Unleash! Forum for Educators @ Learning & Teaching Expo (13 Dec 2019)

December 2019

This is a one-day forum with panel discussions and workshop activities to enable educators understand the value of design thinking to students, teachers and school administrators.

The forum will kick off with a keynote address on the ever increasing importance of a human-centred education in the digital world. The morning panel will feature international experts sharing how design thinking can – as a pedagogy, a process and a way of thinking – empower and motivate learning, facilitate the development of essential 21st century skills, create new solutions to the school administration system and build a collaborative culture.

The afternoon will feature case studies panels for primary and secondary school educators. Speakers will share their experiences in applying and integrating design thinking in the curriculum, the value, outcome and impact on both students and teachers. Participants will learn the dos and don’ts in the design thinking application journey.

In addition to the case study panels, there will be four workshops in the afternoon:

• Design thinking 101 for novices who are interested in a taste of design thinking
• Let’s throw a STEAM party! for participants to learn how to integrate design thinking in STEAM education to maximise the learning outcome and impact
• Project-Based Learning Made Easy for participants to learn how to integrate design thinking in general and liberal studies
• Bring your passion back to teaching for participants to understand how design thinking can bring the joy back to teaching

The forum was conducted in English and Cantonese. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided for programmes marked with*.

Programme Rundown
0930 – 0935	Good Morning!* Steve Lawrence, Forum Facilitator
0935 – 0945	Welcoming Remarks* Prof Eric Yim, Chairman, Hong Kong Design Centre
0945 – 1045	Keynote: Human-Centred Education in a Digital World* Richard Culatta, CEO of International Society for Technology Education
1045 – 1145	Plenary: From Teacher-Centred to Student-Centred Learning* Facilitator: Jeff Sze, Political Assistant at Secretary for Panellists: Education, Hong Kong SAR Government Panellists: Kaleb Rashad, Director of Creative Leadership at High Tech High Graduate School of Education Ilona Taimela, Education Consultant at Helsinki Education Consulting Group Ada Wong, Director of Ednovators, Supervisor of HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity
1145 – 1345	Lunch
1345 – 1515	Breakouts
	1) Design Thinking Case Study Sharing – Primary School (English) Facilitator: Paula Kwan, Director of Hong Kong Centre for the Development of Educational Leadership, Chinese University of Hong Kong Panellists: Joyce Chung, Principal at Catholic Mission School Christine Greenberg, Principal at Prep & Primary, The Harbour School Lai-man Poon, Visual Arts Head at Munsang College Primary School
	2) Design Thinking 101 (English & Cantonese) Facilitators: Samson Ng, Co-Founder of Design for HK Henry Tam, Co-Founder of Design for HK
	3) Let’s Throw a STEAM Party! (Cantonese) Facilitators: Center Law, Senior EdTech Product Manager at Outblaze & Dalton Learning Lab Regina Lee, Digital Art Instructor at Outblaze & Dalton Learning Lab
1515 – 1530	Break
1530 – 1700	Breakouts
	1) Design Thinking Case Study Sharing – Secondary School (English) Facilitator: Catherine K K Chan, Professor of Practice at Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong Panellists: Tim Parker, Head of Product Design & Engineering at ESF Island School Henry Siu, Head of Assessment and IT in Edu Committee at Good Hope School Ilona Taimela, Education Consultant at Helsinki Education Consulting Group
	2) Project Based Learning Made Easy (English & Cantonese) Facilitators: Alfie Chung, Project Associate at Hong Kong Polytechnic University Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation Kyle Wagner, Project-Based Learning Expert and Founder of Transform Educational Consulting
	3) Bring You Passion Back to Teaching! (English & Cantonese) Facilitators: Cesar Jung-Harada, Founder and Director of MakerBay Maria Lok Yee Li, Education director and programme manager of MakerBay

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Unleash! Forum for Educators was kicked off by our honourable guests. (From left to right) Mr Stuart Bailey, Founder & CEO of Bailey Communications, Ms Ada Wong, Director of Ednovators and Supervisor of HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Mr Jeff Sze, Political Assistant to Secretary for Education Hong Kong SAR Government, Mr Richard Culatta, CEO, International Society for Technology Education, Professor Eric Yim, Chairman of Board of Director of Hong Kong Design Centre, Mr Victor Cheng, Executive Director of HKEd City, Ms Ilona Taimela, Education Consultant of Helsinki Education Consulting Group, Dr Edmund Lee, Executive Director of Hong Kong Design Centre, Ms Peggy Law, Acting Assistant Head of Create Hong Kong)

Mr Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education was the keynote speaker. He spoke on the importance of a more human-centred approach to technology education.

During the panel discussion session, local & international experts share the trend shifting to student-centred approach. (Picture: from left to right: Mr Jeff Sze, Political Assistant to Secretary for Education Hong Kong SAR Government; Ms Ilona Taimela, Education Consultant of Helsinki Education Consulting Group; Ms Ada Wong, Director of Ednovators and Supervisor of HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity)

Dr Kaleb Rashad, Director of Creative Leadership of High Tech High Graduate School of Education in USA has video conference with us and shared his insights in the panel discussion.

Participants had hands-on experience to learn the basics of design thinking and bring joy back to teaching.