Diversity and Multicultural Resources
The following links are provided to assist you:
- in increasing the ways diversity is explored in the curriculum;
- in recognising cultural variables and how they relate to learning needs, preferences and styles of learners;
- facilitating cross-cultural communication;
- and in exploring campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education.
The Center for Diversity Education, http://www.main.nc.us/diversity/
Designing learning environments for cultural inclusivity: A case study of indigenous online learning at tertiary level, http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet16/mcloughlin.html -- Catherine McLoughlin & Ron Oliver
Distance Education: Will Global Learning Get Online?, http://www.west.net/~wwmr/distance.htm -- Steven V. Hook
Diversity: Issues and Responses, http://www.cde.ca.gov/iasa/diversity.html -- California Dept of Education
Diversity Web: An Interactive Resource Hub for Higher Education, http://www.diversityweb.org/ -- Association of American Colleges and Universities
Electronic Magazine of Multicultural Education, http://www.eastern.edu/publications/emme/ -- Editors: Heewon Chang, Christopher Bittenbender, Hwa Young Caruso, and John Caruso, Jr.
Enhancing Cross Cultural Education Through the Internet, http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/1997/aug/ramsoom.html -- Jon F. Ramsoomair
Culture and Communication: A Primer for Instructors, http://www2.mhc.ab.ca/users/cpayne/portfolio/cultcomm/default.htm -- Chuck Payne
Multicultural Education and Ethnic Groups: Selected Internet Sources, http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/lboyer/multicultural/main.htm -- Laura M. Boyer
Multicultural Pavilion, http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/ -- Paul Gorski
Multicultural Supersite, http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/multi/ -- Paul Gorski
National Association for Multicultural Education, http://www.nameorg.org/ -- Advocates for Educational Equity and Social Justice
Promoting Cultural Understanding in the Classroom, http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/library/tolerance.htm -- National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
Free Lesson Plans, http://spice.stanford.edu/lp/ -- Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education