The Knowledge Management Education Hub

Graduate Degrees/Programs

Academic Unit: Human Communication, Development, and Information Sciences (CDIS)

• Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Educational Studies (Field of Study: Library and Information Sciences, Specialist options: Knowledge Management Fundamentals)**
• Master of Science in Library and Information Management (by coursework; Specialist Strand: Knowledge Management)
• MPhil in Education (Research Areas: Knowledge Management; Knowledge Building¹⁾)
• Doctor of Education (Research Areas: Knowledge Management; Knowledge Building¹⁾)
• PhD in Education (Research Areas: Knowledge Management; Knowledge Building¹⁾)

Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE)

• Knowledge Management Diploma/Certificate Program**²⁾
  • Knowledge Management Postgraduate Diploma Program** ³⁾
  • Knowledge Management Certificate Program³⁾
  • Knowledge Management Diploma Program⁴⁾

Communities

Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) > Learning Community Projects (LCP)

• Knowledge Building Teacher Network (KBTN; 2006-2012)

Courses

Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) > Learning Community Projects (LCP)

• Knowledge Building: Online Teacher’s Course

Seminars

Laboratory for Knowledge Management & E-Learning (KM&EL Lab) Seminars

2014.06.18: Scaffolding ill-structured problem solving and the design of cognitive support system
2014.06.11: Cognitive Usability Evaluation for Improving Learning and Decision Support Systems
2014.06.05: Improving flipped classroom through recursive and reflective design driven by formative evaluation
2014.05.28: Academic Writing and Publishing Educational Research
2014.05.21: Program Evaluation and Educational Technology Research

2013.08.09: Transition from E-learning to Authentic Ubiquitous Learning – Innovations and Personalization Issues
2013.08.06: Research Methodologies for Evolutionary Research – with a Case of Adaptivity and Personalization in Learning through Automatic Detection of Learning Styles
2013.03.04: Big Data and the Uses and Disadvantages of Scientificity for Social Research
2013.02.26: Big Data and the Uses and Disadvantages of Scientificity for Social Research

2012.09.28: Blended-learning with cutting-edge technologies in secondary schools of mainland: empirical studies
2012.05.14: Some off My Persspecttiivess on Practtiice–Driven Ressearch
2012.01.13: E-Learning and Learning Technologies in PwC

2011.12.15: Leadership 2.0 in Action: A Journey from Knowledge Management to “Knowledging”
2011.05.24: Academic Publishing: Inside ETR&D and Other Peer-reviewed Journals
2011.05.19: Emerging Educational Technologies and Research Directions
2011.05.13: Innovative Environments for Learning Science: Virtual Worlds and Computational Models for Understanding Biological Systems
2011.05.09: Blended Synchronous Learning Model and its Applications

Seminar: The Role of Culture in Virtual Teams and E-learning
Seminar: Innovation Co-creation through Knowledge Sharing, Communications and Engagement
Seminar: Adaptivity Through Cognitive Modelling in Learning Systems
Seminar: Socio-Natural Thought Semantic Link Network
Seminar: E-learning at work: A complex design space for e-learning
Seminar: Research Topics of Business Process Management in Banking

Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) Seminars

• Nov 2019: Digital Citizenship Project Joint Seminar: Using multimodal data to understand, research and design for CSCL (w. Digital Citizenship Project)
• Nov 2017: Knowledge Integration and Global Climate Change (w. Digital Citizenship Project)
• Oct 2017: Who cares about information literacy in the workplace?
• May 2017: Articulating the connection between Learning Design and Learning Analytics (w. Faculty of Education); Connecting Learning Design to Learning Analytics through a Pattern Language Based Learning Design Studio
• Nov 2018: Using FROG to Design Collaborative Learning Scenarios for Scripting Research (w. Faculty of Education);FROG – A Collaborative Research Platform for Flexible Collaborative Learning (w. Faculty of Education); Learning Design Studio Project Joint Seminar: Towards Evidence Based Education with Smart Learning Analytics Platform (w. Faculty of Education)
• Aug 2018: Design and Development of A Wiki-Based Collaborative Process Writing Pedagogy (WCPWP) —- Putting Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (w. Faculty of Education)
• Apr 2017: Using Active Learning strategies and Gamification in Moodle
• Dec 2016: Wearable Devices in the Science of Learning (w. SoL-SRT)
• Nov 2016: How to use Social Network Analysis to better understand and help users; Knowledge Organization Systems and their Applications in Supporting Digital Libraries, Learning, Intelligence Analysis, and Knowledge Discovery
• May 2016: Integrating Interactive Quizzes & Learning Analytics into a Personalized Learning Platform
• Jul 2015: Automated Citation Opinion Analysis for Scientific Writing
• Jan 2015: Towards Tutoring Systems based on Knowledge-rich Community Models
• Nov 2014: Systemic Learning Solutions
• Sep 2014: Dealing with knowledge and ignorance in organizations
• Aug 2014: Why Do Some Students Become More Engaged in Collaborative Wiki Writing? The Role of Sense of Relatedness
• Jul 2014: Dancing with the data
• Jun 2014: A Computer Science Perspective on Collaborative Learning and Knowledge Building (w. SoL-SRT)
• May 2014: Learning Analytics in the Age of Social Media (w. Faculty of Education)
• Jun 2013: Information, Knowledge Management & Coordination Systems: Complex Systems Approach
• Mar 2013: Knowledge Creation & Innovation in Organizations: value-creation at the intersection of technology and business models
• Nov 2012: Beyond Serious Games: Computational inquiry with agent-based virtual environments for learning (w. Faculty of Education); Analyzing topic evolution in online forums and scaffolding learners to draw concept maps through statistical and semantic techniques (w. Faculty of Education); Designing Collaborative E-Learning Environments based upon Semantic Wiki: From Design Models to Application Scenarios (w. Faculty of Education); Are you ready for Blended Learning? (w. Faculty of Education)
• Oct 2012: The Wiki-Way of Learning: Creating and managing collaborative learning scenarios using participative Web pages
• Sep 2012: Maximizing the Benefits of Outcome Based Learning
• Jul 2012: Tacit Knowledge Capturing in Communities of Practice for Knowledge Building; Life after LMS: Speculations about next steps in digital learning (w. Faculty of Education)
• Feb 2012: Where is Knowledge Building heading?
• Apr 2011: Knowledge Management and Electronic Information Management in Enabling the Next Generation of Public Services
• Dec 2010: Computer-supported learning in developing countries (w. Faculty of Education)
• Nov 2010: Blogs and forums to support student learning at HKU: tales from three cases; Beyond the Ba: Managing Enabling Contexts in Knowledge Organizations
• Sep 2010: Teachers’ fleeting encounters in online professional development communities blended with strong school communities of practice
• Apr 2010: Free Online Communications & Collaboration Tools to support Learning & Teaching; Semantic Web Technologies for Personalized Learning and Collaborative Teaching
• Mar 2010: Transformation of academic libraries into learning spaces
• Jun 2009: Web 2.0 and New Literacies
• Apr 2008: New ways of teaching and learning, the role of technology and open source communities
• Dec 2007: Shifting the Culture of Traditional Classrooms to Knowledge Building Communities
• Mar 2007: Dynamic E-Supply Chain Integration – A Knowledge-Based Decision and Coordination Framework
• Feb 2007: Web 2.0 in Education: A Case Study of Using Blogs with a Postgraduate Class
• Dec 2006: Communities of Practice (CoPs) Centered Knowledge Management
• Oct 2006: Data Mining in Education – Content & Interaction Analysis of CSCL Discourse Data for Assessing Knowledge Building Outcome (Learning Community Projects seminar)
• Jun 2006: Blended Learning: Issues, Research, and Institutional Planning (w. HKU Knowledge Team)
• Jun 2005: Group Development and Leader’s Role in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL); Human-Centred Development of Games-Based Learning Environments
• May 2005: Networked Communities for Teacher Development in the Knowledge Age
• Dec 2004: Sport and Knowledge Management: An Unlikely But Successful Team (w. Institute of Human Performance)
• Feb 2004: The Knowledge Producing School
• Jan 2002: Knowledge building in project-work : Social & affective aspects
• Jun 2001: Universities as knowledge organisations
• Oct 2000: Knowledge Forum

