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What is Cultural Design Considerations

Chapter 20
Handbook of Research on Cross-Cultural Online Learning in Higher Education
The practice of taking into account the different cultural backgrounds and influences that different international students bring with them to a class and which shape their perceptions and inform their interactions.
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Online Equivalencies and the Potential to Inadvertently Offend or Cause Discomfort
Jesse Strycker (Ohio University, USA) and Krisanna Machtmes (Ohio University, USA)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 23
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8286-1.ch020
Abstract
This chapter considers how attempts to have online courses resemble face-to-face courses as closely as possible can backfire and cause discomfort or other concerns to some international students. A critical self-study approach was utilized to consider one instructor's experience of working with a greater number of international students in online and hybrid courses, and the changes to previously developed best practices to have as positive of a learning experience as possible for all students.
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