Exploring intercultural learning through a blended course about open education practices across the Mediterranean

Fabio Nascimbeni, Daniel Burgos, Stefania Aceto, Katherine Wimpenny, Isidro Maya, Cristina Stefanelli, Ayman Eldeib

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Abstract

This paper presents and reflects upon the training course organized by the OpenMed project, aimed at building capacity in Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Education approaches across universities from the South Mediterranean, namely in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine. The course, which is currently being piloted among 10 universities, represents an example of an intercultural and multilingual learning experience, both from the way in which it was conceived and developed, to the way it is actually being delivered. In this paper, we reflect on the challenges and benefits of adopting such an open approach towards intercultural learning.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages285-288
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538629574, 978-1-5386-2958-1
ISBN (Print)9781538629574
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 May 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference - Emerging Trends and Challenges of Engineering Education - University of La Laguna, University de Vigo and National University of Distance Education, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Duration: 17 Apr 201820 Apr 2018
http://educon-conference.org/educon2018/

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference - Emerging Trends and Challenges of Engineering Education
Abbreviated titleEDUCON 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CitySanta Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Period17/04/1820/04/18
Internet address

Keywords

  • Blended Learning
  • Intercultural learning
  • Mediterranean region
  • Open Education
  • Open Educational resources

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Education

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