Lifelong Learning

Today, i had the first 6023 session. This is a core and compulsory module for all ITE students. It is all about Information Technology and Educational leadership.

This is an international class. We have students from H.K., mainland China, England, Japan, Taiwan, etc. and an Australian instructor. Through the introduction in the forum via LIN(the management system in HKU), i find teachers at all levels, programmers, advisors, fresh graduates, school administrators, variety of professions.

During the session, Dr. Fox initiated a discussion about comparing ICT strategy and implementation amongst different regions and countries relating our own experience. Peter, my partner, a very nice gentleman from England mentioned his visits to schools in England, New Zealand and Australia, and concluded that strategies do matter for the effective implementation of ICT in education, but what matters more is the successful leadership in practicing them.

I quite agree with what he has said. Without capable and decisive leaders, any good strategy will turn into just a wasted paper. Leader does not only mean the top level, it could refer to people at different levels in administration. Teachers, like us, can also be leaders in our work, like we have to make strategies of learning for students and we have to learn how to organize and collaborate with workmates, etc..

Neverthless, getting more knowledge about strategies of ICT in education about countries all over the world is an exciting imperative for me to learn since this is a new field for me.

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