Harnessing OERs in Hong Kong Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Tianchong Wang; Ricky Yuk-kwan Ng; Dave Towey

doi:10.1109/TALE.2018.8615436

Harnessing OERs in Hong Kong Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

Tianchong Wang, Ricky Yuk-kwan Ng, Dave Towey

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Abstract

Open Educational Resources (OERs) represent an opportunity to enhance quality access to education. However, OER adoption has not yet made as substantial an impact as might have been expected. This case study identifies strategies for effective OER adoption that can support quality access in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). We conducted a critical landscape review of existing activities, identifying 'what works' and 'what doesn't work', noting both enabling and hindering factors. A questionnaire, interviews, and focus groups with students, teachers and workplace mentors in the leading TVET institution in Hong Kong were then used to examine perceptions and reservations regarding OER usage. The findings suggest that OER adaptations with blended learning might be an effective approach to enable quality access in TVET. This may help build learning communities that enable stakeholders to co-develop and to use the OERs and also to share good practices.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)
Editors	Mark J W Lee, Sasha Nikolic, Montserrat Ros, Jun Shen, Leon C U Lei, Gary K W Wong, Neelakantam Venkatarayalu
Place of Publication	United States
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1064-1068
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-6522-0, 978-1-5386-6521-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-6523-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2018.8615436
Publication status	Published - 17 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering - Wollongong, Australia Duration: 4 Dec 2018 → 7 Dec 2018

Publication series

Name	IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Volume	2018
ISSN (Print)	2374-0191
ISSN (Electronic)	2470-6698

Conference

Conference	2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering
Abbreviated title	TALE 2018
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Wollongong
Period	4/12/18 → 7/12/18

Keywords

adoption strategies
Open educational resources (OERs)
quality access
TVET

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Wang, T., Ng, R. Y., & Towey, D. (2019). Harnessing OERs in Hong Kong Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). In M. J. W. Lee, S. Nikolic, M. Ros, J. Shen, L. C. U. Lei, G. K. W. Wong, & N. Venkatarayalu (Eds.), Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) (pp. 1064-1068). (IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE); Vol. 2018). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2018.8615436

Wang, Tianchong ; Ng, Ricky Yuk-kwan ; Towey, Dave. / Harnessing OERs in Hong Kong Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE). editor / Mark J W Lee ; Sasha Nikolic ; Montserrat Ros ; Jun Shen ; Leon C U Lei ; Gary K W Wong ; Neelakantam Venkatarayalu. United States : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019. pp. 1064-1068 (IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE)).

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Wang, T, Ng, RY & Towey, D 2019, Harnessing OERs in Hong Kong Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). in MJW Lee, S Nikolic, M Ros, J Shen, LCU Lei, GKW Wong & N Venkatarayalu (eds), Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE). IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), vol. 2018, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, United States, pp. 1064-1068, 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, Wollongong, Australia, 4/12/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE.2018.8615436

Harnessing OERs in Hong Kong Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). / Wang, Tianchong; Ng, Ricky Yuk-kwan; Towey, Dave.
Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE). ed. / Mark J W Lee; Sasha Nikolic; Montserrat Ros; Jun Shen; Leon C U Lei; Gary K W Wong; Neelakantam Venkatarayalu. United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019. p. 1064-1068 (IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE); Vol. 2018).

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Harnessing OERs in Hong Kong Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

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