E-coaching in VM-BASEA preliminary round-up

The human aspect of e-support (e-tutoring, e-moderating, e-coaching)

electronic-coaching• Coaching: (Personal) guidance, not knowledge

transfer (creating a context!)

• Electronic: Through technology (internet, chat, e-mail, …)

Broad interpretation

1. What is e-coaching?

Why e-coaching in the VM-BASE project?

2. The VM-BASE experience

Who can be an e-coach?- Teachers (coaching an individual and a

group)- External teachers- External experts- Other students- Other?

2. The VM-Base experience

4 important aspects

Technical Organisational Contentwise Social

2. The VM-Base experience

‘Go abroad’ course (Laurea)

• Technical• Helpdesk, forum use, platform intro

• Organisational• Goals of the course, clear communication on

tasks, expectations (# posts on forum)

• Contentwise• Stimulating group activity (forum), students help

other students

• Social• Group dynamic, introduction of users

3. The VM-Base cases

Buddy System (K.H.Leuven)

• Technical• Helpdesk, tools

• Organisational• Goals of the system, clear communication on

tasks, expectations

• Contentwise

• Social• Group dynamic

3. The VM-Base cases

E-assessment (K.U.Leuven)

• Technical• Helpdesk, camera/audio, platform intro

• Organisational• Expectations

3. The VM-Base cases

The human touch Not only technical Technology not without

philosophy, vision, strategy

4. The VM-Base recommendations