I work on a distance learning course – MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise, which has two cohorts of students, one based primarily in London and the other in Hong Kong. The taught content is mostly similar but allows for some geographical and cultural variation. The international aspect of the course is mentioned in the online prospectus.
‘MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise has two cohorts: one in London and one in Hong Kong. This helps you to expand your collegiate network and ensures the worldwide reputation and relevance of your degree.’ (MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise, 2020).
Despite this, for practical reasons such as the London and Hong Kong time difference, both groups of students are taught separately and have separate Moodle courses which has generally led to a feeling of two isolated groups running in parallel rather than a single global community.
Now in the course’s fourth year I believe the time is now right to explore innovative approaches that focus around cross cohort exchange and collaboration. I am particularly interested in the role students can play in this process.
Currently my question is:
Can various staff and student lead initiatives lead to increased synergy between the London and Hong Kong student cohorts?
Ref: MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise (2020) Available at: URL (https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/curation-and-culture/postgraduate/ma-arts-and-cultural-enterprise-csm) (Accessed: 30 January 2020).
