{"id":2509,"date":"2019-02-18T15:15:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T15:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/learning-technology\/?p=2509"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:46:27","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:46:27","slug":"erasmus-scheme-and-visit-at-technical-university-of-denmark-in-copenhagencynllun-erasmus-ac-ymweliad-a-phrifysgol-dechnegol-denmarc-copenhagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/LTAcademy\/erasmus-scheme-and-visit-at-technical-university-of-denmark-in-copenhagencynllun-erasmus-ac-ymweliad-a-phrifysgol-dechnegol-denmarc-copenhagen\/","title":{"rendered":"Erasmus+ scheme and visit at Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen – part 1|Cynllun Erasmus+ ac ymweliad \u00e2 Phrifysgol Dechnegol Denmarc, Copenhagen – rhan 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rhan 1\/2 | Part 1\/ 2 <\/em>
*Fersiwn Cymraeg isod | Welsh version below*
Rhan 2 | Part 2<\/strong><\/a>
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Inspired by our very own Marianna who visited Leiden\nUniversity in the Netherlands last year and encouraged by my own visit to the University of Jyvaskyla<\/a>\nFinland 10 years ago, I decided to apply for a grant from the Erasmus+ scheme\nhere at Cardiff University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This scheme is supported by the EU and allows every academic\nor professional services staff member to visit a University or Higher Education\ninstitution within the EU. Basically, there are two strands of this scheme, staff\nteaching mobility (suitable for academics) and staff training mobility\n(suitable for professional services staff). The main aim of this scheme is to inspire\nand explore how other institutions operate. Application information is\navailable on the staff intranet: https:\/\/intranet.cardiff.ac.uk\/staff\/your-employment\/staff-mobility<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step before I even started my application was to\nfind an institution, department or unit with a similar focus to the Centre\nfor Education Support and Innovation<\/a> (CESI). Primarily I was\ninterested to gain as much experience and inspiration around digital education\nand learning analytics. I found a few departments with a similar focus to the\nCESI and contacted them with my interest. Luckily, I received a couple of\nresponses and arranged skype calls to discuss further. Eventually I chose the\nCentre for Digital Learning Technology at the Technical University of Denmark\nin Copenhagen. The main focus of the Centre is data analysis and learning\nanalytics. As soon as I had a partner institution, I could start my\napplication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The application is pretty straight forward. You need to\nthink about the value of your visit for your team, and the wider benefit to the\ninstitution. Of course, your line manager must support your applications and activities.\nI was allocated a grant for my visit that covered my expenses including travel\nand accommodation, which can get very expensive in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My week at DTU passed really quickly. I had a lot of meetings,\ndiscussions and inspirational chats, mainly around digital education with very\nkeen academics. Here are some basic data about the university I visited:<\/p>\n\n\n\n