This session focuses on how teachers can harness technology to generate interactive environments and digital experiences and incorporate these into their practice. While many educators use technology to teach about culture, digital environments go beyond showcasing authentic culture by creating environments that harness technology to immerse students in digital experiences that prompt cultural exploration. The session provides the opportunity for teachers to reflect on their use of technology to teach culture and explore creating their own immersive digital environments. The presenter will provide a working definition of a digital environment and show how to move from using technology to showcase flat and static culture to a mindset of using technology to immerse and explore dynamic authentic culture. This session will provide teachers with concrete examples of how to use basic tools to create digital environments that stimulate students’ imaginations and provide them with opportunities to interact with cultural environments.
