Cross-Cultural Collaboration through Virtual Teaming in Higher Education

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Autor/inn/en	Howard, Barbara; Ilyashenko, Natalia; Jacobs, Lynette
Titel	Cross-Cultural Collaboration through Virtual Teaming in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Perspectives in Education, 41 (2023) 1, S.74-87 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Howard, Barbara) ORCID (Ilyashenko, Natalia) ORCID (Jacobs, Lynette)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0258-2236
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Universities; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; International Educational Exchange; Cross Cultural Training; Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Uses in Education; Electronic Learning; Virtual Classrooms; Online Courses; Intercultural Communication; Cultural Differences; Cultural Awareness; Cooperative Learning; Teaching Methods; Instructional Design; Instructional Development; Instructional Effectiveness; Teamwork; Educational Benefits; Barriers; United States; Russia; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Internationaler Austausch; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Computerkonferenz; Computernutzung; Online course; Online-Kurs; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Kultureller Unterschied; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kooperatives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Unterrichtserfolg; Bildungsertrag; USA; Russland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Scholars from three universities in three different parts of the world--North America, Africa, and Eurasia--across different cultures, disciplines, and contexts, collaborated with the objective of advancing transversal skills and intercultural competences through immersing their students in international virtual teamwork. Students and lecturers represented the Appalachian State University (United States of America), University of the Free State (South Africa), and Novgorod State University (Russia). In this article, we share our lessons learned from the challenges we faced in the hopes of deepening understanding in higher education concerning what can be accomplished through remote learning across continents and cultures. This work allowed us to be ahead of the collapse of traditional teaching on campuses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as we had prior experience of online pedagogies reaching across international borders, cultures, time zones, and languages. Even during hard lockdown, when travelling abroad was impossible, our students experienced internationalised curricula, interacted with international scholars and staff, and were able to continue with the programme as planned. We began this work more than five years prior to the pandemic; therefore, these efforts led to successfully switching to online learning in other courses. We began with engaging staff members as well as students in ongoing, project-based collaboration across cultures from these institutions. This required the use of synchronous and asynchronous digital platforms, which would enable staff members and students to work collaboratively for six to eight weeks to create realistic projects. Staff members began to compile the collaborative co-creating courses that would be taught together, thus combining and adapting various pedagogical approaches. We then shared the responsibility for co-facilitating each course, despite different philosophies of teaching and learning. The result was a balanced blend of pedagogies, allowing students to collaborate successfully with students from the other universities. Students overcame a number of challenges: (a) cultural differences; (b) infrastructure for technology platforms; (c) time zones; (d) languages; (e) age and generational differences; (f) unfamiliarity with various pedagogies; (g) interaction with other cultures and settings; and (h) stereotypes fuelled by popular media. We share our journey and the strategies that addressed these challenges, including the use of technology and results from this continued collaboration. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01