Virtual bridges for Intercultural learning: The TEC Center Story - Silver Lining for Learning

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Intercultural competence - the ability to navigate cultural differences with understanding and respect - has become an essential skill in our interconnected world. This competence bridges gaps, fosters understanding, and creates meaningful connections across cultures. Technology has turned the world into one global village where in-person and online encounters with foreign cultures are the norm. However, these can be intimidating when one doesn't know how to navigate cultural differences. Technology serves as a powerful catalyst for developing this essential skill, particularly in today's increasingly multicultural educational landscapes, both on physical campuses and in online learning environments, preparing students for an interconnected future. Cross-cultural differences can be acute in societies with a history of conflict such as Israel. Its main cultural groups are secular Jews, religious Jews and Muslim Arabs, co-living with other minorities from diverse ethnic backgrounds. This diversity is also reflected in how the state and society are organized. Israel’s education system is divided into sectors with schools that do not interact with one another.

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