COVID-19 calls for new ways of approaching internationalisation in adult learning and education. Based on experiences gathered during the 2021 virtual Adult Education Academy, this paper identifies challenges in international virtual learning settings in higher education. Such settings involve different levels of digital literacy among participants and moderators, limited access to high-speed internet, different time zones, and difficulties in social interactions. The article presents the didactical and methodological conceptualisation of a virtual setting to overcome these challenges. The concept involves facilitating exchanges between moderators, providing technical support, implementing (a-)synchronous sessions, and establishing a virtual space in which learning materials are created.
Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg, Germany - ORCID: 0000-0003-3811-2561
Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg, Germany - ORCID: 0000-0002-6234-8841
Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg, Germany - ORCID: 0000-0001-8907-5583
Chapter Title
Internationalisation in Higher Education: A Virtual Adult Education Academy in Times of COVID-19
Authors
Jennifer Danquah, Vanessa Beu, Regina Egetenmeyer
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0151-3.09
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Book Title
Re-thinking Adult Education Research. Beyond the Pandemic
Editors
Vanna Boffo, Regina Egetenmeyer
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
284
Publication Year
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0151-3
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0150-6
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0151-3
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0152-0
Series Title
Studies on Adult Learning and Education
Series ISSN
2704-596X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5781