Digital Education Ecosystems, International Collaborative Online Learning

The digital transformation challenges modern universities to come up with new & sustainable concepts for academic exchange and to prepare students that will need future skills.

Joining forces gives HEIs the chance to build an educational portfolio, which comes along with a special learning experience: interdisciplinary, intercultural and international. Based on the experience of the EuroPIM Master School, funded by a grant of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), we'll discuss the value of online interaction between students from different backgrounds, how to select and incorporate suitable activities into the curriculum, and how to assess outcomes.

Outcomes from attending will include:

- insights into the components of a digital education ecosystem

- Insights into the experience and the benefits for students

- Ideas about individual formats in modules for international student and academic staff collaboration

Nicola Vollmar

Learning & Development Consultant, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, Germany

Nicola Vollmar is a a part-time employee at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund (department of computer science and the Institute for the Digital Transformation of Application and Living Domains) and she also continues to work as a corporate Learning and Development Consultant:
She started as a trainer and lecturer in adult education in 2003 while incorporating the experience from her former employments in national and international management contexts. Her portfolio has gradually developed concerning means and methods of learning and she advises nowadays as an Expert on New Learning Technologies and a Certified European E-Learning Manager. A holistic view and the strategic approach to the subject matter is based on her Master degree in Leadership and Management.