Keynote , Plenary Sessions & Panel Discussions
Plenary Sessions
- Plenary Session 1 - Leading and Managing the Development of Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching (TELT)
- Plenary Session 2 - University 2.0
- Plenary Session 3 - Current developments and future prospects to enhance the delivery of lectures at the London School of Economics & Political Science
- Plenary Session 4 - A day’s life of a 21st century teacher
- Plenary Session 5 - Collaborative e-Platform for Teaching and Learning Resources Sharing among Central Taiwan Universities
- Plenary Session 6 - Real Learning in a Virtual World
Panel Discussions
- Panel Discussion - National and Institutional Drivers for Quality Assurance and Assessment - Global and Local Perspectives
- Panel Discussion - Academic Leadership in e-Learning
Speaker: Ms Judy Verses
 | Ms Judy Verses Ms Judy Verses is President and Chief Operating Officer of Blackboard Learn and
a member of Blackboard’s corporate executive team, where she leads corporate
operations and strategy. |
Abstract:
This presentation will look at the macro issues facing the Higher Education marketplace
globally, and the changes brought about by the “massification” of education. How do
you retain your students, and how do you assess your achievements from course level
through to institutional requirements? Ms Verses will outline the key areas pertaining to
engagement and assessment outlined by Blackboard’s 1500 clients globally. She will
give some examples of innovative practice in strategic vision and implementation,
student engagement and assessment through case studies. This presentation will show
an overview of the Blackboard product roadmap and highlight some developments in
the latest Blackboard Learn Release 9.0.
Plenary Session 1 - Leading and Managing the Development of Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching (TELT)
Speaker: Professor Stephen Marshall
 | Professor Stephen Marshall Professor Stephen Marshall joined UNSW in November 2008 as Professor in the School of Education under the Faculty of
Arts and Social Sciences and Director of Learning and Teaching. His current research projects focus on: nature of
academic leadership; development of academic leaders and managers; curriculum innovation and changes in higher |
Abstract:
This presentation will apply an analytical framework for leading and managing learning and teaching to the particular challenges associated with the development of Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching (TELT) at an enterprise level within higher education institutions. The upgrading of an existing enterprise level learning management system within the author’s own institution will provide a contextual reference point for discussion of the issues raised. This presentation will study questions about the adequacy of current approaches to the development of leaders and managers of learning and teaching in general and of TELT in articular.
Plenary Session 2 - University 2.0
Speaker: Dr Daniel Tan
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Dr Daniel Tan Associate Professor Daniel Tan is the Director of Centre for Educational Development of NTU. He led a team to develop and implement edveNTUre (e-Learning campus eco-system), edUtorium (staff development program) and eUreka (automated online project work management system) and had won awards including Intelligent20 Award 2003, Honouree of CIO Asia100 Award 2004, EMC Best Practice Award 2004, ZDNet Asia Smart50 Award 2006, SiTF eLearning Organization of the Year 2006, APICTA 2007, ascilite Award 2008. Also, he was conferred The Public Administration Medal (Silver)/Singapore National Day Awards 2007. |
Abstract:
Much have changed in the education sector in teaching and learning since the late 1980’s, in
particular, in the K-12 sectors.
The advent of the WWW have made Internet network technology available to the rest of the world.
Universities had their “rebels-innovators” who being more progressive minded, inducted WWW
technology into their student learning in the form of stand-alone (File Transfer Protocol) FTP repository, bulletin boards and
hypertext systems.
We have come a long way since (in a very short time); from the second generation read-only (Learning Management System) LMS
to the quick emerging participative Web 2.0. The challenge ahead is “how does it make sense to
us who work in universities?” However, the more important question is “what does it mean to the
students that come to us for their further education”. In this presentation, we will discuss some of the
initiatives and hope to define the new University 2.0.
Plenary Session 3 - Current developments and future prospects to enhance the delivery of lectures at the London School of Economics & Political Science
Speaker: Mr Steve Ryan
 | Mr Steve Ryan Mr Steve Ryan is the Director of the Centre for Learning Technology at the
London School of Economics and Political Science where he leads a team of
learning technologists supporting e-Learning developments across the School.
Mr Ryan has worked widely in education and has led or contributed to a number
of national and international projects in the field of learning technology. |
Abstract:
This presentation will outline the development of lecture recording at the London School of
Economics (LSE). The LSE has moved from an initial pilot project to a large scale implementation of
an automatic lecture recording system integrated into a Virtual Learning Environment.
The presentation will also examine some of the issues and challenges faced and indicate how
the appropriate use of such system can enhance learning opportunities for students by providing
an effective supplement to conventional lectures. Moreover, some future developments and
possibilities will be considered.
Plenary Session 4 - A day in the life of a 21st century teacher
Speaker: Mr Gyver Lau
 | Mr Gyver Lau Mr Gyver Lau was awarded the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence by the Government of the HKSAR. He is the Chairman of the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence Teachers Association. He actively participates in the development of the New Senior Secondary Curriculum and Information Technology for Education. He is a member of Ad Hoc Committee on Applied Learning, Science Education Committee and Gifted Education Committee in the Curriculum Development Council. He is also a member of the Advisory Panel of the Hong Kong Education City (HKEdCity). |
Abstract:
This presentation will discuss the experience on using EdBlog to facilitate students learning in the
collaboration between Assembly of God Hebron Secondary School and Hong Kong Education
City (HKEdCity) which is the largest one-stop professional educational portal (www.hkedcity.net)
in Hong Kong. The portal incorporates information, resources, interactive communities and online
services, and promotes the use of information technology (I.T.) in improving the effectiveness of
teaching and learning.
