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Technical students’ point of view on the Virtual Mobility EADTU Annual Conference 2008 18th September, Poitiers Andrei Bursuc, Romania BEST Educational Committee
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Technical students’ point of view on the Virtual Mobility
EADTU Annual Conference 2008
18th September, Poitiers
Andrei Bursuc, RomaniaBEST Educational Committee
• Board of European Students of Technology
• Non-profit, non-representative, non-political and volunteer student organisation founded in 1989
• 79 Universities but constantly growing
(30 countries)
• Reaching 1,000.000
students
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
BEST is…
Educational Committee
• Contribute for the development and enhancement of Engineering Education at a European level.
• Participation in European Thematic Networks and Projects concerning Engineering Education such as
• H3E
• E4
• TREE
• ReVE
• SPUTNIC
• VM-BASE
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
Events on Education• Participants: stakeholders in engineering
education
• One week events on educational topics.• Sharing opinions and experiences.
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
Events on Education• Virtual Mobility – the educational challenge
of the future, Bucharest, July 2006 -> ReVE• e-learning and student mobility in higher
education, Gothenburg ,June 2007-> SPUTNIC• Virtual Mobility: European Education and
beyond, Sofia, September 2007 -> VM-BASE• Virtual Mobility – Make it happen, Iasi, July
2008 -> VM-BASE
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
Exploring and using the possible new technologies
I frequently use
online archives to
store and search for
documentation
My Teachers make
available online didactic
support material for the
discipline
I took a language course, but I felt
unmotivated
I already
participated on online
Forums of a concrete
discipline. Students
participation is not very
active
Previous experiences
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
Exploring and using the possible new technologies
Students tested some new educational tools and technologies such as:
• FlashMeeting• Weblog• Netvibes (RSS)• Social bookmarking (Del.icio.us)
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
Exploring and using the possible new technologies
Flashmeeting is
great. It can easily
eliminate the distance
factor
Flashmeeting is time
saving and a user
friendly technology
Do students think they can be used in their education? (FlashMeetings)
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
Exploring and using the possible new technologies
A weblog is a great
cluster of information
community
It allows me to post and
share personal comments
Editable and available
everywhere
Do students think they can be used in their education?(Weblog)
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
Recording an online video
A new experience
Fun and interactive
Interesting and
motivatingBESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
• A INTERNATIONAL generation• A TECHNOLOGICAL generation• A MULTITASKING generation
Students
More than a problem,
an OPPORTUNITY !
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
eLearning and students mobility
To study in an
Intercultural
environment
Gain different
experiences and
challenges
What do students seek nowadays?
Focus on
proactive
learning
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
eLearning and students mobility
Motivate
professors
and students
Train students
and professors
What do students think that is needed to be changed?
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
Conclusions• VM enriches the more traditional learning
activities• Learning process can be improved through
interactive and collaborative learning• Disadvantaged regions and students are
more easily reached thus enhancing equal opportunities for all
• Encourages the learners’ autonomy and gives them a broader choice on what, how and when to learn
• Acces to an international community of learners that is potentially linquistically and culturally diverse
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
Conclusions• Internationalisation and use of tools and
technologies will develop skills necessary in working life
• Time saving• Internationalisation• Lack of motivation from students can be a
problem• VM students need more guidance, a strong
agenda and a better and more continous communication
BESTEduCoEoEToolsStudentsConclusions
