1、會計學1EASTMEETSWESTatthethresholdofaworldwiderevolutioninlearningPROBLEM:A new electronic learning environment is replacing the linear, text-bound culture of conventional schools.SOLUTION:We need to free ourselves from the conventional education model.第1頁/共32頁1800 worlds population = 1 billion1927 wor

2、lds population = 2 billion1959 worlds population = 3 billion1974 worlds population = 4 billion1987 worlds population = 5 billion1999 worlds population = 6 billion2011 worlds population = 7 billionTo meet the education needs of this demographic explosion, we must think outside the box of conventional

3、 schooling.第2頁/共32頁第3頁/共32頁第4頁/共32頁WHAT IS THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM LIKE IN CHINA? AND IN AMERICA?EAST MEETS WESTEDUCATION IN CHINA AND AMERICAPRESENT第5頁/共32頁第6頁/共32頁 HierarchyThe hierarchy of China education system can be illustrated in the following figure. HierarchyThe hierarchy of China education

4、system can be illustrated in the following figure. EDUCATION IN AMERICA第7頁/共32頁DO STUDENTS HAVE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES?EAST MEETS WESTEDUCATION IN CHINA AND AMERICAPRESENT第8頁/共32頁第9頁/共32頁EXAM-ORIENTEDEDUCATION IN CHINA AND AMERICAEDUCATION IN CHINA AND AMERICACompare and ContrastSKILLS-ORIENTEDGROUP ST

5、UDYSELF STUDYMEMORIZATIONDISCUSSIONTEACHER CENTEREDSTUDENT CENTERED第10頁/共32頁CHINA第11頁/共32頁AMERICA第12頁/共32頁LETS LOOK AT THE FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION:SOCRATES AND CONFUCIUSPASTEAST MEETS WESTFOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION第13頁/共32頁LEARNING = MATURATION第14頁/共32頁LEARNING = SEEKING TRUTH第15頁/共32頁第16頁/共32頁第17頁/共

6、32頁學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆Study without thought is labor lost; thought without study is dangerous.第18頁/共32頁EAST MEETS WESTAT THE THRESHOLD OF A WORLDWIDE REVOLUTION IN LEARNINGWHAT COMMON CHALLENGES DO THE WEST AND EAST FACE IN THE 21ST CENTURY?FUTURE第19頁/共32頁EAST MEETS WESTAT THE THRESHOLD OF A

7、WORLDWIDE REVOLUTION IN LEARNINGFewer of us are reading books and more of us are surfing the internet.Current education system clearly shows that thestandardized testing regime and the outdated curricula are wasting the potential of our youth. 第20頁/共32頁EAST MEETS WESTAT THE THRESHOLD OF A WORLDWIDE

8、REVOLUTION IN LEARNING Can we blend Confucius and Socrates wisdom with the current digital culture? Can we adapt the outdated educational systems to a rapidly changing world?How do we align the flexible cognitive frameworks with the age of electronic learning?第21頁/共32頁EAST MEETS WESTAT THE THRESHOLD

9、 OF A WORLDWIDE REVOLUTION IN LEARNINGIs technology propelling a new age of enlightenment or a faulty set of trivialities?第22頁/共32頁“The Internet culture facilitates egocentric, sociocentric and ethnocentric views which are profoundly anti-intellectual.” MARK BAUERLEINS BOOKThe Dumbest Generation (20

10、08)NEGATIVE SIDE第23頁/共32頁“Technology Is an extension of our minds. Immersive technologies such as multitouch displays; telepresence ; 3-D environments; intelligent software; and simulationswill transform teaching and learning by 2025.” POSITIVE SIDE第24頁/共32頁collective journey would include errors, l

11、ack of good information, and false starts but the learning process would be a continuum. Teachers could act as guides and focus on 21st century thinking skills of critical reflection, empirical reasoning, collective intelligence, and metacognition, thus developing a new approach to education.第25頁/共32頁NEW APPROACH TO EDUCATION第26頁/共32頁NEW APPROACH TO EDUCATION第27頁/共32頁NEW APPROACH TO EDUCATION第28頁/共32頁NEW APPROACH TO EDUCATION第29頁/共32頁We need to stop thinking of schools as buildings and