UGC PALMS Project and QEF Project wins two awards at the 2021-22 Reimagine Education Awards
We are honoured this year to have won the following two awards this year at the 2021-22 Reimagine Education Awards:
Silver in the “Science of Learning" Category for our AMA project “PALMS Drawing Pedagogies and Apps to Increase Active Learning in Mathematics and Science"
Bronze in the “K12" Category for our AMA project “Developing Active Learning Pedagogies and Mobile Applications in High School Mathematics Education"
There were 1100 applications this year from all around the world, with only 48 projects winning medals. Many thanks to our team members, partners, collaborators, and fellow educators for all your support! We would especially like to thank our 40+ secondary school teachers from 9 schools who have taken a chance on collaborating with us and trying something new!
2020-21 Reimagine Education Award: Bronze in "Science of Learning",for the UGC PALMS Project
09- 10 December, 2020, virtual conference
The “Innovation in Learning Science" prize will be given to the project that most successfully furthers scientific, humanistic and critical theoretical understanding of learning, engages in the design and implementation of learning innovations, and consequently improves instructional methodologies.There were 1400 applications this year, and 200+ independant judges, and 5 rounds of judging. The shortlisted candidates in our category can be found in this link: https://www.reimagine-education.com/innovations-directory/
3 Wharton-Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education Awards
08- 10 December, 2019, London, United Kingdom
The Reimagine Education Awards – the ‘Oscars’ of Education’ – reward innovative approaches that enhance student learning outcomes and employability. AMA’s team received 3 awards in this prestigious event, including:
For this category, we seek the best project that unifies web-based learning delivery and traditional learning practices. How can you and your team improve learning outcomes in a way that foregrounds the learning team (educator and present students), while also leveraging web-based internet resources?
3. Bronze Winner in the “ICT Tools for Learning and Teaching" Award Category for “YoTeach!"
This prize will be awarded to the company/institution that creates the most innovative Information Technology tool, and uses this tool to improve the educational experience of teachers, students, or both; or enhances the supportive framework upon which outstanding teaching and/or learning is constructed. 17 For example, efficient IT interfaces are necessary for a successful feedback loop between teacher and learner, while comprehensive resource databases that can be consulted out of the classroom encourage independent thinking and learning.
3 EduTech Asia Awards,
05 November, 2019, Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore
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Gold Award in "Best Classroom Technology Solution" Category for "PALMS Project"
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Silver Award in "Best EdTech Solution" Category for "PALMS Project"
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Silver Award in "Ed Tech Leader (Tertiary)" Category for Fridolin Ting
Best Classroom Technology Solution
Organization Award
This award will recognise a company or organization who provides ed-tech solutions to implement in the classroom and that have had a positive impact on student learning outcomes.
Open to: All education solution providers across Asia Pacific countries
Best EdTech Solution Award
This will be awarded to a company or organization whose solution is enabling exceptional improvements in learning, pedagogy or processes in an educational institution.
Open to: All education solution providers across Asia Pacific countries
Edtech leadership in Asia – Tertiary
Celebrating the best in Asian education. This award recognises an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and edtech adoption in their Tertiary institution with demonstrable benefit to students.
Open to: All Tertiary educators in leadership positions across Asia Pacific countries
EduTech Asia Awards,
05 November, 2019, Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore
- Gold Award in “Best Classroom Technology Solution" Category for “PALMS Project"
Best Classroom Technology Solution
Organization Award
This award will recognise a company or organization who provides ed-tech solutions to implement in the classroom and that have had a positive impact on student learning outcomes.
Open to: All education solution providers across Asia Pacific countries
2. Silver Award in “Best EdTech Solution" Category for “PALMS Project"
Best EdTech Solution Award
This will be awarded to a company or organization whose solution is enabling exceptional improvements in learning, pedagogy or processes in an educational institution.
Open to: All education solution providers across Asia Pacific countries
3. Silver Award in “Ed Tech Leader (Tertiary)" Category for Fridolin Ting
Edtech leadership in Asia – Tertiary
Celebrating the best in Asian education. This award recognises an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership and edtech adoption in their Tertiary institution with demonstrable benefit to students.
Open to: All Tertiary educators in leadership positions across Asia Pacific countries
The 5th e-Learning Excellence Awards at the 18th European Conference on eLearning 2019
07-08 November, 2019, Aalborg Universitet København, Denmark
ACPIL established the e-Learning Excellence Awards to showcase innovative examples of e-Learning use. These examples are presented through case histories which can be written by academics, teachers, business professionals or students. Examples are welcome from universities or schools as well as the private and public sectors.
As the largest recognition program in all of education technology and on this our 10th anniversary, we continue to recognize people in and around education for outstanding contributions in transforming education through technology to enrich the lives of learners everywhere.
This year, our PALMS Project was recognized as a finalist and winner in the two categories, “edtech group setting a trend" and “school leader setting a trend", respectively.
Awards in Recognition of the PALMS Project Leader
elFA 2020 Exemplery Teaching and Learning Award: Gold by Fridolin Ting
07- 08 December, 2020, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Online
The eLFA Exemplary Teaching and Learning Award is for institutions or individuals championing best practices in effective use of pedagogically driven technology for teaching and learning. The shortlisted teachers in this category can be found here: http://elfasia.org/2020/elfa-awards-shortlist/
Dr Fridolin Ting is committed to advancing STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education by providing an environment in which students are engaged and enjoy learning. He uses evidence-based, active learning pedagogies supported by mobile applications to create this environment.
