Pui Ching Middle School is now actively developing information and technology. Apart from constructing network of school, they are also putting effort on knowledge innovation strategy these years. To improve students’ interest in computer science and solving problems, the most effective way is to help develop their computer programme editing. Thus, some computer teachers added elements of this programme in the class, and enhance students’ ability by Online Judge System.
During the teaching process, group teachers would watch students’ technique of programme editing, then picked up the students with the 10th most potential, and offered specific training after the class and during the holidays, in order to improve their professional skills. Besides, teachers took the students to take part in regular national and regional open competition. Facing professional programme editing competitors from other countries and regions, students’ field of vision was widened, which could motivate them in better studying and developing.
Recent years, four teachers in this school taught students by a new function “Online Quiz” by Google, which was seen to be in a good result. Professor Marr explained that “this kind of teaching could change the traditional teaching mode single-way to an in-time interaction between teachers and students, and analysing problems and answers together. Meanwhile, students were motivated to discuss online, which could be better directed by teachers after the class.
(Professor Leung helps cultivate students’ ability of problem solving by interactively in-time practice.)
Now it is a Web 2.0 time, when the information and technology in education focus on involvement from people to people. Then, online discussion become a perfect platform for people to speak and share ideas. Based on this background, teachers in Pui Ching School built an “Electronic Community” for students and there parents to be a virtual teaching and learning platform, which was a breakthrough in the traditional education system. Professor Lo Yin Ming said that students today can actively discuss and share their ideas, and can upload or download useful teaching materials. Their successful mode of teaching and learning have attracted schools from China and Singapore, which promoted and expanded their good experience of information technology in education.
Now it is a Web 2.0 time, when the information and technology in education focus on involvement from people to people. Then, online discussion become a perfect platform for people to speak and share ideas. Based on this background, teachers in Pui Ching School built an “Electronic Community” for students and there parents to be a virtual teaching and learning platform, which was a breakthrough in the traditional education system. Professor Lo Yin Ming said that students today can actively discuss and share their ideas, and can upload or download useful teaching materials. Their successful mode of teaching and learning have attracted schools from China and Singapore, which promoted and expanded their good experience of information technology in education.
Since the year 2007, school has started the use of Google Apps and Online Tables for school communication system, and created a new learning scheme “Mobile Learning”, through which PDA and Smart Phone are commonly used for a faster distribution of test and exercise. Every students are also teachers in the same time, as then actively play a role in “Online Judgement”, and then can better overcome difficulties in programmes one by one.
(Online Testing leads to a better sharing of students’ work in time, which can help in the further discussion.)
To conclude, the computer department of Pui Ching School keeps on supporting the ICT teaching, and share their successful experience all over the countries. Besides, they also promotes and helps improve the examination system, computer courses, and some new teaching system among schools in Hong Kong. Teachers in Pui Ching School said that “We feel proud that we can share and make a difference.”
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Post by Ricky CHAN KWOON KAY
In this pedagogy, the teachers use the free online GoogleDocs as a learning tool, so as to extend the classroom beyond normal class time and space. Besides, the share property of the GoogleDocs enables students to learn collaboratively, commenting and inspiring themselves through looking at others' works.
ReplyDeleteAnother case shared here is the construction of a programming learning platform, in which questions are provided. Programs submitted through the platform will be marked and graded instantaneously, giving immediate feedbacks to the students.
The technologies act as a disruptive technology, which changes completely the learning and teaching approach.
More to share, I have also created a similar learning tool on Facebook for the students to play around, so as to practise more on ICT-related questions.
ReplyDeleteIf you are interested, you may join it as well:
http://apps.facebook.com/e-learning-hk/
Hi Eric,
ReplyDeleteSure, I already joined in it.
Will take a look.
Ricky CHAN KWOON KAY
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ReplyDeleteIt's really fantastic of using such kind of interactive ICT learning tool to motivate students and to provide more communication opportunities both inside and outside the classroom. Also as mentioned in Ricky's article, the ICT functions as a platform for students to construct their own knowledge by discussing and sharing.
ReplyDeleteFrom my personal experience with some secondary students, they generally have very positive attitudes towards adopting ICT into teaching and learning process. But they also complain that sometimes teachers will use innovative ICT tools for only a period of time or treat it as a task concerning with only certain kind of learning practice, which make them feel that practices with ICT are not important compared with other traditional homework, such as paper quiz or test practice. It can be seen that teachers’ attitudes towards the ICT and how serious they regard an innovative practice will have an influence to students’ responses.
Hence, the success of any innovative practice just like the above case, involves cooperative work from different stakeholders.
BY Liu, Feifei
Hi Eric,
ReplyDeleteI think use tools in fecebook for teaching and learning are good idea since facebook is a community for students to share some fresh things and some fashion information. Everyday, students sign in, and see some information about classmates. Facebook make students feel relaxed.
Cissy from terminator group