CERG GRANT PROPOSAL: Assessing the Effectiveness of Constructive Alignment as Moderated by Different Learning Styles and Intrinsic Motivational Factors of Individual Students
To achieve the research goals of a ssessing the e ffectiveness of constructive alignment as moderated by different learning styles and intrinsic motivational factors of individual students, this study is designed with the following objectives:
- To investigate the impact of different learning styles of students on the perceived constructive alignment by the instructors
- To examine the intrinsic motivational factors which influence the choice of multiple learning styles by students
- To develop guidelines for instructional design process to achieve effective constructive alignment in the context of the multiple learning styles and intrinsic motivational factors of students
- To compare the instructional design processes in the context of different institutional characteristics, viz. City University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Institute of Education
Classroom
of the Future – An
IT-supported Learning and Teaching Environment
This initiative aims to facilitate applied
research that will support educational reforms that encourage
innovative and creative
approaches to teaching and learning. By doing so, it will help
to raise educational standards in Hong Kong. The project has
two aspects. The first is the creation of a “Classroom
of the Future,” a futuristic learning environment for primary
school students that provides them with imaginative and stimulating
learning experiences by utilizing information technology (IT)
and multipurpose furniture and equipment. The second aspect is
the facilitation of research into new ways of teaching and learning
that can be achieved using the proposed technologies and facilities.
A Study Utilizing an e-learning Platform
and Mobile Technology to Promote Collaborative Learning
New technologies bring forth new educational possibilities based
on their unique characteristics and capabilities. From a pedagogical
perspective, mobile technology potentially supports new dimensions
in the educational process. The aim of this research is to study
student collaborative learning in a technology-rich environment
with the support of mobile technology for performing group work.
For example, mobile technology can be utilized for information
seeking, content delivery, ad hoc questions answers, notes, comments
among a learning community, or tasks related to learning activities.
Mobile technology can distribute the information load across
the group(s) it is connected to and, in effect, across the devices
and individuals in this group(s) to build larger scale social
construction of knowledge.
Innovative Utilization of Integrated ICT-enabled Infrastructures
to Support Self-monitoring and Reflection in Teaching Practice
within a Classroom Environment
The objective of this project is to promote active engagement
of students and peers in the self-reflection and monitoring process
of student teaching practices. This would be achieved through
the facilitation and support of technology taking into consideration
the reliability, accessibility, transmission quality, and the
nature of the interactions in this type of classroom environment.
This project aims to explore the feasibility innovative utilization
of integrated ICT-enabled infrastructures to support self-monitoring
and reflection in teaching practices within a classroom environment.
Innovative Utilization of Web-based Technologies to Facilitate
On-line Dialogue and Feedback Mechanisms between Faculty Supervisors
and Students in Teaching Practicum Environments
This project aims to explore user-friendly technology-supported
feedback in the teaching practicum. It uses processes that engage
teachers in reflective inquiry for improved practice and achievement.
It has been suggested that these systems are of maximum use when
entire faculties are actively involved in the use of these systems
for instructional improvement. The crucial element is how technology
is incorporated into instruction. If technology is integrated
in such a way as to foster engaged learning and higher-order
thinking, then alone is it termed as being used effectively.
The pilot project will involve training and equipping faculty
members to access the prototype technology for site testing.
It has implications for future institute-wide deployment, whereby
staff members are enable to supervise teaching practicum from
anywhere within the Institute, solely by having access to high-band
Internet connections.
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