Becoming an online teacher. Change is. I remember that short, powerful statement shared by a mentor early in my career as a classroom teacher. I could comprehend it then, but I could not understand it as I do now as an online teacher. The combination of researching online learning, taking an online course, creating a course, and teaching an online course has taken me back to the words of my mentor. This article is a snapshot of my growth as an educator from a traditional, face to face classroom to the learning environment defined by a community of learners in an online course.
Introduction My perspective on online learning might be best reflected in Don Tapscott’s Growing Up Digital (1998). In this best-selling book, Tapscott characterizes the “Net Generation”: young people who in 1999 were between the ages of two and twenty-two. A strong parallel exists when we compare the traditional paradigm of the classroom teacher to the new paradigm of online instructor. Supporting students I thought this was enough.
Planning. Acculturation. Portraits of Native Americans from the Cherokee, Cheyenne, Choctaw, Comanche, Iroquois, and Muscogee tribes in European attire. Photos date from 1868 to 1924. Acculturation is a process of social, psychological, and cultural change that stems from the balancing of two cultures while adapting to the prevailing culture of the society. Individuals of a differing culture try to incorporate themselves into the new more prevalent culture by participating in aspects of the more prevalent culture, such as their traditions, but still hold onto their original cultural values and traditions. The effects of acculturation can be seen at multiple levels in both the devotee of the prevailing culture and those who are assimilating into the culture.[1] At this group level, acculturation often results in changes to culture, religious practices, health care , and other social institutions.
Historical approaches[edit] The first psychological theory of acculturation was proposed in W.I. Kramer[edit] Food[edit] E-Learning and “Acculturation” – Helping Students to Study Abroad. © Fotolia - Andres Rodriguez A large number of students study abroad in order to acquire international experience and increase their attractiveness for international companies. For example, in Europe the number of students studying abroad reached 515,400 in 2006, an increase of 57 per cent in eight years (EUROSTAT). When the students start their studies in a foreign country, they have to get to know the culture and educational context of the institute at which they will be studying. More and more academic institutions are assisting in the process of “acculturating” of foreign students by offering getting-acquainted courses, summer courses or preparatory courses.
At OEB, Ria Jacobi from the Netherlands’ Leiden University will present a nationwide e-learning programme for international students. A common assumption in higher education is that academic integration of international students is not well aligned with the requirements of higher education institutions. The Project Acculturation. The Acculturation of 'Open' Material s and the Enhancement of Learning.