Building Cultural Competence through Virtual Exchange Projects: Students Share their Experiences
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Location: PSU Room 315
Hybrid: Zoom link
Absctract - Virtual cultural exchanges are important classroom experiences for students. Exchanges provide students an opportunity learn about a different country and its people while engaging in a classroom project. This presentation will describe a virtual cultural exchange that took place in the Spring of 2022 between MSU students and students from Zayed University in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). MSU students will share their experiences of participating in a virtual cultural exchange and how this project impacted their understanding of intercultural communication and led to a greater degree of cultural competence
Key Take-Aways for Audience
- Virtual exchange can increase student cultural competence
- Virtual exchange projects are low-cost, low-risk, but high-return classroom experiences
- Virtual exchanges allow MSU students to interact directly with students around the world
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