Supporting Intercultural Experiences in Online Teaching during Wartime and Humanitarian Crises

Slack as a Learning Tool

Bibliographic Data

ID21643577
AuthorsMónica Chadha (0000-0003-2106-441X, The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, corresponding author), Jeannine E Relly (0000-0001-5248-4842, The University of Arizona, Tucson, USA)
Year2024
Volume79
Issue2
Pages224-245
Publication date2024-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism & Mass Communication Educator (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-6958 • E-ISSN: 2161-4326
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10776958241234365
OpenAlexW4393119500
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

Online program design is important for cross-cultural learning and cultural awareness and responsiveness. Because of the importance of these areas in journalism and similar fields, this research studies an intercultural “bridge” project with journalism and media-related students at a southwest U.S. university and four universities in Yemen. The paper presents an analysis of the students’ experience of the cultural exchange on the platform, Slack, of journalism, and other types of media. Data demonstrated the impact of learning about each culture, and interculturally, through students’ and instructors’ perspectives versus news coverage provided by mainstream media. Intercultural bridge building and relationship development through collective activities and journalistic work also offered promise. The study also revealed impediments to seamless cultural exchanges and learning, and barriers to effective intercultural communication

Intercultural communication · Intercultural learning · Journalism · Mainstream · Media studies · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology

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