Bulletin No. 2, 2016

6 Chinese University Bulletin No. 2, 2016 e-learning systems and MOOC manager, ITSC. The Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR) also offers research-based pedagogical advice to teachers from diverse disciplines with different requirements in e-learning materials. Facult y- level e - learning work shops will be launched in 2017 by CLEAR in collaboration with the Faculty of Education to offer teachers a comprehensive perspective. ‘The momentum of e-learning will continue to grow, as like-minded teachers gather and observe how their peers have implemented e-learning initiatives,’ said Professor Poon. ‘The University encourages faculty members to experiment with innovative pedagogies. We expect the ripple effect on staff engagement will cultivate an e-learning community on campus.’ A successful deployment of e-learning strategies and technology-enabled resources is incomplete without interpreting and analysing the learning data that cast light on the learners’ behaviour and performance. Starting from 2017, the Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies of the Faculty of Education will assist teachers who need to interpret the learning analytics gathered from the LMS. Learning analytics in turn give rise to new research opportunities. ‘Teachers who intend to conduct research on the correlation between students’ online activities and their academic performance, for example, can submit their research proposals to the eLearning Task Force to gain access to the data on the University’s LMS,’ said Ms. Lo. Some teachers even take a proactive role to examine the pedagogical effectiveness of MOOCs and the social dynamics of learners. For instance, Prof. Rosanna Chan of the Department of Information Engineering analysed learners’ online discourses in the CUHK MOOC ‘Information Theory’ to learn about the learners’ participation lifecycle. (From right) Ms. Judy Lo, Prof. Isabella Poon, Ms. Carol Chiu, and Ms. Daisy Chen, assistant computer officer of ITSC Milestones of E-learning Development@CUHK Year Event 1999 Undergraduates were required to achieve Student IT Competence (SITC) before graduation 2000 CUHK’s first e-learning platform WebCT launched 2001 First instalment of internal courseware development grants (CDGS) 2004 First institutional study of e-learning at CUHK 2005 Guidelines for e-learning formulated 2007 • Second instalment of CDGS • eLearning Liaison Persons (eLLPs) network established 2008 An eLearning Assistant (eLA) scheme established to train student assistants to offer technical support 2010 The Chinese University Student Information System (CUSIS) and MyCUHK went live 2012 • Student Development Portfolio System (SDP), an experiential learning portfolio, launched • A consolidated learning management system Blackboard Learn was adopted in the double cohort year 2013 Partnership with Coursera commenced to offer courses for global learners 2014 Micro-Module Courseware Development Grants (MMCDGS) launched in support of flipped classroom 2015 CUHK launched territory’s first one-stop cloud-based Knowledge & Education Exchange Platform (KEEP) with partner institutions 2016 The Centre for eLearning Innovation and Technology (ELITE) inaugurated to provide facilities and technical support for courseware production