seminar
Blogs and forums to support student learning at HKU: tales from three cases
Blogs and
discussion forum are frequently used to support student learning at university.
This seminar introduces three separate case studies of blog and forum use at
HKU and explores the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The
three cases are: Blogging to support the undergraduate clinical practicum;
Exploring technology environments to support and motivate students in a blended
learning environment; and Blogs as an e-portfolio for assessed group work.
This
session is one of a series of presentations on using technology to support
teaching and learning at HKU as part of the Earmarked Teaching Development
Grant (TDG) for the 4-Year Undergraduate Curriculum Reform project
"Building Communities of Good Practices in using IT in the
Curriculum."
<p>Nicole
Tavares is a teacher educator in the Faculty of Education, where she actively
promotes the professional development of pre-service and in-service English
teachers within and beyond the university. Her teaching and research expertise
covers areas ranging from teacher learning, teacher assessment readiness and
collaborative learning to the use of online platforms in enhancing
teacher-student and student-student communication. Her research interests
centre on web-based technology especially the Web 2.0 in education, online
community, blended learning, and teacher education. She has been actively
involved in several research projects on these themes.</p>
<p>Dr. Liping
Deng is a senior research assistant at the Faculty of Education. Her research
interests centre on web-based technology especially the Web 2.0 technology in
education, online community, blended learning, and teacher education. She has
been actively involved in several research projects on these themes.</p>
<p>Dr Bob Fox
is the principal investigator of the Earmarked Teaching Development Grant (TDG)
for the 4-Year Undergraduate Curriculum Reform project "Building Communities
of Good Practices in using IT in the Curriculum." He will be presenting a
case study for Ms Janet Wong, clinical instructor and Dr Aggi Tiwari, Associate
Professor, School of Nursing who are at present overseas.</p>