Reading
- Building Online Learning Communities – p. 55 "Other Psychological Issues" through p. 60 "Culture and Language Issues"
- Online Tutoring Skills: Culture and Ethics ("Tutors" in other English-speaking countries are members of a university faculty, from a TA to a higher ranking member of the lecturing staff.) The case studies and copyright sections are optional reading. (Archived version)
- Working on Common Cross-cultural Communication Challenges (DuPraw & Axner)
Learning Activity 7-A-1
Who Am I?
[Forum]
20 points
- Consider aspects of your culture and how you could visually represent them.
- Find a minimum of four images (online or your own) that represent your culture. Be sure to save any images you want to use on your computer.
- In a word processing document, inset your four images and add one sentence (no more!) per image explaining how that picture reflects your culture.
- When finished, attach your document to a post in the Forum.
- Comment on at least two of your classmates' posts.
Note: Do not use copyrighted images! For more information on finding images, review the article Where to Find Free Stock Photos Online: 29 Sites to Check Out.
Learning Activity 7-A-2
Communication Differences
[Forum]
14 points
- On the forum, share experiences where cultural issues impacted communication for you or someone you know, either online or face to face.
- Make several connections to the online and text readings.
- Respond to at least two classmates. How are your experiences similar or different from your classmates? How do those similarities and differences reflect your own culture?