Title :
How Information Technology helps to mitigate difficulties occurred in teaching intercultural groups
Author :
Erdelyi, Krisztina
Author_Institution :
John von Neumann Fac. of Inf. Technol., Obuda Univ., Budapest, Hungary
Abstract :
In the globalised world teaching international groups in higher education is inevitable. Students travel everywhere with exchange programs to spend one or two semesters at a university in another country. In Europe students have different attitudes towards study, course materials and tutors. Tutors have to prepare for new teaching methods in intercultural environment. This paper collects the cultural dimensions that are emerging in teaching difficulties in intercultural groups in higher education and describes how IT can mitigate these difficulties.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; cultural aspects; educational courses; further education; teaching; Europe students; IT; course materials; cultural dimensions; exchange programs; higher education; information technology; intercultural group teaching; international groups; study; tutors; Business; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Europe; Materials; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging eLearning Technologies & Applications (ICETA), 2012 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Stara Lesna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5120-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICETA.2012.6418616