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According to the Academia host, attendees
observed that e-Academia was very engaging and
inspiring but also challenging: “Resilience is the key
in many ways, both for hosts and learners. This
experiment proved that with a motivated group of
professionals, who are curious, creative and
committed, a lot can be achieved remotely,
including learning outcomes, saving money and
reducing your personal green footprint. However,
the human desire to meet has not gone out of style
- all participants acknowledged that they have to be
in a room together to really get the ideas flowing.”
Four two-hour webinars were held using mixture of
different digital solutions. The central venue was
TalTech Moodle to share course materials, to
access BigBlueButton and MS Teams for on-line
sessions. Attendees used a digital reflective diary to
record the most important knowledge and
observations and reflect on their learning
experience.

Learning outcomes included getting an overview of
lifelong guidance in Estonia with the focus on
universities and the labour offices, understanding
learning in a multicultural environment, expanding
one’s professional network and learning to use
various ICT solutions. The second phase of virtual
learning mobility included sharing practices among
participants, and also an online guided tour in a
brand new career guidance centre.
Evelin Kütt
Archimedes Foundation
Communication officer