Keynote — Trends, challenges and strategies in integrating transversal competencies into education 1 Dr. Samuel Kai Wah Chu Associate Professor Head, Division of Information and Technology Studies Deputy Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong With support from Jennifer Luk , Karen Wong, Zoe Cheung
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Keynote — Trends, challenges and
strategies in integrating transversal
competencies into education
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Dr. Samuel Kai Wah Chu
Associate Professor
Head, Division of Information and Technology Studies
Deputy Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education
Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
With support from
Jennifer Luk , Karen Wong, Zoe Cheung
Skills, abilities & competencies
important to students
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Q1: Other than getting good scores at school, what skills, abilities & competencies do you regard as important to students? Please submit 3 items to the following form.
Source: UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education. 2013. Education Research Institutes Network (ERI-Net) Regional Study on Transversal Competencies in Education Policy and Practice (Phase 1).
21st Century skills
- P21 framework
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Source: http://trc.mansd.org/tlf/student-outcomes
Importance of “non-academic” skills
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Q2: How importance are the “non-academic” skills?•Answer A: Less important than academic skills
•Answer B: As important as academic skills•Answer C: More important than academic skills
Interpersonal skills enable us to communicate well with others using different mediums of communication.
Intrapersonal skills are the skills and communications that occur within a person's own mind. Intrapersonal skills initiate appropriate reactions and attitudes as a result of positive internal dialogue occurring in one’s mind.
“Adaptability means being flexible when things change. An adaptable person is one who is open to new ideas and concepts, to working independently or as part of a team, and to carrying out multiple tasks or projects”.
“Adopting a flexible approach to study, work and life is more likely to enable us to achieve success than maintaining a rigid outlook or set of beliefs. People who are flexible are open to change and are able to adapt and adjust continuously to changing circumstances”.
“Adopting a flexible approach to study, work and life is more likely to enable us to achieve success than maintaining a rigid outlook or set of beliefs.
We need to be conscious of the ways in which our own culture influences our behaviour, as well as how other people’s cultures influence their behaviour, then think and act accordingly. While challenging, intercultural understanding is important for working and communicating effectively and respectfully.
Strong intercultural understanding facilitates the building of trust, and help avoid establishing or sustaining negative stereotypes, which are counter-productive and can render relationships unsustainable.
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Source: http://ethicsofisl.ubc.ca/?page_id=107
Source: http://t.cn/RqIiWez
Global citizenship: intercultural
understanding - Why important - 2
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Global skills is considered an important skill based on a number of surveys on the skills required by graduates undertaken by Microsoft, Target Jobs, the BBC, Prospects, NACE and AGR and other organisations.
Media and information literacy: ethical
use – Why important? - 1
18Source: Chu, S.K.W., Reynolds, R.B., Tavares, N.J., Notari, M., & Lee., C.W.Y. (in press). Developing 21st century skills with inquiry learning, collaborative teaching, social media, and games: International perspectives. Springer.
Media and information literacy: ethical use – Why
important? - 2
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Plagiarism is ‘copying the work of another person without proper acknowledgement’(The University of Hong Kong, 2002). Plagiarism is equivalent to stealing, whether it is conducted unconsciously or intentionally
Q5: I’ve done a study regarding junior secondary school students’ level of plagiarism in their group project work in an excellent school in HK. Can you guess how many percent of the students committed plagiarism?
• A: Less than 41%• B: 41-55%• C: 56-70%• D: 71-85%• E: Over 85%
The study found that the majority of junior secondary students in this academically strong local school plagiarized in their liberal studies group project work (Yeung et al., 2012)
Media and information literacy: ethical use – Why
important? - 4
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Level Label Description
Level 1 NoneNo plagiarism
Level 2 Minor
• Copy a block of text from the student’s previous work
or
• Copy a block of text of less 40 words from others’ sources without any citation
Level 3 Moderate
• Copy a block of text of over 40 words from others’ sources without any citation, but
• Give references at the end of the work
or
• Give references in form of an attachment
Level 4 Serious• Copy a block of text of over 40 words from others’
sources without any citation
Remark: APA Publication Manual suggest to give a quotation for copying a block of text of 40 or more words. (APA, 2009: p.171).
Q6. Some schools in the past would cancel a physical education class and use it for more academic training instead. Have you seen (or heard about) such cases recently?
Answer A: Yes (Please give an example)Answer B: No
Physical health and religious value – Why
important? - 2
Besides religious values, philosophy should also be included
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Q7. What kind of encouragement will you
offer to the worst students in the worst secondary schools (academically speaking)?
Answer A: Encourage them to focus on non-academic areas such as sports, music, or a craft (eg. fixing cars or cooking).Answer B: Encourage them to work hard so that they can survive their studying in their schools.
Answer C: Encourage them to work hard and they can excel academically (e.g., even becoming a professor) in future.Answer D: Others. Please explain. source: http://philosophy.fas.harvard.edu/why-
study-philosophy
How can educators help students develop
transversal competencies? - 1
Q8: Please choose one element of transversal competencies and suggest how you would help students develop it?
Schacter and his colleagues (2006) outlined several creativity supportive practices, including: explicitly teaching for creative thinking, providing students with choice and exploratory learning, encouraging students’ intrinsic motivation, and providing opportunities for students to use their imagination.
How to develop transversal competencies?
Interpersonal skills: Communication skills,
collaboration - 1
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• Schools can help students develop good communication & collaboration skills through doing serious inquiry group project work
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UnderstandingPlagiarism 認識抄襲
Paraphrase 釋意
Cite 引用
Check their workfor originality 檢查有没有抄襲
How to develop transversal competencies?
Media & information literacy: ethical use - 1
How can educators assess students’ level of
transversal competencies? - 1 Q9: Please choose one element of transversal
competencies and suggest how this can be assessed?
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How to assess transversal competencies?
Interpersonal skills: Communication skills,
collaboration - 1
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• Group project work always has the problem of having free riders
• It’s hard for teachers to know who has done what and this made assessment difficult
How to assess transversal competencies?
Interpersonal skills: Communication skills,
collaboration - 2
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• Wiki can keep track of students’ communication and the level of collaboration of each group member
How to assess transversal competencies?
Interpersonal skills: Communication skills,
collaboration - 3
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• Learning analytics with Wiki can make students’ level of collaboration transparent
How to assess transversal competencies?
Interpersonal skills: Communication skills,
collaboration - 4
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• Peer evaluation can help assessing the level of collaboration of each group member
How to assess transversal competencies?
Interpersonal skills: Communication skills,
collaboration - 5
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• Chief ‘editor’ for various sections of a group work
How to assess transversal competencies?
Media & information literacy - 1
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Level Label Description
Level 1 NoneNo plagiarism
Level 2 Minor
• Copy a block of text from the student’s previous work
or
• Copy a block of text of less 40 words from others’ sources without any citation
Level 3 Moderate
• Copy a block of text of over 40 words from others’ sources without any citation, but
• Give references at the end of the work
or
• Give references in form of an attachment
Level 4 Serious• Copy a block of text of over 40 words from others’
sources without any citation
Remark: APA Publication Manual suggest to give a quotation for copying a block of text of 40 or more words. (APA, 2009: p.171).