http://tbi21.let.kun.nl/spine

Spirituality in an international context

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Analysis of digital journalism

Windesheim University of Professional Education, The Netherlands, www.windesheim.nl

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Develop international competences

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Lessons learnt (4)

Student and teacher competences and

international education• Prevent dropout of those that lack the will

and/or ability to become part of the international experience.

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perspectives

Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, www.eur.nl

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The international teacher

CHN University, The Netherlands, www.chn.nl

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Develop international e-pedagogy

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Lessons learnt (5)

Towards an international e-pedagogy• Be sure to know why you are doing things

and communicate this clearly to the students. This will help to reduce the ‘distance’ between teachers and students.

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Conclusion

ICT in international education is a challenging and promising field in which education should come first, internationalisation second

and technology third.