{"id":87,"date":"2024-05-13T15:58:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T12:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/envision\/?p=87"},"modified":"2024-11-24T15:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T13:32:23","slug":"teaching-staff-of-skytte-institute-showcases-examples-of-virtual-exchange-programs-at-the-envision-training-at-vilnius-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/envision\/teaching-staff-of-skytte-institute-showcases-examples-of-virtual-exchange-programs-at-the-envision-training-at-vilnius-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching staff of EnVision network showcases examples of virtual exchange programs at the EnVision training at Vilnius University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Between April 24-25, the teaching staff of Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies participated in the final training of the Nordplus project \u201cBuilding virtual exchange capacities in the Baltic Sea Region\u201d at Vilnius University.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/IMG_1804-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182\" style=\"width:711px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/IMG_1804-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/IMG_1804-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/IMG_1804-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/IMG_1804-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/IMG_1804-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/IMG_1804.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is coordinated by the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu (UT), in partnership with the University of Helsinki, Uppsala University, and Vilnius University, which form EnVision consortium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EnVision network brings together social science teaching staff to gain practical\u00a0training on virtual exchange (VE) implementation and facilitation.\u00a0It also aimed to foster the sharing of best practices and collaboration in the development of VE teaching materials. The EnVision project addresses the need for social sciences departments to expand international and intercultural opportunities for students, creating competitive, inclusive, and diverse study environments. The project also aims to integrate digital competencies and transferrable skills, such as intercultural communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork, into course curricula to enhance graduate employability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of\u00a0thirteen\u00a0teaching staff members from partner universities participated in an intensive two-day training program in\u00a0Vilnius, led by instructors Dr. Ana Beaven (University of Bologna) and Anna Beitane (Manager of Online and Continuing Education Projects, J. Skytte Institute of Political Studies). The program introduced lecturers\u00a0on enhancement of transferable skills as well as students\u2019 perspectives on participation in the virtual exchange programs. Moreover, lecturers from EnVision consortium had a unique opportunity to showcase their scenarios and cases of virtual exchange collaboration, which they have worked on for over the five months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Anna Beitane, \u201cas we enter the final stage of the project, our focus shifts to crafting a virtual exchange toolkit. This toolkit aims to support lecturers in enchancing the design and planning of their virtual exchange programs. It will encompass a variety of teaching aids, checklists, and guidelines to streamline the process of creating such programs. Moreover, a summary of the toolkit will be available in Estonian, Finnish, Swedish and Lithuanian languages\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information could be found on\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/envision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website of the project<\/a>. For additional questions, please\u00a0contact Anna Beitane at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:anna.beitane@ut.ee\">anna.beitane@ut.ee<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This training is part of the Nordplus-funded project \u201cBuilding Virtual Exchange Capacities in the Baltic Sea Region (NPHE-2023\/10034).\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"344\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/Nordplus_logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/Nordplus_logo.png 344w, https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/634\/Nordplus_logo-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between April 24-25, the teaching staff of Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies participated in the final training of the Nordplus project \u201cBuilding virtual exchange capacities in the Baltic Sea Region\u201d at Vilnius University. 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