This lecture will overview developments in Educational Technology in Mainland China, especially in Higher Education. Who are the main forces in Educational Technology in China? What has been done in recent years? What is being done now? What new initiatives have been planned?
This lecture will describe the work of the Peking University Educational Technology Department in detail. The Department is a new one, but has playing an important role in educational technology developments in China. Colleagues in the Educational Technology Department are eager to have opportunities to work with universities in Hong Kong.
Prof. Qiong Wang, a doctor of Computer Science, graduated from Peking University. Dr. Qiong Wang was appointed as the Director of Department of Educational Technology last November. She is one syndic of the China Computer-Based Education Association, and a Visiting Professor at the National Laboratory on Machine Perception. Her current research focuses on e-learning in web environment, especially on e-learning environment building and evaluation, analysis of students behavior, and web-based instruction methods.