Category talk:Multicultural Online Learning

Multicultural Online Learning This space is for discussion on the subject of Multicultural Online Learning.

GENERAL TOPICS
--Linadiv 05:47, 4 February 2007 (UTC) all, I added Alexander's input to the ouline to this page so the outline would continue to evolve on only one page. Please take a look and comment - do we feel we are moving in the right direction? If so, we should finalize soon and begin to work on the draft.

--Wdeihl 23:04, 3 February 2007 (UTC)Lina and Miguel - I posted earlier about the modified outline. It looks good. Also, Miguel, your addition of the Final area is a very nice addition. This will really help us take advantage of the WIKI environment.

--Linadiv 18:52, 3 February 2007 (UTC)Very cool! I think we are all getting the hang of this. Thanks, Miguel, for formatting my post. It is much easier to read now. I have some notes to post today from a couple of papers I have read. I also look forward to everyone's comments on my contributions to the outline and the project plan. Thanks!

--MiguelALopezM 16:23, 3 February 2007 (UTC) We all seem to be climbing the wiki learning curve quite fast! Congratulations! Also, in case you haven't seen it, "my watchlist" is a very useful feature. Also, notice that each page has a discussion tag. I posted a message on the discussion for MCOL Bibliography of particular interest for Alex.

--MiguelALopezM 15:53, 3 February 2007 (UTC) I don't know how to remove pages either. Until we find out, I'll try and replace the content with the message: "NO LONGER USED"

--Wdeihl 04:09, 3 February 2007 (UTC)Ok Miguel. Good Idea. I have not been able to figure out how to remove Bud's Area as you suggested. Can you point me in the right direction? We can also remove that discussion area that I created.

--MiguelALopezM 04:01, 3 February 2007 (UTC) I suggest to enter new messages on top of the stack. It allows to see what is new quicker.

--Wdeihl 03:44, 3 February 2007 (UTC)Lina and Miguel. Thanks for your ideas and revision. I think the proposed outline and schedule provide a good start. I took the liberty to try to format this to look more like Lina's original writing. It's not quite the same, but I believe we can read it a little easier.

--Wdeihl 03:29, 3 February 2007 (UTC)Miguel and Lina - You are both correct. I overlooked the obvious and did not correctly use the system-created area. Thanks for pointing this out.

--MiguelALopezM 23:05, 2 February 2007 (UTC) For team discussions I suggest to use this system-created area. For your convenience I copied the dialog there.

--Linadiv 22:43, 2 February 2007 (UTC) Yes, agree. Here is my post from our DB, in case you go here first. The formatting of hte outline is more apparent in the DB.

--Wdeihl 22:15, 2 February 2007 (UTC) It is important that we try to communicate and keep our work in this WIKI. I suggest checking this WIKI on a daily basis and perhaps periodically throughout the day to see if any questions need to be answered or action taken.

GROUP PROJECT
How can careful design of online course materials and opportunities for learner interaction facilitate the development of courses to meet the needs of a multicultural learning community?

I. Large/Diverse Audience
 * A. Considerations include Multicultural audience and Its Learning Styles
 * 1. Are learning styles different in multicultural audiences as compared with more homogeneous groups?
 * 2. What is the role of Social Networking?
 * B. University Faculty, Corporate Trainers of International Work Force or Students
 * 1. What are the unique Educational Strategies for this scenario?
 * 2. What are Appropriate Technologies to Leverage based on the strategies…
 * (1) To Meet Educational Objectives within higher education
 * (a)Meet learning objectives within higher education
 * (b)Meet objectives and performance behaviors within corporate training
 * 2) To Improve Understanding
 * (a) As measured by Learner Outcomes (higher education)
 * (b) As measured by performance outcomes (corporate)

II. Design – putting it all together
 * A. Educational/Training Needs
 * 1. Developing and understanding time and budget commitments
 * 2. Piloting and test phase
 * B. Addressing/assessing delivery readiness

III. Assessment – how do we know we met our goal of creating online learning that meets the needs of a MCLC?
 * A. Integrate feedback mechanism
 * 1. Implicit (hidden)
 * 2. Explicit (solicited)
 * B. Participant interviews
 * 1. Individual (one on one)
 * 2. Team (group of two to four)

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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Per Miguel: “It seems to me that we need at least these functions: (a) research(b) drafting, (b) reviewing, coordination, editing/publishing, coordination. “

We are currently all doing research. As we wind down week 4, here is a proposed timeline:

Week 5, ends 2/11 continue with research, draft Table of Contents, begin first draft based on TOC section assignments

Week 6, ends 2/18 continue work on first draft

Week 7, ends 2/25 review/comment on first draft

Week 8, ends 3/4 adjust first draft as needed, publish first draft

Week 9, ends 3/11 assess/incorporate comments from colleagues in course

Week 10, ends 3/18 publish final paper

Also per Miguel: “I suggest to take advantage of the next few weeks to look for bibliography and share findings, then regroup once we have 'enough' bibliography to draft a Table of Contents and assign a drafter/reviewer twosome to each section.” I like this suggestion, as we can get a lot done concurrently. We also probably need a volunteer or two at the end to read the final product for flow.