Hong Kong Virtual University
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Hong Kong Virtual University (HKVU, 香港虛擬大學), formerly known Cyber University, started in 2001, is one of collaborative programs funded by Restructuring and Collaboration Fund of University Grants Committee
. It is aimed to provide virtual campus
for Hong Kong tertiary institutions and universities. Their students who either study in or will enter these institutions are allowed to take the online courses offered by HKVU. These various courses are jointly provided by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
, City University of Hong Kong
, Lingnan University
, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, and The University of Hong Kong
.
These courses cover four areas: general education, information technology
, language
, and science and education.
. The project allows gifted and talented students to take university-level courses over the internet, enriches the learning experience of participants and makes a smooth transition from secondary school to university.
Before the project launch, secondary schools were encouraged to apply information technology in education. However, there were lots of complaints on low performance and low utilization of facilities. Some schools had asked universities for help. A pilot study was started in fall 2000 in which 28 students from 3 schools participated. Those students are required to attend one of six cyber classrooms in secondary schools. Those courses are delivered through an eLearning Open Platform (eLOP). Those students can watched the video lectures, ask instructors some questions and perform online tasks over eLOP. After pilot study, the project gained funding from Quality Education Fund(優質教育基金) of Hong Kong.
Since 2001, there have been over hundred schools participated in the project such as the Canadian International School, Diocesan Girls' School
, King's College, La Salle College
, Marymount School, Pui Ching Middle School
, St. Paul's Convent School
, Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
, Wah Yan College, Kowloon
.
University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)
The University Grants Committee of Hong Kong is an advisory committee responsible for advising the Government of Hong Kong on the development and funding needs of higher education institutions within Hong Kong....
. It is aimed to provide virtual campus
Virtual Campus
A virtual campus refers to the online offerings of a college or university where college work is completed either partially or wholly online, often with the assistance of the teacher, professor, or teaching assistant....
for Hong Kong tertiary institutions and universities. Their students who either study in or will enter these institutions are allowed to take the online courses offered by HKVU. These various courses are jointly provided by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...
, City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong is a comprehensive research university in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. It has achieved fast growth in recent years and received international recognition for its academic achievements...
, Lingnan University
Lingnan University
Lingnan University can refer to two separate establishments:*Lingnan University - a university in Hong Kong*Lingnan University - a university in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in China...
, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, and The University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. Its motto is "Sapientia et Virtus" in Latin, meaning "wisdom and virtue", and "" in Chinese...
.
These courses cover four areas: general education, information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
, and science and education.
History
The project was initiated by Dr. Pong Ting Chuen (龐鼎全博士) in 2001, who is the Professor of Computer Science and Associate Vice-President for Academic Affairs of Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...
. The project allows gifted and talented students to take university-level courses over the internet, enriches the learning experience of participants and makes a smooth transition from secondary school to university.
Before the project launch, secondary schools were encouraged to apply information technology in education. However, there were lots of complaints on low performance and low utilization of facilities. Some schools had asked universities for help. A pilot study was started in fall 2000 in which 28 students from 3 schools participated. Those students are required to attend one of six cyber classrooms in secondary schools. Those courses are delivered through an eLearning Open Platform (eLOP). Those students can watched the video lectures, ask instructors some questions and perform online tasks over eLOP. After pilot study, the project gained funding from Quality Education Fund(優質教育基金) of Hong Kong.
Since 2001, there have been over hundred schools participated in the project such as the Canadian International School, Diocesan Girls' School
Diocesan Girls' School
Diocesan Girls' School, founded in 1860, is one of the oldest Anglican girls' schools in Hong Kong. DGS is located at 1 Jordan Road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is administered under the Grant Code and uses English as the medium of instruction. It has always been ranked as the top secondary school in...
, King's College, La Salle College
La Salle College
La Salle College is a boys' secondary school in Hong Kong. It was established by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, a Roman Catholic religious teaching order founded by St...
, Marymount School, Pui Ching Middle School
Pui Ching Middle School
Pui Ching Middle School is the name of a system of Baptist secondary school that first founded in Guangzhou, Guangdong and later to Hong Kong and Macau.- History :...
, St. Paul's Convent School
St. Paul's Convent School
St Paul's Convent SchoolSchool BadgeHeadmistressesSr. Joanna Marie Cheung Sr. Margaret Wong School typePrivate, Girls' School, DSSReligious affiliationCatholicFounded1854Location...
, Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong is an eminent grant-in-aid secondary school in Hong Kong. It was founded on 16 December 1919, by Tsui Yan Sau Peter . It is a Roman Catholic secondary school for boys run by the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus...
, Wah Yan College, Kowloon
Wah Yan College, Kowloon
Wah Yan College, Kowloon is a Latin Rite Catholic secondary school for boys, located at 56 Waterloo Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon...
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Credit Bearing Program
Credit Bearing Program is a series of courses for undergraduates from local tertiary institutes, secondary school students, and overseas students. Credit units will be earned after fulfilled the passing requirements including "attendance" of video lectures, certain score obtained from online tests, quizzes, assignment, group discussion, laboratories and examination.Talented Youth Certificate Program
Talented Youth Certificate Program is another series of courses mainly for secondary school students especially the talented youths. These courses are developed from regular university courses with less demanding work schedule. These talented youths can explore and develop their own interests. It is also a platform to build up a community of talents in Hong Kong.Courses
- Introduction to Communication Studies (City U)
- Introduction to Cognitive ScienceCognitive scienceCognitive science is the interdisciplinary scientific study of mind and its processes. It examines what cognition is, what it does and how it works. It includes research on how information is processed , represented, and transformed in behaviour, nervous system or machine...
(HKU) - Mathematical Problem Solving Techniques (HKIED)
- Exploring Multimedia and Internet Computing (HKUST)
- Computer and Programming Funtamentals I (HKUST)
- Computer and Programming Funtamentals II (HKUST)
- Science, Technology and Society (HKUST)
- Critical ThinkingCritical thinkingCritical thinking is the process or method of thinking that questions assumptions. It is a way of deciding whether a claim is true, false, or sometimes true and sometimes false, or partly true and partly false. The origins of critical thinking can be traced in Western thought to the Socratic...
(Lingnan University)