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Personal profile
Dr. So has many years of working experience. He has held various technical and managerial positions in IT industry in the past. His academic experience spans many universities; the University of Alberta, the University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the University of Melbourne, Karratha College (for Edith Cowan University ) and Victoria University . He has published research articles widely and his publications include books' chapters and articles in journals, professional series and international conferences. His services to the international research community include serving as Program Committee member, Organizing Member, Technical Expert and Regional Director of major international conferences and professional organizations in Australia, Europe, Asia and US. He has been appointed as External Examiner for a number of doctorial and master research dissertations and Reviewer of many journal articles and conference papers internationally. Dr. So also serves as the subject member and provides consultation works for government bodies in education.
Research interests
STEM Learning and Teaching, Augmented/Virtual/Mixed Reality for Education, Web-based Learning, E-Learning, Game-based Learning and Mobile Learning Educational Use of Multimedia and Internet Technologies Mobile Multimedia and Wireless Technology Multimedia Databases Multimedia Information Retrieval XML-based and Web Standards
External Appointments
Dr. Simon So has been appointed as External Examiner for the Doctor of Philosophy Programme of La Trobe University in 2007, External Examiner for the Master (Research) Programme of Monash University in 2004 and 2005, External Examiner of the Open University of Hong Kong, and External Assessor of CERG proposals. Dr. Simon So is served on the Editorial Board for The International Journal of Technology for Teaching and Learning (since 2005). Dr. Simon So has been appointed as Regional Director of The Society of International Chinese in Educational Technology (since 2004). Dr. Simon So is served as PC Member of The IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, The International Conference on Computers in Education, The Ubiquitous Web Systems and Intelligence Workshop, The International Workshop on Ubiquitous Smart Worlds, and The International Conference on Advances in Mobile Multimedia. Dr. Simon So is the setter and member of the HK Sixth Form Computer Studies Subject Committee (2001-2009) for HKEAA. Dr. Simon So is a committee member on Technology Education of Key Learning Areas, Curriculum Development Council, Education Bureau.
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Enhancing Creativity by an Educational Game: Using Growth Mindset Incentive
SO, W. W. S., CHOU, K. L. & HUI, N. N. A.
01/01/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research project
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Developing in-service primary teachers' professional competence in coding, physical computing and computational thinking
SO, W. W. S., Dec 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Generating graphs in virtual reality
SO, W. W. S., Jul 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Generating graphs in virtual reality
SO, W. W. S., 2019, Proceedings of Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2019): E-Learning 2019. Lisbon, Portugal: IADIS Press, p. 321-324Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Developing the STEM experience for in-service primary teachers through micro-controlling hardware and coding
SO, W. W. S., 2018, 2018 17th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET): Proceedings. Danvers, MA: IEEE, p. 108-112Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Students’ game playing preferences and personality traits
SO, W. W. S., Nov 2017, In: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology. Special Issue for INTE 2017, p. 1014-1022Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review