Robert O'Dowd
@Robodowd
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Full professor (Catedrático) in English Studies at Universidad de León, Spain. Researches Virtual Exchange, Blended Mobility & English medium Instruction.
Leon, Spain
Joined September 2010
In 'Virtual Exchange in the new educational landscape: Challenges for foreign language teachers', I look at some of the emerging pedagogical and ethical challenges that practitioners of Virtual Exchange must navigate. You can access the article here:
lltjournal.org
Virtual Exchange (VE) in foreign language education has evolved significantly from its early focus on bilingual North-North partnerships to encompass diverse global collaborations, including …
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See our 𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗬 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 recordings! By: Robert O’Dowd, Carolin Fuchs, Marta Tecedor, Alan Brown, Beatrice Dupuy, Estela Ene, Meg Montee, Francesca Di Silvio, Ana Bocanegra-Valle, Heather Allen, Adriana Diaz, Austin Pack, Peter Ecke. https://t.co/FRMP9tw6c0
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I'm sorry but for obvious reasons I will not be posting on twitter anymore. If any of my academic colleagues are still here, you can join me on bluesky.
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A really useful resource: A free database of Blended Intensive Programmes: https://t.co/ZIEHAEQOvi
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FREE webinar series on 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, on this low/no-cost option for students to connect & collaborate with peers from different cultural & linguistic backgrounds. Details and registration: https://t.co/GnT4FUF8i0 You
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"Defining Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and Distinguishing it from Virtual Exchange" -Interesting article the discussion on terminology & approaches to #VirtualExchange by @Simone_Hackett et al. Thanks to @adamvfreed for sharing:
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TechTrends - Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is often framed as an example of a broader practice known as Virtual Exchange (VE). The term Virtual Exchange has increasingly been...
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Foreign Language teachers may find this open-access publication useful: The Plurilingual Guide: Implementing Critical Plurilingual Pedagogy in Language Education.
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Retweet plz? As part of a research study on the role of #VirtualExchange in contexts of conflict, I'm looking for teachers located in countries experiencing war or ethnic conflict AND who have engaged their students in VE. If this is you, please email: robert.odowd@unileon.es
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According to this report by https://t.co/zFA0pmHoMf, 60% of universities don't offer any intercultural training to students before they go on study abroad. Shouldn't this be a role for #VirtualExchange and #BlendedMobility? Full report here: https://t.co/7zchBjrNCc
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If you are researching #VirtualExchange and #telecollaboration, don't forget that Unicollaboration has an online collaborative Zotero library which currently has over 450 references on the topic and which is regularly updated: https://t.co/paicfv837T
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I've updated my list of links for Reading and Resources for Virtual Exchange: https://t.co/GHRw4bwiS3 If you want to suggest other additions to the collection, please contact me with the details: robert.odowd@unileon.es
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Reading and Resources for Virtual Exchange & Blended Mobility Introduction Virtual Exchange (VE) refers to online learning initiatives and methodologies which engage learners in collaborative...
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I'm looking forward to speaking at the Third International Conference of Digital Linguistics - Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain on 26-27 June 2025. Call for papers here: https://t.co/lNxMgulgjm
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Delighted to be running a free webinar for @CERCLL on the theme "Overcoming Challenges and Barriers in Virtual Exchange" on October 23. More info and free registration: https://t.co/QNPihudESL
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Join us for a transformative conference on virtual intercultural exchange! Discover best practices, connect with educators & learn how to create engaging virtual experiences. Date: Oct 15 Venue: Nuenens College, Sportlaan 8, Nuenen (NL) or online #VirtualExchange #eliveproject
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I'll miss this lovely bunch of smart, fun people
VALIANT received today an excellent evaluation by @EUErasmusPlus of our final report. This brings our project to an end. Thank you to all our followers! We hope our many outputs and open access book will continue to promote #VirtualExchange in the future. https://t.co/a5ZcHwGhky
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Want to prove you care about young people, Keir Starmer? Give us back our freedom to explore Europe | Beth Riding
theguardian.com
The scrapping of the Erasmus scheme was a mistake. But by working with Brussels, the PM can put it right, says Beth Riding, an A-level student in Cornwall
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This looks really interesting. Well done @ArnoElisabet and colleagues.
Very happy to see that this publication is already out, derived from the @Aelfetapp2020 conference, about global perspectives on #virtualexchange. Thank you, Carolin Fuchs and #Unicollaboration for making it possible. @UdLCLA
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Our new book 'Virtual Innovation and Support Networks - Exploring the impact of Virtual Exchange in teacher education' is now available as Open Access at @PeterLangGroup. Download your free copy here: https://t.co/n4nDYPPDXb
@ValiantProject @Erasmus_Project #VirtualExchange
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