Paper Presentations
10 July 2007, St Paul's Convent School

Teacher Education
2/F Student Activity Centre

Session chair: Thomas WK Yuen
1:30-2:30

A case study in integrating ICT into early childhood teacher education
Hu Xinyun
Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong SAR, China

Self-directed learning and blogging
Medeleine Tsoi and Emil Li
Caritas Francis Hsu College, Hong Kong SAR, China

Schools closedown and lessons learnt: a study of international secondary schools' use of ICT in Hong Kong
Robert Fox
University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China
Tannis Waugh
West Island School
Hong Kong SAR, China


2:30-3:30

ICT in teacher training in Nigeria: problems and prospects
Ahmed Modibbo Mohammed
National Teachers' Institute, Kaduna, Nigeria

Determinants of teachers' self-reported confidence in their information technology skills
Thomas W K Yuen and Heidi N H Fung

Shue Yan University, Hong Kong SAR, China


Session chair: Lin Min-jin
3:45-4:45

A hybrid distance learning model to enhance the effectiveness of teacher education programmes
Lin Min-jin H and Lin Ching-dar
National Hualien University of Education
Hualien, Taiwan
Chen I-hsuan
Zhi-Xue Elementary School
Hualien County, Taiwan

Project-based learning through the Internet using team teaching: an example for gifted education in elementary school
Feng Chia-yen and Chen Ming-puu

National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei, Taiwan
Chen Ching-shueh and Chiang Pei-ling

Affiliated Experimental Elementary School of
Taipei Municipal University of Education
Taipei, Taiwan

An analysis of the functions of online education in K-12
Zhang Jian, Wen Fu-an and Ge Zi-gang

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China


4:45-5:45

Campus TV and the development of important thinking skills
Vincent H K Hung
Hong Kong Institute of Education
Hong Kong SAR, China
Allan H K Yuen
University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR, China

 

Using Smart Board to conduct innovative English teaching and learning
Lin Min-jin H
National Hualien University of Education
Hualien, Taiwan
Huang Yi-feng and Chen I-hsuan
Zhi-Xue Elementary School
Hualien County, Taiwan