1. Disclaimer: The creation of these resources has been (partially) funded by the ERASMUS+ grant program of the European Union
under grant no. 2017-1-DE01-KA203-003494. Neither the European Commission nor the project's national funding agency DAAD
are responsible for the content or liable for any losses or damage resulting of the use of these resources.
Webinar
(Open) Virtual Mobility:
extending learning in online international
contexts
Gemma Tur, University of the Balearic Islands
Oldenburg University
July 2020
5. Mobility in EHEA
• Core goal:
creating an international
academic experience in
a framework of
collaboration Potential
Students
StaffInstitutions
Ubachs, G., & Henderikx, P. (2018). EADTU Mobility Matrix, (pp. 26). Maastricht, NL: EADTU.
6. What types of mobilities?
Inmersion in
country and
University
Physical
Physical and
online
mobility
Blended
Online
courses &
collaborative
learning
activities
Virtual
7. What is virtual mobility?
• “a set of ICT supported activities, organized at
institutional level, which realize or facilitate
international, collaborative experiences in a context of
teaching and/or learning” (Op de Beeck, & Van
Petegem, 2013; Poce, Amenduni, Re & De Medio,
2020).
Ubachs, G., & Henderikx, P. (2018). EADTU Mobility Matrix, (pp. 26). Maastricht, NL: EADTU.
9. What is virtual mobility?
• Virtual mobility as where learners participate through
joint or shared curricula or other forms of exchanges in
Open Universities, Open Education Resources, MOOCs
or other online sites (Breznik & Skrbinjek, 2020)
11. OpenVM skills
Intercultural
skills
Open mindedness
Active self-
regulated
learning
Autonomy-driven
learning
Networked
learning
Collaborative learning
Media and
digital
learning
VM knowledge
Ragagopal, K. et al. (2020).
Learner skills in open virtual mobility.
Research in Learning Technology, 28.
https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v28.2254
22. BA Thesis: design of TPD Project
Teachers from Ibiza & Reggio Emilia
by Oscar Ribas
http://hdl.handle.net/11201/148913
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggio_Emilia
23. MA Thesis
Island Territory: what are the challenges
faced in the Mediterranian for the future?
By Josep Cardona
25. OpenVM activity…
OPEN VIRTUAL MOBILITY BETWEEN STUDENT
TEACHERS FROM ITALY AND SPAIN
https://www.eden-online.org/2020_timisoara/
26. …envisioning OpenVM for Primary
Education
The learning design was
based on a didactic
sequence of three key
moments:
• Beginning. Starting with
the concept of virtual
mobility
• Application. Working
collaboratively with
international students
• Closing. Individual
reflection
• Reading before
contacting
• Contact and Present
themselves
• Prepare the meeting
• Meet
• Work collaboratevely in a
joint presentation
• Optionally keep meeting
• Add individual final
reflective slides
28. The adventure is about to start…
https://pixabay.com/es/illustrations/cuentacuentos-historia-contando-4203628/
29. THANK YOU!
Disclaimer: The creation of these resources has been (partially) funded by the ERASMUS+ grant program of the European
Union under grant no. 2017-1-DE01-KA203-003494. Neither the European Commission nor the project's national funding
agency DAAD are responsible for the content or liable for any losses or damage resulting of the use of these resources.
Gemma Tur
Research Group of
Educational Technology
University of the Balearics
Islands
@gemturfer
gemma.tur@uib.es
@openvm_erasmus
https://www.openvirtualmobility.eu