Open AccessTeaching Life Writing in a Virtual Exchange Project: Evaluating the Impact on Students’ Learning
Author(s) -
Claire O’Reilly,
Maik Arnold
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
perspektiven auf lehre
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2750-4468
DOI - 10.55310/jfhead.10
Subject(s) - globe , covid-19 , virtual space , space (punctuation) , pandemic , foreign language , virtual learning environment , intercultural learning , study abroad , computer science , mathematics education , pedagogy , engineering , multimedia , sociology , psychology , medicine , disease , pathology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , infectious disease (medical specialty) , operating system
One aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic shared by universities around the globe was that pedagogical solutions had to be found amidst lockdowns and campus closures to ensure the continuity of existing programmes. One response was the creation of new modules in the academic year 2020–21 for students whose mobility plans (Eras- mus+) had been derailed. To this end, the authors designed a module to bring some of the intercultural and foreign language learning benefits inherent in the year abroad into the student’s virtual learning space. This paper will discuss the Virtual Exchange module and present findings from this pilot project.