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Development of an e-learning package on Service-Learning for university teachers: experience from Hong Kong

  • Daniel T.L. Shek EMAIL logo and Stephen C.F. Chan
Published/Copyright: March 1, 2013
International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
From the journal International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Volume 25 Issue 4

Abstract

To help university teachers to understand Service-Learning and develop Service-Learning subjects, a 3-h+ e-learning package was developed at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). There are seven units in this e-learning package: introduction session (Unit 1), what is Service-Learning? (Unit 2), impact and benefits of Service-Learning (Unit 3), myths and positive attitudes toward Service-Learning (Unit 4), developing a Service-Learning subject at PolyU (Unit 5), self-reflection about Service-Learning (Unit 6), and concluding session (Unit 7). To understand the views of the users on the e-learning package, the package was offered before formal launching. For the first offering, three focus group sessions were held. Results showed that the users were satisfied with the structural arrangement of the e-learning package and agreed that the e-learning package was useful for them to understand more about Service-Learning. For the second offering, colleagues were generally satisfied with the e-learning package and demonstrated gain in knowledge on Service-Learning. Suggestions for improvement were noted.

Keywords: Chinese adolescents; e-learning package; focus group; Service-Learning; university students
Corresponding author: Professor Daniel T.L. Shek, PhD, FHKPS, BBS, JP, Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Room HJ407, Core H, Hunghom, Hong Kong, P.R. China, E-mail:

The preparation for this paper was financially supported by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The development of the e-learning package was financially supported in part by the United Board.

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Received: 2012-5-29
Accepted: 2012-7-10
Published Online: 2013-03-01
Published in Print: 2013-12-01

©2013 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2013-0042
Keywords for this article
Chinese adolescents; e-learning package; focus group; Service-Learning; university students

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Masthead
  2. Masthead
  3. Editorial
  4. Promotion of the holistic development of high school and university students in Hong Kong
  5. Reviews
  6. Confucian virtues and Chinese adolescent development: a conceptual review
  7. Developmental issues of university students in Hong Kong
  8. Development of a credit-bearing service leadership subject for university students in Hong Kong
  9. Original articles
  10. Factors influencing the quality of implementation of a positive youth development program in Hong Kong
  11. Impact of staff commitment and morale on the implementation of the project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
  12. Service-learning from the views of university teachers: a qualitative study based on focus groups
  13. Developmental outcomes of economically disadvantaged adolescents in Hong Kong: a replication
  14. Evaluation of the project P.A.T.H.S. (extension phase) based on the perspective of the program participants
  15. Evaluation of project P.A.T.H.S. by the program implementers: findings based on the extension phase
  16. Helping adolescents with greater psychosocial needs: the extension phase of the project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
  17. Transforming potential program implementers in professional development: the project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong
  18. Development of an e-learning package on Service-Learning for university teachers: experience from Hong Kong
  19. Perception of collaborative learning in associate degree students in Hong Kong
  20. Implementation of the extension phase of the project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong: observations based on the Co-Walker Scheme
  21. Implementation quality of the Tier 1 Program of the Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong: findings from the extension phase
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