Some troubling news has appeared in media over the past 24 hours. Many news sites and blogs have been citing an Associated Press article that claims that teachers and administrators are dismayed by students’ use of mobile devices to cheat in the classroom. The question is, why not “cheat?” If students will [...]

Sometimes pictures are worth more than a thousand words. Here’s a photo recap from the past week in China…
 

Shanghai at night

Conference poster at Anqing Teachers College

I present my stuff with translation help from Wu Jian (“Johnson”)

At the Huang Mei Opera

Meeting with Anqing Teachers College leaders

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Dr. Jayson Richardson, guest blogging elsewhere, reflects on a conversation we had recently regarding ICT adoption in developing nations and asks:
The question is how will advances in technology such the Nokia N800, a Wi-Fi Internet tablet which includes VoIP support and WiMax which enables long range wireless broadband access change society in less developed nations? [...]

This was just noted over at e-rgonomic:
At last year’s TED conference, Sir Ken Robinson made his case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it:

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Robinson is author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, and a thought leader on injecting innovation and [...]

My final defense defense starts in 2 seconds…!
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Yesterday’s New York Times Sunday Magazine had an article on educational reform in China. Whereas the United States is moving toward an educational model that displays characteristics of traditional Chinese education (especially an emphasis on testing), the Chinese are moving toward an educational model that is, in their view, more Western. This means [...]