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Abstract
There are challenges to encourage university students to engage continuously nowadays. Taking after-class reading activities as an example, such low levels of student engagement are also prevalent in many universities with a top world ranking. Facing such a difficulty, many university teachers reluctantly cut the amount of assigned reading or removed classics from their reading lists. This reflects a pressing need to find ways to increase students’ engagement, or a profound negative impact on the quality of higher education. Integrating emergent technologies, such as some artificial intelligence tools, and research-based pedagogies, we implemented a seamless ongoing formative assessment learning approach to improve students’ engagement and learning outcomes in various postgraduate courses in Faculty of Education, and the impacts were encouraging. In this seminar, we will discuss:
- the related theoretical rationale;
- various examples of the learning designs, which fostered students to be engaged in both in-class and out-of-class learning, especially through the ongoing formative assessment activities empowered by emergent technologies;
- the feedback or/and effectiveness. The seminar will also discuss how we try to strike a balance between the teachers’ workload and learning effectiveness.
About the Speaker(s)
Dr. Alex Tse is currently a Lecturer at the Academic Unit of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, HKU, as well as a Doctoral Supervisor and Programme Director of the Master of Science in Technology, Design and Leadership for Learning. His research focuses on technology-enhanced learning, STEM education, inquiry-based learning and other areas. He has authored/co-authored over 70 refereed papers and conference papers, won multiple awards related to outstanding papers at international conferences, led commissioned projects by the Hong Kong Education Bureau, and participated in the "Learning in the Digital World" assessment domain of PISA 2025. He serves as Chair or Member of the Programme Committee for more than 25 international academic conferences, a reviewer for several international journals, and a Permanent Council Member of the Chinese Society for Inquiry Learning, having rich experience in teaching, research and academic services in educational technology and STEM education.
Ir. Dr. Kelvin Lo is a Senior Lecturer in the Academic Unit of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Faculty of Education. He is also a mentor and reviewer for the HKU Advance HE Fellowship scheme. He has gained extensive teaching experience at various local universities. Currently, Kelvin teaches courses in social data science, information management, and educational technology at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and supervises EdD students. Kelvin has published in academic journals such as the Journal of Knowledge Management, Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Higher Education Quarterly, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing, among others. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and ACM, and also actively participates as a Technical Committee member at IEEE- or ACM-supported conferences.