Learners Without Borders - A Conversation with Yong Zhao

Yong Zhao⁠ is a Foundation Distinguished Professor in the ⁠School of Education at the University of Kansas⁠ and a professor in Educational Leadership at the ⁠Melbourne Graduate School of Education⁠ in Australia. He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, 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 to 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, and executive director of both the ⁠Confucius Institute⁠ and the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence. 

He is an elected member of the ⁠National Academy of Education⁠ and a fellow of the International Academy of Education. Yong has written many groundbreaking books on education, including: 

⁠Teaching Students to Become Self-Determined Learners⁠ [co-authored with Michael Wehmeyer] (2020)

⁠An Education Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: How Radical Changes Can Spark Student Excitement and Success⁠ [co-authored with Trina E. Emler, Anthony Snethen and Danqing Yin] (2019)

⁠What Works May Hurt: Side Effects in Education⁠ (2018)

⁠Reach for Greatness: Personalizable Education for All Children⁠ (2018)

⁠Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? Why China Has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World⁠ (2014)

⁠World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students⁠ (2012)

Social Links

LinkedIn: ⁠@YongZhao⁠

Twitter: ⁠@YongZhaoEd

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