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Good Practices in using IT in
Teaching and Learning
Preamble and Acknowledgements
Preamble
Good Practices in using IT in Teaching and Learning” is the Local Extension Study of the
Second International Information Technology in Education Study (SITES), it aims at
exploring the ways of using Information Technology to upgrade the quality of teaching and
learning in classrooms by Secondary and Primary Schools in Hong Kong, and to study the
requirements needed and strategies adopted by the schools when promoting Information
Technology-assisted teaching. This research is undertaken by the Centre for Information
technology in School and Teacher Education of the University of Hong Kong and funded
by the Hong Kong Quality Education Fund. The set of staff development materials is
printed and published by the Hong Kong Education Department.
In the past several months, we had visited nineteen secondary and primary schools, and
have observed more than forty lessons which has applied Information Technology in their
teaching processes. We preliminarily concluded some experiences and research results and
we have included some good practices of these lessons in a set of two CDROMs. The
CDROMs consist of more than ten lesson cases, covering a wide range of subjects
including Chinese, English, Mathematics, Art, Music, Geography, Government and Public
Affairs, Physics, Chemistry, etc. for the reference of all education sector fellows.
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All related lessons are able to improve the efficiency of teaching and learning and enhance
the interests of students in learning by applying Information Technology in varied ways.
We are so grateful to observe the significant changes in the roles of teachers and students
from the cases, in which students are playing a leading role in the learning process, this
enables more diversified interactions between teachers and students.
I should show my sincere gratitude to principals and teachers who have offered their
generous help and who kindly show their willingness in sharing the extracts of their
lessons to the public.
There are numerous good practices of using information technology in lessons in schools
in Hong Kong, however, because of limited space, we could only adopt few cases as
examples. We expect to encourage education sector fellows to actively participate in
promoting the application of Information Technology in education, to provide high-quality
education to students, and to open up the new educational perspective for the new
millenium.
Acknowledgements
This Study is made possible by the joint effort of various education sector fellows.
The Study Centre would like to show its gratitude to the Quality Education Fund for their
sponsorship, and Education Department for the publication of the set of Staff Development
materials of this research.
The Study Centre is very grateful to the support given by secondary and primary schools
participated in the pilot and main studies. Without such valuable help from them, it would not be
possible to complete the study so successfully.
The Study Centre is also very thankful for the generous support given by the Director of the
Education Department and her staff, Special thanks must be given to the Steering Committee for
their precious opinions.
The smooth coordination and administration of the Study had been made possible by various
research staff involved at various stages of the project. The Study Centre is grateful for their help
with the production of this report under tremendous pressures of time.
Acknowledgements
Buddhist Wong Cho Sum School
Creative Primary School
North Point Government Primary School (AM)
PLK Stanley Ho Sau Nan Primary School
PLK Luk Hing To Primary School
SKH St. Joseph Primary School
YCH Choi Hin To Primary School
Acknowledgement
Secondary Schools
Special School
Buddhist Ho Nam Kam College
Hong Kong Red Cross The
John F. Kennedy Centre
HKMLC Queen Maud Secondary School
King’s College
Marymount Secondary School
Mission Covenant Church Holm Glad College
Pui Ching Middle School
Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association
St. Stephen’s Girls’ College
Ho Ngai College (sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen)
TWGH Wong Fut Nam College
Wah Yan College, Kowloon
Steering Committee
Name
Institution
Mr. Chan Wing Kwong
Principal, Po Leung Kuk Luk Hing Too Primary School (AM)
IT coordinator, South tuen Mun Government Secondary
School
Mr. Kan Wing Lok
Mr. Ki Wing Wah
Deputy, Director, CITE, HKU
Mr. Lai Suk Ming
Hon. Advisor, hong Kong Association For Computer
Education
Dr. Nancy Law
Director, CITE, HKU (Chair)
Dr. Law Hing Chung
Mr. Leung Shiu Keung
Dr. Li Siu Cheung
Principal Curriculum Officer, Curriculum Development
Institute, ED
Principal Curriculum Development Officer (Science),
Curriculum Development Institute
Deputy Director, CITE, HKU
Steering Committee
Name
Institution
Mr. Ng Hok Ling
Dean of Academic Affairs, Lutheran School for The Deaf
Mr. Ng Sui Kou
Principal, S. S. Y. Ho Ngai College
Mr. Pun Sai Wing
Senior Lecturer, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Mr. Tong Kai Hong
Deputy Director of Education, ED
Mr. Tsui Kim
Teacher, Buddhist Wong Cho Sum School
Mr. Yip Chee Tim
Vice principal, Pui Ching Middle School
Dr. Yuen Hoi Kau
Deputy Director, CITE, HKU
Research Staff
Research Team Members
Dr. Nancy Law
Director. CITE, HKU
Dr. Yuen Hoi Kau
Deputy Director, CITE, HKU
Dr. Ki Wing Wah
Deputy Director, CITE, HKU
Dr. Li Siu Cheung
Deputy Director, CITE, HKU
Ms. Lee Yeung
Project Manager,
The Second International Information Technology in Education Study (SITES)
Ms. Chow Yin
Research Assistant,
The Second International Information Technology in Education Study (SITES)