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Kwok-Wing Lai
University of Otago College of Education
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Information Technology and the Learning Process: A Worldwide Perspective
Kwok-Wing Lai
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 1987–1996
This paper introduces one of the key topics addressed in the symposium, Information Technology in Education Worldwide. The focus is on how information technology (IT) has been used in learning environments to support authentic learning in a social...
Topics: Educational Technology
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Digital technology and the culture of teaching and learning in higher education
Kwok-Wing Lai
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 27, No. 8 (Jan 01, 2011) pp. 1263–1275
This paper discusses how the use of digital technologies may support a shift of cultural practices in teaching and learning, to better meet the needs of 21st century higher education learners. A brief discussion of the changing needs of the...
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Minimal Computer Technologies and Learner-Centered Environments: Some New Zealand Experience
Kwok-Wing Lai
Computers & Education Vol. 20, No. 4 (1993) pp. 291–97
This paper argues that it is not the technology itself, but instead a learner-centered approach to the use of computers, that will provide the greatest opportunities for students. Three examples from New Zealand primary classrooms are described that ...
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Acquiring Expertise and Cognitive Skills in the Process of Constructing an Expert System: A Preliminary Study
Kwok-Wing Lai
This study investigated the educational implications of having a group of 17 first-year New Zealand nursing students develop a medical expert system. Goals of the study were to determine whether, in the process of developing the expert system, the...
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Knowledge Construction in Online Learning Communities: A Case Study of a Doctoral Course
Kwok-Wing Lai
Studies in Higher Education Vol. 40, No. 4 (2015) pp. 561–579
This paper documents a study investigating co-construction of knowledge by doctoral students in an online learning community. In this study 12 students participated in the coursework and thesis proposal development stages of a doctoral program...
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School readiness for using ICT adapted to student needs
Kwok-Wing Lai
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 1487–1490
This paper argues that if schools are really serious in utilising technology to benefit teaching and learning, a radical restructuring of their infrastructure and a re-thinking of the pedagogies are needed.
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Using collaborative peer feedback and supervision to support doctoral research at a distance
Kwok-Wing Lai
ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 747–757
This paper documents a collaborative peer-support and supervision model with peers and supervisors provide critical feedback to doctoral thesis proposals within an online learning community in a New Zealand university. A content analysis was...
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Integrating Database Activities into a Primary School Curriculum: Instructional Procedures and Outcomes
Kwok-Wing Lai
Computers in the Schools Vol. 8, No. 4 (1991) pp. 55–63
Progress of 26 female students aged 10 to 13 participating in 4 database-oriented activities--library research, database construction, information retrieval, and writing--was monitored through student worksheets, researcher and student logs, audio...
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Positive to a Degree: The Effects of ICT Use in New Zealand Secondary Schools
Kwok-Wing Lai; Keryn Pratt
Computers in the Schools Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jan 18, 2008) pp. 95–109
A key question for educational researchers is whether information and communication technology (ICT) use enhances teaching and learning. In this paper, the authors report findings from a three-year study (2001-2004) investigating teaching and...
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Developing Secondary Students' Epistemic Agency in a Knowledge-Building Community
Kwok-Wing Lai; Madeline Campbell
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Vol. 27, No. 1 (2018) pp. 69–83
A key educational objective for the twenty-first century is developing students' epistemic agency. Epistemic agency is the active process of choosing when, what, where one learns and how one knows, as well as the capacity to create knowledge in a...
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Tertiary students\u2019 understandings and practices of informal learning: A New Zealand case study
Kwok-Wing Lai; Lee Smith
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 33, No. 2 (Jun 09, 2017)
In 2013, we undertook research in a New Zealand University to gain insights into students\u2019 understandings of informal learning, its connection to formal learning and how they engaged in informal learning using digital and mobile technologies. A ...
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Oneline Learners: Who are they?
Kwok-Wing Lai; Keryn Pratt
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2004 (2004) pp. 5142–5147
Online learning has become increasingly popular in tertiary education. However, it is noted that online learning may impose additional cognitive and social demands on the learner (Lai, 2002). In order for online learning to be effective, it is...
Topics: Social Studies
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Socio-demographic factors relating to perception and use of mobile technologies in tertiary teaching
Kwok‐Wing Lai; Lee Smith
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 49, No. 3 (May 2018) pp. 492–504
In 2014, we investigated how socio-demographic factors such as gender, teaching disciplines, teaching experience and academic seniority were related to the perception and use of digital mobile technologies in learning and teaching of a group of...
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Synchronous Communication and Higher-Order Thinking in a Tertiary Course in Occupational Therapy
Merrolee Penman; Kwok-Wing Lai
Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 14, No. 4 (October 2003) pp. 387–404
The use of the Internet to deliver courses at tertiary level is growing steadily, with the Internet being seen as the ideal solution to a range of issues facing educators in the 21st century. However, little is known as how best to use synchronous...
