This material is a result of an Erasmus+ strategic partnership project “Quality of Virtual Studies” funded by the European Commission. This production reflects the author's views; therefore, the European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use of the information.

About the QVS Project

The aim of the project “Quality of Virtual Studies” is to increase the quality of teaching/learning in virtual learning environments (VLE) and the study process by creating preconditions for the recognition of results attained through virtual mobility.

The project implemented five partner institutions:

► Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution (Lithuania) - coordinator

►Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Finland)

► School of Coding Limited (UK)

► Francisco de Vitoria University (Spain) and

► Zagreb School of Business (Croatia).

This project attempted to solve the issues raised above by improving the quality of virtual studies, creating a teaching/learning methodology and implementing technological and pedagogical innovations (teachers' didactics, digital competencies, gamification of the study process), which will increase access to education and learners' motivation. The project aimed to educate staff about pedagogical and technological innovations (strengthening digital literacy competencies among academic staff) and to spread these good practices for cohesion in Europe.

Teachers with a deeper understanding of virtual learning and pedagogical and technological innovations will be able to use this information in their subjects, thus ensuring high quality education, student motivation and academic integrity. Higher Education Institutions (HEI) will be able to verify the quality of virtual mobility and ensure that educational outcomes are recognised by developing their internationalisation at home (virtual student and teacher mobility, inter-institutional studies, mobility windows).

EU Project Code: 2020-1-LT01-KA226-HE-094740

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