The eTeaching Literacy Project (eTeachLit): Improving Students’ Learning Performance Through Empowering Teachers’ Digital Teaching Capacity

eTeachLit Project Summary

It has been observed that teaching staff, particularly newly recruited and inexperienced teachers, lack skills and competence in utilising eLearning technologies in their course development and classroom delivery of course contents. This would have a detrimental effect on the students’ learning and their performance. In the academic year 2019/2020, Tung Wah College (TWC) has launched the eTeachLit* Project, funded by QESS, to empower teachers' digital teaching capacity. This Project aims to address this important issue by implementing an “eTeaching” literacy intervention programme for empowering the eLearning capacity of teachers at TWC. The eTeachLit Project also aims to develop an “eTeaching” framework with materials produced to provide strategies and examples on the implementation of the latest eLearning technologies in curriculum design and course delivery.

* The eTeaching Literacy Project (eTeachLit): Improving Students’ Learning Performance Through Empowering Teachers’ Digital Teaching Capacity
(Project No. 08/QESS/2018)

eTechLit Project Objectives

The development of a “eTeaching” intervention programme for empowering teachers’ eLearning technologies adaptation capacity and skills in teritary education.
Enhancement of teachers’ “eTeaching” literacy through the implementation of the intervention programme.
Improvement of the students’ learning experience and performance.

A small group of full-time teachers of about 15% (n=15) of the total academic staff at the College will be randomly selected to join the Project. To evaluate the efficacy of the Programme, a pre-and-post intervention approach will be applied with teachers’ “eTeaching” literacy assessed prior to the commencement and after the completion of the programme. An instrument will be specifically designed, based on the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standard for Educators, for measuring the primary outcome of the Project.

It is anticipated that by the end of the Project, a framework of “eTeaching” literacy with emphasis on the adaptation of the latest education technologies will be produced; successful hands-on practical experience will be gained by teachers through the process of training and actual class delivery; and a repository of cases in the adaptation of the “eTeaching” framework in many different disciplines and courses of different nature will be generated. These cases will provide examples on how the latest eLearning technologies can be applied in different education settings.

eTeachLit Project Activites

Date	Time	Venue^#	Activities
27Aug 2019	1400-1530	MKA 1602	Training: student response system – Kahoot! (session 1)
30 Aug 2019	1500-1630	MKA 1602	Training: student response system – Kahoot! (session 2)
03Sep 2019	1500-1600	MKA 1602	Training: student response system – Kahoot! (session 3)
18Sep 2019	1500-1600	KPC 905	Workshop: course tools in Blackboard (session 1)
20Sep 2019	1500-1600	MKA 1001	Workshop: course tools in Blackboard (session 2)
25Sep 2019	1500-1600	KPC 905	Workshop: course tools in Blackboard (session 3)
02Oct 2019	1630-1800	MKA 1601	Workshop: student response system – Mentimeter and Poll Everywhere; tool for creating infographics – Canva
18Oct 2019	0930-1025	KPC 1801	Training: Tools for video assignment submission and peer evaluation
06 Nov 2019	1600-1730	MKA 1201	Training: Educational video production – Design and filming
08 Nov 2019	1600-1730	KPC 905	Training: Tools for peer evaluation; Tools for video assignment submission and peer evaluation
19 Nov 2019	1430-1530	KPC-LT1	Training: Blackboard Collaborate Ultra basic training; Creating lecture video from PowerPoint
21 Nov 2019	1500-1600	MKA 1201	Workshop: Creating lecture video from PowerPoint
22 Nov 2019	1530-1700	MKA 1201	Workshop: Creating online assessment in Blackboard
11 Dec 2019	1530-1700	MKA 1201	Workshop: 7 mobile apps to engage your students
08 Jan 2020	0930-1025	MKA 1201	Training: Workshop of Creating Infographics with Canva and PowerPoint
06 Mar 2020	1500-1700	Online	Training: Publishing videos on Blackboard
09 Apr 2020	1500-1630	Online	Training: Online Teaching 101 at TWC
27 May 2020	1600-1730	MKA 1201	Training: E-learning strategies and tools
15 Jul 2020	1600-1800	20/F, Hall, KPC	Open Forum: eTeaching Experience Sharing Forum

^# Remarks:
KPC: (King's Park Campus) Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Hong Kong
MKA: (Mongkok Campus Tower A) Tung Wah College Cheung Kung Hai Memorial Building, 98 Shantung Street, Mongkok, Hong Kong
MKB: (Mongkok Campus Tower B) Tung Wah College Cheung Chin Lan Hong Building, 98 Shantung Street, Mongkok, Hong Kong

eTeachLit Project Outcomes & Deliverables

(i) eTeaching & eLearning & Resources

eTeachLit Project Framework (staff only)
A framework of "eTeaching" with the adaptation of the education technologies.

Repository of eTeaching Cases
Case studies of 15 project participating teachers illustrate the adaptation of the “eTeaching” framework across different disciplines.

eTeaching Training Videos
The training videos demostrate the latest eTeaching & eLearning tools that can be adopted in virtual classroom.

Funded AV equipment list (staff only)
The funded AV equipments enable to improve the eTeaching & eLearning performance.

(ii) eTeaching Experience Sharing Forum

The eTeachLit Project Team has conducted an intervention programme for teachers and supported them to apply different eLearning tools. In this Forum, the participating teachers shared their precious experiences and comments as case studies. The video archive of the Forum is now available on TWC Facebook fan page or can be reviewed on TWC Panopto platform.

The eTeaching Experience Sharing Forum with details highlighted as below:

Presenter	Topic	Keynote & Video
Dr. Mabel Yau Assistant Professor School of Medical and Health Sciences	Teaching and Learning in the Digital Era, My Bench but Their Air	Click to view
Mr. Pedro Lok Lecturer School of Arts and Humanities	Efficacy of Digital Whiteboards and Flipgrid in Classroom English Writing and Speaking Practices	Click to view
Dr. Holly Ng Senior Lecturer School of Management	Closing Up the Distance Between Learners and Teacher in the Use of Online Marketing Courses	Click to view
Ms. Ivy Tam Senior Clinical Associate School of Medical and Health Sciences	Enriching Flipped Classroom with Different Online Tools	Click to view
Dr. Chan Keung Sum Assistant Professor School of Nursing *Dr. Florence Wong* Assistant Professor School of Nursing	Bridging Gaps in Teaching Nursing Skills Lab (conversation in pre-recorded video)*	Click to view
Ms. Rufina Lau Senior Lecturer School of Medical and Health Sciences	Team Up! Building Collaborative Playlist for Physiotherapy Education	Click to view

---

Acknowledgement
This Forum is fully supported by Quality Enhancement Support Scheme (QESS) under the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund of the Education Bureau, HKSAR.
[ The eTeaching Literacy Project (eTeachLit): Improving Students’ Learning Performance Through Empowering Teachers’ Digital Teaching Capacity (Project No.: 08/QESS/2018) ]
Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material/event (or by members of the project team) do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Education Bureau, the Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund Secretariat or any member in the relevant Sub-committee.

---