e-Learning activity - Understanding culture

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e-Learning activity summary
Summary: Research and personal reflection on the culture in a state of your choice.
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6 - 7 hours



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Stimulus resources


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Purpose
  • To understand and be able to define the term culture.
  • Identify and explain what factors constitute culture and
  • To examine and explain how cultures change over time.


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Learning outcome actions
  1. Locate and briefly research sources on what the term 'culture' means. Write a definition of culture and explain what factors constitute culture in around 50-100 words.
  2. Select a state within the Asia-Pacific. Begin researching information on the culture/s present in your selected state. You should explore and report on the cultures in the state and if/how they have changed over time.
  3. Write a summary of your findings (250-500) with full citation details for your sources.
  4. Prepare a blog post (recommended) or personal learning journal entry using a word processor or Google document where you:
    • Write down your definition in Step 1)
    • Write down your summary in Step 3)
  5. Remember to apply the RRAP102 tag (or label) to your post. (This is needed for harvesting your post for the course feed.)