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Embracing Diversity

Embracing Diversity. By: Lisa Waters Sherry Hertle. Embracing Diversity. What is culture?. Culture.

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Embracing Diversity

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  1. Embracing Diversity By: Lisa Waters Sherry Hertle

  2. Embracing Diversity • What is culture?

  3. Culture • Culture is a system of learned behavior patterns that is constantly reproduced by human communication using a certain set of symbols. Culture is reflected in symbolic and material expressions (Hall, 1959; Lefebvre, 1991; Hofstede, 1997).

  4. Cultural Iceberg

  5. Cultural Iceberg Pick a category below the iceberg that someone outside your culture would not be aware of. If you are comfortable, please share it with the class.

  6. Cultural Iceberg • How does understanding cultural differences affect instructional design practice? • What are the risks if we do not take learners culture in to consideration when designing instruction?

  7. Embracing Diversity South America North America Africa Common Humanity Europe Asia Australia

  8. Objective Participants will be able to identify the 7 essential factors needed to create global minded training.

  9. 7 Factors for Globally Minded Training 1) Importance of rules

  10. 7 Factors for Globally Minded Training 2) Individualism vs. Collectivism

  11. 7 Factors for Globally Minded Training 3) Level of Conservatism

  12. 7 Factors for Globally Minded Training 4) Matriarchal vs. Patriarchal

  13. 7 Factors for Globally Minded Training 5) Power Perception

  14. 7 Factors for Globally Minded Training 6) Time Management

  15. 7 Factors for Globally Minded Training 7) Willingness to Embrace Change

  16. 7 Factors for Globally Minded Training • Importance of rules • Individualism vs. Collectivism • Level of conservatism • Matriarchal vs. Patriarchal • Power perceptions • Time Management • Willingness to embrace change Let’s see this in action…

  17. Example of how to use the list Let’s look at a country different than the one I am in… Country Examining:__Spain___________________ Importance of rules: Individualism vs. Collectivism: Level of conservatism: Matriarchal vs. Patriarchal: Power perceptions: Time Management: Willingness to embrace change

  18. Embracing Diversity • How will you use the information in today’s course help you in your career? • What questions do you have?

  19. Post Work Assignment Your assignment is to select a country you do business with (or that you want to learn more about) and report on business etiquette in that country. Describe appropriate 1) Appearance 2) Behavior 3) Communication Include 1-2 images in your report. You may work independently or as part of a team.

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