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Role of blended cultures in enhancing teacher and learner performance outcomes Barton, Siew Mee and Sargent, Jason 2009, Role of blended cultures in enhancing teacher and learner performance outcomes, in ED-MEDIA 2009 : Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009, AACE, Chesapeake, Va., pp. 323-330. Title Role of blended cultures in enhancing teacher and learner performance outcomes Author(s) Barton, Siew Mee Sargent, Jason Conference name World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (2009 : Honolulu, Hawaii) Conference location Honolulu, Hawaii Conference dates 22-26 Jun.2009 Title of proceedings ED-MEDIA 2009 : Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009 Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2009 Conference series World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications Start page 323 End page 330 Total pages 8 Publisher AACE Place of publication Chesapeake, Va. Summary This paper explores the enhancement of teaching and learning perfonnance outcomes from the perspective of educators from different cultural backgrounds and a very large mix of international students. The research milieu focuses on social connectivity, peer-ta-peer networking and peer-ta-peer meDtaring amongst teachers, tutors and students; particularly aspects of trust and cultural awareness between teacher and learner.  The key findings of this research are that the social capital dimensions of trust and reciprocity, and the notion of academic guanxi can assist academics and institutions to better understand ways in which to optimize teaching and learning. The result is a pool of educators who have become change-agents by inspiring a network of their peers in using components of a collective cultural toolkit as a culture reference point. ISBN 1880094738 9781880094730 Language eng Field of Research 130306 Educational Technology and Computing Socio Economic Objective 930599 Education and Training Systems not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed HERDC collection year 2009 Copyright notice ©2009, AACE Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30016844 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Business and Law School of Management and Marketing Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 06 Aug 2009, 11:42:18 EST Tue, 11 Aug 2009, 13:08:15 EST Tue, 11 Aug 2009, 13:10:07 EST Tue, 11 Aug 2009, 13:13:48 EST Tue, 11 Aug 2009, 13:15:13 EST Tue, 11 Aug 2009, 13:48:05 EST Wed, 25 Nov 2009, 15:12:27 EST Thu, 16 Feb 2012, 09:24:39 EST Thu, 16 Feb 2012, 09:26:28 EST Fri, 17 Feb 2012, 07:26:39 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 16:52:07 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 450 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 06 Aug 2009, 11:42:15 EST by Lee-Ann Stones

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