Fostering Internationalisation in Higher Education by Virtual Mobility

• Authors: Margarita Tereseviciene , Airina Volungeviciene , Estela Dauksiene
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The concept of virtual mobility and its characteristics are presented. Most definitions which consider virtual mobility from the educational perspective describe it as a form of learning, research, communication, and collaboration, but also as a form of mobility, which can be a supplement or substitute for physical mobility. Based on the theoretical dispositions a study module “Learning in Higher Education” was created and delivered by an international, multiinstitutional group of teachers to an international, multi-institutional group of students. The virtual mobility case, research design, and data analysis, are presented. The results demonstrate the importance of virtual mobility in promoting international communication and developing communication skills with people from other countries, cultures as well as impact of internationalisation on higher educational institutions

Keywords

EN

internationalisation; virtual mobility; communicative and collaborative learning

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Acta Technologica Dubnicae
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 1-15

Dates

published

2013-12-01

online

2015-04-10

Contributors

author

Margarita Tereseviciene

• Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

author

Airina Volungeviciene

• Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

author

Estela Dauksiene

• Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/atd-2015-0015