RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 From telecollaboration to virtual exchange: state-of-the‑art and the role of UNICollaboration in moving forward A1 O’Dowd, Robert A2 Filologia Inglesa K1 Lengua extranjera K1 Virtual exchange K1 Telecollaboration K1 Internationalisation K1 Intercultural communication AB Telecollaboration, or ‘virtual exchange’, are terms used to refer to the engagementof groups of learners in online intercultural interactions and collaboration projectswith partners from other cultural contexts or geographical locations as an integratedpart of their educational programmes. In recent years, approaches to virtual exchangehave evolved in different contexts and different areas of education, and these approacheshave had, at times, very diverse organisational structures and pedagogical objectives. Thisarticle provides an overview of the different models and approaches to virtual exchangewhich are currently being used in higher education contexts. It also provides a shorthistorical review of the major developments and trends in virtual exchange to date anddescribes the origins of the UNICollaboration organisation and the rationale behind thisjournal PB Research-publishing.net YR 2018 FD 2018-10-22 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/8837 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/8837 NO Journal of Virtual Exchange, vol. 1, NO P. 1-23 DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 30-abr-2024