Topics: Educational Technology, Professional Development, synchronous communication, Information Communication Technologies, Networking Technologies
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"It's not right for me to see horrible stuff": New Zealand Children's Internet Experiences
Keryn Pratt; Kwok-Wing Lai
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 4126–4133
With the increasing availability and use of the Internet by children (Bushong 2002; Dombrowski, LeMasney, Ahia & Dickson 2004) has come an increase in concern regarding how safe it is for them to do so. Research indicates that children are finding...
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Technological Constraints and Implementation Barriers of Using Videoconferencing for Virtual Teaching in New Zealand Secondary Schools
Kwok-Wing Lai; Keryn Pratt
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 17, No. 4 (October 2009) pp. 505–522
Nine New Zealand secondary schools participated in the OtagoNet project, using videoconferencing technologies to deliver courses to multiple sites. This paper reports findings from a study conducted between 2001 and 2004 to evaluate the...
Topics: Virtual Environments, Information Communication Technologies, eLearning, Professional Development, Video, Distance Education
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Technology use and learning characteristics of students in higher education: Do generational differences exist?
Kwok‐Wing Lai; Kian‐Sam Hong
British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 46, No. 4 (Jul 01, 2015) pp. 725–738
As digital technologies form an inextricable part of young people's everyday lives, some commentators claim that the current generation of learners think and learn differently from their predecessors. This study investigated the validity of this...
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Computer Coordinators as Change Agents: Some New Zealand Observations
Kwok-Wing Lai; Ann Trewern; Keryn Pratt
Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 10, No. 4 (2002) pp. 539–551
Strong and effective leadership at the school level is needed if information and communication technology (ICT) is to be successfully planned and integrated into the school curriculum. A study was conducted in 2000 to investigate factors ...
Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Planning, Schools, Leadership, Professional Development
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Web based learning environments: Observations from a Web based course in a Malaysian context
Kian-Sam Hong; Kwok-Wing Lai; Derek Holton; Derek Holton
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 17, No. 3 (Jan 01, 2001)
The Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development (FSKPM), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, experimented with a Web based course, conducted completely on the Web. This paper discusses the theoretical considerations in designing the Web based...
Language: English
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EDUsummIT: A Global Knowledge Building Community for Educational Researchers, Practitioners, and Policy Makers
Kwok-Wing Lai; Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; David Gibson
Journal of Educational Technology & Society Vol. 19, No. 3 (2016) pp. 5–15
The International Summit on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education (EDUsummIT) is a global knowledge building community of researchers, educational practitioners, and policy makers aiming to create and disseminate ideas and...
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Cross-cutting Themes from the Second International Handbook of Information Technology in Education: Implications for Information Technology in Teacher Education
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Kwok-Wing Lai
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019 (Mar 18, 2019) pp. 918–920
The recently published Second International Handbook of Information Technology for Primary and Secondary education features contributions from the past decade concerning research on information technology in education from an international...
Topics: International Education
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Information Technology in Education Worldwide, Part 1
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Kwok-Wing Lai; Rhonda Christensen; Nancy Law
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (Mar 19, 2006) pp. 2076–2077
This symposium will feature selected topics from the International Handbook of Information Technology in Education – a work which will be composed of 80-100 chapters in 2 volumes when published by Springer in 2007. During the first hour of the...
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Research-informed Strategies to address Educational Challenges in a Digitally Networked World: The EDUsummIT 2013 Action Agenda
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Mike Searson; Kwok-Wing Lai; David Gibson; Ferial Khaddage
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 1022–1023
EduSummIT is a global community of policy-makers, researchers, and educators working together to move education into the digital age. EDUsummIT 2013 took place in Washington DC and resulted in an action agenda for researchers, policy makers and...
Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Information Technology Diffusion/Integration, International Education
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The Transformation of an Online Learning Community from an Organised Facility to an Organic Fraternity
Alison Fields; Kwok-Wing Lai; John Gibbs; Alex Kirk; Jenny Vermunt
Distance Education Vol. 37, No. 1 (2016) pp. 60–72
An online community of learning within a distance doctoral programme was explored to determine if and how the community evolved and transformed over time. This part-time doctoral programme gathers students into cohorts and runs a structured...
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Integrating Academic and Everyday Learning through Technology: Issues and Challenges for Researchers, Policy Makers and Practitioners
Cathy Lewin; Kwok-Wing Lai; Hans van Bergen; Amina Charania; Jean Gabin Ntebutse; Barry Quinn; Roger Sherman; David Smith
Technology, Knowledge and Learning Vol. 23, No. 3 (2018) pp. 391–407
This paper builds on work undertaken over a number of years by a group of international researchers with an interest in the potential of connecting academic and everyday practices and knowledge. Drawing extensively on literature and our own work, we ...
