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Learning and Teaching @ HKIEd Innovative Teaching In an era where the speed and scale of change are unprecedented; where access to new information and knowledge is just a few clicks away, teaching with a mere goal to impart knowledge to students would no longer suffice to gear them for the 21st century. A plethora of recent research and policies have urged educators to be more innovative in their teaching approaches - to connect ideas across disciplines and draw upon the opportunities offered by technologies. This call for innovative teaching is not solely about the use of technologies, but also innovative pedagogies as a complement to stretch students’ potentials in different domains and contexts. It is a cultural shift that we ought to work toward as a community of practice for education today and tomorrow. Prof. LIM Cher Ping Director Centre for Learning, Teaching and Technology HKIEd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E-Learning E-learning refers to the use of digital technologies to facilitate learning. E-resource and e-communication are two key components of e-learning. In e-learning environments, learners can conveniently access e-resources which contain information in multimedia form for learning; and flexibly use e-communication tools to exchange learning information apart from face-to-face interactions. The success in e-learning depends on teachers’ pedagogical designs and practices. Prof. KONG Siu Cheung Head Department of Mathematics and Information Technology HKIEd ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Student Learning The latest emphasis in the philosophy of education places strong focuses on the students as “learners”. Recent research into 21st Century graduate attributes show that the 21st “workforce” requires attributes not necessarily acquired through the formal curricula. In fact, attributes such as leadership, empathy, communication skills, inter-/intra-personal skills, critical and lateral thinking, etc. are deemed to be more in demand than traditional disciplinary knowledge and skill based attributes. The concept of Total Learning Experience (or Total Learning Environment) is a holistic and inclusive approach to student learning, treating both formal and non-formal learning opportunities as equally vital components in students’ whole person development. Our challenge as tertiary educators nowadays is on how to effectively enhance and integrate the vastly different and diverse learning opportunities presented to students during their university life by breaking down unnecessary barriers used to differentiate formal and non-formal learning environments. Prof. TSANG Yip Fat Richard Dean of Students HKIEd | 
