Harmonizing Global Education: From Genghis Khan to Facebook

Tables and Figures Introduction and Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1: The New Silk Road 1.1) The Gold of Timbuktu 1.2) Open and mega-universities 1.3) Traditional and new media 1.4) The mobile learning tradition Summary CHAPTER 2: Wax and Wane 2.1) Fin de siecle 2.2) Knowledge is power 2.3) The Luddite Revolt 2.4) Media adoption Summary CHAPTER 3: Why is the Sky Blue? 3.1) Cubist analysis 3.2) Cubist synthesis 3.3) Cubism online 3.4) Online constructivism Summary CHAPTER 4: Building Global Practices 4.1) Lost foundations 4.2) The asynchronous years 4.3) A Web-based bubble 4.4) Practical evaluation guidelines Summary CHAPTER 5: The Power of Many 5.1) Double-edged swords 5.2) Pedigree of a plagiarized piece 5.3) The uncritical mass 5.4) A giant structure Summary CHAPTER 6: Harmony and Counterpoint 6.1) The man who mystified Moscow 6.2) Imperfect harmony 6.3) Global counterpoint 6.4) A fugue state Summary CHAPTER 7: The Prism of History 7.1) Down on the farm 7.2) "There it is!" Notes References Index