CTR FOR INFORM TECH IN (SCH&TEACHER) EDU



Researcher : Fox RMK

Project Title:Building innovative pedagogical communities of practice online
Investigator(s):Fox RMK, Siu FLC, Henri J, Kwan ACM, Lee SM, So TKK, Trinidad SG
Department:Ctr for Inform Tech in (Sch&Teacher) Edu
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2003
Completion Date:10/2005
Abstract:
To identify the characteristics and motivation factors of full-time teachers undertaking part-time tertiary study; to trial a range of innovative and flexible pedagogies in selected modules to determine their effect on academic performance and participation; to compare the efficacy of flexible learning with traditional face-to-face instructional approaches; to determine other factors that influence learning progress; to design/pilot an instrument that will enable instructors to gain information on motivation and lifestyle factors; to provide preliminary data for a monograph for return-to-study teachers in Hong Kong.


Project Title:Educational practice and change: beyond technology
Investigator(s):Fox RMK, Yuen HK, Law NWY
Department:Ctr for Inform Tech in (Sch&Teacher) Edu
Source(s) of Funding:Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:10/2004
Abstract:
To assess the impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on schools, curricula, teachers, and students since the initial implementation of the Hong Kong government's plan stated in the Information Technology for Learning in a New Era: Five-year Strategy 1998/99 to 2002/03 document (EMB, 1998).


Project Title:Digital environments: a lever for change in higher education practices?
Investigator(s):Fox RMK, Yuen HK, Evers CW
Department:Ctr for Inform Tech in (Sch&Teacher) Edu
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:11/2004
Completion Date:10/2006
Abstract:
To examine the more complex issues, undestandings, challenges and opportunities the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) provide.


Project Title:Educational practice and change: beyond technology
Investigator(s):Fox RMK
Department:Ctr for Inform Tech in (Sch&Teacher) Edu
Source(s) of Funding:Merit Award for RGC CERG Funded Projects
Start Date:01/2005
Abstract:
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Project Title:Mobile technology affordances for learning support in higher education
Investigator(s):Fox RMK
Department:Ctr for Inform Tech in (Sch&Teacher) Edu
Source(s) of Funding:Small Project Funding
Start Date:12/2005
Abstract:
Proposal objectives: to investigate how undergraduate Mainland China students use mobile technology to support their learning at the university of Hong Kong. This research will focus on context-aware mobile technology affordances in learning. In addition, the project also lays emphasis on how the technology supports just-in-time learning, and how students may receive context-appropriate information or complete a task at the most appropriate moment. The result of the project intends to inform researchers, students and educators of opportunities mobile technology can offer learning in specific contexts.


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Researcher : Law NWY

Project Title:Educating teachers for the information age
Investigator(s):Law NWY, Day JR, Tao LPK, Blurton CG, Yuen HK
Department:Curriculum Studies
Source(s) of Funding:Action Learning Project
Start Date:09/1997
Abstract:
To pilot a curriculum development and implementation project to integrate IT fully into the math and Science streams of the PCEd program so that teachers graduating from the program would be so used to employing IT in their own learning and professional activities that they cannot imagine life as a professional without IT. This is seen to be a fundamental requirement of teacher education programs if these were to have significant impact on the use of IT in schools. To explore the possibility of involving placement schools in a partnership on the use of IT in Science and Math education, where conditions permit.


Project Title:An integrated approach to bridging the digital divide through supporting the development of e-Educational Leadership
Investigator(s):Law NWY, Fox RMK
Department:Education Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:APEC Education Foundation - General Award
Start Date:07/2001
Abstract:
To provide APEC member countries with the necessary knowledge and working methods to be able to develop national ICT policies and strategies that can be implemented at an institutional level.


