Internationalisering En Ict

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Symposium Internationalisation & ICT IVLOS – Centre for ICT in Education Utrecht University April 19th, 2007

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Programme        

13.30 13.45 14.00 14.45 15.00 15.50 16.40 17.15

Introduction Policy: ambitions and practice Internationalizing the University Break Workshop Round 1 Workshop Round 2 Wrap Up & Closure Reception

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Introduction  Why this symposium? Result of the project: Internationalisation and ICT

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Project: Internationalisation & ICT  Reasons 

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High on the strategic UU agenda “education should be internationally oriented” ICT and internationalisation are not combined on a structural level (HOOP, 2004) Too many opportunities ICT has to offer not used yet

 Goal: to let internationalisation benefit from the (pedagogical) possibilities ICT can provide  Financed and approved by the central board

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Internationalisation- definition  Focus: education (not research)  International education differs from national education:   

Intercultural character Content that isn’t country-specific Language

 Different kinds:   

Students from Utrecht abroad Foreign students in Utrecht Internationalisation ‘ @t home’

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Conclusions  Internationalisation and ICT: two separate

worlds bring them closer to each other  Use the educational, communicative and informative functions of ICT!  Get internationalisation & ICT higher on the agenda, both on the UU-level as the faculty-level  There is a need for a platform to exchange knowledge and experiences

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Appetizer ICT Intern.

Educational function

Communicative function discussion with mentor on progress

Informative function

NL students abroad

follow Dutch minors

Foreign students in NL

online entrance online requirement test discussion on the selection of masters

transparent website (in English) with good search option

Internationalis ation @t home

collaboration with foreign students (wiki, vle)

Multilingual CMS

interviews/consultation with foreign experts (Skype, Breeze)

notification system on info on UU website

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Policy Respons

Ineke Molenaars Hans Melle van Dijk

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Policy Respons  Internationalization and ICT: distinguish between:  

Distance eduction and ICT support for study abroad

 No stated university policy on distance education; scattered experience  Communication tools developed in practice; to be improved  Outcomes of this project will help to formulate policy

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Propositions

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Proposition - 1

Internationalisation of the university will never be improved without the use of ICT

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1. Internationalisation of the university will never be improved without the use of ICT 100%

1. Yes 2. No

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Proposition - 2

ICT is not the answer to create any new and creative forms of international education

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2. ICT is not the answer to create any new and creative forms of international education

1. Yes 2. No

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Proposition - 3

We need to focus on internationalisation initiatives that all teachers – rather than only the pioneers - can handle

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3. We need to focus on internationalisation initiatives that all teachers – rather than only the pioneers - can handle 100%

1. No 2. Yes

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N

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Proposition - 4

The needs and desires of the student determine how far internationalisation should be integrated into education

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4. The needs and desires of the student determine how far internationalisation should be integrated into education

1. Yes 2. No

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Proposition - 5

International activities won't be necessary in programmes which are aimed at the Dutch market

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5. International activities won't be necessary in programmes which are aimed at the Dutch market

1. Yes 2. No

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