Andrea Edmundson

Andrea Edmundson is the chief executive officer of eWorld Learning, USA, a company that provides consulting and e-project management on the strategic design and implementation of e-learning programs, In particular, she emphasizes accessibility – both culturally and for assistive technologies - for all learners. She earned her doctoral degree in education, specializing in educational technology, at Walden University, and her master’s degree in agricultural education, with a specialization in adult education and international development at the University of Arizona. She speaks four languages and has worked in more than 15 countries. She is responsible for creating and implementing more than 60 training programs and workshops across many disciplines, many in e-learning formats, to organizations throughout the world. She also teaches online graduates courses for several universities. In addition to her research on the cultural dimensions of globalized e-learning, she has published several articles and presented conference sessions on adapting e-learning for other cultures and on maximizing the e-learning experience for all learners.

Publications

Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning Courseware: An Ethics and Compliance Example
Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning Courseware: An Ethics and Compliance Example
Randall Stieghorst, Andrea Edmundson. © 2015. 12 pages.
Web-based and self-paced learning modules have become a common-and sometimes primary-tool used by the Ethics & Compliance departments of global organizations to educate employees...
Cases on Cultural Implications and Considerations in Online Learning
Cases on Cultural Implications and Considerations in Online Learning
Andrea Edmundson. © 2013. 480 pages.
Expectations – of life, work, education, and so forth – are rooted in cultural values. As a result, access to an engagement with online learning is a culture-bound experience....
Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning Courseware: An Ethics & Compliance Example
Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning Courseware: An Ethics & Compliance Example
Randall Stieghorst, Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2013. 18 pages.
Web-based and self-paced learning modules have become a common-and sometimes primary-tool used by the Ethics & Compliance departments of global organizations to educate employees...
Cases on Globalized and Culturally Appropriate E-Learning: Challenges and Solutions
Cases on Globalized and Culturally Appropriate E-Learning: Challenges and Solutions
Andrea Edmundson. © 2011. 408 pages.
E-learning is a cultural artifact and thus, is embedded with the cultural preferences, learning styles, and values of the designing culture, usually western. Yet, the largest and...
Cross-Cultural Learning Objects (XCLOs)
Cross-Cultural Learning Objects (XCLOs)
Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2011. 10 pages.
“Networked virtual organizations outperform competitors by responding more quickly to customers, collaborating better with partners to perform value added activities, and fully...
Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning Courseware: An Ethics & Compliance Example
Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning Courseware: An Ethics & Compliance Example
Randall Stieghorst, Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2011. 17 pages.
Web-based and self-paced learning modules have become a common-and sometimes primary-tool used by the Ethics & Compliance departments of global organizations to educate employees...
The Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning: Using Appropriate Content, Instructional Design, and Media
The Cultural Adaptation of E-Learning: Using Appropriate Content, Instructional Design, and Media
Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2011. 18 pages.
Culturally appropriate instructional design requires the integration of instructional design skills with intercultural knowledge. In e-learning, as in classroom-based courses...
Culture Matters!
Culture Matters!
Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2011. 3 pages.
I have had my mantra since my first trip overseas–a six-month internship as an undergraduate spent in New Zealand–“Culture matters!” On my first international trip, I asked...
Cross-Cultural Learning Objects (XCLOs)
Cross-Cultural Learning Objects (XCLOs)
Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2008. 8 pages.
“Networked virtual organizations outperform competitors by responding more quickly to customers, collaborating better with partners to perform value added activities, and fully...
The Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Globalized E-Learning
The Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Globalized E-Learning
Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2008. 12 pages.
This exploratory study examined the effects of cross-cultural learning dimensions on e-learning outcomes for employees in functionally equivalent jobs in Western and Eastern...
Addressing the Cultural Dimensions of E-Learning: where to Begin?
Addressing the Cultural Dimensions of E-Learning: where to Begin?
Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2008. 16 pages.
In an exploratory study, the researcher examined the effects of cultural dimensions on e-learning outcomes for employees in functionally equivalent jobs in Western and Eastern...
The Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Globalized E-Learning
The Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Globalized E-Learning
Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2008. 13 pages.
This exploratory study examined the effects of cross-cultural learning dimensions on e-learning outcomes for employees in functionally equivalent jobs in Western and Eastern...
Globalized E-Learning Cultural Challenges
Globalized E-Learning Cultural Challenges
Andrea Edmundson. © 2007. 374 pages.
Globalized E-Learning Cultural Challenges explores the issues educators, administrators, and instructional designers face when transferring knowledge and skills to other cultures...
The Cultural Adaptation Process (CAP) Model: Designing E-Learning for Another Culture
The Cultural Adaptation Process (CAP) Model: Designing E-Learning for Another Culture
Andrea Edmundson. © 2007. 24 pages.
At the conclusion of the study, The Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Globalized E-Learning (Edmundson, 2004), the cultural adaptation process (CAP) model was introduced as a proposed...
The Treasure Trove
The Treasure Trove
Andrea Edmundson. © 2007. 2 pages.
Referring back to Gert Jan Hofstede’s words in the Foreword, we have a treasure-trove of ideas and concepts to sort through with respect to globalized e-learning cultural...
Addressing the Cultural Dimensions of E-Learning: where to Begin?
Addressing the Cultural Dimensions of E-Learning: where to Begin?
Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2007. 21 pages.
In an exploratory study, the researcher examined the effects of cultural dimensions on e-learning outcomes for employees in functionally equivalent jobs in Western and Eastern...
The Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Globalized E-Learning
The Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Globalized E-Learning
Andrea L. Edmundson. © 2005. 15 pages.
This exploratory study examined the effects of cross-cultural learning dimensions on e-learning outcomes for employees in functionally equivalent jobs in Western and Eastern...