Keynotes

Keynote Session #1 The Challenge of eLearning in China Dr Xu Erming Professor of Management and Deputy Dean, School of Graduate Studies, Renmin University of China. Biodata: Research Directions: International Business, Management and Organizational Behavior Prior to Dr. Xu's appointment as Deputy Dean, School of Graduate Studies, Renmin University, he held positions as the Dean of the Graduate School of Business Deputy Director of the Center for Business Administration Education, the Director of the Institute of Foreign Economic Management and the Director of the McGill-Renmin Management Education Program. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Technology in Sydney, the Praxair Visiting Professor of Management at New York State University at Buffalo, a Visiting Scholar at McGill University in Montreal and a Fulbright Senior Visiting Scholar at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, and the Kania School of Management at the University of Scranton. Recognized as a leading authority in business education throughout China, he is a member of China's National MBA Education Advisory committee of the State Council of China and is a director of the China Enterprise Management Association. His Ph.D. is from People's University of China in economics.

Keynote Synopsis:
eLearning, bred in an inner chamber with no fame in China!
Dr. Xu will talk about the direction of education and utilization of educational technology in China generally, and eLearning developments at Renmin University.  What are Chinese student’s demands when educational technology has made such a rapid progress nowadays?  It is a key topic with increased interest and debate.
Dr. Xu will also mention some links with other countries and institutions in eLearning field.  It is a small world!  And everything is possible, isn’t it?

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Keynote Session #2 Developing a community and evidence base for eLearning to support institutional planning. Professor Carmel McNaught Director & Professor of Learning Enhancement Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Keynote Synopsis:
Technology is essential to teaching and learning in the 21st century. While eLearning is a key item in University planning and budgeting, the literature remains littered with stories of expensive initiatives with sub-optimal outcomes. At The Chinese University of Hong Kong we are planning for eLearning on the basis of three key principles:

• Good communication and robust networks must exist within the University.
• A strong evidence base is essential to inform planning; this includes information about current preferences and information about likely future needs.
• Evaluation plans are required for all projects. In the keynote talk I will explain how we have implemented these three principles and will describe our monitoring mechanisms which look at technical requirements as well as educational uses and outcomes.

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