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The Virtual Classroom for Social Work in Europe –
the VIRCLASS project is a result of cooperation within the Thematic Network EUSW – European Social Work Commonalities and Differences. As a result of the two projects we are now able to offer an international educational programme in Social Work in Europe.
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STUDENTS STARTING IN 2009

44 students started in the course Social Work in Europe - Commonalities and Differences autumn 2009 and 86% (38 students) finished the course in the middle of December. The number of students applying for the course have decreased since we first started the course in 2005 (99 students), but the success rate has increased a lot. The statistic show that in

2005: 61% finished the course, 2006: 48,7% finished, 2007: 58% finished, 2008: 64% finished and now in 2009: 86% finished the course.

The main reason for the success rate is that most of the students during the last year had the course integrated in the BA programme and the ECTS credits where integrated in their ordinary programme.

This is a result of curriculum development among all the partners in the VIRCLASS Consortium.

IUT -PARIS NORD NEW PARTNER IN VIRCLASS

In the beginning of October 2009 the Consortium leader Ingrid Wegman and the project coordinator Anne Karin Larsen, viisted UIT-Paris Bobigny and met the Dean and other colleagues from the social work department. The educational programme was presented and also the new SW-VirCamp project was presented. The University is interested in become a partner in VIRCLASS and since the application deadline for the VIRCLASS courses had passed, they were offered to participate with students in the Community Work module in SW-VirCamp. 6 students form IUT-Paris applied for this new module and we hope they will like to become an e-learning student.

 

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In 2009 - two of the partners in the SW-VirCamp project also signed the partnership agreement for the VIRCLASS Consortium. This is the University of Lusofona, Lisboa in Portugal and the KHKempen University of Applied Sciences, Geel, Belgium.

The VIRCLASS Consortium meeting in June 2010 will be hosted by Lusofona University.

VIRTUAL BOOK E-PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

A new Virtual Book with learning material about e-pedagogy for teachers in Higher Education has been released.

The Virtual Book is edited by Anne Karin Larsen and Grete Oline Hole at HiB, and consists of a Curriculum Plan for a 10 ECTS credit course, tasks, weekly programmes, and screen lectures by lecturers from HiB and Bergen University. The Media Centre at HiB has contributed to the learning material and layout. The VIRTUAL BOOK is a creativecommons and we hope that the material will inspire teachers to become e-teachers as well.

Address to the VIRTUAL BOOK E-PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: www.virclass.net/eped

SW-VirCamp - new module in Community Work

CAMPUS WITHOUT BOARDERS

As part of the objectives for the Social Work - Virtual Campus project a new module in Community Work from an international perspective has been developed. To see a presentation of the module look at the powerpoint presentation.

The Curriculum Plan (CP) Community Work from an international perspective                            

as you will find here: Curriculum Plan Community Work gives you information about the content in the course and the expected learning outcomes. The course counts 15 ECTS credits.

Development of the CP is a result of cooperation among teachers from our partner institutions. Teachers in the course will come from Sweden, Norway, the Netherland, Portugal, Germany, Spain and Belgium.

The course starts 25 January 2010 as an e-learning course. Priority will be given to students from partner institutions on BA level, but MA-students and professionals can apply for the course.

This time it will be a pilot course and there is no course fee.

The project is financial supported by the EACEA

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 1st NOVEMBER 2009.

Applicants must fill in the electronic application form and follow the procedures as stated in the form available here: Application form Community Work module. Applications shall be sent to Bergen University College both electronically and by ordinary mail, address to the admission office is presented in the application form.