What we provide . . .

We can help you with intercultural cyber-collaboration, cyber- and physical-space collaboration, educational programs evaluation, and professional writing and speaking for non-native speakers of English.

Intercultural Teams and Collaborative Teams We will use qualitative research methods and guided collaboration in a virtual reality or, alternatively, other technologies to achieve the following for you: Transform teams into ones more productive and creative Teams and team members become aware of their strengths and weaknesses as a team and as individuals on the team Team members learn to trust and empathize Team members learn how to negotiate social and task related conflict in cyber- and physical space Team members negotiate through conflict with someone from another culture by being able to recognize power differentials and different cultural and personal backgrounds  Team members develop critical self-reflection skills that they can take with them to other teams and to other work that they do within the organization Corporate culture benefits by having people who respect one another and who work well together, thus bringing a more positive work attitude to the whole organization

Online Program Evaluation We will use quantitative and qualitative research methods to assess and evaluate your program's success in meeting the needs of your adult learners and in creating a sense of community that promotes deeper learning, satisfaction with the program, retention, and recruitment. You will discover areas in which adult learners are satisfied, such as in instructor knowledge, curriculum content, application to job, user-friendly technology.  You will receive specific recommendations about what needs to be done to strengthen weaknesses and to take advantage of strengths Your instructors will learn how to better use technology to meet the needs of adult learners and to create community You can learn how to use virtual realities in your online curriculum You will enjoy happier students who learn more, who stay in your program and who recommend it to others

Online and Face-to-Face Professional Communications Courses for Non-Native Users of English We offer three "off-the-shelf" courses for non-native users of English who need to use English in their professional lives, or we can tailor individual tutoring based on your individual needs. If there is interest, we can also offer this course to native speakers of English. Professional and Technical Communications for NNES is a ten online course that covers the following: *Proposal Writing *Report Writing *Letter Writing *Professional Presentations *Visual Rhetoric By the end of this course, students will be able to: Grammar is a ten week online course that will give both the native English user and the non-native user a thorough grasp of English grammar. Topics Covered are: By the end of this course, students will be able to: Professional Writing is an ongoing online workshop where students who are working on various writing projects can discuss their work and get help from others including a CM professional writing consultant.  This course is designed to: