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What Then After Knowing Differences: Conflicts between East/West in Global Distance Educational Development
Jack Fei Yang; Larry K. Bright
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5322–5327
Asian educational methods have been teacher-directed for centuries; it will be a challenge for Asian society to make a transition toward learner-centered theory. In this paper educational perspectives of the East and West are compared and contrasted....
Topics: Teaching Methods, Race, Educational Technology
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Quality or Quantity Education? East and West Leadership in Distance Education
Larry K. Bright; Jack Fei Yang
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (2003) pp. 1340–1347
Are distance educational leaders looking for developing a quality educational service for many people? Or, are developers looking for quick profits with students who have not had access to traditional education? This paper advocates that "quality"...
Topics: Distance Education
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Technology Development Challenges: Accommodating East/West Cultural Differences and Similarities
Larry K Bright; Jack Fei Yang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5282–5287
Differences in teaching and learning styles, governments, customs, and traditions have long divided Asia from the Western world. Teacher-centered education in the East continues to be the rule, with learner-centered education only emerging with the...
Topics: Educational Technology, Information Communication Technologies
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Is Learning More Influenced by Media or Instruction? East and West Issues
Jack Fei Yang; Larry K. Bright; Nick Chao-Ming Lin; Robert Hsun-Cheng Lin; Ching-Mei Hsiao
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1095–1099
Both instruction methods and types of distance media may influence learning. This paper explores differences between East and West distance-learning environments and implications for distance education media uses. Cultural traditions affect...
Topics: Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Outcomes
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Will Media Ever Influence Learning? Global Perspectives
Jack Fei Yang; Larry K. Bright; Nick Chao-Ming Lin; Rober Hsun-Cheng Lin; Ching-Mei Hsiao
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 1176–1180
The impact of media on instructional outcomes continues to be debated. The cost for new distance-system development and training is a major challenge for institutions in developing countries that want to be competitive in the global society. To...
Topics: Learning Objects, Learning Outcomes