A debate for the internationality of learning materials

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Title: A debate for the internationality of learning materials
Author(s): Moore, Catherine; Calway, Bruce; Wallace, Ian
Abstract: In practice we promote re-usability, flexibility, and the sharing of resources. How do our current practices actually support these desired outcomes within an international context? Observation within a discipline may show that learning materials are autonomous by design. Why? The argument presented in this paper is that academics are subject to their own cultural understandings and rules which lead to questioning the usability of learning materials in the first place. To afford usability of learning materials it is proposed that a collaborative multi-cultural approach be explored for their development.
Publication type: Seminar, speech or other presentation
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology
Source: Paper presented at the 2nd International Forum of Business Education between China University of Mining and Technology (CUMT) and Swinburne, Melbourne, Australia, 16-19 September 2007
Publication year: 2007
Keyword(s): Learning materials; Multi-cultural approach; Usability
Publisher: CUMT School of Management and Swinburne Faculty of Higher Education, Lilydale
Publisher URL: http://www.lilydale.swinburne.edu.au/forum/papers.htm