The Fourth Strategy on IT in Education –
Enhancing Schools’ WiFi Infrastructure
Expression of Interest Form
General
This Expression of Interest (EOI) Form is designed for government, aided, caput and
local schools under the Direct Subsidy Scheme schools to indicate their plan for WiFi
infrastructure enhancement under the Fourth Strategy on IT in Education in the
coming school years. This form in static storage media, such as CD, DVD, USB
thumb drive should be submitted by hand or by post to:
Information Technology in Education Section
Education Bureau
Room E420, 4/F, East Block
EDB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre
19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
on or before 6:00 pm on 23 Mar 2015 (Monday).
Submission of this form demonstrates your commitment to the use of e-textbooks,
e-learning resources and relevant pedagogies in schools. On acceptance of your
submission, you are obliged to take forward the actions according to your
commitments as outlined in this form.
A survey is attached to obtain an overview on schools’ implementation of e-learning
and planning on the use of the WiFi infrastructure. Schools are encouraged to
complete the survey for our future planning of supportive measures.
Please refer to the Explanatory Notes for completion of this form.
1
Part A: School Particulars
School name:
(English)
(Chinese)
School code:
School type:
Finance type:
School head:
 Primary
 Secondary
 Special
 Government
 Aided
 Caput
 Direct Subsidy Scheme
(English)
(Chinese)
Telephone no.:
Fax no.:
Contact
(English)
teacher:
(Chinese)
Telephone no.:
Email address:
Total no. of students (as at 2014/15 school year):
WiFi infrastructure enhancement plan
We will be ready to adopt WiFi for e-learning in our school in the school year of:
(Please refer to paragraphs 5-7 of the Explanatory Notes.)
Year of Implementation
Please indicate your preference (1,2,3)
(1-highest priority and 3-lowest priority)
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2
Part B: Implementation Details
1. Three-year School Development Plan
(Please refer to paragraph 8 of the Explanatory Notes.)
Relevant major concerns in the implementation of e-learning, if any, as stated
in the Three-year School Development Plan:
Details of the e-learning concerns, if any, in the Three-year School
Development Plan have been uploaded on school website at:
3
2. Schedule for using e-textbooks/e-learning resources
(Please refer to paragraphs 9-11 of the Explanatory Notes.)
Primary Level
2015/16
2016/17
No. of
No. of
Level Subject classes Subject classes
P1
2017/18
No. of
Subject classes
Strategies of
integrating IT in
subjects, if any
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
4
Secondary Level
2015/16
2016/17
No. of
No. of
Level Subject classes Subject classes
S1
2017/18
No. of
Subject classes
Strategies of
integrating IT in
subjects, if any
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
5
3. Teachers’ readiness and professional development
3.1 Teachers’ readiness to adopt e-learning:
(Please refer to paragraphs 12-14 of the Explanatory Notes.)
Total number of teachers in the 2014/15 school year:
Number of teachers considered ready to adopt e-learning:
Number of teachers who will be involved in adopting e-learning in the
next three school years:
Outline of teachers’ readiness, such as their practices and experiences in
adopting e-learning and professional development records in e-learning/IT in
education:
3.2 Plan of teacher professional development on e-learning:
(Please refer to paragraphs 15-16 of the Explanatory Notes.)
(a) Commitment to the professional development programme on e-learning
Number of participants
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
Principal /
Vice-principals
Middle managers
Teachers
(b) Outline of school’s own professional development programme on e-learning:
6
4. Engagement of stakeholders
(Please refer to paragraphs 17-20 of the Explanatory Notes.)
4.1
School Management Committee (SMC) / Incorporated Management
Committee (IMC)
Please provide brief description and evidence.
4.2
Teachers
Please provide brief description and evidence.
4.3
Parents
Please provide brief description and evidence.
7
5. Plan for buildup of mobile learning environment
(Please refer to paragraphs 21-23 of the Explanatory Notes.)
5.1 Existing infrastructure (as at 2014/15 school year)
Number of registered classrooms:
Number of registered classrooms with sufficient WiFi coverage:
Number of mobile computing devices owned by school for use by
students:
5.2 If funds are made available for school to enhance the WiFi infrastructure,
which mode of enhancement you would choose:
 Design, build and operate the WiFi infrastructure based on service
subscription
 Design, build, own and operate the WiFi infrastructure by school
 Others (please elaborate):
5.3 Is there any policy to manage the increasing number of mobile computing
devices for use by students in class (the devices may be owned by students
(Bring-Your-Own-Device [BYOD]))?
If yes, please provide brief
description and evidence.
8
Part C: Declaration and Commitment
I confirm that:
(Please mark “” as appropriate.)

