Speakers
Yong Zhao, Ph. D.
University Distinguished Professor
Yong is also Educational Psychology and Educational Technology Director, Center for Teaching and Technology Director, US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence College of Education Michigan State University.
Yong also serves as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence and is a fellow of the International Academy for Education.
His research interests include computer gaming and education, diffusion of innovations, teacher adoption of technology, computer-assisted language learning, globalization and education, and international and comparative education. Zhao has published extensively in these areas and his articles have appeared in American Educational Research Journal, Educational Leadership, Kappan, Education Week and Teachers College Record. He received the 2003 Raymond B. Catell Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Association.
Zhao has extensive international experience. He has consulted with government and educational agencies and spoken on educational issues in many countries including Australia, Chile, China, England, Ireland, Singapore, Sweden, The Netherlands, Thailand, and Vietnam. His current work focuses on designing 21st Century Schools in the context of globalization and the digital revolution.
