Raising Awareness about Latin American/Latino Cultural Heritage through an Online Course

Autor/inn/en	Conceição, Simone C. O.; Antrop-González, René; Kline, Julie
Titel	Raising Awareness about Latin American/Latino Cultural Heritage through an Online Course
Quelle	In: Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 6 (2011) 1, (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2194-654X
DOI	10.2202/2161-2412.1094
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Consciousness Raising; Latin American Culture; Hispanic American Culture; Heritage Education; Educational Resources; Learning Strategies; Childrens Literature; Teaching Methods; College Students; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Computer Mediated Communication; Transcripts (Written Records); Course Organization; Sense of Community; Educational Practices + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Bewusstseinsbildung; Hispanistik; Bildungsmittel; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Collegestudent; Computerkonferenz; Course organisation; Kurskonzept; Bildungspraxis
Abstract	Given that Latinas/os make up the fastest-growing population group in the U.S., according to the 2000 U.S. Census, classroom teachers increasingly are in need of meaningful resources and learning strategies for students of Latin American heritage. These same resources can also serve to help internationalize/diversify classrooms serving non-Latino student populations. An online course focused on children?s books was offered twice with the purpose of helping students develop or raise awareness of the Latin American/Latino cultural heritage through meaningful resources and learning strategies. These learning strategies, which drew upon guest speakers, conceptual readings, and children and young adult books, included: audioconferencing presentations, online group discussions, a team project, and a synthesis paper. Students? perceptions of their online experiences in this online course are analyzed and implications for practice presented. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01