Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 54/2015
From:
Secretary for Education
Ref :
EDB(EID/ITE)/IT/PRO/189(III)
Date :
27 April 2015
To : Heads of Primary and Secondary Schools
Seminar on “Emerging Practices in e-Learning and Mathematics Education”
Summary
The purpose of this circular memorandum is to inform primary and secondary
schools of the captioned seminar – “Emerging Practices in e-Learning and Mathematics
Education”. All primary and secondary school heads and teachers are invited to participate
in the seminar.
Details
2.
This seminar is organised by the Department of Mathematics and Information
Technology of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences of the Hong Kong Institute of
Education (HKIEd), and co-organised by the Information Technology in Education Section
and the Mathematics Education Section of the Education Bureau (EDB). The seminar aims
to share the emerging practices of mathematics learning and teaching in the 21st century as
well as the innovative e-Learning initiatives for improving the quality of learning and
teaching in the big data era, particularly in Mathematics.
3.
The seminar will be held in the Hong Kong Institute of Education on 15 June
2015 (Monday). Interested school heads and teachers can register by using the link
(http://www.ied.edu.hk/mit/) or return the completed application form (i.e. Appendix 1) by
fax to HKIEd. The deadline for application will be 28 May 2015 (Thursday). For details of
the seminar, please refer to Appendix 2 or the official website of HKIEd
(http://www.ied.edu.hk/mit) or EDB’s training calendar system (Course Code:
EI0020150221).
Enquiries
4.
For further enquiries, please contact Miss Wendy HUI or Miss Conny LIU of the
HKIEd at 2948 7824 or 2948 6294 respectively.
YT LAU
for Secretary for Education
c.c. Heads of Sections – for information
Fax to: 2948
7726
Appendix 1
Emerging Practices in E-Learning and
Mathematics Education
Organiser:
Department of Mathematics and Information Technology,
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences,
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Co-organiser:
Information Technology in Education Section, EDB
Mathematics Education Section, EDB
Date:
Time:
Venue:
15 June 2015 (Monday)
9:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
The Hong Kong Institute of Education, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories
Registration Form
A. School Information
School Name:
Telephone number:
Fax Number:
B. Details of Participants (Please duplicate the form if there are more than 3 participants.)
1
*Dr/Mr/Ms/Miss
Email:
Position: *Principal/ Panel Head/ Teacher/ Technical Support Services Staff (IT)/ Others:
Session to attend:  Whole Day
e-services account:
 A.M.  P.M.
(Please tick as appropriate.)
(If you do not wish to receive other activity or programme information from us via email, please tick the box on the right. )
2
*Dr/Mr/Ms/Miss
Email:
Position: *Principal/ Panel Head/ Teacher/ Technical Support Services Staff (IT)/ Others:
Session to attend:  Whole Day
e-services account:
 A.M.  P.M.
(Please tick as appropriate.)
(If you do not wish to receive other activity or programme information from us via email, please tick the box on the right. )
3
*Dr/Mr/Ms/Miss
Email:
Position: *Principal/ Panel Head/ Teacher/ Technical Support Services Staff (IT)/ Others:
Session to attend:  Whole Day
e-services account:
 A.M.  P.M.
(Please tick as appropriate.)
(If you do not wish to receive other activity or programme information from us via email, please tick the box on the right. )
*Please delete as appropriate.
Signature:
Name of the Principal:
Please fax this form to 2948 7726 on or before 28 May 2015.
Enquiries: Miss Hui (2948 7824; [email protected])
Miss Liu (2948 6294; [email protected])
Appendix 2
Emerging Practices in E-Learning and Mathematics Education
Organiser:
Department of Mathematics and Information Technology (MIT)
Faculty
of
Liberal
Arts
and
Social
Sciences
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Co-organiser:
Information Technology in Education Section, Education Bureau
Mathematics Education Section, Education Bureau
Date﹕
Time﹕
15 June 2015 (Monday)
9:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Venue﹕ The Hong Kong Institute of Education,
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories
Programme
Registration
9:15-9:30
Reengineering
the
Flipped
Classroom for
Mathematics
Education
Speaker:
Dr. WONG Ka
Wai Gary
(MIT, HKIEd)
Technology
Assisted
Reflective
Learning
Speaker:
Dr. CHENG
Kwok Shing
Gary
(MIT, HKIEd)
Major
Theories
in
Mobile
Learning
Research
Speaker:
Dr. SO Wing
Wah Simon
(MIT, HKIEd)
Creating
MOOC
Materials
with
Learning
Assessment
by
Screencasting
Speaker:
Mr. CHUI Hin
Leung Mike
(MIT, HKIEd)
Parallel Sessions
A Sharing on the Data Mining
Design
and Applications
Implementation
in Education
of
GeoGebra Speaker:
Applets
to Dr. POON Kin
Mathematics
Man Leonard
Classes
(MIT, HKIEd)
Speaker:
Dr. CHENG Kell
Hiu Fai
(MIT, HKIEd)
Learning and
Teaching on
Congruent
Triangles:
Relationships
Among SSA,
SAS and RHS
Speaker:
Dr.
