Abstract
The era of digital media has come to create a youthful and pervasive online participatory culture featuring different forms of affiliation, expression, problem-solving and information circulation among its members. The generation of digital media savvy individuals has flourished over the past few years. Concomitant with their arrival and the adoption of online teaching during the pandemic are the inevitable challenges for educators. Teaching members of this newly created powerful participatory culture yields significant implications for teaching and learning. From the perspective of intercultural communication and based on research in cultural adaptation and teaching innovation, this paper examines (1) salient features of the current participatory culture; (2) primary characteristics of the digital media generation; (3) major components of cultural competence for educators teaching this digital media generation online; and (4) pedagogical strategies for educators to enhance their teaching effectiveness and students’ learning outcome. Impact of participatory culture on teaching effectiveness is further analyzed and implications for educators’ adaptation and teaching innovation are also explored and discussed.
Presenters
Jianglong WangProfessor, Communication Studies, Western Washington University, Washington, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Communications and Linguistic Studies
KEYWORDS
Communication, Digital Media, Online Education, Teaching and Learning
