Understanding contexts of inter cultural collaboration - ver2c

Understanding & supporting contexts of inter-cultural collaboration thru technology
Mavic Pineda
Guest Lecturer
From De La Salle University
Manila, Philippines
E-mail address: mavic.pineda@delasalle.ph
18 May 2011
University West
Trollhattan, Vastra, Sweden

Manila – Gothenburg
Roughly 6076.5 Miles
Source of map image: http://www.mapsharing.org/MS-maps/map-pages-worldmap/images-map/1-world-map-political.gif

Basic Info
Archipelago of 7,107 islands
3 major group of islands
Around 90M population
Strong American & Spanish influences
The only Catholic country in Asia
the 8th most multicultural nation in the world1
We value “family”, “education” & “democracy”
Source of map image: http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/philippines.html

Familial ties

DLSU was built in 1911
10 campuses in the Luzon island
7 campuses outside Luzon
De La Salle in the Philippines
Teaching
Research
Community Service

De La Salle in the Philippines
www.dlsu.edu.ph
Manila Campus
Trimester schedule
5 colleges
Highest level of HEI accreditation in the Philippines

Sample profile of our undergraduate studentshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilmvQxdhQ68

Source: http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/p/partnership.asp

Contexts of Collaboration
willingness of the participant to engage
common goals or common interests, e.g. to learn
desire for greater good

My personal learning network
EXAMPLE 2

HatsuneMiku concert
She’s a hologram Vocaloid, a virtual diva who can sing
Human performers situated remotely sang & played second string with her
EXAMPLE 3

Outbreak of SARS virus
(severe acute respiratory syndrome) flu virus
Started in Guangdong, China in Nov 2002
Not an influenza virus but a new disease
Transmitted from person to person
EXAMPLE 4

Uncovering the cause of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) flu virus
March 2003
10 research laboratories
“A collaborative multicenter research project”
organized by WHO
Daily teleconferences
Objective: determine the cause of SARS
In-charge: Nobody
EXAMPLE 4

The wisdom of the crowds (Surowiecki, 2005)
Diversity of opinion
Independence
Decentralization
Aggregation

Periphery learning
Collective learning & practices
Movement towards
the center of the
community
Situated learning
Learning based on the context of social participation and interactions (Wenger and Lave, 2006 )

From periphery learning to situated learning, individuals become full participants in the community. The legitimate participation leads to collective learning as well as collective practices.
The collective learning and the collective practices are offshoots of the ecosystem.

Connectivism (Siemens, 2004)
Premise:
“Informal learning is a significant aspect of our learning experience.”
“Learning is a continual process, lasting for a lifetime.”
Many of the processes esp. cognitive processes are performed with the support of technology.
Principles of Connectivism:
Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of opinions.
Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources.

Connected practice (Spante, 2009)
Interplay of social interaction & technical systems
CP
SOCIAL
TECHNICAL
SOCIAL
TECHNICAL
CONNECTED
PRACTICE
CP
SOCIAL
TECHNICAL
CP
SOCIAL
TECHNICAL
Degrees of Connected Practice

Theories supporting collaboration
Personal learning environments – Attwell, 2007
Wisdom of the crowds – Surowiecki, 2005
Situated learning and social learning – Wenger & Lave, 2006
Connectivism – Siemens, 2004
Connected practice – Spante, 2009

How do we go about out designing our inter-cultural collaboration tool?
Define the context.
Think of the collaboration tasks.
Design without borders.

What are your collaboration tasks?
Brainstorming
Planning
Setting of objectives
Scheduling
Literature sharing
Role identification
Resources inventory
Documentation
Creation of reports
Example: Social networks can contribute to student productivity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO5H9R6gQgo&feature=related

What adhoc or other unplanned activities do you anticipate
Debates, arguments
Language barrier
Context misunderstanding
Time differences & adjustments
Conflicts in schedule & priorities
Change of parameters

Design without borders
Agnostic open systems
Organic management
Universal access
Employ great “affinity to human nature” (Vicente, 2006)
Respect for other cultures
Create a beautiful and meaningful collaboration experience

“Today’s complex problem solving requires multiple perspectives. The days of Leonardo da Vinci is over.”
Etienne Wenger

What are you waiting for?
Tack så mycket. Bra dag för alla!
E-mail address: mavic.pineda@delasalle.ph
http://www.slideshare.net/mobilemartha/slideshows

References:
Atwell, G. (2007). The personal learning environments- the future of e-Learning? eLearning Papers vol. 2 no. 1 ISSN 1887-1542.
Communit-eLearning (2010) . Please PLEs me. Retrieved from http://sitchensis.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/please-ples-me/
Frontsidebus (2011). 160,000+ Watch Virtual PopstarHatsuneMiku Return to the Stage (video). Retrieved from http://www.frontsidebus.net/2011/04/160000-watch-virtual-popstar-hatsune-miku-return-to-the-stage-video/
Siemens, G. (2004). Connectivism: a learning theory for the digital age. Retrieved from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm
Spante, M. (2009). Connected practice: the dynamics of social interaction in shared virtual environments, 35-63. Gothenburg: Chalmers University of Technology. ISBN: 978-91-7385-262-3
Surowiecki, J. (2005) The wisdom of the crowds. The wisdom of crowds, 1, 3-31. New York: Anchor Books. ISBN 0-385-72170-6
Surowiecki, J. (2005) The wisdom of the crowds. Science: collaboration, competition, and reputation, 8, 158-168. New York: Anchor Books.
Vicente, K. (2006). The human factor: revolutionizing the way people live with technology. New York : Routledge. ISBN 0415978912
Vocaloid wiki (n.d.) HatsuneMiku. Retrieved from http://vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/Hatsune_Miku
Wenger, W. (2006). Communities of practice a brief introduction. Retrieved from http://www.ewenger.com/theory/

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