(1) Programme Name: Virtual Global Citizenship Education Exchange (ViGloCEDEx)
(2) Lead Institution or Partnership Type
Northumbria University
Coordinator: Nancy Dieu-Ngoc Nguyen (PhD Candidate)
Principal Supervisor: Associate Professor – Dr. Alex Ho-Cheong Leung
Second Supervisor: Dr. Rola Naeb
Working with upper secondary teachers and students in Vietnam, Belarus, Bangladesh, Turkey, and India.
External experts:
Kurt Kohn
Professor Emeritus of Applied English Linguistics,
University of Tübingen, Germany.
Semih Ekin
Assistant Professor of English Language Teaching
TED University, Ankara, Turkey
(3) Programme Administration Type
A single VE runs mostly the same way across several sites.
(4) Learning Content or Topics
This programme aims to help students develop their intercultural competence and social engagement through their participation in activities, tasks and projects dealing with the following topics (voted by prospective student participants):
Get to know each other
Cultural topics: Youth Culture, Travel, Holidays and Festivals
Social issue: Student Mental Health
(5) Virtual Exchange Activity Type
Asynchronous video-based discussion, video conference dialogue associated with group projects done by both international and local teams.
(6) Programme Duration
8 weeks
(7) Dosage/Amount of Activity by Type
Synchronous activities: 8 hours
Asynchronous activities: 8 hours
Local group activities: 6 hours
Individual work time: 8 hours
(8) Total Number of Participants
Estimated number: 80 students
(9) Key Participant Demographics
Ages: 15-18
Geographical locations: Vietnam, Belarus, Bangladesh, Turkey, and India.
Current education level: upper secondary school
(10) Technology Used
Videoconference: Microsoft Teams
Messaging Applications: Facebook, Instagram/WhatsApp/Padlet (subject to each international group of students), Microsoft Teams
Learning Management Systems: Microsoft Teams
Collaborative Authoring Platforms: Online Microsoft Words, Microsoft PowerPoint, Canva, Microsoft Forms, Microsoft Excel
(11) Cost per Participant
N/A
(12) Credential/Academic Credit Outcome of Programme Participation
Certificate of participation/excellence where applicable.
Topic Getting to know you
Learning goals
Students will:
Record and share a short presentation about oneself and their school and/or hometown.
Develop their presentation skills
Listen, ask and answer questions
Get to know each other
Telecollaboration mode
Asynchronous
Summary of tasks/activities/project
Students individually prepare a short presentation or talk (2 minutes) (using pictures when/where needed) introducing themselves (name, country, leisure activities/3 adjectives to describe themselves) and their school and/or hometown. They then record a video of their presentation and upload it to Flip for their other group members from different geographical locations to watch and reply
Each student must reply to at least two videos and ensure that everyone has at least one.
ICT tools
Flip
Canva/PowerPoint/Sway
Topic Youth Culture
Learning goals
Students will:
Develop an understanding of different cultures and lifestyles
Improve language skills, focusing on practical communication skills
Foster collaboration and teamwork skills across cultures.
Telecollaboration mode
Synchronous
Summary of tasks/activities/project
Students prepare answers to some guiding questions about education and career aspiration; relationships and dating. They then engage in simple discussions on these topics with their other group members from different geographical locations.
ICT tools
Microsoft Teams
Padlet
Mentimeter
Microsoft Forms
Topic Travel
Learning goals
Students will:
Develop research (search for, gathering and evaluating information), planning and presentation skills
Create a short presentation about one-day trip in one place in their country
Listen, ask and answer questions
Telecollaboration mode
Asynchronous
Summary of tasks/activities/project
Students prepare a short presentation to present a budget-friendly one-day trip to one of the places in their country. They then record a video of their presentation and upload it to Flip for their other group members from different geographical locations to watch and reply.
If possible, local groups (students from the same school) can plan an one-day trip in their hometown, take the trip together and record their one-day trip.
ICT tools
Flip
Canva/PowerPoint/Sway
Topic Holidays and festivals
Learning goals
Students will:
Develop cultural awareness and understanding through learning about different cultural traditions, celebrations, and customs
Develop their communication and collaboration skills
Develop their research skills
Foster their respect for different cultures and combat stereotypes and biases
Develop their critical thinking through analysing and understanding stories behind different festivals, their historical or cultural significance and how they are passed down through generations.
Telecollaboration mode
Synchronous
Summary of tasks/activities/project
Students prepare a short presentation about their favourite festival in their hometown/country. They meet with their other group members from different geographical locations and talk about festivals.
They then collaborate to create an imaginary festival that they would like to celebrate.
ICT tools
Canva/PowerPoint/Sway
Mentimeter
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Forms
Topic Student mental health project
Learning goals
Students will
Raise their own and public awareness of students’ mental health problems, causes and solutions
Develop their research skills
Develop their four language skills
Develop their ability to collaborate and communicate with peers from different cultural backgrounds
Develop their social engagement through advocacy/research/direct or indirect engagement
Telecollaboration mode
Asynchronous and synchronous
Summary of tasks/activities/project
Students engage in a range of activities:
Organising and attending a workwhop on student mental health facilitated by a guest speaker.
Preparing and delivering a presentation on problems, causes and solutions to student mental health in their own contexts.
Learning about the situation from their other friends in their own international group.
Creating different multi-media products for awareness raising campaign on social media and on site (if possible).
ICT tools
Canva/Powerpoint/Sway
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Forms