Get started with Collaborative Courses
Collaborative Courses in a nutshell
Unite! Collaborative courses
are a great way to
- Upscale resources by sharing expertise
- Build meaningful connections with students and colleagues from around the world
- Explore new pedagogical approaches
- Expand your network
Collaborative Courses
Collaborative Courses, also referred to as Collaborative Educational Offerings, are
Courses or Modules
Single-standing or a group of a few courses that do not lead alone to a degree, but can be part of a programme
Credit-bearing
They must give credits (ECTS) or be accreditable
Co-creations
They are co-develope and/or co-taught by at least two Unite! partner universities
BIPs
The best of both worlds
Combine online and face-to-face learning formats.
Teachers from 3+ universities work together to build a BIP course.
A great possibility for students who cannot do a semester exchange.
COILs
Learn Anywhere
Connect teachers and students from Unite! to learn collaboratively online.
Teachers work together to design and implement an online courses.
Students can engage in intercultural learning and to network internationally from home.
About the Collaborative Courses Toolkit
The Collaborative Courses Online Toolkit is divided in two main sections:
- Administrative Guidelines
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- Information on how to create a Collaborative Course
- Information on how to create a Collaborative Course
- Teaching & Learning
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- Best practices and recommendations on how to teach collaboratively
- Best practices and recommendations on how to teach collaboratively
The content of the Toolkit was produced by a multidisplinary teams of experts, that included administrative staff, pedagogical experts and academics from Unite! partner universities.