The Curriculum and Assessment Policy for Teaching Advancement Interest Network (CAPTAIN) is an initiative supported by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction (C&I). It seeks to synergise academic and practitioner insights regarding curriculum and assessment policies in the Hong Kong education system.
In response to the rapid changes in technology and society, CAPTAIN, C&I, EdUHK held a “Curriculum Innovation Forum and New Book Launch” this Monday, March 3, 2025. The event featured a new book, Curriculum Innovation in East Asian Schools: Contexts, Innovations, and Impacts, edited by Dr Xu Huixuan.
The book focuses on three key areas of curriculum innovation: 1) 21st‑century skills and competency‑based curriculum, 2) technology‑supported curriculum, and 3) equity in curriculum. With co-authored chapters written by C&I scholars, these topics comprise case studies that provide detailed analyses of curriculum innovation at the school or country level, conceptual analyses that deepen our understanding of curriculum issues using a new lens, and literature reviews that provide an overview of research on specific topics.
The forum, co-hosted by the Head of C&I Professor Yan Zi, and the coordinator of CAPTAIN Dr Jan Gube, brought together perspectives of curriculum experts and practitioners. It featured the presentation of Professor Kerry J. Kennedy, and a dialogue among Dr Xu Huixuan, Dr Fok Ping Kwan, and Dr Tsang Wing Hong, who shared their plentiful insights with the participants. The discussion took the book’s key areas further to stimulate thinking on issues, principles and actions regarding the need to keep up with emerging technologies and respond to demands on schools to demonstrate innovations in curriculum.
Held at the Tai Po campus and live-streamed via Zoom, the event attracted 40 educators and researchers, extending C&I’s reach and contribution to the wider profession. One of the EdUHK colleagues who worked as an Art teacher before also shared her experience in implementing interdisciplinary teaching by the end of the event. She expressed her suggestions for enhancing integration in teacher training, drawing from the challenges she faced while conducting interdisciplinary classes.
As curriculum innovation becomes increasingly vital in education, this forum and book launch provide valuable resources and a platform for further research and practice in the field. Looking ahead, the challenge will be to continue advancing curriculum innovation amid globalization and technological advancement. For EdUHK internal users, the e-book is available HERE. For external readers, you may want to buy it HERE.
Please stay tuned for CAPTAIN's further events!
