Professors Wilson and Crawford Present at OCA

Drs. Wilson and Crawford presented at the Ohio Communications Association Annual Conference last week. They spoke about their experiences setting up talks between Russian linguistics students from Perm State University and ONU students from a variety of majors.

Professor Kate Isaeva, of PSU, joined the presentation virtually, having recorded a summary of the exchange between the two universities on YouTube. She spoke about how the exchanges came about, starting with Crawford's presentation to PSU students on Sport and the Cold War, and evolving into a forum for students to share their university experiences.

Wilson and Crawford then spoke of the technical details and the value of inter-cultural exchanges, and answered questions from the audience. The talk took place at 5:00 on a Friday afternoon, so the audience consisted of one instructor from Owens College in Findlay, but the exchange of ideas made the experience worth the effort.

For once, the technology worked fantastically!