Design Patterns for Cross-cultural Collaboration
Nicole Schadewitz
http://design.open.ac.uk/schadewitz/index.htm
Open University
Nicole Schadewitz is a Lecturer in Design at the Open University. She is involved in the production of a new distance learning course in ‘Design Thinking’. She earned her PhD in Design from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Design. She has looked at cross-cultural differences in distance learning and is now investigating how social networking sites may support peer learning and collaboration in distance design courses at the Open University. Nicole has been developing design patterns in collaborative learning for several years now.