This project sought to address two challenges in the training of pre-service English teachers: (1) how to better prepare pre-service teachers to support young English learners with difficulties in learning to read and (2) how to provide opportunities for pre-service teachers to explore new technology tools to enhance the teaching of fundamental reading skills. InContinue reading “Hooking Struggling Readers with Books They CAN and WANT to Read: Teacher-made E-books”

This research compares and examines the conceptions of global citizenship in the global citizenship related courses offered for the 15 Bachelor of Education (Honours) programmes at the Education University of Hong Kong. The research investigates the relationship between (a) the varied understandings, discourses and conceptions of global citizenship and (b) the disciplinary and pedagogical trainingsContinue reading “Conceptions of Global Citizenship and Teacher Education”

This project aims to explore and examine innovative blended learning pedagogies that effectively integrate case-based learning to enhance student engagement and learning and build a professional capacity of blended learning in higher education settings. It introduces the integration of case-based learning into a blended learning environment (case-based blended learning, CBBL) as a form of pedagogicalContinue reading “Case-based Blended Learning Pedagogies for Pre-service Teachers: Building a Community of Practice in Higher Education Settings”