I.         Topic

未来教育的全球趋势

Global Trends in Future Education

II.      Abstract

本报告将探讨全球未来学校的发展趋势。基于对不同国家各种案例的观察与分析，赵勇教授提出未来的教育在课程、教学法、学习环境上都将产生变革。未来教育会给学生更大的学习自主权，这其中技术将起到很大的促进作用。

This presentation is about the current trends in developing future schools around the world. Based on his observations and analysis of cases in different countries, Dr. Yong Zhao suggests that the future of education includes changes in curriculum, pedagogy, and learning settings. In general, future education focuses on giving students more control over their own learning. Technology has made it both necessary and possible for students to take control of their education.

III.   Speaker’s Bio

Yong Zhao is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the School of Education at the University of Kansas. He is also a professorial fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Health and Education Policy, Victoria University in Australia as well as a Global Chair at the University of Bath, UK. He previously served as the Presidential Chair 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 joining 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.