Press Invitation: eCitizen Education 360 (2022) – The Cumulative Impact of Recurring School Suspensions under the New Normal: Positive Action Insights for Students, Parents, Schools and Communities
數碼素養360（2022）–「了解新常態下反覆停課的積累影響：啟發學生、家長、學校和社區的積極行動」新聞發佈會

eCitizen Education 360 (2022) – The Cumulative Impact of Recurring School Suspensions under the New Normal: Positive Action Insights for Students, Parents, Schools and Communities

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to several waves of school suspensions in Hong Kong, posing significant challenges for students, families, teachers and schools, in adjusting to the disruptions and changing modes of teaching and learning in the New Normal. There are widespread concerns about the cumulated impact on students’ learning and wellbeing. The “eCitizen Education 360 (2022)” study has addressed these by building on the predecessor project “eCitizen Education 360 (2020)” carried out by a team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). This study aims to investigate how factors at different levels (individual, family, school, and community) have affected students’ learning and socioemotional wellbeing. The findings offer insights that inform a restorative and futuristic roadmap for different stakeholders towards a resilient, future-oriented education ecosystem through a community-wide effort to co-construct a better New Normal for education.

Data collection was conducted from July to September 2022, involving 20 primary and 31 secondary schools. Over 8,000 students, 3,000 parents, 800 teachers, and 200 school leaders took part in the study. In this press conference, Professor Nancy Law, Associate Dean (Research) and Deputy Director of Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE), Faculty of Education, HKU, will present the research findings and provide recommendations for actions. Representatives from supporting organisations of the project would also join the press conference. 

Members of the media are invited to cover the event. Details are as follows:
Date:              November 3, 2022 (Thursday)
Time:              2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Format:          Hybrid mode (Face-to-Face and ZOOM)
Venue:            Room 408 – 410, 4/F, Meng Wah Complex, HKU, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Meeting ID:    910 5484 4060
Password:      074561
Meeting link:  https://hku.zoom.us/j/91054844060?pwd=Z1FWZUFoRXJHNEhzOVROZS83S0kyQT09

Speaker:         Professor Nancy Law, Associate Dean (Research), and Deputy Director of CITE, Faculty of Education, HKU
Facilitator:      Professor Catherine K.K. Chan, Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education, Faculty of Education, HKU     
Language:      Cantonese

For more details of the “eCitizen Education 360 (2022)” Project, please visit https://www.ecitizen.hk/360. For more details of the “eCitizen Education 360 (2020)” Project, please visit https://www.ecitizen.hk/360/e360-2020. To learn more about CITE, please visit https://www.cite.hku.hk.

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Emily Cheung, Senior Manager (Development and Communications), Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel.: 3917 4270 / E-mail: [javascript protected email address]), or Miss Sophie Li, Project Manager, eCitizen Education 360 (2022) Project, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 39174759 / Email: [javascript protected email address]).

October 28, 2022
 

數碼素養360（2022）
「了解新常態下反覆停課的積累影響：啟發學生、家長、學校和社區的積極行動」新聞發佈會

自2019年新冠肺炎疫情爆發以來，香港學校的課堂面授教學多次停課。學生、家庭、教師和學校面對各種挑戰，需要努力適應教與學的新常態。香港社會普遍擔心學生的學習和福祉會受到疫情的積累影響。建基於香港大學研究團隊早前開展的項目「數碼素養360」（2020），「數碼素養360」（2022）研究計劃探究上述關注。該計劃在調查各個層面的因素（個人、家庭、學校和社區）如何影響學生學習及其社會情緒福祉。研究結果能為不同教育持份者提供專注復修、展望未來的路線圖，引導社會各界共同努力，建立具彈性的教育生態系統，共建更佳的教育新常態，以應對未來各種挑戰。

研究團隊於2022年7月至9月收集數據，參與者來自20間小學和31間中學，包括逾8,000名學生、3,000名家長、800名教師和200名學校領導。香港大學教育學院副院長（研究）及教育應用資訊科技發展研究中心副主任羅陸慧英教授，將於新聞發佈會上講解研究成果，並提出實質行動建議。本項目的支持機構亦將派代表出席發佈會。

現誠意邀請傳媒出席採訪上述活動，詳情如下：

日期：         2022 年11月3日（星期四）
時間：         下午2時30分至3時30分
形式：         混合模式（面對面以及ZOOM同時進行）
地點：         香港薄扶林香港大學明華綜合大樓4樓408-410室
會議ID：     910 5484 4060
會議密碼： 074561
會議連結： https://hku.zoom.us/j/91054844060?pwd=Z1FWZUFoRXJHNEhzOVROZS83S0kyQT09  
講者：        香港大學教育學院副院長及教育應用資訊科技發展研究中心副主任羅陸慧英教授
主持人：    香港大學教育學院教育政策與社會學部陳嘉琪教授
語言：        粵語

有關「數碼素養360」（2022）研究計劃詳情，請瀏覽https://www.ecitizen.hk/360。有關「數碼素養360」（2020）研究計劃詳情，請瀏覽https://www.ecitizen.hk/360/e360-2020。至於有關教育應用資訊科技發展研究中心的詳情，請瀏覽https://www.cite.hku.hk。

傳媒查詢或登記，請聯絡香港大學教育學院高級經理（發展及傳訊）張可恩女士（電話：3917 4270/ 電郵：[javascript protected email address]）或香港大學教育學院「數碼素養360（2022）」項目經理黎文暉小姐（電話︰3917 4759 / 電郵︰[javascript protected email address]）。

2022年10月28日