New Era, New Media, and New Strategies for Cross-Cultural Collaborative Learning

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Author(s): Chun-Min Wang (National Hsinchu University of Education, Taiwan), Jinn-Wei Tsao (University of Georgia, USA)and Gretchen Bourdeau Thomas (University of Georgia, USA)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 14
Source title: Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kirk St.Amant (East Carolina University, USA)and Sigrid Kelsey (Louisiana State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch024

Keywords: Computer-Mediated Communication / Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications

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The purpose of this chapter is to share a cross-cultural project between Taiwan and the United States for educational practitioners. Taking advantage of Web 2.0 applications as facilitators, the project served as action research to discover better strategies for conducting online cross-cultural collaboration. Specifically, the authors describe the evolution of the instructional design of the project and the difficulties encountered during the cross-cultural collaboration.

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