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Context: The Covid pandemic has prevented the normal flow of student mobility in many areas, including VET and Vocational teacher education (VTE). It has also forced digitalisation further up the agenda of all schools, universities and other educational institutions.Background:A recent systematic review of research on international mobility (Roy et al 2019) concluded that, although the evidence base was relatively weak, there were demonstrable benefits for students from short-term international mobility. These included increases in cultural awareness, cultural intelligence, global mindedness, cultural sensitivity and empathy, adaptability, language and communication skills, and intercultural competence. There were also personal gains such as increased confidence, self-awareness, perceived employability and career development. From a societal perspective, the students' future mobility and earning power were likely to be enhanced.The DIVE project will take a positive approach to these developments. Whereas student and teacher mobility, in a physical sense, is necessarily selective, digital mobility can be inclusive, providing opportunities for all. However, this requires careful thought about the educational benefits of international and intercultural exchange. Can these be replicated through online exchanges or other forms of activity, at home or in the classroom? Vocational education has particular requirements for internationalisation, specifically the provision of work placements in occupational specialities. VET teacher students are involved in a combination of pedagogical studies and occupation-specific learning, whether in construction, healthcare or any other area. It is difficult to recreate the experience of an actual workplace online, but in DIVE, we will implement novel forms of peer-to-peer interaction based on available technology, such as Go-Pro cameras and live streaming to simulate authentic work environments. This provides an opportunity for innovation, since it is not always possible to arrange the right placement for every student. Collaborative techniques, including digital story telling, will allow peer-to-peer interaction to substitute for the physical presence of visiting students. DIVE Objectives:1) Develop a framework for internationalisation-at-home via online and local interaction (measurable by timely achievement of Intellectual output 1)2) Incorporate this framework in VET programmes at local level, in the areas of sustainable development, values in education and citizenship & democracy (measurable by reporting of partners on incorporation and interaction of outputs 2,3,4,).3) Promote the use of the framework and programmes to other actors in vocational education and beyond (measurable by indicators of impact and dissemination - see respective sections) Participants: We will work with VET teacher students and VET teacher educators. We expect initial participation of around 120 persons across the four partners, with a cumulative total of 250 direct and 800 indirect participants by the end of the project.The concrete activities of DIVE will comprise:1) Preparation by all partners, led by NTNU, of a framework for development of three online programmes for vocational teacher education, each based on one of the themes sustainable development, values in education and citizenship & democracy, in the overall context of internationalisation at home..2) Parallel development of the three programmes by the respective partners in conjunction with local and international online colloquia3) Implementation of the programmes as a background for local and international colloquia to be held within the partner institutions.4) Iterative development cycles, incorporating feedback from participating teacher students and teacher educatorsMethodologyOur theoretical framework will use concepts of proximity, mobility and possession, which we see as three essential dimensions of any given space. This in turn enables us to compare digital, national and international activities along these dimensions, and adjust some of the conditions within any space to recreate the benefits of moving across spaces. A central idea in DIVE is that staying at home, in a general sense, should become more desirable and less isolating than currently experienced by many people.Results and impactOur impact will be to make the benefits of international mobility available to a much wider range of participants in and outside VET. We will work with vocational teacher students as they will have future influence on young people and will be able to bring the benefits of DIVE programmes to a wide audience. However, the underlying principles of DIVE are transferable to any educational setting where mobility is desirable. Indeed, it will make it possible to bring international mobility to group who would otherwise be unable to engage in mobility, such as younger age groups or adults with families.
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