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The Ways We LearnEnhancing Diverse Cultural and Learning Styles with Technology
By Linda Steele
Differences in Cultures
Differences in Cultures
Different Learning Styles - West
Different Learning Styles - East
Areas of Coursework Affected
• Linguistic Pitfalls
• Assignment Expectations
• Classroom/Group Participation
• Plagiarism
• Critical Thinking
What Can We Do To Help?
Encourage to seek out for resources
Develop culturally sensitive and adaptive materials
Provide lecture notes or videos
Encourage small group work
Set guideline for assignment expectations
Video:
Google App for
Education
Google Apps for Education
Video:
Learning
Language
with Skype
Skype for Group Projects
Calls with Group Members
Instant Messaging and Voicemail
Video Chats
Sharing Files
Presentation Screen Sharing
Skype Video Chat - Professors and Students
•Feedback to Students
•Tutoring Students
•Be Available
•Virtual Chat with Experts
Video:
Flip Classroom
• Move lecture material out of the classroomFlipped Classroom
• Move “assignments/labs” into the classroom
• More discussion and practice
Encourage critical thinking skills.
•Twitter is a social network and
real-time communication service
•Only allows upto 140 characters
for a single tweet
•Using hashtag to tag keywords or
topics in a tweet
Video:
Using Twitter for
Education
WhatsApp? WeChat?
Video:
Video:
Use WeChat or What’sApp for Learning
Do You Use WhatsApp or WeChat?
Let’s Try to Connect on
WeChat!
(402) 515-4491
The Ways We Learn Enhance Learning Experience with Technologies
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