Implementation of an E-Learning Module in Virtual Centre for Entrepreneurship: The Development of Cultural Awareness in Students

摘要

By using global communication systems, which are enabled by information and communication technology, the borders around the world are no longer important, and people are changing continents, countries, regions, cultures and languages with eases, without having to step out of the office or leave their room. Those changes also require and expect a new, different way of developing e-learning modules, which have to support the needs of users in different countries, who speak different languages and come from different cultural backgrounds. Different languages and cultural backgrounds are the reason why developers and producers have to be aware of the intercultural dialogue in global communication systems. But this is not enough. We also have to develop cultural awareness in students (scholars, learners, learning persons), who are using the developed and implemented e-learning modules. In the introduction, the ELLEIEC project and one of its most important outcomes, the Virtual Entrepreneurship Centre, will be described briefly. In the main part of the paper, our experiences with the implementation of the e-learning module with emphasis on the development of cultural awareness in students will be presented. In conclusion, first experiences of students with the e-learning module will be discussed.