On behalf of my colleague Bjørn:
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From: Bjørn Ekelund [mailto:
bjorn@human-factors.no]
Sent: 05 August 2011 11:07
To:
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Cc: Jacob Eisenberg; Bjørn Ekelund; Alexis Rossi; Marieke van Egmond
Subject: PDW on Classroom Culture in Multicultural Student Groups
An invitation GDO members:
Common Classroom Culture: Application of the Diversity Icebreaker in Multicultural Student Groups Diversity Icebreaker
Program Session #: 130 | Submission: 10761 | Sponsor(s): (MED, IM, GDO)
Scheduled: Friday, Aug 12 2011 2:45PM - 4:45PM at Marriott Riverwalk in Salon D
Chair: Bjoern Z. Ekelund; Human Factors AS; Norway
Organizer: Alexis Rossi; Loughborough U.; UK
Organizer: Marieke Christina van Egmond; Bremen Graduate School of Social Sciences; Germany
This PDW will provide participants with information on how to create a common classroom culture and why this is important through a classic Diversity Icebreaker seminar. They will be introduced to the concepts of Red, Blue and Green working styles and the way in which awareness of the diversity of these styles can be used to promote better interaction and collective learning. Furthermore, we will explore how these categories of Diversity Icebreaker can be combined with information about cultural based learning beliefs, focusing on the differences between East and West. During the workshop, cross-cultural research from a Western (German) and East-Asian (Chinese) context will be presented to illustrate that the relative emphasis that is placed on various elements of the learning process, and the meaning that learning has as a concept, differs between these cultures. These differences have a profound impact on the classroom environment. We suggest that an understanding of diversity both on the cross-cultural and within-cultural levels will allow for the creation of a common classroom culture. Through the application of the Diversity Icebreaker seminar and questionnaire, we believe that teachers will be able to more effectively create a solid basis of understanding and communication that will help successfully manage diversity and promote learning in the classroom.
We suggest to expand the theoretical dimensions in Diversity Icebreaker to include learning styles.
Search Terms: Classroom culture , Multicultural , Diversity Icebreaker
Beste hilsen
Bjørn Z. Ekelund
Managing Director, Certified Psychologist, MBA Human Factors AS
www.human-factors.no Research Fellow Centre for Global Workforce Strategy, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
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