Workshops

Workshop of Knowledge Management & E-Learning ⁵⁾
(Organizer: Laboratory for Knowledge Management & E-Learning)

• 13th KM&EL Workshop, October 17-18, 2023, Hong Kong & Bejing (Online)
  Workshop Theme: —
  (Co-organizer: College of Education, Zhejiang University)
  Connectivism Learning Theory: Theoretical Innovation and Practice in China
  Lessons Not Learned
  Some Thoughts on the Global Educational Goal and Development of a Design Theory for the Digital Future
  Educational Innovation Empowered by Artificial Intelligence
  Rethinking Education and the Role of Teachers in the Age of AI

  Panel Discussions (2)

• 12th KM&EL Workshop, July 2022, Hong Kong & Bejing (Online)
  Workshop Theme: —
  (Co-organizer: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Education, Beijing Normal University)
  Artificial Intelligence in Education and Its Impact on Self-Regulated Learning: Challenges and Opportunities
  How to Break a Prediction Model: Identifying and Supporting Postsecondary STEM Students Before They Fail

  Theory Guided Approaches to uses of Artificial Intelligence in Education
  Artificial Intelligence in Educational Computer Games: A Case of AutoThinking Game for Computational Thinking

  Affective Tutoring System and Emotional Interaction between Human and Computer
  A Math Intelligent Assessment and Tutoring System (MIATS) Based on Large-Scale Datamining

  Panel Discussions (3)

• 11th KM&EL Workshop, May-August 2019, Hong Kong & Bejing
  Workshop Theme: —
  (Co-organizer: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Education, Beijing Normal University)
  Designing Games that Resonate with Learners and Learning
  CSCL for All: Technology Support for Inquiry Learning
  Teaching XX1st Century Abilities
  Support Young People to Build Cloud-based Artificial Intelligence Applications
  My Experience ad Co-Editor of Computers & Education
  From Active-in-Behaviour to Active-in-Thinking in Learning with Technology
  Big Data and Education: Designing for Alternative Futures
  Evaluation and Classification of Baidu Encyclopedia Entries: Multi-dimensional Perspectives
  Intelligent Constructionist Software Environments for Learning and Teachin

• 10th KM&EL Workshop, May & July 2018, Hong Kong & Beijing
  Workshop Theme: (Part I) The Future of Online Learning: Challenges, Opportunities, and Creativity; (Part II) Big Data for Learning, Communication and Collaboration
  (Co-organizer: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Education, Beijing Normal University)
  Developing and Trialling a Measure of Group Thinking
  Fueling a Cycle for Continuous Improvement in Discussion Based Learning
  Laboratory for Knowledge Management & E-Learning (KM&EL Lab): Review of Ten Years and Prospect of Development
  Ensuring Learning Online is not a Second Class University Education
  Healthcare Knowledge Management and E-Learning
  Network Science in Disaster and Public Health Preparedness

• 9th KM&EL Workshop, June 2017, Bejing
  Workshop Theme: Preparing Creative and Critical Thinkers in The Digital Age
  (Co-organizer: Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Education, Beijing Normal University)
  Computer-Based Learning Environments for Deeper Learning in Problem Solving Contexts
  Fostering Critical Thinking Through Online Collaboration: Building on Past Success and Facing Future Challenges
  Rethinking the Internet in Higher Education: Back to the Basics
  Higher Order Thinking Skills, Technology and Social Interaction

• 8th KM&EL Workshop, May 2016, Hong Kong
  Workshop Theme: —
  Writing literature review papers on educational research: Qualitative and quantitative approaches
  Misconceptions of statistics and data analysis in the research of elearning and educational technology
  Learning Resource Organization in Ubiquitous Learning Environment

