How has diversity in the world benefited you?

This class is a multicultural team by itself. How has diversity in your class and at UoPeople benefited you? 

In the discussion forum, students commented on how each member added a different perspective and helped classmates to see things from different angles. A larger part of an iceberg is below the surface which led to the expression "tip of the iceberg" to illustrate a small part of a larger unseen issue. If we see things only from the surface, our classmates can help us to see a different world below the surface. News and media are the same. BBC, CNN, ABC news may report and process new in very ways. So, we see very different angles if we read the same news from different reporters.

What communicating issues within virtual intercultural teams have you experienced at UoPeople?

I did experience a communicating issue within virtual intercultural teams at UoPeople. When I was in the basic accounting class, a classmate messaged me and said he has trouble composing his written assignment. I want to help him, but on the condition that he totally understands what I was trying to say since I must explain the concept in a simple way. And, to do that, I have to understand it deeper to even teach him.

How did I address them?

I read the materials once again and tried to organize it and took some notes. After I understand the key concepts deeper, I recorded a video about how to solve the issue since I know words and text messages have their limitations. With useful tools such as videos, photos, charts, or animations, tough issues can become much easier to understand. So, it kind of overcome the language barrier to show the solution clearly. After the favor, we become good friends. I am so happy to make friends by helping people. However, I think language efficiency still plays a key role in communication. If you talk to a man in a language he understands such as English, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his native language, that goes to his heart.