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1、Computers&Education56(2011)596–603ContentslistsavailableatScienceDirectComputers&Educationjournalhomepage:www.elsevier.com/locate/compeduUsingHofstede’sculturaldimensionstointerpretcross-culturalblendedteachingandlearningJohannesC.Cronjé*FacultyofInformaticsandDesign,CapePeninsu
2、laUniversityofTechnology,SouthAfricaarticleinfoabstractArticlehistory:Thisarticlereflectsonthecross-culturalcommunicativeexperiencesofprofessorsfromSouthAfricaandReceived30April2007studentsfromSudan,duringatwo-yearInternet-supportedMasters’courseinComputersinEducation.Receivedinr
3、evisedformFourofHofstede’sculturaldimensionswereconsideredascategoriesofinterpretation.Thepurposeof28September2010theresearchwastodeterminetheextenttowhichHofstede’sstaticquantitative,researchcouldbeusedAccepted30September2010asabasisforanessentiallyqualitativedynamicinterpretat
4、ion.WhileHofstede’sworkfocusesonculturaldifferences,thisarticletriestouncoverwhatcommonalitieswereconstructedintheprocess.ItwasKeywords:foundthatinthiscase,dimensionssuchaspowerdistanceanduncertaintyavoidancetendedtoamplifyAdultlearningeachother,whiletogethertheyresultedinamovem
5、entawayfromindividualismtowardscollectivism.Computer-mediatedcommunicationCross-culturalprojectsAccommodatingacrossculturesdidnotmeanthatoneshouldmoveintotheotherculture.ThreeLearningcommunitieselementsseemtoplayarolewhenculturesmeet:Reductionofcommunicativeuncertainty,construct
6、ionPedagogicalissuesofsharedmeaning,andappropriateuseoftechnology.MoreresearchshouldbeconductedtouncoverTeaching/learningstrategiestheelementsthatarecommontoculturesbecauseemphasisingcommonalityseemsmoreusefulthantryingtoovercomedifferences.Ó2010ElsevierLtd.Allrightsreserved.1.I
7、ntroductionEducationaltechnologyiscreatinganewsocietyinwhichweneedtoconsiderhowwegrowtogetherinspiteofthedifferencesthatHofstedehasidentifiedandelaboratedoninthepastthirtyyears.Thisarticlereportsonaqualitativeinterpretationofthecross-culturalexperiencesgainedwhenatwo-yearMasters’
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