Author : Robert O'Dowd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783034347525
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (475 download)
Book Synopsis Virtual Innovation and Support Networks by : Robert O'Dowd
Download or read book Virtual Innovation and Support Networks written by Robert O'Dowd and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Virtual Exchange refers to the numerous initiatives and methodologies which engage learners in sustained online collaborative learning and interaction with partners from different cultural backgrounds as part of their study programs and under the guidance of teachers or trained facilitators. This book reports on a large-scale European project, VALIANT (Virtual Innovation and Support Networks for Teachers), which explored how Virtual Exchange can be applied to bring together students of Initial Teacher Education with in-service teachers. The book also examines how participation in these Virtual Exchange initiatives impacted on aspects of teachers' and student teachers' professional development, their motivation levels, sense of professional isolation as well as on their intercultural, digital and other soft skills"--