Partially Unplugged: Using Web-Based Technology to Facilitate the Study Abroad Learning Experience in Costa Rica
Patricia A. Lanier and Brandi N. Guidry Hollier
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Volume 12: 2017, pp. 197-212; ABSTRACT
This paper presents a theoretically justified teaching strategy that has been successfully implemented for utilizing technology to enhance and facilitate student learning in a Costa Rican study abroad program. Students participating in this program have restricted access to Internet services. This “partial unplugging” allows for a controlled usage of technology aimed primarily at student learning. Through the use of blogging in a unique country setting, technology can be utilized without jeopardizing the cultural immersion of the study abroad experience. The Costa Rican model is presented.
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