Before the course begins:
Read one or two articles about what Virtual Exchange is.
DAY 1
1 Slide deck: Introducing Virtual Exchange, COIL and Blended Mobility
1.2 Worksheet: Why do teachers and students do Virtual Exchange?
1.3 Worksheet: Examples of projects and initiatives in different subject areas in university education
1.4 Worksheet: What do students learn from Virtual Exchange?
1.5 Worksheet: Teachers overcoming the barriers in Virtual Exchange
1.6 An example of a Virtual Exchange homebase
1.7 Further Reading: “Scenarios for the integration of Virtual Exchange in Higher Education”.
DAY 2
2.1 Slide decks for session 2- tasks and tools
2.2 Examples of tasks for Virtual Exchange and Blended Mobility
2.3 Group work slide deck - Writing your COIL overview
2.4 Worksheet: PLANNING YOUR COIL/VE PROJECT
2.5 Google Drive folder for sharing your worksheets
2.6 An example of a Virtual Exchange walk-through guide for your students
2.7 An example of an online introduction session for an exchange project
2.8 Evaluation and Assessment tools suited to Virtual Exchange:
International Cross-Cultural Experiential Learning Evaluation Toolkit
Common Survey Items for Virtual Exchange Programs The Stevens Initiative
Common European Framework Of Reference For Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment Companion volume
Day 3
3.2 Worksheet 7: COIL case studies
3.3 Worksheet 7: Dealing with Inclusion and Equity in your projects
3.4 Worksheet 8: Integrating and assessing your COIL project
3.5 Get your students ready for online interaction (slidedeck)
3.6 Example of a COIL Memorandum of Understanding
3.7 Example of a COIL VE portfolio for student assessment
3.8 Worksheet: Tools for facilitating student-student collaboration
3. 9 Group work slide deck: Share your digital tools
3.10 Slide deck: Integrating and Assessing VE in your classes
3.11 Launching Virtual Exchange at your institution
3.12 Toolkit for Integrating Virtual Exchange in Higher Education