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Online FAB Meetup “Reinventing education in Hong Kong”

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Thu, May 28, 2020  UTC+08:00

19:00 – 20:30

FabCafeTV YouTube channel

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FAB Meetup

FabCafe Hong Kong is a creative community platform. We want to connect people from various different fields of expertise to collaborate on meaningful projects together. FabCafe provides a space and digital fabrication tools that encourage exploration of innovative and exciting ideas for businesses and individual creators.
We are creating meetups to spark discussion on important local and global challenges. We also highlight projects by the community that have identified potential solutions and are grasping the opportunity to achieve real impact.

THEME “Reinventing education in Hong Kong”

Under the pandemic of COVID-19, we are exploring different ways for children to learn, such as using online tools and games. This is the time to make us consider: does the traditional way of education fit our children? Are there any alternatives out there that do not require a fixed classroom setting?

Meanwhile, there are more arguments that students in Hong Kong need more skill-based training and focus more on whole-person development. Under the education system in Hong Kong, is there a way to strike a balance between acquiring knowledge and personal development such as creativity, values and interpersonal skills? Can immersive learning or alternative education replace the traditional learning format? 

In the next FAB Meetup, we would like to learn more on how Hong Kong schools are adopting different learning methods and how these methods can benefit our children. We are delighted to have Ryan to share how digital learning work in his school, Wincy to share how Alternative Education can apply to Hong Kong schools, and Joyce to tell us how she introduces design thinking into the school curriculum.

Join this online FAB Meetup if you are interested on new learning methods in Hong Kong!

 

This FAB Meetup session is supported by Design Trust Seed Grant.
https://designtrust.hk/

Design Trust provides funding support to the project only and does not otherwise take part in the project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these materials/events (or by members of the project team) are those of the project organisers only and do not reflect the views of Design Trust.

Speakers

  • Ryan Krakofsky

    Ryan is a Primary Digital Literacy Coach at an International School in Hong Kong and an Apple Distinguished Educator. He works alongside teachers to find purposeful educational technology integration opportunities across Years 1-5. He prides himself on incorporating the ISTE Standards, Design Thinking Model, and IBPYP Programme of Inquiry to create engaging, memorable and challenging learning experiences for his students.

    Ryan is a Primary Digital Literacy Coach at an International School in Hong Kong and an Apple Distinguished Educator. He works alongside teachers to find purposeful educational technology integration opportunities across Years 1-5. He prides himself on incorporating the ISTE Standards, Design Thinking Model, and IBPYP Programme of Inquiry to create engaging, memorable and challenging learning experiences for his students.

  • Wincy Chan

    Wincy is a mother of two children, an art educator, and a Waldorf advocate. She started to look into alternative education after the birth of her first child. She fascinates the holistic approach of learning and believes it could nurture the soul and the spirit of a child.

    Wincy is a mother of two children, an art educator, and a Waldorf advocate. She started to look into alternative education after the birth of her first child. She fascinates the holistic approach of learning and believes it could nurture the soul and the spirit of a child.

  • Joyce Chung

    Chung Oi Man, Joyce who was studying in Hong Kong public schools which were in a traditional teacher centered teaching style. She was notorious as a school rules breaker and trouble maker. In her teaching journey, she travelled in five Hong Kong public schools with different background. She has started her Boutique Travel Journey in Catholic Mission School since 2008.

    Chung Oi Man, Joyce who was studying in Hong Kong public schools which were in a traditional teacher centered teaching style. She was notorious as a school rules breaker and trouble maker. In her teaching journey, she travelled in five Hong Kong public schools with different background. She has started her Boutique Travel Journey in Catholic Mission School since 2008.

Moderator

  • Harvey Chung

    Co-founder, FabCafe Hong Kong & Loftwork Hong Kong

    Harvey Chung is a design architect, educator and the co-founder of Loftwork Hong Kong. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong, focusing on materials technology, as well as multi-disciplinary design within architecture.
    Learn more about Harvey Chung and Loftwork Hong Kong here.
    Harvey Chung is a design architect, educator and the co-founder of Loftwork Hong Kong. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong, focusing on materials technology, as well as multi-disciplinary design within architecture.
    Learn more about Harvey Chung and Loftwork Hong Kong here.

Information

Date & Time

Thu, May 28, 2020 19:00 – 20:30 UTC+08:00

Venue

FabCafeTV YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/FabCafeTV

Fee

Free

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