JOVITAL addresses limited interactive teaching and physical academic mobility at Jordanian HEIs by introducing problem-based learner-centered teaching and learning practices founded on constructivist and connectivist theories and facilitated by digital social interaction tools. It proposes Virtual Collaborative Learning (VCL) as a flexible, effective, and accessible learning arrangement to involve Jordanian students in a virtual community and integrate disadvantaged learner groups, especially refugees, in a location-independent immersive classroom experience. The project introduces online international exchange for an effective Internationalization at Home through “Virtual Mobility” at Jordanian HEIs. Key project outcomes include:- Tailored localised qualification programmes and practical training and know-how transfer events for teaching staff and tutors.- Constructivist problem-based learning curriculum for collaborative learning courses.- Virtual Collaborative Learning courses for Jordanian students in national and international settings. - Jordanian Virtual Innovative Teaching and Learning Hub “VITAL-Hub” for sustainable exploitation of project results.- Local Virtual Innovative Learning LAbs “VILLA”s for a better local access to modern learning technologies.- A Mobile Virtual Innovative Learning LAb “Mobile-VILLA” to remotely include refugees and students in rural areas in learning activities.The envisaged impact of JOVITAL encompasses:- Enhanced education quality through practice relevant application-oriented curriculum and competence-based learning activities.- Enhanced teaching quality through interactive didactical course designs and modern methodological best practices.- Increased access to international experience for staff and students through ICT-based international academic exchange and “Virtual Mobility”.- Integrating refugees in Jordanian higher education through inclusive teamwork with mainstream learners groups in the virtual classroom.
JOVITAL addresses limited interactive teaching and physical academic mobility at Jordanian HEIs by introducing problem-based learner-centered teaching and learning practices founded on constructivist and connectivist theories and facilitated by digital social interaction tools. It proposes Virtual Collaborative Learning (VCL) as a flexible, effective, and accessible learning arrangement to involve Jordanian students in a virtual community and integrate disadvantaged learner groups, especially refugees, in a location-independent immersive classroom experience. The project introduces online international exchange for an effective Internationalization at Home through “Virtual Mobility” at Jordanian HEIs. Key project outcomes include:- Tailored localised qualification programmes and practical training and know-how transfer events for teaching staff and tutors.- Constructivist problem-based learning curriculum for collaborative learning courses.- Virtual Collaborative Learning courses for Jordanian students in national and international settings. - Jordanian Virtual Innovative Teaching and Learning Hub “VITAL-Hub” for sustainable exploitation of project results.- Local Virtual Innovative Learning LAbs “VILLA”s for a better local access to modern learning technologies.- A Mobile Virtual Innovative Learning LAb “Mobile-VILLA” to remotely include refugees and students in rural areas in learning activities.The envisaged impact of JOVITAL encompasses:- Enhanced education quality through practice relevant application-oriented curriculum and competence-based learning activities.- Enhanced teaching quality through interactive didactical course designs and modern methodological best practices.- Increased access to international experience for staff and students through ICT-based international academic exchange and “Virtual Mobility”.- Integrating refugees in Jordanian higher education through inclusive teamwork with mainstream learners groups in the virtual classroom.