OnlineHE_Toolkit

60 The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Project Number: 2020-1-RO01-KA226-HE-095434 ● Cineca (https://www.cineca.it) ● KU Leuven (http://www.kuleuven.be) ● EADTU (http://www.eadtu.eu) 6. Level International/EU 7. Description of the methods/ approach and/or theories used As described on the website of the project, openVM applies the principles of Open Education to promote achievement, assessment, and recognition of Virtual Mobility (VM) Skills. Both VM and OE aim to enhance participation in international knowledge sharing, improve teaching and learning by setting international benchmarks, attract and keep talents for the economy and research systems, innovate and build capacity. The key innovations are: ● Online, Open & Flexible Higher Education approach to promote the achievement, assessment, and accreditation of VM Skills ● Innovative pedagogies for achievement of VM Skills, such as Open Learning by Design and Crowd Creation of OERs and MOOCs ● Innovative approaches/technologies for assessment and recognition of VM Skills: Evidence-based assessment, Open Credentials (Open Badges, Blockcerts), semantic/machine-readable description of VM Skills with links to competency frameworks ● Engaging and effective learner experience in a Personal Learning Environment making use of gamification designs 8. Purpose/Aim The project addresses the need to create accessible opportunities for successful VM in Higher Education. It is focused on: ● improving VM Skills and the respective preparedness in HE ● creating a European VM Learning Hub for achievement, assessment, and recognition of VM Skills ● developing innovative tools and methods to enhance achievement, assessment, and recognition of VM Skills. ● providing sustainable infrastructure, resources, and guidelines for enhancement of VM Skills, design and implementation of VM in HE in Europe