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"Computer-Mediated Communication Technology and Cross-National Learning" published on by Oxford University Press.

This case study highlights findings from the first two years of a cross-institutional & cross-national effort to link university students in South Africa with university students in the US via a graduate seminar on globalization & the information society. The seminar is taught using synchronous & asynchronous Web-based tools, providing students with the opportunity to participate in complex, cross-national learning teams. These Global Syndicates represent important stakeholders in globalization processes. Trust, culture, & ideology emerge as key factors for success in this distributed learning environment. Hindering factors include absence of group process skills, low levels of individual participation, cross-cultural differences in communication style, academic expectations, & work ethic. 2 Tables, 33 References. Adapted from the source document.

Recent developments in globalization, education, and technology suggest exciting possibilities for cross-national active teaching and learning in international studies. This paper reviews scholarship on the potential for systematic and intentional cross-national pedagogical innovations in international studies. Three critical themes are identified and explored: culture and cross-national education, collaboration across contexts, and the need for systematic assessment. Each plays an important role in facilitating effective active teaching and learning cross-nationally. A broader examination of the opportunities and challenges of cross-national education in international studies suggests guidelines for a systematic, collaborative cross-national approach to an emerging active teaching and learning research agenda. Adapted from the source document.