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Maintaining the Curricular Philosophies of a Multicultural Education Course: From Face-to-Face to eLearning Environments
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, University of Houston-Clear Lake, United States

AACE Review (formerly AACE Journal) Volume 13, Number 1, ISSN 1065-6901 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

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It is not easy to transfer a face-to-face course to an online environment; multicultural education is one such course. While multicultural education courses and other traditional face-to-face courses are being delivered online, there is a need to understand how these online courses maintain their learning objectives. Furthermore, the issue of how a successful multicultural course can be enhanced through electronic learning (eLearning) environments must be addressed. Thus, this article will discuss the issues surrounding the transfer of a traditional face-to-face course to an eLearning environment, and how this significant shift in learning environments translates into maintaining the quality of learning objectives. While recognizing and understanding the strengths and weaknesses of our teaching styles and curricular philosophies, educators can make informed decisions about what will work within our online courses.

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Jones, L. (2005). Maintaining the Curricular Philosophies of a Multicultural Education Course: From Face-to-Face to eLearning Environments. AACE Review (formerly AACE Journal), 13(1), 91-99. Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved July 3, 2022 from .

© 2005 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

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