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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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The Challenges of Using Multi-Media Tools in University Instruction
Pai-Tsang (Danniel) Chen; Gwo-Yunn (James) Jaw; Larry K. Bright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2005 (2005) pp. 3122–3129
The value of video and multi-media in teaching and learning has been long recognized. More than 80 percent of learners prefer "show me" more than "tell me." Video of actual problem solving circumstances can provide effective and efficient...
Topics: Video, Computer Sciences
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Rural Chinese Education and Technology: Engaging the Pastoral Dragons
Ling Zhang; Larry K. Bright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1029–1037
Inequities of educational opportunity between rural and urban settings across the world have continued to be unacceptable. As modern China rapidly develops economically as part of its membership in the World Trade Organization, the need to bring the ...
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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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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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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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Engaging the Tiger: E-learning in TESL in Taiwan and the US
Pai-Tsang Chen; Larry K Bright; Wen-Chi Wu
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 2308–2314
Due to the significant advances in transportation, telecommunications and Internet, the whole world has integrated into a global village, with English as an international language. The advent of e-learning has excellent possibilities when applied to ...
Topics: Languages
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The Disenfranchised in the Myth of Universal Computing
Larry K Bright; Tzong-Song Wang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5288–5293
Cyberchange advocates need to curb enthusiasm for the vision of universal computing available to everyone. Large numbers of people remain disenfranchised, with either inferior service or no access. The continued dominance of urban markets controls...
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Giving Children the World through the Web: Using E-Resources for Across-Cultural Experiences
Hui-Hua Chen; Larry K. Bright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2527–2534
The Web is a tool for improving teaching and learning strategies for teaching and particular for teachers of children who are learning English as a Second Language. As adults and children continue across the world to seek validation, empowerment,...
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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
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Assessing the Pace of Cyberchange with TAM
Tzong-Song Wang; Larry K. Bright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1448–1453
Abstract: Cyberchange advocates need to know who supports and resist change. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) designed by Davis in 1989 can be useful to measure the pace of receptivity to use of online resources. The TAM measures how...
Topics: Educational Technology, Change, Social Studies
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Cyberspace Gender Lessons from a Crouching Tiger
Tzong-Song Wang; Larry K. Bright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1516–1523
The pace of adoption of cyberlearning is influenced by gender factors that need to be confronted. Even in Taiwan as a semi-conductor world leader, university women in technical universities have not been as receptive as men to the perceived...
Topics: Educational Technology, Distance Education
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Student Dialogue on Internet Resources and Cultural Self-Identity
Szu-Yuan Peng; Fan Zhou; Larry K. Bright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 2382–2387
Teachers may face students who believe that technology belongs to someone else. But, technology holds promise for both young and old, male and female. The will to use technology is part of the complex sets of values that people learn, and norms...
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Value-Added Employability with Multimedia Specialization: Pursuing Integration and Specialization of IT Knowledge
Gwoyunn Jaw; Larry K. Bright
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 1045–1051
For those educators and computer science professionals who have both a strong background in multimedia and applications in learner-centered instruction and media, the employment forecast is strong. The growth of online instruction across the many...
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Tackling Classroom Talk on the Global Digital Divide
Peter Szu-Yuan Peng; Larry K. Bright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1017–1022
To engage tech-savvy young adults in considering the social justice aspects of the digital divide requires a will, a way, and infectious enthusiasm. Tackling classroom talk about the complex questions of the digital divide can be fun and meaningful. ...
Topics: Digital Divide
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Building East and West Collaboration for Administration and Delivery of Higher-Level Distance Learning
Larry K. Bright; Pai-Tsang (Danniel) Chen; Shao-I Chiu
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2004 (2004) pp. 2287–2293
As global demand continues to increase for access to Web resources, the impact on teaching styles both East and West continues to be felt. The impact of information and technology communication change on educational leadership theories and teaching...
Topics: Educational Technology, Change, Inclusive Education, Information Communication Technologies, Teaching Methods
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Media as a Magnet for Active Learning in Culture and Language
Ghada Mahdi; Larry K. Bright
World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2010 (Oct 18, 2010) pp. 235–243
Carefully selected media productions can provide rich insights into human responses to injustice, deceit, marginalization, and indifference among people across the world. The prospect of “seeing” rather than “hearing” about the human condition adds...
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Glitter, Gold, and Pyrite--A Grin in the Dialogue
Richard Graeff; Larry K. Bright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (Mar 03, 2008) pp. 1005–1007
Awareness of the potential benefits and pitfalls of opportunists looking for quick online degree profits does not present a pretty picture. Distance education resources and devices are an increasing phenomena that may be in itself amoral. But, it is ...
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A Model for Technology Infusion in Higher Education
Larry K. Bright
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 1995 (1995) pp. 410–413
The School of Education at the University of South Dakota (USD) recently completed and successfully passed all 18 standards as part of its review by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The USD knowledge base theme is ...