Chinese Academies: Learning and the Pursuit for Moral Perfection

The publication of Zhongguo Shuyuan earlier this year by Shanghai Educational Press is a significant turning point, in the study and appreciation of the educational role academies played in traditional China. I wrote the English introduction for the book, which is richly illustrated with pictures. Academies dated to the eighth century and have until the … Read more

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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