The impact of instructional technology interventions on asian pedagogy

its birth thousands of years ago, well before Copernicus (1473-1543), Pestalozzi (1746-1827), Froebel (1782-1852), Dewey (1859-1952), and others developed their educational theories. Confucius (551-479 B.C.) influenced Asian pedagogy in the same way that Plato (428-348 B.C.) and Socrates (470-399 B.C.) influenced Western pedagogy. Confucius shaped the way education is currently practiced by well over one third of the world's total population by instilling Asian education systems with his philosophy (Beck, 2002). There are myriad lessons to learn from a system that has continued to flourish for thousands of years.