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Title:
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ENGAGING DIGITIAL STUDENTS IN GLOBAL LEARNING: A CONVERSATION IN MULTIMEDIA, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE |
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Author(s):
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Mark Frydenberg , Diana Andone |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-83-6 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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V I, 2 |
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Keywords:
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Digital students, Web 2.0 Technologies, multiculturalism, collaboration, online personal learning environment. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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73 |
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Last Page:
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80 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Digital students use online tools as part of their day to day experience. This paper describes the implementation and
results of a cross-cultural pairing between college students in the United States and Romania who worked together over
the period of one month to create a multimedia presentation that shared their learning about topics of multimedia and
culture. They were free to use any synchronous and asynchronous collaboration tools of their choice, including email,
instant messaging, voice and video conferencing to complete the project, and documented their results on a collaborative
web site. The project simulated the real-world experience of using Web based computer mediated communication
methods to create tangible work products with international partners. This paper presents an analysis of the views and
experiences of the students from both institutions, obtained through surveys and reflective writing. Results show that
students gained proficiency at using web based tools to collaborate, though the process of collaborating internationally
required them to overcome issues related to both language and learning styles, time zones and technology. |
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