Edu China in the Digital Era

1 Credit · Level: Graduate

China has changed the scope of global education, where Chinese nationals increasingly occupy more positions as students and researchers at foreign (Western) colleges and universities. This entails meaningful influence to higher education communities based on a background steeped in a different and ancient culture. At the same time, the world has been revolutionized by information technology whose sociocultural impacts remain to be fully examined. This course is designed to encourage original thinking into the development of new learning and pedagogy within the context of a digitally connected China. Students will explore a range of areas affecting higher education today, including the disciplines of political science, technology studies, linguistics, and education. Students can also expect to gain a greater understanding of the forces behind educational patterns related to China and can better be able to integrate such considerations into their future work supporting new learning and scholarship.