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Asia-Pacific Forum
on Science Learning and Teaching, Volume 10, Issue 2, Article 15
(Dec. 2009) |
The whole project was completed in July 2008 with a public seminar conducted by the School-based Curriculum Development (Secondary) Section of Education Bureau on the 4th of July 2008, though last videoconference took place in the afternoon of July11th, 2008. Both teachers-in-charge reported the collaborative project as a great success for each of their schools. Ideas were borrowed from School A to treat the water in Tin Shui Wai Nallah. Creative solutions were also made to conserve the environment in and around Kai Tak River. Besides the achievement of the aims and objectives, there were also signs of creation of knowledge, the enhancement of generic skills and a fostering of good learning attitudes among students of both schools. This is the first time in Hong Kong that students from two different secondary schools collaborated to improve the water quality of the water channels around their schools. Although improvement work by government departments and non-governmental organisations continues, opinions and suggestions from the public, especially from students in schools around nullahs, should not be ignored. With videoconferencing, it is now possible to bring students from two different geographic locations together and share their data and opinions virtually. The only problem, however, could be the burden of the teacher who had to lecture both classes while making efforts to look after them.
