report of "opening universities for virtual mobility"session

International conference "Open professional collaboration"

A1 session“Opening Universities for Virtual Mobility”

(OUVM project multiplier event)REPORT

Rapporteur – asoc. prof. Vilhelmina Vaičiūnienė, Mykolas Romeris University

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How virtual mobility contributes to cooperation?

• Enhances internationalization of studies and work• Expands geography of learning environment• Contributes to cultural/intercultural exchange and awareness

of otherness• Encourages online idea sharing, good practices, collaboration

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How virtual mobility contributes to cooperation?

• Solves distance problems• Saves time• Multitasking • Trust between institutions• VM creates opportunities for cooperation, LLL• VM mediates cooperation

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What is open learning? • Openness can be of different levels. It requires : certain level of

maturity: what I want, when I want, how I want • Open educational resources, not limited• Learning/teaching resources are constantly created, updated and

renewed • Learners are also content creators• It can be customised and tailored to the learner’s needs• Blended learning – the best alternative to traditional or virtual learning.

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What challenges does it raise? • Tension between what is open learning and

qualification/quality• Financial: online course is not a cheap aternative• Requires digital, linguistic, self-guidance and self-directed

learning skills • Motivation and maturity of the learner

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What challenges does it raise?• Legal and regulatory aspects:

– Standardisation of learning – Legislation basis– Assessment system– Certification.

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