Teaching and Learning Technology Enhanced Learning in the School of Nursing Advances in technology continue to have a powerful impact on many aspects of our lives and nowhere is this more evident than in universities where technologies are now being utilised to enhance student learning in a multiplicity of ways. Ideas and practices based on adult learning principles and problem- based and student-centred learning have been around for many years. However, it is only with the use of innovative, technologically enhanced learning and teaching methods that these pedagogical principles and practices are being fully transformed in ways which make students truly central to the educational enterprise. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is committed to enhancing student learning through these means and the university’s Technology Enhanced Learning Initiative (TELI) comprises a team of e-learning technologists, instructional designers and multimedia professionals who work with our teaching staff to facilitate and improve technology enriched learning. TELI has provided us with a variety of resources which we can use to enhance our students’ learning; these include a polling tool, a tool to create game-based quizzes aimed at engaging students more fully, and animated videos on a range of topics. TELI also offers blended, flipped and hybrid courses for HKU staff on a vast array of highly relevant topics. At the School of Nursing we are very excited about the ways in which we can foster student engagement and enhance student learning through these means. We have improved our supporting infrastructure through the development of our state-of-the- art simulation laboratory and we have appointed additional IT and Nursing Laboratory staff. We have streamlined many of our processes, including our online booking system for laboratory use, to make them more user-friendly for our students. We have renovated our video platform so that students can more easily access material to update their clinical knowledge. We also have an interdisciplinary project underway, collaborating with our medical colleagues in sharing clinical scenario videos for student use. In addition, we are participating in an exciting international collaboration using virtual reality. Our teachers have participated in a range of professional development activities aimed at developing their knowledge and skills in blending their traditional methods of enhancing student learning with the use of innovative technologies and are excited about the possibilities for enriching student learning. However, we know that using these technologies is not enough. We need to ensure that they are incorporated into our curriculum in ways that are pedagogically sound and engage students at a deeper level to ensure high academic quality. There is much work to be done to ensure that use of technology enhanced learning and teaching is of the highest quality. We are eager to respond to the new ways available to us to enhance our students’ development. Mr. Vincent Chan IT Officer Dr. Veronica Lam Senior Lecturer Dr. John Fung Lecturer 3 Issue 41 Jul 2018