Teaching Globalization, Globally: A 7-Year Case Study of South Africa-U.S. Virtual Teams

Derrick L. Cogburn and Nanette S. Levinson
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Derrick L. Cogburn: Director, Center for Research on Collaboratories and Technology-Enhanced Learning Communities, School of Information Studies, 346 Hinds Hall, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA, (315) 443-5441.
Nanette S. Levinson: Director, International Communication Program, School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC, USA.

Information Technologies and International Development, 2008, vol. 4, issue 3, 75-88

Abstract: This article reports on a project conducted from 1999-2006 that involved a substantial collaboration between South African and U.S. universities to build human capacity for the knowledge-intensive global economy through geographically distributed collaborative learning. The project used a highly interactive, rich media, synchronous and asynchronous learning environment to foster U.S.-South Africa student team learning. Particular attention was paid to the use of commercially available Web-based collaboration technologies that work well in both developed and developing country university settings. The study had one overarching research question: Can universities in developing as well as developed countries use a suite of commercially available Web-based collaboration technologies to successfully deliver an advanced global graduate seminar? Data for the study came from narrative evaluations and post-hoc surveys of student participants. Focusing on providing a model that can be used in disparate multidisciplinary and university settings, the article highlights both the technologies and the pedagogy that recognize cultural differences and cross-national collaborative opportunities in university settings. (c) 2008 by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Date: 2008
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