PolyU education technologies win EdTech Heroes Award
Two of PolyU’s education technology projects have recently received the EdTech Heroes Award. The Hybrid Immersive Virtual Environment (HiVE) team won the Grand Award (Higher Education), the Educational Development Centre (EDC) received the Learning Experience Award in Adult Learning Track.
The EdTech Heroes Award is organised by Esperanza, a non-profit organisation founded by the former Financial Secretary Mr John Tsang. The Award seeks to encourage the adoption of technologies to innovate teaching and learning in Hong Kong.
Professor David Shum, Dean of Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (fourth from right) receives the award from Mr John Tsang, Founder of Esperanza (fourth from left) on behalf of the HiVE team. | |
Project | Transforming Education: Embrace and Unleash the Power of Student-led Education via Expanding Horizons with Compassionate Tech-Education |
Team | HiVE |
Award | Grand Award (Higher Education) |
Project description | The project team has been leading the development of innovative pedagogies and the implementation of immersive learning activities using the Hybrid Immersive Virtual Environment (HiVE). Through the HiVE platform, the team has successfully integrated the concepts of blended learning and flipped classroom modes into their teaching approach, empowering students to take ownership of their own learning.
Funded by the PolyU Large Equipment Fund and recognising the importance of student engagement, peer support and staff-student partnership in creating a vibrant and interactive learning environment, this initiative aims to benefit all PolyU staff and students. |
Mr John Tsang (second from left) presents the award to Dr Julia Chen, Director of Education Development (centre), Ms Ada Tse (first from left) and Mr Dick Chan (first from right), Educational Development Officers, EDC. | |
Project | A Pioneering Learning Analytics Platform for Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Hong Kong |
Team | EDC Learning Analytics Team |
Award | Learning Experience Award |
Project description | The Learning Analytics Platform (LAP) is an advanced educational tool designed to collect data from different sources and connect them to provide a holistic view of student learning to different stakeholders, including management, teachers, students and support staff. LAP consolidates data and simplifies the processes of data collection and analysis by integrating seamlessly with the institution’s infrastructure to enable an effective and efficient data reporting environment.
The platform not only provides data and visualisations but also guides stakeholders to use the data provided systematically for quality assurance. As such, LAP fosters an evidencebased approach to continuous improvement of pedagogy. |
