Panel 1

Research Chair Professor of Learning Sciences, EdUHK

Chair

Professor KONG Siu-Cheung

Research Chair Professor of E-Learning and Digital Competency
Director, Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology, EdUHK

Panellists

Professor Ronghuai Huang

Beijing Normal University, China

Professor Hiroaki Ogata

Kyoto University, Japan

Professor Kinshuk

University of North Texas, US

Professor Juling Shih

National Central University, Taiwan

Professor Su-Luan Wong

Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Abstract

Seamless Interest-Driven Creator Theory (SIDC Theory) is an extension of the Interest-Driven Creator Theory (IDC Theory). In the IDC Theory, based on the three anchored concepts of “interests”, “creation” and “habit”, students are nurtured to be interest-driven creators who successfully demonstrate learning interest, creative mind-set, and habitual behaviour in the learning and application of subject knowledge. The SIDC Theory expands the IDC Theory to add the “seamless” element for connecting students’ interest-driven learning process between the school learning environment and the home learning environment. The successful implementation of the SIDC Theory needs the collaborative efforts from schools, families, and communities to provide students with a stable and cohesive support in terms of seamless infrastructure, online platforms, digital resources, and learning guidance in their SIDC learning process. The ultimate goal of implementing SIDC Theory is to promote the positive development of students for a global culture conscious of harmony and well-being among one another.