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Book Launch: Educational Innovations Beyond Technology

13 Jun 2011

 

The book, Educational Innovations Beyond Technology, written by Professor Nancy Law, Dr Allan Yuen and Dr Robert Fox examines the successful implementation of information and communication technology (ICT) in numerous case studies from developed and developing countries, not only in terms of test scores and classroom results, but also the creative and visionary strategies and practices of teachers, administrators and policymakers in bringing about system-wide ICT-based change. The ideas and insights in this book will inspire professionals in education and related fields, including teachers and teacher educators, instructional designers and technology coordinators, principals and administrators, and education policymakers.

Professor Nancy Law is the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education, HKU and Director of Centre for Information and Technology in Education (CITE), Dr Allan Yuen and Dr Robert Fox are Associate Professors and Deputy Directors of CITE. In the book launch, the authors will address the following issues:

• What are the roles of student and teacher in the ICT-supported classroom?
• Is technology initiative only the use of electronic devices such as e-books?
• What makes technology innovations sustainable?
• What are the challenges to the existing education practice, organization structure and leadership mechanisms by implementing transformative uses of technology?

Media representatives are cordially invited to the book launch, with details as follows:

Date:        June 15, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time:       4:30pm - 5:30pm (Light refreshment will be served at 4:00pm)
Venue:     Room 205, Runme Shaw Building, HKU
Language: English

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Queenie Wong, Development and Communications Manager, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 2219 4270 / Mobile: 9220 5840 / Fax: 2540 6360 /E-mail: qlpwong@hku.hk).