High Tech & Distance Learning in Higher Education

The Faculty Development Initiative Program (FDIP) in Technology at Bronx Community College is an initiative of the Office of Academic Affairs to help
faculty in applying appropriate technology to instructional activities at the College since spring, 1996. The presentation will highlight some of the accomplishments during the past 6 years including workshops, annual Instructional Technology Day, Notebook Loaner Program, Teaching, Learning and Technology Roundtable (TLTR) and development of distance learning courses, as part of CUNY Online.

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Tsai Yuen Pei and Education in Modern China

Chinese modern education refers to one hundred and ten years of education in China from 1840 to 1949. Within this 110 years, under foreign influences and subjecting to the practical needs of China’s social transformation, there was a tremendous change in Chinese education. An orientation to look outward began to take shape in Chinese education, … Read more

Reflection of Legal Education in Contemporary China

Reflecting on her over 14 years of U.S.-China legal education exchange and legal reform work, Professor Hom, a former Fulbright scholar in China (1986-88), delivered informal remarks on legal education reforms, and roles of Chinese, Chinese Americans, and Asian Americans in ongoing civil and human rights struggles. To set the context for her remarks, she … Read more