During a 3 hour workshop on bootcamp-day, we will apply the previous insights on blended models and learning activities to your RUN-EU learning opportunity. The workshop will provide you with several tools that will help you design your learning pathway with a focus on a thoughtful combination of the online and campus learning moments and the stimulation of active and interactive learning.

🎯 Goals

The following goals are central in the workshop:

You choose the learning activities for your own learning opportunity.
You select a blended model for your own learning opportunity and can motivate why this model is most appropriate.
You select teaching methods for online and campus learning for your own learning opportunity, in line with your predetermined learning activities.
You sketch your learning dashboard for your own learning opportunity, in line with the blended model and your selected teaching methods.
You reflect on how you will put your design into practice through feasible steps.

✍ Preparation for the workshop

1) Go through both this module and the module RUN-EU context thoroughly. This will give you all the necessary principles and background to start designing your own learning trajectory in a thoughtful way. Make sure this background is fresh in your mind by the workshop. These will not be repeated.

2) Review your submitted application form and focus on the learning objectives, target audience, didactic design... formulated then. Take this with you on the workshop.

Possibly, with your already acquired knowledge, you would like to approach certain things differently now? This is not a problem. Bring all your reflections to the workshop.

3) List the major components of your learning opportunity. These can be larger content topics and/or larger didactical phases. Keep in mind the general didactical phases for a SAP or COIL (see below). Bring this overview to the workshop.

Must have components SAP

SAP = Short, advanced blended programs with a strong emphasis on mobility (collaboration), and practical application in an interdisciplinary context (broadening) and within one's own domain (deepening).

= combination of online activities and 1 physical week.

Welcome & Opening Session	An official Welcome & Opening Session signals the SAP kick-off not only to the SAP participants but to the external community as well. It is important to invite high-level representatives of the SAPc institutions to deliver introductory speeches and welcoming words, reinforcing the SAP strategic value. It also gives the opportunity to briefly introduce RUN-EU, its mission and values, the role of the SAP's and the wide range of opportunities available.
Team building activities	Whether delivered fully online or on a blended format participants' Team Building Activities and Ice Breakers must integrate the introductory part of the SAP and should not be underestimated. To have the opportunity to get to know the whole group sets the right mood towards the learning experience and helps to create a sense of community. Team formation together with the management of the learners' expectations and of the different backgrounds and contexts are also of crucial importance.
Cultural Programme	Cultural exchange is one of the key motivating factors for SAP participants and essential to the development of intercultural intelligence. Being exposed to or experiencing a different culture/country, even if for a short period, makes wonders and generates unforgettable moments and feelings. Therefore, all SAPs must plan and integrate a Cultural Programme/Activity or Session into the formal structure of the SAP.
Learning Reflection	The last component of each SAP should be a Group Learning Reflection exercise, involving all students, lecturers, coaches and organisers. This session allows immediate valuable feedback on the first perceptions, the possibility to express one's opinion anonymously (if desired), non-verbally and interactively. More information can be found in Section 10.

Must have components COIL

COIL = Collaborative Online International Learning

= An approach to international learning where students collaborate with peers from around the world using online technologies, aiming to develop intercultural competencies.

= Combination of synchronous and asynchronous online activities, aimed at exchange with international peers. Fully online, no mobility.