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The International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education: Part 1
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Kwok Wing Lai; Keryn Pratt; Peter Albion; Jo Tondeur; Mary Webb; Dirk Ifenthaler; David C. Gibson; Paul Resta; Thérèse Laferrière; David Slykhuis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1078–1081
This symposium aims to introduce to the SITE community the second edition of the International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education to be published in 2018. The purpose of the Handbook is to synthesize research and...
Topics: Research & Evaluation
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The International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education: Part 2
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Kwok Wing Lai; Keryn Pratt; Peter Albion; Jo Tondeur; Mary Webb; Dirk Ifenthaler; David C. Gibson; Paul Resta; Thérèse Laferrière; David Slykhuis
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 1082–1085
This symposium aims to introduce to the SITE community the second edition of the International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education to be published in 2018. The purpose of the Handbook is to synthesize research and...
Topics: Research & Evaluation
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Technology Enhanced Quality Learning for All
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Ferial Khaddage; Therese Laferriere; Paul Resta; Peter Albion; Punya Mishra; Petra Fisser; Mike Searson; Mike Spector; Kwok Wing Lai; David Gibson
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2015 (Mar 02, 2015) pp. 1312–1314
EduSummIT is a global community of policy-makers, researchers, and educators working together to move education into the digital age. The fourth EDUsummIT in 2015 will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, in close connection with the UNESCO Bangkok....
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Part 1: Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age – Implications for Teacher Education
Joke Voogt; Kwok Wing Lai; Gerald Knezek; Rhonda Christensen; Alona Forkosh Baruch; Vadim Grinshkun; Sergey Grigoryev; Miri Shonfeld; Anneke Smits; Danah Henrikson; Michael Henderson; Alexander Uvarov; Mike Philips; Mary Webb; Dale Niederhauser; Punya Mishra; Margaret Leahy; Deirdre Butler; Allard Strijker
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2018 (Mar 26, 2018) pp. 1075–1079
The International Summit on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education (EDUsummIT) met in Borovets, Bulgaria in September 2017 This community of 80 leading scholars, policy makers and educators discussed the theme Rethinking...
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Technology Enhanced Quality Learning for All: The EDUsummIT 2015 Call to Action
Joke Voogt; Kwok Wing Lai; Gerald Knezek; Peter Albion; Jo Tondeur; Alona Forkosh-Baruch; Miri Schönfield; Thérèse Laferrière; J. Michael Spector; Punya Mishra; Petra Fisser; Danah Henriksen; Rhonda Christensen; Paul Resta; Mike Searson; Charoula Angeli
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 1246–1248
EduSummIT is a global community of policy-makers, researchers, and educators working together to move education into the digital age. The fourth EDUsummIT took place September 14-15, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand, in close connection with the UNESCO...
Topics: Technology Leadership, Research & Evaluation, International Education
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The International Handbook Summit Call to Action for Learning with Technology in the 21st Century: Next Steps, Part 2
Joke Voogt; Gerald Knezek; Chris Dede; Paul Resta; Mike Searson; Ann Thompson; Therese Laferriere; David Gibson; Margaret Riel; Renate Schulz-Zander; Rhonda Christensen; Kwok Wing Lai; Niki Davis; Rowland Baker; Ian Gibson; Don Knezek
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2010 (Mar 29, 2010) pp. 2413–2415
The International Handbook of Information Technology in Primary and Secondary Education (Voogt & Knezek, 2008) provides researchers, policy makers and practitioners with an integrated and detailed overview of this complex field. One of the important ...
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Technology Enhanced Quality Learning for All: The EDUsummIT 2015 Call to Action
Joke Voogt; Kwok Wing Lai; Gerald Knezek; Peter Albion; Jo Tondeur; Alona Forkosh-Baruch; Miri Schönfield; Thérèse Laferrière; J. Michael Spector; Punya Mishra; Petra Fisser; Danah Henriksen; Rhonda Christensen; Paul Resta; Mike Searson; Charoula Angeli
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2016 (Mar 21, 2016) pp. 797–799
EduSummIT is a global community of policy-makers, researchers, and educators working together to move education into the digital age. The fourth EDUsummIT took place September 14-15, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand, in close connection with the UNESCO...
Topics: Technology Leadership, Research & Evaluation, International Education
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How Students Cope with Part-Time Study: An Analysis of Coping Mechanisms through an On-Line Forum
David Kember; Chan Kwok Ying; Chan Shun Wan; Chan Siu Yung; Chan Tze Wai; Chang Yuk Mui; Cheung Kwong Wing; Lau Kwai Heung; Lee Lai Sam; Lee Wai Chi; Li Wing Sze Wanze; Tam Kam Chuen; Tang Oi Yin Anne; Tse Lin Chu; Tse Wai Jason
Active Learning in Higher Education Vol. 6, No. 3 (2005) pp. 230–242
This study provides a qualitative test and illustration of a model of how students cope with the demands of part-time study. The model shows that students who are successful in finding the time to complete the requirements of part-time courses do so ...