Week 2 Course Reflection --- Yao Ruyan (Abby)

 Designing a new learning online---Does it have RASE?
The video  and the website show us a very innovative project about creating a new learning environment.
For the "R"-resources
It is a open platform on the internet and the participants are required to upload some digital materials.All those materials will be used in teaching part so that the resources provided to the learners will be in a large number and rich forms.
For the "A"-activities
There are many frames in the video showing learners involving in lots of activities such as discussing in groups,working together to complete tasks.
For the "S"-support
Just as I mentioned above,it's a open internet platform.The participants in this project are various for working areas, there are teachers,educators,IT workers and parents from every  areas.They can provide professional supports from their own fields.
For the "E"-evaluation
It is the biggest problem in this project.The learners of the course are from different countries and region which get various culture,behavior,custom and religions.It is very hard to create just one  standard or system to evaluate all those learners. 

Week 2 Group Discussion --- Qi Yang (Carol)

What are the main reasons for innovation failures and success in education?

 Reasons for innovation failure in education:

-Lack of finance assistance to purchase or build up facilities

-be deficient in innovation consciousness

-not have enough or professional professor

-need sufficient teachers and students training

-complicated maintenance, modification, diversity

-no unified standard

-defective operation mechanism and management system

… …

Reasons for innovation success in education:

-strong technical support, robust equipment platform

-acknowledged and understood by most staff include students and teachers

-adapt to changing environment

-effective management with uniform criteria/policy

-plentiful information

… …

Week 2 Group Discussion --- Yao Ruyan(Abby)

What are the main reasons for innovation failures and success in education?

Failures:

1.    Resources: Innovation is the new move in education, the resources it can get would be limited.

2.    Process: In the procedure of innovation , many difficulties will come up according to different real situation.

3.    Culture: Innovation means creative actions in education. New things will be difficult for many races ,cultures to accept. Some of the innovative actions will have conflicts with the culture.

Success:

1.    Government supports: Innovation would get lots of supports by   government, such as
policy, finance, technology and labour powers.
2.    Ideological support: Nowadays  both students and teachers want and need    innovation.They are looking forwarding to the innovation and they also would like to test the innovation personally.

Analysis of the case
Our group choose the case--My pocky money http://sitesdatabase.cite.hku.hk/case_db_public/analysis_table.asp?id=CN003.During the case,there are several points supporting the success of the case.
1.Strong ICT support:The school has the experience of carrying out ICT innovation and the innovation is aligned with the Government initiative in ICT education.
2.Great teacher-guiding:Teachers monitor students’ task progression and support team building and collaborative process of students.

3.Economic support: Get funding for schools (ICT related-other than funding for ICT infrastructure).
4.Mature environment for innovation:The school has the experience and collaborative work culture among staff which provide a good environment for innovative ICT education.

Week 2 Group Discussion---Jiani HU(Janey)

What are the main reasons for innovation failures and success in education?

1.the main reasons for failures

(1)Acceptance---people from different culture and different background have different levels to accept new technology .

(2)The gap between ideal and reality

(3)Financial problem---to promote new technology,people always have to face financial problem

(4)Maintenance---it will be a challenge to maintain the equipments

2.the main reasons for success in education

(1)Suit to the requirement for modern users---the users today need to accept information timely and comprehensive to suit the high space.

(2)Let learning and working be more effective

(3)Supported by governments

(4)Have the technology supporting---we can develop our technology base on the technology we already have