Delivering an undergraduate course to a cross-cultural market using the World Wide Web

Author

Saunders, Bridget

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput., London Metropolitan Univ., UK

fYear

2003

fDate

16-19 June 2003

Firstpage

275

Lastpage

280

Abstract

Some issues confronting academics at London Metropolitan University (LondonMet) when they negotiated to deliver long-distance learning in collaboration with an institution in Hong Kong (HK), using the World Wide Web (WWW) as a communication and teaching vehicle has been discussed. We discuss the strategies that have evolved to provide a working infrastructure for course delivery in a global marketplace with limited resources. We explore the practicalities confronting individual academics when adapting modules for e-learning to two very different cultures at the same time. We conclude the need to adopt an organic philosophical approach to programme delivery and a preparedness to change and respond to a highly dynamic cross-cultural client audience.

Keywords

Internet; courseware; distance learning; educational courses; globalisation; WWW; World Wide Web; communication vehicle; cross-cultural client audience; e-learning; global marketplace; long-distance learning; teaching vehicle; undergraduate course; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Electronic learning; Environmental economics; Feedback; Globalization; Problem-solving; Vehicles; Web sites; World Wide Web;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Technology Interfaces, 2003. ITI 2003. Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on

ISSN

1330-1012

Print_ISBN

953-96769-6-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITI.2003.1225357

Filename

1225357