• 7th KM&EL Workshop, May 20, 2015, Hong Kong
  Workshop Theme: Technology-Enhanced Learning: Addressing Challenges to Achieve the Potential
  (Co-organizer: Department of Education, East China Normal University)
  Instructional design methods and practice
  The trajectory of some challenging problems
  Trans-disciplinary complex socio-technical science for emergencies
  Conceptions of learning in technology-enhanced learning environments
  Designing CSCL in science class: Potentials of technology vs. the readiness of students
  Video-podcast or lecture, which is better for K-12 math learning?
  Panel discussion: Developing 21st century learning skills: What we are doing – Two cases from Harvard University

• 6th KM&EL Workshop, June 6, 2014, Hong Kong
  Workshop Theme: Information Technology, Education, and Healthcare – Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Research
  Emerging educational technologies and research directions
  Institute-wide implementation of e-portfolios – Addressing sustainability and scalability issues
  A report of research conducted in the KM&EL Lab
  Virtual learning tools and environments for health professionals and students
  Electronic records in medical education
  Integrating electronic health records into health professional and health informatics education

• 5th KM&EL Workshop, March 5, 2013, Hong Kong
  Workshop Theme: Knowledge Transformation in Virtual Environment
  Digital Research and Transformations of Knowledge
  e-Research Knowledge Management Issues
  IT in Medical Education
  Knowledge Visualization in Online Learning

• 4th KM&EL Workshop, May 15, 2012, Hong Kong
  Workshop Theme: Multidisciplinary Research on Education
  Why has my research been involving so many different themes?
  Co-operation and collaboration within group-based learning
  In search of technology to support learning: A 30 year odyssey
  Can we make the “big data” challenge of CSCL for teachers into an opportunity?
  The future of IT/CS education: Promises and opportunities
  Design-based research in online learning environments
  Panel discussion

• 3rd KM&EL Workshop, May 12 & 18, 2011, Hong Kong
  Workshop Theme: —
  An Online Synchronous Test for Professional Interpreters
  Advanced Learning Technologies and Advancing Learning in Higher Education
  Mobile Learning: from Hand Phones to iPads
  Enacting Blended Approaches to Pedagogy: An Interactional Perspective
  Knowledge Visualization for Self-Regulated Learning
  Developing and Assessing Knowledge and Skills in Complex Domains
  Designing Learning Environments of the Future: Research into the Sciences and Technologies of Learning
  Assessing and Scaffolding Collaborative Knowledge Building
  Computer Supported Learning in Complex Problem Solving
  From Healthcare Simulation to Synchronized Videos for Training Sessions

• 2nd KM&EL Workshop, May 5, 2010, Hong Kong
  Workshop Theme: —
  Positioning KM and EL: Challenges to Education Reforms
  “m” Stands for Mobile
  Supporting Large-Scale Deliberation: The MIT Deliberatorium
  Adaptivity and Personalization in Ubiquitous Learning Environments
  Developing an Inclusive eLearning Strategy: Building Bridges between Traditional Silos
  E-learning in School Education and Online Resource Bank
  Pedagogical Considerations in e-Learning Systems Design

• 1st KM&EL Workshop, October 28, 2009, Hong Kong
  (Inaugural Workshop – Launch of the Lab for KM&EL)
  Virtual Worlds in Reality
  Educating the Reflective Practitioner
  ProcessLab: Research in the Field of Bank-related Process Management
  Transforming and Improving Business Process with Alerts and Exceptions
  Knowledge Management and E-Learning
  Blog Mining for Business Intelligence
  Project-based Learning with ICT

Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) Workshops

• May 2014: Automated Discovery and Visualization of Formal and Informal Learning Networks from Social Media (w. Faculty of Education)
• May 2013: Research design and instrumentation for studies of knowledge practices (w. Faculty of Education)
• Oct 2012: Enhancing collaboration among learners using Wikis: A hands-on workshop
• Jun 2012: Introductory Workshop on Learning Analytics
• Feb 2007: Education 2.0: Using a Knowledge Management Approach for Teaching and Learning

Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI) – Hong Kong
(Organizer: Centre for Information Technology in Education)

