International Forum

• In Event: INTL - International Forum

Short Description

This is annual forum is sponsored by the International Division for international members to share research and development from their countries. The International Forum has been a tradition, a highlight of the conference, and provides support to the members of the division. This presentation facilitates presenters and audiences networking and seeking for cross countries/cultures collaborations.

This forum will be presented by a panel of international members discussing “e-learning” in their own countries, emphasizing the goals of their nations, current and future development, activities, research, government support, etc. One major theme for this year is cross cultural online communication and global learning community. This theme includes several topics: online learning community; the issues and challenges of online cross cultural learning; Identifying effective strategies to enhance cross cultural learning; social interaction, etc.

The forum will be a panel composed of 4-6 international members invited by the facilitator. Each panelist will have 10-15 minutes to present. There will be opportunity for audience participation. After this 60 minute forum, each panelist will able to meet with any conference attendant for further discussions on specific questions and issues and/or collaborative work opportunities at the International Hospitality Center.

A designated wiki website will be created to facilitate this forum. The site will contain the presentation topics, the contact information of the presenters, and the presentation materials (handouts, slides, publications, etc.).

Author

• Chih-Hsiung Tu, Northern Arizona University