Learners Without Borders - Yong Zhao

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Résumé :
About the Author
Chapter 1. New Possibilities
The Failure of Educational Reforms
Our Changing World
Hope for the Future
Chapter 2. The School Pathway
The Borders of Schooling
The Dysfunctional One-to-Many Model
Summary
Chapter 3. New Learning Opportunities
The Impact of Technology
What Matters: The Pressure on Education
New Students and Their Interactions With Technology
How to Improve: The Opportunities
Summary
Chapter 4. Changing the School Pathway
The School Pathway
Rethinking the School Pathway
Breaking Out of the School Pathway
Dropping Out of the School Pathway
Changing the School Pathway
New Personalized Pathways
Summary
Chapter 5. Breaking the Curriculum Border
Futile Efforts
The Owners of Curriculum
The Missing Actor
Students as Co-Owners
Summary
Chapter 6. Breaking the Classroom Border
The Classroom Is Not the Only Place for Learning
The Human Teacher
New Forms of Teaching and Learning
Technology and Teachers' Roles
Summary
Chapter 7. Self-Directed Learners
Natural-Born Learners
Diverse Learners
Self-Determined Learners
The Loss of Learning
Teaching Self-Determination
Cultivating Future Creators
Advocacy
Summary
Chapter 8. Making the Change: Learners Without Borders
Advocating for the Right Outcomes
Making the Changes
Learners Without Borders
Conclusion: Can Change Happen?
References
Index
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Biographie:

Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the?School of Education at the University of Kansas?and a professor in Educational Leadership at the?Melbourne Graduate School of Education?in Australia. He previously?served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. Prior to Oregon, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the?Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence.?He is an elected member of the?National Academy of Education?and a fellow of the?International Academy of Education.