Q4. Global Interaction: Vocabulary

Key Vocabulary

Asynchronous communication: Using digital communication tools to work together with a time lag between responses. 

Colleague: Someone you work with on a project or assignment, whether it is in a face-to-face or a virtual environment.

Cultural empathy: Having an appreciation and consideration of the differences and similarities of another culture in comparison to one's own. People with cultural empathy are more tolerant and understand cultural differences. Culturally sensitive people do not assign positive or negative values to cultural differences or consider any cultural differences to be “right” or “wrong.”

Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person; often called “putting yourself in the shoes of another."

Synchronous communication: The use of digital communication tools to work together in real-time 

Virtual connection: Using an online (virtual) tool to connect people in different locations to communicate (connection) in real-time (synchronously). This can be a formal or informal meeting online. 

Video conferencing: Using an online video tool to connect sites to collaborate in real (live) time. Video conferences often have an agenda or presentation.

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