Designing Online Instruction for Developing Cultural Intelligence (CQ): A Report from a Classroom-Based Workshop

Abstract

Online learning continues to expand globally, increasing demands for educational materials that are sensitive and adaptive to learners from diverse cultural backgrounds. The current project aims to construct a workshop series that incorporates theory and practice from the fields of instructional design (ID) and intercultural learning. As part of an ongoing research initiative, preliminary findings from an initial classroom-based workshop, aimed at exploring the development cultural intelligence (CQ) with a diverse group of learners at a Japanese university are presented here. The focus is to report on the foundation of the initial design which includes a synthesis of cultural learning content with widely used models in the ID field. In addition, results from the application of this design enabled an audience analysis that is presented together with general observations and participant feedback. Findings are discussed with a view to adaptation of procedures and materials for the development of intercultural competence or CQ.