by Clint | Dec 2, 2006 | Key Lessons
This last week I was a co-discussant on the IT Forum with Dr. Andy Gibbons (see http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/index.html). Our paper that was discussed on the list serve through the week dealt with design languages and layers (see...
by Clint | Nov 13, 2006 | Key Lessons
There is an incredible amount of variety even with a culture or within a family. As opposed to those who are deterministic (i.e. a belief that culture “makes” people do certain actions), I believe humans are unique because of our power to reinterpret and transcend our...
by Clint | Oct 21, 2006 | Key Lessons
I currently have needed to draft a version of a chapter in a resource about culture and instruction called “What are some of the best practices for making sure the intended messages are getting across?” I am going through some of the literature on...
by Clint | Oct 19, 2006 | Key Lessons
“We don’t teach to cultures; we teach and communicate with individual people, so there are always exceptions to the rule.” (From “Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands” by Terri Morrison, et al. (1995), Adams Media Corporation). “Before you can...
by Clint | Oct 13, 2006 | Key Lessons
In a great article, Spronk (2004) gives what I think is a great summary of what implicit assumptions are often found in Western academia. These are the kinds of things we need to be more aware of and learn how to either make more obvious to people from other cultural...
by Clint | Oct 11, 2006 | Cross-cultural perspectives, Intercultural communication, Key Lessons
In an article presented at AECT this year entitled “Instructional Design in a Flat World” Dr. Russel Osguthorpe makes the point that in a world that is flattening (see Friedman, 2006), instructional design needs to change. Osguthorpe considers three...
