Youth think tank research refers to the uneven positioning of educational technology and the education bureau takes the lead in fostering the research and development of teaching products

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Written by: Hu Jiaxin

2021-02-08 08:00

Last update date: 2021-02-08 08:00

About a year after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, online classes and face-to-face classrooms have alternately become the "new normal" in the education sector, but it does not necessarily reflect that the academic sector has a complete grasp of educational technology.

Huang Leqian, a researcher at the MWYO Youth Office, a private think tank, said that there is no shortage of educational technology resources in Hong Kong, but the policy goal of integrating technology into teaching has been unclear. As a result, schools have different positioning of educational technology and lack a task force and middle-level structure to promote development. Science and technology products to improve online learning and teaching.

He suggested that the Education Bureau should add a senior graduate teacher rank in each school to coordinate the school's technology application and set up a fund to cultivate local teaching product research and development. Otherwise, the development of science and technology education in Hong Kong will only stagnate.

Huang Leqian, a researcher at the MWYO Youth Office, a private think tank, said that there is no shortage of educational technology resources in Hong Kong, but the policy goal of integrating technology into teaching has been unclear.

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The study found underperforming schools arrange only information technology teacher and taught

by the Chairman of the Committee for Youth Development Lau Ming-wai as Director of MWYO youth office, during the last year, from May to October, the depth interviews with 18 school management, front-line teachers, scholars, Techtronic Companies, etc., to understand their imaginations about the current situation and prospects of education technology in Hong Kong.

Huang Leqian, who is in charge of the research, said that the government has invested more than 10 billion yuan to promote IT education in 20 years. He believes that Hong Kong has no shortage of education and technology resources, but the policy goals are vague. They only talk about improving teaching and learning and releasing students’ learning energy. Clear instructions on how to use technology to integrate teaching, each school will implement its own methods, so that the educational technology positioning of each school varies.

He pointed out that research and interviews found that "some schools thought that they would set up an intranet and move teaching to the Internet." Schools with lesser performance would only arrange IT teachers to take the leadership role, and it is difficult to explore the space of education technology while taking into account teaching; On the contrary, the better-performing schools will have a dedicated team with leadership support and coordination, and middle-level teachers will be responsible for collaboration, strengthen the exchange of e-learning inside and outside the school, and master the latest educational technology.

Huang Leqian pointed out that overseas educational technology products may not fully meet local needs, and there are limitations in the sharing of teaching materials. He suggested that the authorities also set up funds to cultivate local teaching product research and development.

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The Singapore government took the lead in establishing an online platform for teachers to share teaching resources two years ago

Secondly, Hong Kong lacks suitable technological innovation products to improve online learning and teaching.

During the epidemic, many schools use programs such as ZOOM and Google Classroom to assist in teaching. Huang Leqian pointed out that overseas educational technology products may not fully meet local needs, and there are limitations in teaching materials sharing.

He pointed out that, taking Singapore as an example, the local Ministry of Education and the Government Technology Bureau jointly developed an online learning platform (LMS) three years ago to provide a large number of online teaching materials for teachers and students across the country. The teaching plans edited by teachers can be shared on the platform, and students can also Search for course materials at any time to promote teacher-student exchanges.

It is recommended that the Education Bureau deepen its educational technology goals and take the lead in fostering the development of local teaching products

The epidemic continues, and blended teaching has become the mainstream. Huang Leqian suggested that the Education Bureau should deepen the goals of education and technology through teaching, evaluation, data integration and administrative work, such as adding a senior degree teacher rank in each school to coordinate the school’s technology application And the establishment of the "Educational Technology Innovation Fund" to take the lead in cultivating the research and development of local teaching products and strengthen the connection between start-ups and academia. Otherwise, the development of science and technology education in Hong Kong will only stagnate. But 70% of schools have never been developed, so it would be a pity."

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