New Media in Higher Education: Sharing some Positive Practices
Keywords:
new media, virtual exchange, Higher Education, Trello, Slach, PerusallAbstract
The paper presents some advanced Information Technology (IT) tools as new media channels for virtual exchange (VE) in higher education (HE). Namely, Trello, Slack, Perusall, and Flipgrid are introduced through their key features and usability. The benefits and challenges of international VE in teaching and learning environment are discussed as well. Reflections upon several successfully accomplished HE VE projects in the past few years, by the author and her peers from different foreign institutions, are given as examples of positive practices whilst using new media in transfer of knowledge and skills. At the end, the suggestions for uplifting HE VE, as a digital pedagogy model supported by contemporary media facilities, are given as a conclusion.
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