Documentation:Cultural Issues in Teaching Online/Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

This module looks briefly at how cultural issues impact online education, discusses what can happen when intercultural communication occurs, examines how this might affect both the quantity and quality of student posts, and provides case studies for further consideration and reflection.

At the end of this module, participants will be able to:

• identify some of the cultural factors that might affect learner participation.
• identify some cultural factors that can contribute to effective or ineffective communication.
• formulate strategies for managing online interaction between diverse cultural groups.