OUHK Seminars:

Topic	Speaker	Date
Chinese Distance Learners in Northwest China: Characteristics and Needs	Dr. Wei-yuan Zhang Research Fellow, CRIDAL and Mr. HU Jun Croucher Visiting Fellow, CRIDAL Associate Professor Department of Science and Engineering Ningxia Radio & Television University	16 Jan 2002
Institutional Presence: Its Relation to Distance Learning Presentation	Dr. Namin Shin Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Distance and Adult Learning, The Open University of Hong Kong	7 Nov 2001
Quality Guidelines for Online Teaching Presentation	Professor Marina Stock McIsaac Professor Emeritus, Educational Technology, Arizona State University, USA	11 Oct 2001
Developing and Supporting Online Learning in a Traditional UK Polytechnic University Presentation	Dr. Rachel Forsyth Senior Lecturer in Flexible Learning Manchester Metropolitan University UK	21 Sept 2001
An Overview of Information Technology in an UK University with Specific Reference to Learning Technology Presentation by Prof. A. Broadaway Presentation by Dr. J. Shen	Professor Alan Broadaway and Dr. Jie SHEN University College Northampton UK	30 May 2001
The Strategic Implementation of New Technologies for Open Education at Bangladesh Open University	Mr. M. Monzur-E-Khoda Tarafdar Registrar Bangladesh Open University	17 Apr 2001
Issues in Course Development: The IGNOU Experience	Prof. Asha S. Kanwar Professor of English School of Humanities Indira Gandhi National Open University India	19 Jan 2001
Inter-university Satellite Network in Japan	Prof. Kimii Kondo National Insitute of Multimedia Eduaciton Japan	16 Jan 2001
Distance Education in Malaysia: Some Critical Issues	Ms. Jayati Roy Department of English Universtiti Teknologi Mara	11 Jan 2001
Popular Adult Education through Distance Mode in Sweden	Ms. Gao Shuting PhD Candidate Institute of International Education Stockholm University	2 Nov 2000
Students and Attachment: The Nature of Electronic Relationships	Dr. Alan Tait Sub Dean (Teaching, Quality and Regional Affairs) School of Education OUUK	4 Sep 2000
International Students, Learning Environments and Perceptions: A Case Study Using the Delphi Technique	Dr. Margaret Robertson Senior Lecturer in Education The University of Tasmania	17 Aug 2000
Distance Education in Jiangsu & Radio Television University	Associate Professor Pan Wei-dong Croucher Visiting Fellow, CRIDAL Deputy Director, Department of Computer Science Jiangsu Radio & Television University China	20 Jul 2000
Open and Distance Education at the OUHK	Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, Prof. Ip Yiu-keung, Dr. Zhang Wei-yuan, Dr. Yuen Kin-sun, Mr. Simon Xu and Ms. Yu Ling-ling	24 Jun 2000
PBL and the Isolated Adult Learner	'Learning about Learning' Project Team CRIDAL, OUHK	25 May 2000
Online Identity and Learning in the Design of a Tertiary-level Distance Education Course	Mr Ross VERMEER ETPU, OUHK	13 Apr 2000
How the human brain/mind works: Revolutions in learning and their implications for teaching	Dr Bob Day Executive Director of Information and Communications Technology, University of South Africa	14 Mar 2000
Unisa's dance with the global knowledge society: Challenge or threat for ODL in the developing world	Wayne G. Mackintosh Information and Communications Technology Directorate, University of South Africa	14 Mar 2000
Beliefs about Knowledge, Teaching and Learning	Dr. David Kember Assistant Director, Educational Development Unit, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University	17 Feb 2000
UKOU Teaching 'in' and 'about' Science: Opportunities, Limitations and a Research Agenda	Dr. Jeffery Thomas Head of Centre for Science Education, The Open University, England	13 Dec 1999
A Profile of the Directorate of Distance Education in Madurai Kamaraj University	Dr. G. Mohanram Deputy Director (Courseware), Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University, India	9 Dec 1999
Open Distance Learning in India	Prof. V. Venkaiah Rector, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, India	2 Dec 1999
