eLearning projects for 2005-08 Triennium
No. Project Title Principal Supervisor(s)
/Department/Faculty
Duration Approved Budget (HK$)
1 Aligning an eLearning service to the needs of programmes Professor Carmel McNaught, Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research 2 years 920,000
2 Ensuring that the needs and preferences of students and teachers guide planning for the use of eBooks at CUHK Professor Carmel McNaught, Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research 2 years 242,000
3 Support for innovative eLearning strategies: A supplementary platform for new teaching and learning software and objects Professor Paul Lam, Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research 2 years 129,500
4 eLearning objects for English language enhancement Mr. Bruce K.C. Ma, Independent Learning Centre

(Mr. Bruce K.C. Ma has left the University and the project is ceased as a result of his departure.)
1 year & 9.5 months 312,243
5 Development of a computer-based teaching system for the IELTS writing test Dr. Peter Clarke, English Language Teaching Unit 1 year 190,000
6 A web-based platform for mathematics knowledge diagnostic testing for engineering freshmen Professor Chan Lai Wan, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Professor Jimmy H.M. Lee, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
1 year 219,300
7 Virtual reality based physiological anatomy and virtual surgery learning system Professor Heng Pheng Ann, Department of Computer Science and Engineering 2 years 988,640
8 Interactive English learning using software-based mispronunciation detection for native-Chinese (Cantonese / Putonghua) speakers Professor Helen Meng, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management

Dr. Pauline Lee, Independent Learning Centre
2 years 600,000
9 Modifying ‘The Gold Rush Mining the Law’ online game designed for secondary students into a CD-Rom on Hong Kong Law for first year Law students Professor Marlene Le Brun, Faculty of Law

6 months 50,000
10 Use of a wizard template to facilitate construction of quality extended matching questions (EMQs) Professor H.K. Ng, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology 2 years 220,530
11 Developing simulator-based experiential learning (S-BEL) for undergraduate teaching of acute medicine Professor Anil T. Ahuja, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging 2 years 228,004
12 Development of a virtual patient environment to facilitate teaching of medical students Professor Lester A.H. Critchley, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2 years 386,000