Teaching Life Writing in a Virtual Exchange Project: Evaluating the Impact on Students’ Learning

Abstract

One aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic shared by universities around the globe was that pedagogical solutions had to be found amidst lockdowns and campus closures to ensure the continuity of existing programmes. One response was the creation of new modules in the academic year 2020–21 for students whose mobility plans (Eras- mus+) had been derailed. To this end, the authors designed a module to bring some of the intercultural and foreign language learning benefits inherent in the year abroad into the student’s virtual learning space. This paper will discuss the Virtual Exchange module and present findings from this pilot project.