All information given in this form is true and accurate. I understand that if I
willfully give any false information or withhold any material information, the
submission will become void and any grant approved will be withheld and any
payment made shall be refunded to EDB.

Upon confirmation, we will commit to the use of e-textbooks, e-learning
resources and relevant pedagogies in our school.
Signature:
Name of School Supervisor:
School Chop
(in BLOCK letters)
Date:
9
A Snapshot on the Implementation of e-Learning and WiFi Infrastructure
Please complete the following in view of the implementation of e-learning in
school. We will only use the information for future planning of relevant
support to schools.
1.
Please estimate how often students use IT in their learning:
Area
Inquiry-based Learning
Collaborative Learning
Self-directed Learning
Very often
(at least
once a
week)
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
Often
(at least
once a
month)
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
Occasionally
(at least once
a term)
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
Never
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
 KS1
 KS2
 KS3
 KS4
2. Please state whether students are engaged in developing the following
capability on information literacy:
Area
Use and communicate information ethically and responsibly
Identify and define a need for information
Locate and access relevant information
Evaluate information and information providers, in terms of
authority, credibility and current purpose.
Extract and organise information and create new knowledge
Be able to apply ICT skills in order to process information
and produce user-generated content
Recognise the roles and functions of information providers in
Yes




No










10
the society
Recognise the conditions under which reliable information
could be obtained.


3. Please state which of the following resources will be used by students in
school:
Resources
Learning Management System
Yes
No
 eclass
 iclass
 Edmodo
 Moodle
 Others:

Online platform for collaborative work
 Google
 MS Office 365
 Others:

Hong Kong Education City account
 for teachers
 for students


 for teachers
 for students




Multimedia production tools
Data logging tools for conducting science
experiments and investigations
Communication software
11
For effective implementation of e-learning, schools may consider adopt the
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK1) model in developing
teachers’ capability.
4. Please estimate future training needs of your teachers according to the
TPACK model:
Areas according to TPACK model
Yes
Technological Knowledge

If yes, please
state the no. of
training places
No

It is the knowledge about certain ways of
thinking about and working with
technology, tools and resources. For
example, operation of mobile computing
devices.
1
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) is a framework that identifies the knowledge teachers
need
to
teach
effectively
with
technology
(from
http://www.tpack.org,
http://www.nc.hcc.edu.tw/ezfiles/119/1119/img/805/99017.pdf). The TPACK framework extends Shulman’s
idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge which represents the blending of content and pedagogy into an
understanding of how particular topics, problems, or issues are organised, represented, and adapted to the
diverse interests and abilities of learners, and presented for instruction. (from Shulman, L. S. (1987). Knowledge
and teaching: Foundations of the new reform. Harvard Educational Review, 57, 1-22.)
12
Areas according to TPACK model
Yes
If yes, please
state the no. of
training places
No
Technological Pedagogical Knowledge


 CLE
 ELE
 ME
 PSHE
 SE
 TE
 AE
 PE
 LS
 GS
 Others:

 CLE
 ELE
 ME
 PSHE
 SE
 TE
 AE
 PE
 LS
 GS
 Others:

It is an understanding of how learning and
teaching can change when particular
technologies are used in particular ways.
For example, adoption of flipped
classroom.
Technological Content Knowledge
It is an understanding of the manner in
which technology and content influence
and constrains one another. Teachers
need to understand which specific
technologies are best suited for addressing
subject-matter learning in their domains
and how the content dictates/changes the
technology, or vice versa. For example,
use of data logger in Science subjects.
Technological Pedagogical Content
Knowledge
It is the basis of effective teaching with
technology, requiring an understanding of
the representation of concepts using
technologies; and pedagogical techniques
that use technologies in constructive ways.
For example, use of Physics applications
to teach the concepts of Physics.
13
5. For preliminary preparation of the construction work for the WiFi
infrastructure, please state the anticipated timeframe.
Tasks
Drafting specification
Time frame
e.g. May 2015
Inviting quotations
Vetting bidders’ proposals
Seeking approval from senior management
Conducting civil work, if any
Constructing the WiFi infrastructure by contractor
Conducting user acceptance test
6. Which mode do you prefer in acquiring your mobile computing devices:
 Lease or rent
 Procure
 Others (please elaborate):
14