What happens when university students in California are connected with university students in Japan to teach each other about diversity in groups? Join Michelle Pacansky-Brock in this Hangout on Air to find out! This is a question that Jaimie Hoffman and Mario Perez recently explored. The two professors took a non-traditional approach to college teaching by designing an environment that empowered students in the U.S. and Japan to learn from each other about how topics like stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions are experienced by individuals in other countries. The students were brought together through VoiceThread conversations, which enabled discussion using asynchronous voice commenting.
How to view this online event:
- Mark your calendar for Wed, February 25th at 4pm PT
- If you are on campus, view the Hangout with your peers in the FIT Studio (Solano 1201)
- If you are off-campus, view the Hangout online at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/cu7krk7bmr5n2ekrrae5417et6k
Guests:
Jaimie Hoffman
Lecturer and Instructional Technologist, CSU Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA, USA
http://jaimiehoffman.com
Mario Perez
Upper Intermediate English A, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Beppu City, Oita, Japan
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