Media

Public Forum on Back to Learning

27 Jun 2011

 

The Strategic Research Theme (SRT) on the Sciences of Learning and the Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) under the Faculty of Education will be co-organizing the Public Forum Back to Learning on July 5, 2011.

Although education reform is at the top of every nation's agenda, often the basic rationale behind the reform is not clear. In some cases, they are piecemeal reforms. This begs a fundamental question: What is the core focus of education? What should be central to education reform? Answers to these questions converge to one element: Learning! The core focus of education should be student learning. This would involve at least two major dimensions. One, what should students learn? Two, how should students learn?

Top researchers on learning and global policy leaders will meet in Hong Kong. They would like to share with educators and the general public their ideas and recommendations. The theme is how to restore learning as the core education policy concern, and to make sure fore-running research results on learning will inform policy-making and make impact on education.

Media representatives are cordially invited to the public forum, with details as follows:

Date:        July 5, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time:       4:30 - 6:00pm
Venue:     Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU
Language: English
Website:  http://backtolearning.cite.hku.hk/

Chairpersons:
Prof Cheng Kai Ming, Co-convener of the SRT on the Sciences of Learning, HKU
Prof Nancy Law, Director of CITE, HKU

Lead Speakers:
Dr Mmantsetsa Marope, Director, Division for Basic to Higher Education and Learning, UNESCO, Paris
Prof Keith Sawyer, Professor of Psychology and Education, Washington University in St. Louis

Respondent:
Mr Kenneth Chen, Under Secretary for Education, Education Bureau, HKSAR

For media enquiries and interview request, 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).