“First Year Education Studies students have been participating in a joint project with students at HAN University in Nijmegen and Arnhem in the Netherlands.  An ongoing email correspondence with regard to preconceptions of and stereotyping within England and the Netherlands culminated on Wednesday 25th March with a SKYPE seminar and conversation between students at the two institutions. 

Contributions and discussions were lively and both cohorts of students were able to expand on cultural and social traditions in their respective countries. The UoN students will form part of a group travelling on a study visit to Nijmegen in June – it is intended that a meeting with the Dutch students who participated in the SKYPE seminar will form part of their itinerary.” (Tony Smith-Howell) 

The students reported that talking with their peers oversees in this way it felt no different from being in the classroom.  The tutors are already planning further meetings and online mentoring.  They captured their feedback of using SKYPE for the session, via the magic of iPad…..  http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/marig 

Please contact the Learning Technology Team if you would like to find out more about using Skype for your students.