Project Title:Supporting conceptual change in science through knowledge building and collaborative iconic modelling
Investigator(s):Law NWY
Department:Education Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Incentive Award for RGC CERG Fundable But Not Funded Projects
Start Date:07/2004
Completion Date:08/2005
Abstract:
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Project Title:Establishing a Scalable Network of Knowledge Building Schools
Investigator(s):Law NWY, Yuen HK
Department:Education Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Quality Education Fund
Start Date:09/2004
Abstract:
The main goal of this proposal is to build on the good foundation that has been laid to: (1) To promote and enhance primary and secondary school students’lifelong learning capacities through supporting schools and teachers in integrating computer-supported collaborative knowledge building activities in the school curriculum; (2) To provide opportunities for local teachers and students to interact with peers around the globe and to participate in collaborative knowledge building activities within and outside of their own classrooms to contribute towards the advancement of knowledge as participants in a global network; (3) To build up the resources necessary, including two online courses on knowledge building for teachers and students respectively, so as to facilitate effective dissemination of good practices to extend the network of schools engaged in knowledge building after the completion of this project; (4) Conduct research and development work through the process of achieving items 1, 2 & 3 above, to build up an international collaborative learning network and a model for the sustainable integration of computer-supported knowledge building in primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong such that the model for dissemination and support can be transferable to any agency or institution that is interested in providing such support structures.


Project Title:Design, analysis and reporting for SITES 2006
Investigator(s):Law NWY, Pelgrum H
Department:Education Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) - General Award
Start Date:01/2005
Abstract:
The Second Information Technology in Education Study 2006 (SITES 2006) is an international comparative study of ICT use in learning and teaching conducted under the auspices of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). CITE, as represented by the Director Nancy Law, acting as the Principal Investigator, takes part in the International Study Consortium (ISC) formed by the University of Twente, the Data Processing Centre in Hamburg to undertake the contract research commissioned by IEA to design, analyze and report on the SITES 2006 study.


Project Title:Pedagogical Use of IT and Learning Outcomes: SITES 2006
Investigator(s):Law NWY, Yuen HK, Fox RMK
Department:Education Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Quality Education Fund
Start Date:09/2005
Abstract:
SITES 2006 is an international comparative study of pedagogical practices and use of ICT. The overarching goals of this project are to benchmark the implementation and outcomes of the Hong Kong IT in education policy against international data and to provide research-grounded insights for schools and teachers to evaluate their IT integration for teaching and learning. The specific objectives are: (i) to provide internationally benchmarked indicators on the extent of IT integration in schools and its impact on pedagogy and students’ learning outcomes in Hong Kong schools; (ii) to identify through an examination of the international data the strategic factors that are found to be most important in bringing about the effective integration of IT in education in different countries to provide input to policy-makers and school leadership for fine-tuning and improvement of policy and implementation strategies at the system and school level in Hong Kong; (iii) to evaluate students’ ability to make use of IT in complex problem solving. (iv) to disseminate the research findings in formats that would be most helpful to teachers, principals and policy-makes in the integration of IT in Hong Kong schools.


Project Title:Supporting conceptual change in science through knowledge building
Investigator(s):Law NWY
Department:Education Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Merit Award for RGC CERG Funded Projects
Start Date:01/2006
Abstract:
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Project Title:Supporting conceptual change in science through knowledge building
Investigator(s):Law NWY
Department:Education Faculty
Source(s) of Funding:Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG)
Start Date:01/2006
Abstract:
To explore whether engaging in computer-supported intentional learning is effective in helping students to overcome robust misconceptions in science and to contribute to the development of a theory of conceptual change.


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Researcher : Siu FLC

Project Title:Storytelling with interactive multimedia: an intervention strategy or children with developmental phonological impairment
Investigator(s):Siu FLC
Department:HKU SPACE
Source(s) of Funding:Other Funding Scheme
Start Date:04/2000
Abstract:
To investigate multimedia enhanced CAL as a mode of learning and interaction to enhance delivery of treatment service to children with developmental phonological impairment by speech language-clinicians.


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