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MARCTICA and GIGA two examples of Virtual Student
Exchanges
Stefaan Van Ryssen, Hogeschool Gent, Ghent,
Belgium
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Technologies get more interesting when they break
down, projects are more exciting when they go
wrong. (so much like marriages, isnt it?)
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SETUP

• two or more universities in different countries
  
• more or less equal numbers of students (Giga
  40 in each country, Marctica up to 120)
• students at both sides are grouped (2 to 4 st
  per group)
• cross-national teams are formed with groups from
  Belgium, Argentina, France, USA, ...
• teams negotiate a topic within subject of the
  course or the project
• teams collaborate and produce a paper

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REQUIRED

• a digital learning environment (e.g. Blackboard)
  and/or a website
• minimum bandwidth for communication
• individual email adresses for students
• a common language (GiGa Spanish, Marctica
  English)
• a model of intercultural communication and
  negotiation like Hofstedes...

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PHASES
Phase 0 making contact between professors,
preparation,...
Phase 1 students make their 'profiles' short
presentations of themselves and their group Phase
2 group profiles are published on the web Phase
3 groups contact eachother to form teams Phase
4 teams choose a common subject GiGa
anything Marctica a brand, a product Phase 5
groups do their homework and share results with
their partners in the team Phase 6 write-up of a
common paper per team
skip this slide, refer to handout!
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USE of ICT

• minimally email
• optionally
• chat (very commonly used)
• ICQ and instant messaging (less common)
• webconferencing (rarely)
• navigation through cyberspace
• e-awareness
• digital literacy

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PAEDAGOGICAL added value

• Students (and teachers) learn to communicate
  effectively through the net
• intercultural communication, intercultural
  negotiation (use the model!)
• teamwork
• collaborative learning
• problem solving instead of theory reproduction
• English as second language
• global awareness

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• Problem solving
• when things break down technology, Internet
  communication, chat, webconferencing
• when the project fails
• group fails to communicate
• group fails to negotiate
• group fails to agree on final paper
• group fails to see theyre in the wrong

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Keys to success failing tech failing
comm creative teachers
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• example http//etna.hogent.be/marctica/
• information stefaan.vanryssen_at_hogent.be