This presentation will also investigate how the HKEdCity provides teachers with resources, support and
platform where they can share their experience and exchange ideas, in order to facilitate teaching
and learning. In addition, it will visit other Hong Kong education portals which are extensively used
by teachers everyday.
Plenary Session 5 - Collaborative e-Platform for Teaching and Learning Resources Sharing among Central Taiwan Universities
Speaker: Professor Bing-Jean Lee
 | Professor Bing-Jean Lee Professor Bing-Jean Lee obtained his PhD degree from Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin in 1991. Before he joined the Department of Civil Engineering of Feng Chia University (FCU) in 1994, he worked as a post doctoral researcher in Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, San Diego. Currently, Professor Lee is Vice President of FCU, before that he was Chairman of Department of Civil Engineering, Dean of College of Construction and Development and Dean of Office of Academic Affairs. He also serves as President of Chinese Information Literacy Association, Taiwan. |
Abstract:
Central Taiwan Teaching/Learning Resource Center under the Ministry of Education aims to integrate educational resources of 13 universities in central Taiwan with FCU serving as the hub of these efforts. The purposes of this center are to share best practices and to work together to create added value. To overcome the problem of distance, platforms have been established for cultivation of industry talent, library resources sharing, curriculum integration and specialty laboratory exchanges to enhance interaction among partner universities, to increase access to educational resources by students and to achieve the objective of increasing overall quality of education in central Taiwan.
Plenary Session 6 - Real Learning in a Virtual World
Speaker: Professor Christian Wagner
 | Professor Christian Wagner Professor Christian Wagner is Professor at Department of Information Systems of City University. He received his PhD in Business Administration from the University of British Columbia in 1989. Thereafter he spent seven years as a faculty member at the University of Southern California, before joining City University in January 1996. Professor Wagner specializes in the development and study of decision support systems, creativity support, and knowledge management with wikis and weblogs. |
Presenter: Rechael Ip
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Ms Rachael Ip Rachael IP is a PhD candidate in the Department of Information Systems at the City University of Hong Kong, where she received her MPhil degree. She previously obtained a Master of Education award from the University of Hong Kong, where she majored in applying ICT in education. Rachael’s research interests include social computing, virtual communities, and e-learning. Her research has resulted in 5 refereed journal articles and 11 refereed conference papers. Rachael engages in two innovative initiatives that redefine traditional classroom teaching with Web 2.0 activities. In one course, she introduces SecondLife as a virtual world environment to encourage management learning through virtual business development. In other courses, she applies wiki technology to stimulate students learning, both individually and collectively. One outcome is the joint authorship of a wiki book. |
Abstract:
Virtual worlds, computer-based simulated environments in which users interact via avatars, provide an opportunity for the highly realistic enactment of real life activities online. Unlike computer games, which have a pre-defined purpose, pay-off structure and action patterns, virtual worlds can leave many of these elements for users to determine. We selected a popular virtual world software, Second Life (SL), to develop BBA student skills in team work and business development on the Internet. Student groups completed a 4-week assignment, and were subsequently evaluated. The findings demonstrate engagement in the SL environment contributes to the students’ perceived value of learning through the Action Learning steps.
Panel Discussion - National and Institutional Drivers for Quality Assurance and Assessment - Global and Local Perspectives
Panel Chair: Professor An-Chi Liu
 | Professor An-Chi Liu |
Panelist: Dr Walter Hu, Mr Zach Johnson, Professor Charles Webb (in alphabetical order)
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Dr Walter Hu |
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Mr Zach Johnson |
 | Professor Charles Webb Professor Charles Webb is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Teaching and Learning of Charles Darwin University. He has considerable experience in the management and governance of tertiary institutions. As a founding member of the Northern Territory University, Professor Webb held the positions of Associate Dean, School of Biological Sciences, Associate Dean, Research and Postgraduate Studies, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & International), Pro Vice-Chancellor (Higher Education & Research) and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning) before taking up his current role. He has also served on all of the major management bodies of Charles Darwin University. |
Abstract:
Universities are responding to considerable pressure to accumulate and demonstrate evidence of quality in operations, research, teaching and learning. Various government policy and funding initiatives across the globe are focused on student outcomes, institutional quality assurance and accreditation. In this session, perspectives will be offered from Taiwan, Australia, Hong Kong and Mainland China. Starting with a global overview of key programmes, the panel will address the current status of their respective country’s focus on outcomes. The panel will also reflect on future challenges of assessing outcomes, either generally or specifically to their individual country.
Panel Discussion - Academic Leadership in e-Learning
Panel Chair:
Dr J T Yu
 | Dr J T Yu Dr J T Yu is the Chief Information Officer of City University of Hong Kong. He is a member of
the senior management team of the University and has line management responsibilities
for the University Library, the Computing Services Centre and Enterprise Solutions Office. |
Panelist:
Dr Han-Chieh Chao, Professor Stephan Marshall, Mr Steve Ryan,
Dr Guodong Zhao (in alphabetical order)
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Dr Han-Chieh Chao |
| Professor Stephen Marshall Professor Stephen Marshall joined UNSW in November 2008 as Professor in the School of Education under the Faculty of
Arts and Social Sciences and Director of Learning and Teaching. His current research projects focus on: nature of
academic leadership; development of academic leaders and managers; curriculum innovation and changes in higher |
| Mr Steve Ryan Mr Steve Ryan is the Director of the Centre for Learning Technology at the London School of Economics and Political Science
where he leads a team of learning technologists supporting e-Learning developments across the School. Mr Ryan has worked
widely in education and has led or contributed to a number of national and international projects in the field of learning
technology. |
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Dr Guodong Zhao |
