#1E-learning to enhance human resources and human capital for Hong Kong's future Professor Stephen J. Andrews The University of Hong Kong#2Our context 1981 2011 2021 Much Heavier Burden Imposed by Ageing Population The proportion of working population aged 15-64 to one elderly person aged 65 and over بایل بابل بابل بابل بابل 3.4:1 2031 2.2:1 2041 1.8 1 5.3:1 Chart 5 Increase in unit value of Hong Kong exports % change 7.0 6.0 10.3:1 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Q1 2012 Note: Excluding foreign domestic helpers. Source: Demographic Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department. GDP Growth & Inflation Rate (%) '00 'OZ '04 '06 GDP growth rate Source: IMF 80, '10 22 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2013 Q2 Q3 Source: Hong Kong Trade Statistics, HKSAR Census and Statistics Department Inflation rate '13 108542024 6 고 Tough competition IMD World Competitiveness Ranking 2015 2015 2014 1 USA 1 2 Hong Kong 4 3 Singapore 3 4 Switzerland 5 Canada 7 70 Q4 Q1 22 Mainland China 23 2014 Source: IMD SCMP Hong Kong GDP as a percentage of Mainland China's GDP 15 10 -2 5 0 1998 Source: World Bank '00 '02 '04 '06 '08 '10 2012#3Natural and human disasters SARS 2003: deadly virus 774 deaths reported November 2002 - July 2003 Canada 251 43 France 7 South Africa 1 1 China 5,327 cases 349 deaths 9 2 762 Thailand Vietnam 63 5 Malaysia 2 52 5 Singapore 238 33 Hong Kong 1,755 299 Taiwan 346 37 Philippines 14 2 Infections and deaths 5 or more infections Less than 5 infections Source: WHO AFP#4● Human resources & human capital underpin the overall well-being of HK's future Context: - rapid social change, ageing population – knowledge economy, global - connectivity Key concerns: - · Economic well-being - Social well-being - Resilience & sustainability#5Human Resources Human Capital Formal/non-formal/ HR: workforce with knowledge and skills informal education • HC: creativity to produce value Early childhood -> work place -> lifespan#6Learning needs to be ... Dynamic Just-in-time Fit-for-purpose Encompassing multiple Levels: - Individual - Family - Community - Organization - Societal HENCE must leverage the power & potential of networked learning#7• ● What kind of e-learning? Promote social equity Build social resilience Sustain an ageing society's wellness • Enhance productivity • Foster innovative industry • Drive entrepreneurship . Create a thriving techno- social and business innovation ecosystem#8Learning/e-learning capacity: "solve problems & create value" Authentic problem solving in novel situations Designed learning experiences#9TIMSS, PIRLS, PISA and ICILS Hong Kong has among the highest between-school variance in achievement e-learning -?→ promote R&D social equity multi/inter-disciplinary research on Learning environment & task design Policies & Strategies to sustain & scale ICT-enabled Learning innovations#10Challenges to bridging the digital divide • Fast cycles in digital devices • Software platforms & applications New concepts & functions • . Costs of renewal /replacement Technical & learning support#11• R&D in e-Learning for Equity Integrated socio-technical systems ⚫ Scalable ICT-enabled learning innovations Multi-scale open exchange and peer learning • Top-down support for bottom-up innovations • Special needs#12e-learning-for-> ageing society: Family & social networks. • Social media & internet Self-support groups • Care communities e-learning-for-> societal resilience: Time-critical & networked Early warning systems of impending crisis Leveraging government monitoring mechanisms Crowdsourcing through social media Multi-sector rapid response networks Self-organizing crisis management Damage control & recovery#13R&D for Resilience & productivity ● Citizen science and information systems • Government, professional, community networks. Information flow, communication, coordinated action socio-technical systems to support self-organizing collaborative innovation and marketing networks#14e-learning ->innovative industry + entrepreneurship ⚫ knowledge management systems to connect innovation communities with venture capital to form innovation & entrepreneurship hubs#15Core technologies for socio-technical systems Social media, networking & social network analysis • Information & knowledge management systems Open access repositories, digital libraries • Search engine optimization & information retrieval Data-mining, learning analytics, complex visualization • Transmedia EL applications, simulation and modeling Maker technology (collaborative authoring & production tools for multimedia, animation, virtual reality applications and 3D printing for learners).