2013-2014: Local LASI as part of the global LASI, organized by the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)

Knowledge Building Teacher Network (KBTN) Training Workshops
(Organizer: Centre for Information Technology in Education)

2010/11
Introduction to the KBTN project
Workshop 1 – Introduction: How to develop a collaborative learning culture in classroom?
Student Workshop
Workshop 2 – How to start knowledge building with KF?
Workshop 3 – How to motivate & deepen students’ knowledge building discussion?
Knowledge Building Award Scheme Competition Presentation
Workshop 4 – How to assess knowledge building?
Workshop 5 – Summary of Learning
KBTN Dissemination Workshop: Review of 2010/11 for the Knowledge Building Teacher Network

2009/10
Introduction to the KBTN project
Workshop 1 – Introduction: Setting stage for success
Student Workshop
Workshop 2 – How to start knowledge building with KF?
Workshop 3 – How to motivate, deepen student discussion?
Workshop 4 – How to assess? Are my students learning and making progress?
Workshop 5 – Summary of Learning
KBTN Dissemination Workshop: Review of 2009/10 and Prospect of 2010/11 for the Knowledge Building Teacher Network

2008/09
Workshop 1 – Introduction: Setting stage for success
Workshop 2 – How to start knowledge building with KF?
Workshop 3 – How to motivate, deepen student discussion?
KBTN Workshop @ CITE Research Symposium 2009
Workshop 4 – How to assess? Are my students learning and making progress?
Workshop 5 – Summary of Learning

2007/08
Training Workshop I – Knowledge Forum: Introduction and Examples
Training Workshop II – Demonstration of Knowledge Forum and How to introduce the new curriculum
KBTN Dissemination Seminar: Teachers Empowering Teachers for Knowledge Building
Training Workshop III – Assessment for learning emphasizing how teachers can assess students’ work on Knowledge Forum
Training Workshop VI – ?

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Conferences

CITE Research Symposium (CITERS), 5-7 March 2009, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Symposium Theme: Learning Communities and Information Technology: The Next Ten Years
(Organizer: Centre for Information Technology in (School and Teacher) Education)

Day Themes:
Learning Communities and Technology: Advances in Research and Technology
Learning Communities and Technology: Design Issues
Learning Communities and Technology: Policies, Practices and its Impacts on Education

Research workshops:
Analysis of computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) discourse: advances in theory and analysis tools
Design of learning environments to support learning and knowledge building using Web 2.0 technology

Workshops / Demonstrations:
KBTN open workshop: Knowledge building network – teachers’ and students’ demonstration and sharing on using knowledge building and knowledge forum abstract
Learning 2.0: A Learning and Assessment Platform and Teacher Support Network to Support NSS General Education and “Project Inquiry”
Information literacy in years 5 and 6 abstract
Practical examples of using Wikis and learning platforms in the primary school abstract
Joint School English TV Station
A great-looking and functional Web site with stunning instructions = (Internet + Webapps)

Keynotes:
The Next Ten Years in Learning Technology and Research
Designing and facilitating inquiry-oriented learning: lessons from research in the learning sciences

Plenary Sessions:
University-school partnership and international networking for quality education
IT in education – the next 10 years

Paper Presentation Sessions:
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Learning Community Projects (LCP) Symposia
(Organizer: Centre for Information Technology in (School and Teacher) Education)

• ‘Deep & Satisfying Learning through Knowledge Building’ Interactive Symposium, 20 May 2006, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
   
  The aim of the interactive symposium is to disseminate best practices and share encouraging research findings with teachers who are interested in applying knowledge building in their teaching.
  Plenary Presentations:
  Deep & Satisfying Learning through Knowledge Building
  ‘Knowledge building with the Knowledge Forum’ Workshop Results Presentation

  Workshops:
  Knowledge building with the Knowledge Forum

• ‘Reforming Learning and Learning to Reform’ Symposium, 28 May 2005, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  (Co-organizer: Education and Manpower Bureau)

  This symposium is an effort to bring the education community together to establish a dialogue on learning, reforming learning and learning to reform.

