Saturday, February 10, 2007

Dr. Ronghua (John) Ouyang

Dr. Ronghua (John) Ouyang, professor and Dept. Chair, teaching in the Department of Childhood Education at University of North Florida (UNF), USA.  Before coming to UNF, he was a professor of Educational Technology in Kennesaw State University, USA. He received B.A. degree in English from Nanjing University, P. R. China in 1982, got M.A. in Rhetoric and Linguistics from Indiana University of PA, USA in 1988, and M.S. in Information Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University, USA in 2006, and Ed. D in Elementary Education with elementary education, computing assisted instruction and educational research focused from Indiana University of PA, USA in 1993. His research interests include implementing technology in teaching and learning, distance learning and web application. Also he is dedicated himself in the research on elementary math education methodology, Chinese language as second language acquisition, and cognition in effective teaching and learning.







Insructional Technology

ISTE and the Globalization of Education (09 Feb 2007)
How does globalization affect education? ISTE has become a leading voice in this crucial conversation. Read CEO Don Knezek’s challenge to education leaders to learn from and with the global community in February’s Scholastic Administrator. February L&L also takes up the globalization of education with a cover story on project-based learning around the world (members-only content), and columns by Knezek and Anita McAnear. ISTE’s vision, says CEO Don Knezek, is to “lead the development of a global community [that meets] the needs of all learners in this digital age.”