German Chancellor Angela Merkel's 'open-door' policy towards the recent wave of migrants and refugees to Europe shows promise for expanding the workforce and increasing diversity, yet opens up some significant cultural and religious differences. Although the government has created programs to aid in their transition, little attention has been paid…

In their work with various educators, artists, and learners around the world, the authors have been exploring what it takes to collaborate successfully across multiple technological platforms and cultural borders. In this article, the authors describe three international collaborations in arts learning that they facilitated and participated in via…