Author Leonardo LIGABUE

A letter to the participants of the Virtual Exchange project

A month has passed and so I have decided to write a letter to all the people who worked and participated alongside me in this first edition of the Virtual Exchange project. 本当にお疲れさまでした。

A proposal for a democratic activity

Hello everyone, welcome back to my weekly post on the blog. This week went by without any apparent hardship. Everyone is already used to the activities and there were no changes in the schedule or the 自由会話 (jiyū kaiwa, free conversation) lessons. However, the participation rate is, in some groups, slowly decreasing. Why is that? Well, there may be many different reasons. For example, it could be because all the students got used to talking directly to one another, or because they believe they do not have anything left to say. In this article, I will assume it is a bit of both, and while the first reason is in itself a good sign, I will principally discuss the situations of this week and propose a new way to tackle this project.

The midterm meeting and the role of 責任者

Welcome back to my recurring post on the blog, this time regarding the fourth week. During this week, we had an important meeting with all the members of the project (about 80 participants out of the 117 active members) and professor Mariotti. I strongly believe it was significant for everybody and that everyone walked away with a change. Today I will discuss the significance of this meeting (the first meeting addressed to all project members with professor Mariotti since the candidates selection and the very starting one, one month ago) and some new insight I was able to grasp thanks to the 責任者 (sekininsha, students with responsibilities) of the groups I coordinate (channel 1 to 10).

Empowerment and our goals

This week, I will dive back on some issues I left behind. Plus, I will delve into some aspects that need to be addressed at this point in the project. Finally, I will discuss the creation of the mid-term survey and its meaning.

A look at the numbers of the first two weeks.

Sticky post

A look into the data of the first two weeks of the Virtual Exchange project. In this entry, I will discuss my hopes and my interpretation of the trends that are occuring right now.

Sure it feels good to sit down and think!

This is my first post on my observation on the project “Virtual Study Abroad Exchange”. For each week I will write a relatively short entry about what happened during the week, the pedagogical implications and how the vision is taking shape through time.
This week I will focus on the democratic conversations that are happening inside each channel and group. Also, I will give my take on the vision of this project, explaining what it means to me and (although not directly) why I choose to join it as a Junior Coordinator.

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