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1 integration (not only) via MOOCs Creating Perspectives through Education, Brussels Slides: Anja Lorenz Fachhochschule Lübeck

2 Applications for asylum & registrated refugees in Germany bpb ( ): Zahlen zu Asyl in Deutschland

3 Facts (Germany 2015) 1,091,894 registered refugees 476,649 applications for asylum university entrance qualification - 16% of all refugees - 30% of Syrian refugees Federal office of Migration and Refugees

4 OPEN UP access to higher education FAST & WITHOUT bureaucracy our mission

5 Mission agenda 1. un-tutored courses 2. tutored courses and MOOCs 3. networking with other initiatives first help becomes part of our institutional strategy

6 integration.oncampus.de from 0 to 13 first (un-tutored) courses in 2 weeks

7 st 1 courses self-registration no certificates or documents needed quickly opened-up from existing courses untutored

8 2nd level tutored courses free of charge for anybody: refugees and regular students ECTS credits by FH Lübeck no exam fee for refugees just started summer term 2016

9 3,600 registrations Everyone is welcome!

10 #DEU4ARAB MOOC German pronunciation training for (Syrian) learners

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12 #deu4arab 6 weeks MOOC team of Prof. Jürgen Handke (Marburg University) today learners 1,640 at course start 2,138 at the end 850 facebook group members data from 10th May 2016

13 Videos to practice German pronunciation (Arabic/German comparison)

14 Videos to practice German pronunciation with German keywords

15 having one s pronunciation checked via uploaded voice recordings

16 Digital Badges & Certificates Simple imitator, Language juggler, Tone expert, Communication specialist

17 Reach relevant community It s all on YouTube(?)

18 MaroWeltShow suscribers promotion video published at January 23th

19 registered learners of the deu4arab MOOC ( : : 611)

20 Map of learners (May 10th 2016)

21 10.6% on the jouney but not in GER 41.5% entiled to asylum in GER 4,3% others 43.6% running asylum procedure Residence status in Germany (answers to the survey at course start, N=171)

22 50.7% Syria Algeria Morocco Egypt Saudi-Arabia Palestine Others County of birth (answers to the survey at course start, N=150)

23 55.9% Germany Algeria Malaysia Egypt Syria Palestine Others Current country of residence (answers to the survey at course start, N=144)

24 Networking 4 refugees integration is no competition

25 imoox & mooin

26 Lübeck, Kiel, Maro, VHS (Germany), imoox (Austria), OpenClassrooms (France)

27 partners of kiron university: MOOC Makers meet refugee activists

28 Network 4 refugees Proud to be part of it! (some more time for platform features?)

29 Thank you! Anja Creating Perspectives through Education, Brussels Slides: Anja Lorenz Fachhochschule Lübeck

30 Barriers against access to higher education Federalism Verification of university entrance qualification Unsure perspective of remaining at a location Language Lorenz, Wulff, Wittke (2016): #refugeeswelcome an der Fachhochschule Lübeck. Schnelle und unbürokratische Bereitstellung von Bildungsangeboten. GML²: Grundfragen Multimedialen Lehrens und Lernens in Berlin (im Druck).

31 mooin own MOOC plattform since 03/ MOOCs in MOOCs planned until

32 Feature check What does it need to offer a MOOC for refugees?

33 responsive platform refugees use mobile devices

34 Access to mooin ( ) desktop: 78,46% tablet: 8,89% mobile: 12,65%

35 Access to mooin (01+02/2016) desktop: 48% tablet: 37% mobile: 12%

36 multilingual, Google Translate support of Arabic means RTL

37 Multilingual surface & integrating Google translate

38 bilingual content

39 Reality check What does it mean to offer a MOOC for refugees?

40 Bug fixing

41 understand standard replacements translate add-ons

42 direction of navigation in RTL-languages

43 direction of navigation in RTL-languages

44 Arabic-speaking student assistents Review, maintenance, learners support, social networks

45 Arabic-speaking support needed Arabic-speaking assistants/lecturers hired

46 Arabic-speaking support needed Arabic-speaking assistants/lecturers hired

47 Use keyboards with Arabic symbols

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