1

Provide modular and flexible professional development opportunities to enhance teachers’ expertise in designing, offering and assessing SL subjects and projects through the development of a mixed-mode teacher training programme that includes

1. an e-Learning course on teaching SL covering topics such as supervising students, assessing students, facilitating students’ reflections, etc., and;
2. multiple on-site observation and reflection sessions.

2

Develop an SL e-Resource platform comprising

1. a modular, customizable, platform-neutral eLearning course for students that is designed to complement classroom learning and prepare them to learn the most from the SL experience;
2. a bank of tools for teachers to assess student learning from SL and the impact of SL on the community, validated for use in Hong Kong and East Asian contexts, and;
3. a database of exemplars of good practice that focuses on various themes (e.g. curriculum, reflection, project execution) in SL, and documents good practices from all participating institutions for reference from colleagues.

3

Pilot a number of collaborative SL subjects and projects that leverage complementary skills and disciplines from the participating institutions to facilitate peer learning and collaboration between colleagues in participating institutions.

4

Facilitate and support teachers in conducting improvement-oriented action research projects.

5

Build up a cross-institutional “Community of Practice” on SL to promote sharing of experiences among SL practitioners and interested staff from all UGC-funded institutions to support social, collective learning opportunities.