Seeking More Effective Ways to Meet the Knowledge Need of Developing Countries	Dr. Fernando Manibog Principal Evaluation Officer (Energy and Environment) World Bank	10 Nov 1999
Designing and Evaluating a Pre-course Learning Package Preparing the Novice Computer Users for the Electronic Delivery of Chinese Courses at the OUHK	Dr. Nigel Leung and Ms. Eva Tsang B&A and ETPU, OUHK	27 Oct 1999
Distance Learning and Structural Change in American Higher Education	Prof. Glenn Shive Visiting Fulbright Scholar	19 Aug 1999
AOTEARO - The Learning Journey	Dr. Denise Irvine Principal Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Health Studies, The Waikato Polytechnic, New Zealand	15 Jun 1999
A Comparison of the Study Habits and Preferences of High Achieving and Low Achieving Open University Students	Prof. O. Jegede, Dr. Margaret Taplin, Ms. Jessie Yum, Dr. Rocky Fan and Ms. May Chan CRIDAL,OUHK	12 May 1999
Adult Science Education in Shanghai	Prof. Chen Jian-guo Former Director, Adult Education College, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China	15 Apr 1999
Some Issues about Professional Doctorates in Australia (and elsewhere?)	Prof. Terry Evans Director of esearch, Deakin University, Australia	18 Mar 1999
The University of Learning	Professor Ference Marton Goteburg University, Sweden	9 Feb 1999
The Institute Network and Web-Based Instruction in Distance Education	Prof. Yu Chang-yun Head of Computer Sciences, Tianjin Institute of Technology, China	18 Jan 1999
The Current State of Distance Education Research in the Mainland	Prof. Yi Bin Deputy Director, Institute of Open Education Research, Shanghai TV University, China	1 Dec 1998
The Student Experience in Hong Kong: The Adaptation and Administration of a Questionnaire	Mr. Richard Armour Registry, OUHK	26 Nov 1998
Conversing on Line: Tricks and Traps for Teachers and Learners	Ms. Michele McGill University of Tasmania, Australia	23 Oct 1998
Learners in Their Own Mirrors: The Use of the Reflective Process as a Framework for Course Development	Ms. Michele McGill University of Tasmania, Australia	23 Oct 1998
Distance Education in Shanghai	Prof. Guo Bo-nong Vice-President, Shanghai TV University, China	12 Oct 1998
Quality and Standards in Open and Distance Education	Mr. Roger Mills Director, The Open University in East Anglia, England	10 Sep 1998
The Role of Human Values in Higher Education	Dr. Ganesan Venkataraman Vice-Chancellor, The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India	4 Sep 1998
Changing Students' Perception of Student-Centred Learning	Dr. Margaret Taplin CRIDAL, OUHK	23 Jul 1998
Evaluation of Teacher Effectiveness in Higher Education	Prof. Zhang Ren-jie Director of Institute of Educational Science, Guangzhou Normal University, China	15 Jul 1998
New Strategies in Teaching and Learning in higher Education: Changing Pedagogy in an 'Ancient University'	Prof. George Thomson Institute for the Study of Education and Society, The University of Edinburgh, England	5 Jun 1998
Distance Education Development in Western China	Dr. Wan Pu President, Southwest Institute of Technology, China	18 May 1998
Self-Directed Learning	Dr. Mok Yan-fung The University of Hong Kong	14 May 1998
Interviewing for Expertise	Dr. David Murphy ETPU, OUHK	23 Apr 1998
Culture, Interpretation and Performance: Issues for Educational Assessment	Dr. Mairead Dunne Institute of Education, University of Sussex, England	7 Apr 1998
The Design and Development of an Online Evaluation System	Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede CRIDAL, OUHK	27 Mar 1998
Distance Education in South Africa	Prof. Piet Steyn and Dr. Benjamin Mokhaba Vista University, Pretoria, South Africa	27 Feb 1998
Towards Quality Transformation of Lifetime Learners' Experience in Higher Education	Prof. Lee Harvey Director of Centre for Research in Quality, University of Central England, Birmingham, UK	15 Jan 1998
Hands-on Demonstration of the Use of a LOTUS-Based Electronic Environment for Teaching at a Distance	Dr. K.S. Yuen Mrs. Linda Chow, Mr. Steven Ho, Dr. S.L. Chung and Mr. John Mak ETPU and  B&A, OUHK	26 Nov 1997