SICET-Confucius and Socrates? Cultural Perspectives for Leading, Mentoring, Learning, and Change[PA]

Full Session: Panel Discussion

Short Description

Global learning opportunities, entrepreneurial innovations, and a diverse array of scholarship collaborations in the current political climate present an urgent need to examine the history, philosophy, and cultures of various forms of teaching and learning and the efforts to support them. What do the highly valued foci, and teaching styles of Confucius and Socrates mean to the ever-evolving field of educational communications and technology and the connections formed between and among AECT community members? During this panel, leaders from different cultural backgrounds in philosophy, learning sciences, educational leadership, and technology will compare various differences and similarities in beliefs related to learning, teaching, mentoring, and discuss the contextual implications for professional practice and scholarship development. This session will serve as a launching pad for a multicultural mentoring network, as well as a remembrance of the work of Past President Addie Kinsinger on Socrates Seminars and her support of international efforts and the AECT foundation.

Moderators:
Dr. Curt Bonk, Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University Bloomington and
Dr. Lin Lin, Professor of Learning Technology at the University of North

Panelists:
1) Dr. Xun Ge (U.S. and China) is Professor and Department Chair of Educational Psychology at the University of Oklahoma.
2) Dr. Eugene G. Kowch (Canada) is a professor at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
3) Dr. Xibin Han (China) is Associate Professor and the Deputy Dean from the Institute of Education of Tsinghua University, China.
4) Dr. Dirk Ifenthaler (Germany) is Chair and Professor for Learning, Design and Technology at University of Mannheim, Germany, Adjunct Professor at Deakin University, Australia and Affiliate Research Scholar at the University of Oklahoma, USA.
5) Dr. Mike Spector (U.S.) is a professor at the Dept. of Learning Technologies of University of North Texas.
6) Dr. Ji-Yeon Lee (South Korea) is a Professor in the Department of Education at Inha University of Incheon, South Korea.

Sub Unit

• SICET (Society of International Chinese in Educational Technology)

Chairs

• Curtis J. Bonk, Indiana University

• Lin Lin, University on North Texas

Presenters

• Xun Ge, University of Oklahoma

• Eugene Kowch, University of Calgary - Faculty of Ed

• Xibin Han, Tsinghua University

• Ji-Yeon Lee, Inha University

• Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Mannheim

• Jonathan M Spector, Department of Learning Technologies