Affiliation:
1. American University of Cairo, Egypt
2. University of Michigan, USA
Abstract
Virtual exchanges are an emerging form of learning in which students from different countries are connected via technology. The authors created a virtual exchange, Business & Culture, to connect students at institutions in the USA, Egypt, Lebanon, and Libya. The focus of the Business & Culture virtual exchange was on teaching cultural competence, a key skill in today's increasingly globalized workplace. In this chapter, they explore the design and implementation of Business & Culture. They enumerate the challenges of incorporating the needs and resources of four different institutions. They discuss the benefits of the Business & Cultural virtual exchange to both students and instructors. And they outline the evaluation of the Business & Cultural virtual exchange, which allowed them to both gauge its effectiveness and improve its design and implementation.
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