WORKING WITH WHATSAPP: A CASE STUDY OF ITS USE IN CROSSCULTURAL EDUCATION FOCUSING ON TOURISM AND LEADERSHIP

Abstract

This case study explores the use of technology, specifically the WhatsApp tool, to enhance student learning about leadership in different cultures through observations and the analysis of student products and reflections. Students in a class in the United States worked with students in a class in Kyrgyzstan to compare and contrast tourism and leadership in their respective countries, using video and chat technology. Student projects and reflections on the project and process involved were examined via content analysis to reveal findings regarding learning and the use of the app tool and other technology

Keywords

• WhatsApp, learning, teaching, tourism, leadership

ОБУЧЕНИЕ ЧЕРЕЗ WHATSAPP: МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНЫЙ ОБМЕН ЗНАНИЯМИ В СФЕРЕ ТУРИЗМА И ЛИДЕРСТВА

Abstract

В этом тематическом исследовании рассматривается использование технологий, в частности приложения WhatsApp, в обучении студентов разных стран по направлению «Туризм и лидерство». Студенты университетов Соединенных Штатов Америки и Кыргызстана пользовались видео и чатом для онлайн-передачи опыта, а также анализа развития сектора туризма и лидерства в своих странах. Студенческие проекты, мнения о проекте и всего учебного процесса были рассмотрены с помощью контент-анализа, где были выявлены результаты обучения посредством приложений и других технологий.

Keywords

• WhatsApp,изучение,обучение,туризм,лидерство

WORKING WITH WHATSAPP: A CASE STUDY OF ITS USE IN CROSSCULTURAL EDUCATION FOCUSING ON TOURISM AND LEADERSHIP

Abstract

This case study explores the use of technology, specifically the WhatsApp tool, to enhance student learning about leadership in different cultures through observations and the analysis of student products and reflections. Students in a class in the United States worked with students in a class in Kyrgyzstan to compare and contrast tourism and leadership in their respective countries, using video and chat technology. Student projects and reflections on the project and process involved were examined via content analysis to reveal findings regarding learning and the use of the app tool and other technology.

Keywords

• WhatsApp,learning,teaching,tourism,leadership

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