Hong Kong proposes e-Learning pilot scheme

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government is committed to developing e-learning which will enhance student learning and development, Secretary for Education Michael Suen said on Thursday.

Suen said the recommendations of the Working Group on Textbooks and e-Learning Resources Development on how the local government can encourage and support schools to make good use of e-learning resources will be carefully considered.

The working group has submitted a report proposing a three-year "promoting e-learning" pilot scheme be launched in up to 30 primary and secondary schools in the 2010-2011 school year.

It also suggests the development of the depository of curriculum-based learning and teaching resources be expedited and strengthened at the primary and junior secondary levels with additional resources from the 2009-10 school year.

The report proposed a one-off grant to be disbursed to all primary and secondary schools this school year for buying e- learning resources in the next three years, and an e-commerce platform for e-learning resources and an online community for teachers at the Education City website be established.

Source: Xinhua