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1. Distance Learning
Cultural Connections, Shared
Learning Space, and other
Disadvantages and Advantages

2. Distance learning allows a single class to
have a diverse geographical makeup
• Children can experience a culture
they may never travel to – no
commuting!
• With webcams, podcasts, and
other forms of long-distance
communication and education,
children can be physically
involved in learning about
different cultures.
• Children can ask questions, get
correct answers, dispel
stereotypes, and experience
similarities between themselves
and children of other cultures
Allows children
to bridge
geographic
regions
together:

3. Distance Learning can help children
Learn Other Languages
Advantages:
 Children can discuss their culture
first hand. Ask questions and get
them answered by a peer from
different region.
 Multiple ways of communicating:
videos, podcasts, and webcams
 Children can hear the correct way
to pronounce a word and understand
what a word means.
 “Tell me and I forget, teach me and
I may remember, involve me and I
learn” Ben Franklin
Disadvantages:
• Need to plan for time
zone differences, may be
difficult to set up a set
time to talk
• Must have a computer
and internet connection

4. Students can explore World Cultures
through Art
• Many art museums offer a Distance Learning option where video
conferencing is used to bring the museum into the classroom
– The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts in
Boston both offer such a program
• Other museums offer virtual tours and online activities for students
– The Louvre, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the British
Museum are a few that offer this

5. World Cultures through Art
• Field trips are not always
possible because of
budget and cost
restrictions, so this
virtual field trip is a great
alternative
• Students can get up close
to works of art from
many different cultures
• Museums from across the
world can be accessed
• Internet and video
conferencing
requires certain
resources and may
not always be
reliable
Photo of the Arab Museum of Modern Art -
http://www.designhome.ae/mathaf-arab-museum-
of-modern-art-doha-qatar/

6. Technology can Unify Students
• The use of technology in distance learning courses unifies
students in different locations and of different cultures.
• Improvements in Internet accessibility mean that greater
numbers of students can participate in distance-learning
classrooms.
• Students have the opportunity to collaborate with others
around the world. They can share their cultures in ways that
would be impossible otherwise.
• The benefits of distance learning was recognized early on:
– Pilot distance learning programs, such as a joint venture
between the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Milwaukee
School District found that, “there was uniform consensus
by the students and teachers that the program was a
success.” “The students not only got the primary content
provided by the Museum, but they also got the opportunity
to interact and share with their peers in widely separated
geographic parts of the state.”
– Retrieved from: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Johnson.html

7. Exposure to Other Cultures helps
students Problem-Solve
• Students who may only be culturally
conscious of their own society can
expand their horizons by experiencing
other cultures
• Increased cultural awareness leads in
turn to increased problem-solving ability
• Students who are exposed to other
cultures can utilize new and
unconventional problem-solving methods
by imitating other educational ideals
• Increased cultural awareness leads also
to increased cultural sensitivity, creating
intelligent, educated citizens