Journal of Virtual Exchange最新文献

Developing transferable skills in virtual exchange 在虚拟交流中培养可迁移的技能

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.41362

Robert O'Dowd

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Combining virtual exchange with challenge-based learning: the experience of the “Virtual Environmental Challenge” 将虚拟交流与基于挑战的学习相结合："虚拟环境挑战 "的经验

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.39198

Christine Evain, Michael Moore, Spencer Hawkridge

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Implementation of COIL in mental health education: Outcomes of a collaboration between Spain and the United States nursing students 在心理健康教育中实施 COIL：西班牙和美国护理专业学生的合作成果

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.39836

H. Appel, María Cristina Martínez-Fernández, Elena Fernández-Martínez

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Identity, racial cognizance, and intercultural competence: Students’ collective identities in the virtual literary classroom 身份、种族认知和跨文化能力：虚拟文学课堂中学生的集体身份

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-12-21 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.39860

Sharmain Van Blommestein, A. Bellot

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Pedagogical mentoring in virtual exchange: Developing students’ videoconferencing skills 虚拟交流中的教学指导：培养学生的视频会议技能

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-12-15 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.39199

Lucía Pintado Gutiérrez, Begoña F. Gutiérrez, Inmaculada Gómez Soler

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Engaging in an online odyssey: Globally Networked Learning among undergraduates in Germany and the US 参与在线奥德赛：德国和美国大学生的全球联网学习

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.40521

E. Byker, Benjamin Ade-Thurow, Florence Martin, Mahita Sadula

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Virtual exchange for graduate and adult learners: A literature review 研究生和成人学习者的虚拟交流：文献综述

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-12-12 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.39850

Catherine Dunn Shiffman

{"title":"Virtual exchange for graduate and adult learners: A literature review","authors":"Catherine Dunn Shiffman","doi":"10.21827/jve.6.39850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21827/jve.6.39850","url":null,"abstract":"Little is known about characteristics and learning outcomes of virtual exchanges (VEs) designed for graduate and adult learners. VEs can offer novel experiences that disrupt, test, and refine learner understanding and practice of their profession (Kolb & Kolb, 2017). In contrast to younger students, adults typically hold more established understandings of their world and self, have focused learning goals, and often juggle multiple responsibilities that limit in-person international learning (e.g., Bergman, 2021; Jarvis, 2010; Merriam et al., 2007). Systematic literature procedures were used to examine four questions: What are the characteristics of VEs designed for graduate students? What are the learning goals, structures, and activities? What student outcomes are reported? And what insights about adult learner experiences in VE are identified? The review suggests there is a strong emphasis on professional preparation in graduate-level VE with particular attention to culture and collaboration. Limited information about students as adult learners was examined (e.g., their perspectives, preferences, and challenges). This article points to the need for more research, models, and instructional and curricular supports to realize the potential of VE for graduate and adult learners.","PeriodicalId":107205,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Virtual Exchange","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139009529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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International competencies development in a virtual exchange for future veterinarians 在虚拟交流中培养未来兽医的国际能力

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-11-30 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.39851

Deborah Chicharro Alcántara, Ana Cristina Biondo Salomão, Gustavo Primo, M. T. Balastegui Martínez, V. M. de Vasconcelos Machado

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Capitalizing on Gen Z students’ interests and motivations to develop Global Citizenship Education in VEs 利用 Z 世代学生的兴趣和动机，在职业教育中开展全球公民教育

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.39859

Mariadelaluz Matus-Mendoza

{"title":"Capitalizing on Gen Z students’ interests and motivations to develop Global Citizenship Education in VEs","authors":"Mariadelaluz Matus-Mendoza","doi":"10.21827/jve.6.39859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21827/jve.6.39859","url":null,"abstract":"The article reports on the outcomes yielded by two different virtual exchanges conducted before and after the forced closures of academic institutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. They were designed considering interests and motivations of Gen Z students (Seemiller & Grace, 2016) and aimed at including a Global Citizenship Education approach to deal with contemporary world challenges. The current article details these telecollaborations between two cohorts of a large private research university in Eastern North America and two large research state universities in the Southern part of North America and Western South America that were brought together to deepen their understanding on the migration phenomenon by performing collaborative tasks. Throughout these exchanges and at the conclusion of the courses, students reported common and divergent perspectives on issues discussed. Although there were more points of coincidence in their understanding of the phenomenon, when learners did not agree, they sought to see the other’s perspectives and strived to find common ground. Overall, the evaluation of these virtual exchanges was considered a beneficial and rewarding experience that not only made their learning easier but gave access to more global perspectives about the migration phenomenon. The terms virtual exchange and telecollaboration are treated synonymously.","PeriodicalId":107205,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Virtual Exchange","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139251799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Supporting second language learner reflection in teletandem videoconferencing through the visualisation of conversation metrics 通过对话指标的可视化，支持第二语言学习者在远程视频会议中进行反思

Journal of Virtual Exchange Pub Date : 2023-11-15 DOI: 10.21827/jve.6.39119

Aparajita Dey-Plissonneau, Inmaculada Gómez Soler, Hyowon Lee, Mingming Liu, Michael Scriney, A. Smeaton

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