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Calendar below will give access to the readings and web discussion each
week. We look forward to your contributions.
Please click on the links under "Reading" to access the readings
for that session. All articles are web-accessible; the articles with [Acrobat]
link beside them are in pdf format and require Adobe Acobat Reader software
to view them. Please click it to download the software if you do not have
it.
To start
participating in the reading groups you will first need to be registered
in the respective online forum. Some forums permit self-registration;
these are indicated by the [join] link beside
the forum name. You need to click on this link to register. The forum
name link takes you directly to the online log in page. If there is no
link to join, your leader for the respective discussion session is repsonsible
for registering you into the forum.
| Week |
Leader |
Readings |
Discussion
Forum |
| Oct
5 |
Niki
Davis, USA leader |
'Warm
Up' activities: Register with SITE Forums, then post a
paragraph illustrating your culture(s), or respond with a contrasting
view of culture from your context. Also check the email box so that
you see responses please. |
'Intercultural
Issues'
Site
Community Forum [join] |
| Oct
9 |
Niki
Davis,ISU |
What
intercultural issues can we identify?
Reading: Davis
(2002) (in prepartion) [Acrobat]
Please click here to see the Figure
attached with this article.
Reading:
Simmons
(2000). [Acrobat] |
'Intercultural
Issues'
Site
Community Forum [join] |
| Oct
16 |
Niki
Davis and Christina
Preston |
Perspectives
with professional organizations
Reading: Davis
(2002)
Reading: Preston
(2000) |
MirandaNet,
London, UK.
This is a public forum. No registration is required. |
| Oct
22 |
Elsebeth
Sorensen, Aalborg, Denmark |
Research
on collaborative knowledge building
Reading:Sorensen
(2002)
[Acrobat]
( Inside Virtual-U) |
Virtual-U,
Aalborg, Denmark
Usernames and passwords will be emailed to individuals. |
| Oct
27 |
Zahrl
Shoeny, UVA and
Rick Ferdig,
UFL |
Issues
with multicultural education and language.
Reading: PT3
Digital Equity Toolkit
Reading: Ferdig
et al (2002) [Acrobat] |
'Intercultural
Issues'
Site
Community Forum [join] |
| Nov
6 |
Participants
with Niki Davis and
Andrew
Brown,
IoE, UL and European leader |
Tentative
findings of 'Intercultural issues for
education via digital communications and media' |
'Intercultural
Issues'
Site
Community Forum [join] |
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October 4, 2002
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