Elearning and International Education Elearning and the International

E-learning and International Education E-learning and the International Dimension of Higher Education Ria Jacobi, SURF Karen Jager, Erasmus University Rotterdam Henk Frencken, Leiden University The Netherlands

E-learning and International Education Practice example

E-learning and International Education Different motives

E-learning and International Education Lessons learnt (1) Motives for promoting international education with the aid of ICT: • Different motives (content, costs, branding, relief and survival) lead to different approaches

E-learning and International Education Software engineering in an international network University of Groningen, The Netherlands, www. rug. nl

E-learning and International Education Collaboration on Sustainable Development Open University The Netherlands, http: //blackboard. ou. nl

E-learning and International Education Vivid network

E-learning and International Education Commitment at all levels

E-learning and International Education Lessons learnt (2) Networking and commitment issues: • Vivid network of international colleagues indispensable • Commitment from the top and formal agreements crucial

E-learning and International Education Lifelong learning in a professional network Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands, http: //www. unigis. net

E-learning and International Education Keep it simple

E-learning and International Education Lessons learnt (3) Role of technology • Keep it simple: The choice for mainstream technologies enables the wished for focus on educational and organizational issues.

E-learning and International Education Spirituality in an international context Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, http: //tbi 21. let. kun. nl/spine

E-learning and International Education Analysis of digital journalism Windesheim University of Professional Education, The Netherlands, www. windesheim. nl

E-learning and International Education Develop international competences

E-learning and International Education Lessons learnt (4) Student and teacher competences and international education • Prevent dropout of those that lack the will and/or ability to become part of the international experience.

E-learning and International Education Surplus value of different perspectives Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, www. eur. nl

E-learning and International Education The international teacher CHN University, The Netherlands, www. chn. nl

E-learning and International Education Develop international e-pedagogy

E-learning and International Education Lessons learnt (5) Towards an international e-pedagogy • Be sure to know why you are doing things and communicate this clearly to the students. This will help to reduce the ‘distance’ between teachers and students.

E-learning and International Education Conclusion ICT in international education is a challenging and promising field in which education should come first, internationalisation second and technology third.