Broadly, Dr Yu (Shengquan) touched on the following:
(1) A brief of the Report (by the Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education) "Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology" NETP 2010 (美国国家教育技术计划(2010)
5 key areas 技术推动21世纪学习的模式涉及的5个领域
5 key areas 技术推动21世纪学习的模式涉及的5个领域
- 学习：借助技术为学习者提供有趣味且深刻的个性化学习体验
- 评价：借助技术为有效决策提供数据，持续改善整个教育系统
- 教学：借助技术采用群体协同教学的模式来强化教师的教学技能
- 基础设施：对所有的学生和教师随时随地可用（人、技术、过程）
- 生产力：借助技术优势，控制学习成本&改善学习效果
(2) The impact of the reporting to the current system in the country
- Making reference to NCREL (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory)'s "Critical Issue: Using Technology to Improve Student Achievement" (Source: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te800.htm)
Indeed, I liken the fact that he pointed out clearly the biggest issue in the current system and practices, not is not just common in a big country like China, but also other parts of the world:
He also pointed out another observation, which applies universally, that was the pace of educational transformation, which always lag behind the changing world.(3) The need to speed up technology use in learning
Dr Yu also pointed out the underlying fear of many about the misgivings that technology could bring about... in particular the misuse such as game addiction, porngraphy, engaged in interaction with strangers, etc... In fact, these notions did not just apply to his country, but for many others too. Of course, he also pointed out that there's where how engaging and effective the use of technology needed to be looked into. Hey, that sounded familiar, isn't it?
(4) Technology use in Education
- Technology as Extensions of the Human Body (媒体是人体的延伸) by Marshall McLuhan
- http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/mcluhan.html
- 人类塑造了媒体，媒体也在塑造着人类
- 技术作为认知工具： (i) 扩展了感觉频谱的 (ii) 内脑-外脑合一的人
- 人机合一(i)古代剑客：“人剑合一”的境界 (ii) 时下学生：“人机合一”的趋势
Website Reference: http://www.etc.edu.cn/
