The survey found that while most teachers and schools want to adopt eLearning to improve teaching and learning, the current school IT infrastructure is not ready to support eLearning. Specifically, most schools lack sufficient WiFi networks, broadband connectivity, and technical support staff to implement eLearning. Therefore, investments are needed to upgrade school IT systems before eLearning can be widely adopted.

1. Readiness of elearning
May 2012
Press Briefing
May 21st 2012
Erwin huang, chairman eLearning Consortium
erwin.huang@elearning.org.hk
May 2012

2. agenda
•What is eLearning?
•Readiness for eLearning
•Survey and Interpretations
•Q and A

3. eLearning
Defined

4. A Changing world..

5. Disruptive Technologies
• From Translation to Transformation

6. Translation
• Kill Less Trees
• Searchable
• Light, read anywhere
• Multimedia
• Branded, Trusted Products
• Choice for Educator
• Choice for Parents
•

7. Transformation
• Collaborative Learning
• Learn anywhere
• Learning to Learn
• Assessment for Learning
• Training Future Leaders
• Student Centric learning

8. Teacher Centric
Learning
• Current Classrooms:
• Learning 1.0
• Teacher centric

9. One to One Computing..

10. Student Centric
Learning
• Transforming the
Classroom:
• Student centric
• teacher becomes:
• Mentor
• Problem Solver
• Support
• Tour guide
• Librarian

11. 21st Century
Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Creativity
• Collaboration
• Communication
• ICT Literacy
• Life and career

12. Getting Ready for eLearning
1. Teacher and Educator Readiness
2. Education Content Availability
3. School Readiness
4. Parents and Students Readiness
• Digital Inclusion

13. Digital Inclusion

15. 12
20WebOrganic Offer: the story..
• !!
• Gov.Subsidy $1300/yr
• :
$ 600/yr
• 3 year x Network
• ipad or Thinkpad

16. what do we ipad
BB
offer? internet
(low price + Top Value)
(Choice)
(Best Tech) notebook
ThinkPad
3G
Desktop

17. ELC ELEARNING READINESS SURVEY 2012:
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
• Cooperation with Multiple Educator and Technical
Associations and Organizations
• AITLE, Weborganic, SPEEDY,
Facebook Educator users groups..
• 1 week period May 12-18th

18. • 187 • 53
• 167 • 11
(17% of Total HK Schools)
• 103
final school names double verified

19. Want eLearning?
Question Results
!
(Student!Centric!Learning) ~!84%!Yes
!
! eLearning! !
(Student! Centric)! ~!80%!Agree
!
!eLearning! ~!66%!Agree
!eLearning! ~!80%!Yes

20. How would eLearning improve your teaching?
Improvement area Results
!(Personalized!Learning) 23%
!(Extended!Learning) 27%
!(CollaboraDve!Learning) 20%
!(Assessment) 18%
All!the!above 18%
(Others) 1%

21. Are you Ready? wifi
Question Results
WiFi! ! eLearning!
?!
!Wifi!
! Wifi! ! ~!76%!NO!
Wifi! !eLearning! !
!/!NO !Wifi! !
!>17800 !
Not!Ready!!
if! yes,! WiFi
67%!No

22. Are you Ready? BB
Question Results
~!36%!<100M
Mbps
~41%!less!than!100BaseT!
Mbps (10!years!old!architecture)

23. Are you Ready? BB
Some!school!only!have!3Y4Mb,!for!900!students..!

24. Are you Ready? 1:1Computing
Question Results
Already using 1:1 computing
~!17%!Yes
Plan to go 1:1 in 2 years,
! ! 41%
!Wifi!
5 55+%
(%PC over 5 years)

25. Are you Ready? 1:1Computing
Question Results
Already using 1:1 computing
~!17%!Yes
Pentium 4
512M RAM,
80G HD
Plan to go 1:1 in 2 years,
! ! 41%
!Wifi!
!>55%!PC’s!are!like!these..!
5 55+% Not!Ready!!
(%PC over 5 years)

26. Are you Ready? Tech Support
Question Results
TECH Support on Server
! 10hr+,!37%
!
not! enough! tech! support!
TECH Support on PCs
for!eLearning!PreparaDon
! 10hr+,!30%
! !
TECH Support on Assisting eLearning
Preparation
! ! 0Y9hr,!40%

27. ELC ELEARNING READINESS SURVEY 2012:
SUMMARY
• Want eLearning? YES!!
• Improve Teach and Learn, want 1:1 Computing
• School IT Infrastructure Ready? NO!!
• Wifi
• BB
• Tech Support

28. Getting Ready for eLearning
1. Teacher and Educator Readiness
2. Education Content Availability
3. School Readiness
4. Parents and Students Readiness
• Digital Inclusion