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Knysh, Alexander; Matochkina, Anna; Ulanova, Daria; Meechan, Philomena; Austin, Todd – Research-publishing.net, 2019
The authors discuss results from two co-taught courses in Islamic studies shared as a virtual exchange between the University of Michigan (U-M), USA, and Saint Petersburg State University (SPbU), Russia. These courses were shared with the intent of expanding the range of perspectives to which the students were exposed and to provide an opportunity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, World Views, International Educational Exchange, Cultural Awareness
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Fernández, Susana S.; Pozzo, María Isabel – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This paper discusses to what extent synchronous communication via Skype by Argentine university students of History and Danish university students of Spanish contributed to fostering intercultural competence in the two groups of participants. Intercultural gains are considered both as part of the planned tasks to be solved by the participants…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Intercultural Communication, History Instruction, Synchronous Communication
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Kyppö, Anna; Natri, Teija – Research-publishing.net, 2016
This paper presents information on the factors affecting the development of multilingual and multicultural communicative competence in interactive multimodal learning environments in an academic context. The interdisciplinary course in multilingual interaction offered at the University of Jyväskylä aims to enhance students' competence in…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Second Language Learning, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness
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Sevilla-Pavón, Ana – World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 2016
This paper explores students' perceptions of the affordances of different telecollaboration tools used in an innovation project for English for Specific Purposes online learning carried out between the University of Valencia (Spain) and Wofford College (South Carolina, United States) during the school year 2015-2016. Different tools for…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication
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Smith, Tamara Floyd; Baah, David; Bradley, James; Sidler, Michelle; Hall, Rosine; Daughtrey, Terrell; Curtis, Christine – Chemical Engineering Education, 2010
A Synchronous Distance Education (SDE) course, jointly offered by Auburn University, Tuskegee University and Auburn University at Montgomery, introduced non-science majors to the concepts of nanoscience. Lectures originated from each of the three campuses during the semester, and video conferencing equipment allowed students at all three campuses…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Synchronous Communication, Course Descriptions, Lecture Method
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Wang, Jeremy Fei – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2010
The information age has presented unprecedented opportunities for educators to digitize traditional classrooms, an evolution that can empower instructors to extend the channels of knowledge dissemination and unleash the learning power of students from the manacles of physical classrooms. Since the early adoption of the Internet technology by…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Online Courses, Blended Learning