I@HGetting added value

through the curriculum

Jean-Pierre De Greve

Deputy-rector International Relations

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

I@H?

Part I: the idea

University

DevelopingEnhancing academic competences

Curricula

Working through the curriculum

Restrictions

Faculty: lack of time, lack of interestResearch, teaching, meetings, projects, meetings, meetings

Students: too busy studying …..

University: lack of

Part II: Keep what is,

use what is available

Part III: main actors

young people

Socially connected in virtual communities

Social networks: • Business: Linkedin or Viadeo• Friendship: Facebook or Skype• Photo and Videonetworks such as Flickr and Youtube

  

Science & Technology

Education

Recipe:Combine I + II + III

A case-in-point

Modern History course:a classic throughout Europe

(but chemistry, sociology, business, … will also do)

Different places: comparable course,comparable instructional method

TallinnCourse H3064 projects/sem3-4 stud/project

RomeModule 32773 projects/sem4 stud/project

BrusselsCourse 23554 projects/sem3-4 stud/project

Use what’s common

TallinnCourse H3064 projects/sem3-4 stud/project

RomeModule 32773 projects/sem4 stud/project

BrusselsCourse 23554 projects/sem3-4 stud/project

Common projects

Ad international flavor

TallinnCourse H306S1 S2 S3 S4

RomeModule 3277S1 S2 S3

BrusselsCourse 2355S1 S2 S3 S4

P1

P3

P2

S=student, P=project

Use what students useto let them communicate

TallinnS1 Proj1

RomeS1 Proj1

BrusselsS2 Proj1

Media:FacebookLinkedlnSkypeData: email

Advantages

• Low cost

• Little change

• Challenging

• Blended learning

• Easy scalable

• Collateral spinoffs

• Truly international

I need partners But

jpdgreve@vub.ac.be

Thanks!