lttc briefing

The Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology

Briefing

The Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology Briefing

LTTC

The Centre’s primary function is to facilitate staff and students • to utilize information and communications

technology effectively in education, and • to develop innovative teaching and learning

strategies in meeting the challenges of the 21st century•Location: B4-P-02•http://www.ied.edu.hk/lttc

http://www.ied.edu.hk/lttc


Three areas of focus

• eLearning• ITCE and ITC test• Learning Technologies and Multimedia Development


eLearning Platforms• Learning Management System (LMS)@HKIEd• Blackboard 9 (Bb9)

‣ Course materials sharing: course materials(e.g., notes), and assignment submission, etc.

‣ Communication Tools: Discussion Board, Blogs, Journals, Emails and Messages

‣ Assessment tools: assessment tasks includes Assignment submission, Turnitin, Test/Survey, Quiz, Blog, Journal, Forum, and check the grades in My Grades of Bb9.

• http://elearn.ied.edu.hk or MyIED eLearning

or LTTC website http://www.ied.edu.hk/lttc

http://elearn.ied.edu.hk/

http://www.ied.edu.hk/lttc


eLearning Platforms

• Pilot LMS in 2011-12 • Moodle

Providing alternatives to enhance students’ experience in using technologies in education and to highlight and assess students’ learning outcomeshttp://moodle.ied.edu.hk

• e-Portfolio System • Mahara

Building and developing students’ portfolios to collect their skills, efforts, progress and achievementshttp://mahara.ied.edu.hk

http://moodle.ied.edu.hk/

http://mahara.ied.edu.hk/


Support from LTTC

• Training workshops: Bb9, Moodle and Mahara• Self-learn resources: Bb9• Hot-line and email enquiry• General Enquiries • T: 2948 7047 E: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


What is ITCE?• Education Manpower Bureau (EMB) announced a plan of

Information Technology Competency in Education (ITCE) in 1998 for the integration of IT in schools

• Three levels [Basic (BIT), Intermediate (IIT), Upper Intermediate (UIIT)] of ITCE were designed and developed

• School teachers were required to attain Upper Intermediate Level (UIIT)

• Graduation requirement at HKIEd• All pre-service students and in-service teachers must

attain the UIIT Level as a requirement for graduation.


Portfolio Track SystemStudents of the following programmes are required to attain the UIIT Level prior to graduation by submitting an ITCE Portfolio.

• Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Primary) (4-year Full-time) • Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Music) - Primary (4-year Full-time)• Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Visual Arts) - Primary (4-year Full-time)• Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Physical Education) - Primary (4-year

Full-time)• Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Professional and Vocational Education)

(3-year Part-time)• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary) (1-Year Full-time)• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) (1-Year Full-time)• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Primary) (2-Year Part-time and SKP)• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) (2-Year Part-time and SKP)


ITCE Provisions (for all students)

• ITCE Workshops – with hands-on/ conducted by Instructors from LTTC• Web Page Design I• Web Page Design II• Multimedia Production I• Multimedia Production II - Stage One• Multimedia Production II - Stage Two• Spreadsheet Operation

• Computer-Based Training (CBT)• Web-based and self-learned training tutorials–on campus


Information Technology Competence (ITC) Test

• ITC Test is a new graduation requirement for non-education programmes

• HKIEd students of the following programmes* have to attend the test for the required IT competence• BA in Languages Studies• BA in Creative Arts & Culture • BSS in Global & Environmental Studies

• Students are required to go to the CUHK to attend the ITC test• Detail information is posted on LTTC website

* The listed programmes will be updated in due course.

http://www.lttc.ied.edu.hk/?page_id=284


Learning Technologies & Multimedia Development


Learning Technologies & Multimedia Development

• Provision of professional development workshops for staff and students to promote innovative applications of ICT in education • e-Content Development: Sourcing, processing and

producing digital images, digital audios, digital videos, and website design, etc.

• e-Content Sharing: Sharing and publishing digital images, audios and videos, and Video-Based Learning Community (VBCL), etc.

• Learning 2.0: Web2.0 tools, e-portfolio, collaborative mind mapping, iGoogle, Google docs, iTunes and iTunes U, etc.

• Development of virtual campus in Second Life


All LTTC workshops

• All Workshops information and corresponding enrollment links

• http://www.lttc.ied.edu.hk/?cat=35

http://www.lttc.ied.edu.hk/?cat=35


http://www.lttc.ied.edu.hk

http://www.lttc.ied.edu.hk/