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Sadoux, Marion; Rzycka, Dorota; Jones, Mizuho; Lopez, Joaquin – Research-publishing.net, 2016
This paper focuses on the outcomes of a project funded by the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Office at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC). Students were recruited to design a new navigational architecture for the Moodle pages of the Language Centre. They received some training on the key principles of distributive learning and…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Virtual Classrooms, Navigation (Information Systems), Computer System Design
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Fredette, Michelle – T.H.E. Journal, 2013
In rural Kansas, five high school students take seats in their school's distance learning classroom for a Mandarin language class they share with students at four other schools around the state. In Atlanta, an entire class of kindergartners sits in front of a big screen, speaking to their teacher in China. The students laugh, raise their hands,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Mandarin Chinese, Videoconferencing
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Berg, Roberta Wiig – Business Communication Quarterly, 2012
A major purpose of courses in intercultural communication is often to improve students' ability to perform well in situations with the potential to be both highly enlightening and highly difficult--in multicultural teams. This article reports the results of exercises in which members of a dysfunctional multicultural class were assigned to teams…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Course Content, Teamwork
Clothey, Rebecca A. – Educational Technology, 2010
Distance learning, open source courseware, e-books, wikis, and many other innovative technologies have impacted the education fields by connecting any topic in any discipline to any learner in any place. Drexel University's School of Education capitalized on these possibilities earlier this year by hosting its second annual live and online Virtual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developed Nations, Access to Education, Geographic Isolation
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Chen, Li; Wang, Nan; Qiao, Ailing – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is two fold. First, it presents the developmental stages and running modes of K12 Online Schools in China. Second, it illustrates online education practice, its current status, and the use of ICT in online schools. The experiences and lessons learned from the development of the K12 Online Schools are presented,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Distance Education, Online Courses, Learning Strategies
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Cai, Yiyu; Lu, Baifang; Zheng, Jianmin; Li, Lin – Simulation & Gaming, 2006
Games have long been used as a tool for teaching important subject matter, from concept building to problem solving. Through fun learning, students may further develop their curiosities and interest in their study. This article addresses the issue of learning biomolecular structures by virtual reality gaming. A bio edutainment solution featuring…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Biochemistry, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Mark Lewental; Michael E. Kress – Association of Small Computer Users in Education (ASCUE), 2005
During the spring of 2004, the College of Staten Island (CSI) undertook an exciting project to connect our campus in New York City with three international partners in China, Turkey and South Africa using internet based videoconferencing. Based on a model developed by East Carolina University and funded by the State Department, the plan was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Virtual Classrooms, Distance Education, Internet