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Matches and Mismatches in Intercultural Learning: Designing and Moderating an Online Intercultural Course. Macfadyen, Leah P. (Leah Pauline), 1971-; Chase, Mackie; Reeder, Kenneth; Roche, Jörg

Abstract

This paper explores communicative trends in an online, facilitated course for intercultural learners. We examine participation rates and communicative interactivity between culturally diverse learners, and find that participation rates differ by cultural grouping, by gender and by role, and that online interactions are dominated by facilitator- learner exchanges (rather than by peer-to-peer communications). Ongoing case study analysis will examine the ways that differences in facilitator practices, the use of story, identity construction, and facilitator/learner expectations conspire to facilitate or hinder interaction and participation in the online culture of this e-learning environment.

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Title
Matches and Mismatches in Intercultural Learning: Designing and Moderating an Online Intercultural Course.
Creator
Macfadyen, Leah P. (Leah Pauline), 1971-; Chase, Mackie; Reeder, Kenneth; Roche, Jörg
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Skylight (Science Centre for Learning and Teaching); University of British Columbia. Arts Instructional Support & Information Technology
Date Issued
2003
Description
This paper explores communicative trends in an online, facilitated course for intercultural learners. We examine participation rates and communicative interactivity between culturally diverse learners, and find that participation rates differ by cultural grouping, by gender and by role, and that online interactions are dominated by facilitator- learner exchanges (rather than by peer-to-peer communications). Ongoing case study analysis will examine the ways that differences in facilitator practices, the use of story, identity construction, and facilitator/learner expectations conspire to facilitate or hinder interaction and participation in the online culture of this e-learning environment.
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178225 bytes
Subject
online learning; intercultural communication; internet; culture
Genre
Conference Paper
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2008-08-09
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0058422
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1326
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Science, Faculty of
Citation
UNESCO Conference on International and Intercultural Education, Jyväskylä, Finland, June 2003
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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