  Presentations & Discussion:
  Students’ Voices: Hearts-on & minds-on learning experiences
  Teachers’ and Principals’ Voices: Strategies for and barriers to supporting deep learning

  Panel Discussions:
  Learning to Reform: what have we learnt?

  Keynotes:
  Breaking Barriers in Reforming Learning: International experiences from the Knowledge Society Network

• Knowledge Building Symposium & Workshops, 18 May 2002, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  (Co-rganizer: Curriculum Development Institute, Education Department, HKSAR)

  The focus of the Knowledge Building Symposium & Workshops is on the development of life-long learning abilities, including the enhancement of knowledge-building abilities and problem-solving skills through group collaborative learning activities.

  Curriculum Reform and New Learning Culture in schools (theme speech)
  Knowledge building – International Perspectives (keynote speech)
  Knowledge Building in Hong Kong schools (experience sharing)
  Collaborative learning, knowledge building and curriculum reform (open forum)

  Post-Symposium Workshops:
  Integrating knowledge building supported by Knowledge Forum®, 20 May
  integrating assessment and evaluation with knowledge, 25 May

Postgraduate Degrees/Programs

Cyberport Institute of Hong Kong (HKU Cyber.i)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology (Knowledge Management)**

Certificate Courses

College of Life Sciences and Technology > Technology, Engineering & Sciences > Library & Information Studies

• Executive Certificate in Knowledge Management
  (was: Executive Certificate in Knowledge Management for Professionals and Managers)

Workshops

College of Life Sciences and Technology > Technology, Engineering & Sciences > Information Technology

• Knowledge Management & Applied Business Intelligence Workshop in Healtheatre Industry**
• Jun 2015: Is knowledge management dead?…Let us rescue knowledge now! (Open SPACE 2015 event)

Community College

• Quality Enhancement Grant Scheme (QEGS) Knowledge Management Workshop Series
  – Jul 2013: Development of a Knowledge Management Platform for Resource Sharing in Teaching and Learning

Seminars

Business > Innovation & Entrepreneurship / Management & Human Capital Leadership

• Entrepreneurship and Innovaton Management Seminar Series:
  Apr 2018: Smart Innovation & Knowledge Management
  Mar 2018: Academic Entrepreneurship for Knowledge-based Innovation
  Jan 2018: Knowledge Management and Smart City (Topic 3)
• Aug 2010: Unfolding the Chapters of Information and Knowledge Management

Courses

Business Services Courses

• INF441 Principles of Knowledge Management (Module from Master of Information Studies)
• Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management (Module from Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Marketing & Management)
• Organisational Learning and Knowledge Management (Module from Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Marketing & Management (International Degree Programme))
• Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management (Module from Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management)

Events

Cyberi ProA (Internet Professional Association) Expert Address Series

• Jun 2005: Advanced Visual Surveillance & Knowledge Management

Graduate Degrees/Programs

Knowledge Management Diploma/Certificate Programs** ²⁾

• Knowledge Management Certificate Program
• Knowledge Management Diploma Program

Seminars

• Knowledge Management Seminar Session Series**
  (Dec 2004 to Mar 2005; Co-organized with the Knowledge Management Development Centre)
  • D4CM4 Knowledge Management Culture
  • D4CM5 Benchmarking & Best Practices
  • D4CM6 & D4CM7 Peer Assist & After Action Review
  • D4CM8 Document Management System
  • D4CM9 Knowledge Management Portal and e-Workplace
  • D4UK1 Knowledge Creation and Innovation
  • D4UK2 Avoiding Pitfalls in Knowledge Management Implementation
  • D4UK3 Customer Knowledge Management
  • D4UK4 Leveraging the Tacit Knowledge of Your Customers
  • D4UK5 Action Learning
  • D4UK6 Knowledge Management Measurement
  • D4SK3 & D4SK6 Business Intelligence Overview and Work Flow Management
  • D4UK7 Change Program – “Who Moved My Cheese?”
  • D4SK7 Taxonomy

Communities

• Hong Kong Knowledge Management Forum (HKKMF)* ⁸⁾