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The Life of "Internet Colleges": Policies, Problems, and Prospects of Online Higher Education in China
Yong Zhao; Gaoming Zhang
EDUCAUSE Review Vol. 41, No. 6 (2006) pp. 48–50
For the past two decades, China's economy has grown rapidly, averaging an astonishing 9 percent every year. One result of this growth has been the demand for more and better educational opportunities at the postsecondary level. In response, the...
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The Effects of Anonymity on Critical Feedback in a Teacher Preparation Program
Gaoming Zhang; Yong Zhao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 3229–3234
There is an increasing demand for addressing controversial issues in curriculum, such as social justice and values. Getting students to express their honest opinions, however, remains a challenge in teaching such topics (Trosset, 1998). Studies have ...
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Social Factors Affecting Technology Adoption by Second Language Learners
Gaoming Zhang; Yong Zhao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2817–2824
Research on technology adoption tends to focus on factors such as technology access, technology proficiency, and attitudes towards technology. Social factors in a learner’s network, such as social access and social desire, although have been found...
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Technology Uses in Creating Second Language (L2) Learning Environments: When Learners are Creators
Gaoming Zhang; Yong Zhao
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (Mar 07, 2011) pp. 2825–2832
Technology has shown great potentials in facilitate L2 learning since it can provide three critical conditions in L2 learning, i.e., language input, opportunities for language uses, and feedback. In theory, with today’s technology, anyone can learn...