Conceptualizing the framework for developing an online resource bank geared to school education

Siu Cheung KONG, Kai Ming LI, Kwok Shing CHENG, Wai Ying KWOK

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Abstract

In its latest IT in Education Strategy, the government of Hong Kong is committed to develop an online resource bank of curriculum-based digital resources for supporting learning and teaching in school education. The study reported herein aimed to conceptualize the framework for developing such online resource bank in Hong Kong. For collecting solid information from a wide spectrum of relevant stakeholders, 12 sessions of focus group discussions were conducted with school leaders, teachers of major subjects, students, parents, government officials, and educational publishers in the school education sector in Hong Kong. The results found that teachers in Hong Kong were experienced in using digital resources, in particular PowerPoint, video and animation, for supporting subject teaching and learning. The results also asserted the need of an online resource bank in Hong Kong for teachers to accurately access curriculum-based learning and teaching resources. Based on the expectations identified in this study, three options are recommended for the development of the target online resource bank. The first option suggests the compilation of digital entities, such as electronic texts, presentation slides, images, videos and animations, for curriculum delivery. The second option suggests the organization of the digital resources into teaching schemes for delivering subject curricula, especially for those subjects with limited textbooks available in the market. The third options suggests the compilation of learning materials, such as guiding worksheets, with digital resources for students, especially those with average and high learning motivation, to conduct theme-based or project-based self-regulated learning.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010
EventThe 14th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2010): Towards a New Era of Knowledge Creation = 第十四屆全球華人計算機教育應用大會 : 邁向知識建構的新紀元 - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Duration: 01 Jun 201004 Jun 2010

Conference

ConferenceThe 14th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2010): Towards a New Era of Knowledge Creation = 第十四屆全球華人計算機教育應用大會 : 邁向知識建構的新紀元
Abbreviated titleGCCCE 2010
Country/TerritorySingapore
Period01/06/1004/06/10

Citation

Kong, S. C., Li, K. M., Cheng, K. S., & Kwok, W. Y. (2010, June). Conceptualizing the framework for developing an online resource bank geared to school education. Paper presented at the 14th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE 2010), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Keywords

  • Online resource
  • Resource bank
  • School education

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