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It was anticipated that before joining the partnership as partly active or full members, potential new partners would take advantage of the “observer” phase. This phase was conceived as a trial period to give potential partners time to look through the VCSE courses at their leisure. Potential partners were offered a user name and password to access the courses and it was anticipated that based on this experience, they would then decide whether to join or not. However, although new members preferred to join directly as partly active or full members, the number of students from new partner universities was low. New partners provided feedback on what they need so as to be encouraged to be active in the network: | It was anticipated that before joining the partnership as partly active or full members, potential new partners would take advantage of the “observer” phase. This phase was conceived as a trial period to give potential partners time to look through the VCSE courses at their leisure. Potential partners were offered a user name and password to access the courses and it was anticipated that based on this experience, they would then decide whether to join or not. However, although new members preferred to join directly as partly active or full members, the number of students from new partner universities was low. New partners provided feedback on what they need so as to be encouraged to be active in the network: | ||
1. clearer orientation and communication flows with regular updates about course information, and also information about tutors | #1. clearer orientation and communication flows with regular updates about course information, and also information about tutors | ||
2. a timeframe of increasing commitment to network activities | #2. a timeframe of increasing commitment to network activities | ||
* 0 – 2 years: Observer status – partners explore the online courses | * 0 – 2 years: Observer status – partners explore the online courses | ||
* 3 – 5 years: partly active member – should ensure that students from the home institution are actively encouraged to join VCSE courses | * 3 – 5 years: partly active member – should ensure that students from the home institution are actively encouraged to join VCSE courses | ||