WONG
Tak Wah
(MIT, HKIEd)
Developing
Pattern
Recognizing
Abilities in
Mathematics
Learning
Speaker:
Dr. LEUNG
Chi
Keung
Eddie
(MIT,
HKIEd)
How Pupils
with Special
Educational
Needs Face
Mathematics
Speaker:
Dr.
FUNG
Chun Ip
(MIT,
HKIEd)
Handset
vs
Hand
Speaker:
Mr. LEE Yat
Fai Andy
(MIT, HKIEd)
The
Solutions of
the
Cubic
Equations
Speaker:
Dr.
YUEN
Man
Wai
Steven
(MIT,
HKIEd)
A Class of
Multiplechoice
Questions
Speaker:
Dr. LEUNG
King Shun
(MIT,
HKIEd)
9:30-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:30
Mathemagic
Speaker:
Dr. CHIU Mei
Choi
(MIT, HKIEd)
The
Development
of
MOOC
and Big Data
Speaker:
Dr.
WONG
Tak Lam Ivan
(MIT, HKIEd)
Tea Break
Keynote Address
Tools for e-Learning are Within Arm's Reach
Speaker: Dr. CHAN Wai Hong (Associate Professor, MIT, HKIEd)
11:30-12:00
12:00-13:30
13:30-13:45
13:45-14:15
14:15-15:00
The Role of e-Learning in the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics
Speaker: Mr. LEE Pak Leung (Chief Curriculum Development Officer (Mathematics), Education Bureau)
Lunch
Registration
Keynote Address
The Latest Development in e-Learning under the Fourth Strategy on Information Technology in Education
Speaker: Mr. LAU Yuen Tan (Chief Curriculum Development Officer (IT in Education), Education Bureau)
Using Technology as Scaffolding for Teaching Critical Thinking in the Mathematics Classroom
Host: Prof. KONG Siu Cheung (Professor and Head, MIT, HKIEd)
Speaker: Prof. Miguel NUSSBAUM (Professor, Computer Science Department of the School of Engineering of Pontificia
Universidad Católica de Chile)
15:00-15:30
Tea Break
Prospective
Teachers’
Competency in
Teaching how
to
Compare
Geometric
Figures: The
Concept
of
Congruent
Triangles as an
Example
Speaker:
Dr.
LEUNG
Kui Chiu Issic
(MIT, HKIEd)
Organization and
Implementation of
Mathematics
Co-curricular and
Service Learning
Activities
Speaker:
Dr. YEE Tat Leung
Tony (MIT, HKIEd)
Some Online
Resources for
Teaching
Statistics
Speaker:
Dr. LING Man
Ho Alpha
(MIT, HKIEd)
How
to
do
Math-related
Presentations
Using LATEX
Speaker:
Dr. SUEN Chun Kit
Anthony
(MIT, HKIEd)
Parallel Sessions
e-Assessment
of
Interesting
Magic Squares Online
Collaborative
Speaker:
Dr. MAN Yiu Learning Process in
Kwong
Wiki
Platform
(MIT, HKIEd)
Speaker:
Mr. NG Wing Shui
Walter
(MIT, HKIEd)
15:30-16:30
16:30-16:45
Game
and
Problem
Solving
Speaker:
Dr. POON Kin
Keung Eric
(MIT, HKIEd)
Quantitative
Analysis of Mobile
Learning
for
Guangzhou
University Students
Speaker:
Dr. NG Mee Wah
Eugenia
(MIT, HKIEd) and
Mr. WONG Chun
Hung (Computer &
Mathematics
Section,
Youth
College (Yeo Chei
Man), VTC)
Distribution of Attendance Certificates
How to Flip in
“Flipped
Classroom” for
Mathematics
Learning?:
A
Case Study in a
Hong
Kong
Secondary
School
Speaker:
Dr. SONG Yanjie
(MIT, HKIEd) and
Mr. HA Chi Hung
(Teacher,
True
Light
Middle
School of Hong
Kong)
Cyclotomic
Method on the
e-Learning
Platform
Speaker:
Dr. CHENG Ka
Luen
(MIT, HKIEd)
Enhancing
E-Learning With
Virtual
and
Augmented
Reality
Technology
Speaker:
Dr. LI Ping (MIT,
HKIEd)
Emerging
in
Practices
Mathematics
Teaching,
and
Learning
Assessment
Speaker:
Miss
CHAN
Wing Sum
(MIT, HKIEd)