Virtual Learning in Higher Education

Title of the subject: Virtual Learning in Higher Education
Institutions (project partners):
Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania, www.vdu.lt),
Innovation Centre of University of Oviedo (Spain, www.innova.uniovi.es), Jyvaskyla University (Finland, http://www.jyu.fi),
Baltic Education Technology Institute (Lithuania, www.beti.lt), J
agellonian University (Poland, (www.uj.edu.pl),
University of Aveiro (Portugal, www.ua.pt)

Target group/intended audience: students from bachelor/master study programs in education interested in becoming HE teachers and practicing virtual mobility (faculty members can be optional).
Forms of learning: 100% Distance Learning with synchronous and assynchronous moments.

Each sub-module equals to 1 ECTS (26-30 ac.hours). 8 hours are dedicated for virtual video lecturing, the rest hours (~ 20 ac.hours) is dedicated for self-study, online communication using learning methods indicated in the course module, as well as for intermediate and final assessment of learning outcomes.

Subject goals: Enabling participants to plan and experience virtual mobility sessions by practicing video lecture participation, performing group and individual online activities, using and sharing virtual resources in multicultural virtual learning environment.

Learning outcomes:
• understand culture models and their application in education;
• apply the knowledge of culture models to solve problems caused by cultural differences in virtual mobility;
• understand the skills needed to facilitate and manage collaborative online learning;
• know different technological resources for collaborative online learning;
• analyze and evaluate information;
• synthesize and create information;
• define the technologies and standards used in distance education;
• apply learning management systems based on these standards;
• compare learning styles and learning strategies;
• identify and apply online resources in order to implement learning strategies virtually;
• design assessment strategies for virtual learning;
• use tools to support scenarios of virtual learning.

• participants have to have a sufficient knowledge of the English language that would allow them to follow English speaking classes, discuss and work colaboratively with students from other contries and write correctly in English;
• participants have to have experience working with Moodle;
• participants have to have some knowledge on instant messeging, social networking and social media
• participants should be willing to work colaboratively

3 months, 12 weeks, 48 hours lecturing, 6 ECTS
Teaching and learning methods
Information transfer, immitation and modeling, discussions, creation and exploration, group work, student personal reflections (learning diary, video cast classes), and other methods.
Teaching and learning methods are carefully selected and presented under each learning sub-module within responsibility of the teachers.
Assessment criteria: according to exising Erasmus practices and ECTS requirements, students will be graded on the basis of national grading systems.
Assessment criteria are presented in detail in each task/ activity description.
Assessment Methods and Weightings: the module in divided into six sub-modules each with their own assessment method and criteria indicated. Each sub-module represents 16,66% in the final grade. For assessing participants work, formative feedback tools, students portfolio, surveys and quizzes, group work and tasks will be used.