Dr Ting led a PolyU team, in collaboration with Hong Kong Baptist University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong, to pursue a project on “Developing Active Learning Pedagogies and Mobile Applications in University STEM Education (PALMS)”. Funded by UGC and involving more than 40 academics, PALMS developed a range of active teaching methods and corresponding mobile solutions.
As part of the project, Dr Ting led a team to create YoTeach!, a web-based chat platform enabling students to ask questions or make comments during lectures; and Badaboom!, a student response system with game elements. He also led a team to create Cell Game, an online multiplayer competitive survival game offering learning through entertainment; and Collaborative Problem-Based Learning and Peer Assessment using interactive online whiteboards.
Out of 30+ entries, vetted by a distinguished international panel of international of 5 tertiary educational specialists.
PALMS Project Shortlists and Finalists
The ALT Learning Technologist of the Year Awards celebrate and reward excellent research and practice and outstanding achievement in Learning Technology. Established in 2007, the Awards have established a benchmark for outstanding achievement in Learning Technology on a national scale and attract competitive entries from the UK and internationally. All entries are reviewed by an independent judging panel chaired by the President of ALT.
Our PALMS Project and YoTeach! have been shortlisted in categories, “Science of Learning Award" and “ICT Tools for Learning and Teaching Award", respectively, in the 2020 Reimagine Education Awards this year. This year’s Awards process saw nearly 1500 applications submitted across our thirteen categories, and we have only chosen to shortlist the top 12 percent of these innovations. We are absolutely thrilled to be included in this year's group of innovators in education.
PALMS Project Shortlisted in "Best use of digital learning in the Classroom" Category at the 2020 GESS Awards
26 February, 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The awards are broken down into two sections those for Suppliers and/or distributors, and those for Teachers, Schools and Educational Professionals. The awards will highlight and reward the quality and diversity of educational products, resources, services and people as well as the best educational establishments and the most dedicated members of the teaching profession.The awards highlight and reward the quality and diversity of educational products, resources, services and people as well as the best educational establishments and the most dedicated members of the teaching profession. The GESS Education Awards aim to encourage the raising of educational services & product standards throughout the industry and aims to be recognised throughout the sector as the accolade of excellence.
Hong Kong Emerging Technology Education Association organized and organized by a number of Hong Kong industry organizations and professional organizations. The Education Bureau, the Innovation and Technology Bureau and the Government Information Technology Supervision Office are fully supported. The purpose of the competition is to allow students to be creative and enhance innovation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), and to commend students, teachers and schools for inventions. The effort made. 2020 Greater Bay Area STEM Excellence Award (Hong Kong) Topics include: Science Experiment Group, Robotics, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence
The competition is divided into kindergarten group, elementary school group, junior high school group, high school group and college group. Students can choose to participate in individual or small groups of seven. At the same time, the competition also has ten STEM teacher excellence awards and ten STEM school excellence awards. If you are interested in participating in the competition, please visit the conference website ( http://www.hknetea.org ) to read the competition details and download the application form.
In recognition of our innovative teaching and learning pedagogies, the PALMS project has been shortlisted for the prestigious Wharton-Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education Awards 2018, in the E-LEARNING AWARD category with a project entitled “Developing Active Learning Pedagogies and Mobile Applications in University STEM Education (PALMS Project – Pedagogic and Active Learning Mobile Solutions). The Reimagine Education Awards (https://www.reimagine-education.com/) is a global event also known as “The Oscars of Education” and is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and QS Stars. The competition aims to reward those most successful in creating transformational educational initiatives across the educational sector by providing outstanding educational innovators with the opportunity to present their projects to a panel of judges and industry experts. The competition attracted 1150 submissions with an international panel of judges consisting of 100 experts who evaluated the projects based on five main criteria: project approach, project engagement, project impact, scalability and feasibility analysis. We look forward to attending the Conference on 29-30 November, 2018 in San Francisco, with the opportunity to showcase our project in front of a global audience of educators and decision-makers from the higher education space as well as investors in education-related and government startups.
Designed to enhance “Question and Answer” Pedagogy in STEM, YoTeach! is the only existing backchannel educational app with a multi-user collaborative drawing whiteboard and machine learning for Math symbol and handwriting recognition. It allows teachers and students to handwrite mathematical expressions on their mobile devices, and instantly recognizes and automatically converts the handwritten expressions to text using a LaTeX handwriting recognition software engine. By simply creating a room and then setting a password, students can join a chatroom via a URL or QR code generated by the instructor. There are over 18,000 users per month internationally at its peak, 350,000 discussions/messages sent on its platform and 16,000+ discussions rooms created since its launch in March 2018.
Funded by the UGC Funding Scheme for Teaching and Learning Proposals, Dr. Ting and his team have initiated a project entitled “Developing Active Learning Pedagogies and Mobile Applications in University STEM Education” with an aim of improving students’ overall learning outcomes through active learning. Under this project, the team partnered with CUHK, HKU and HKBU and developed 13 active teaching pedagogies, mobile applications and platforms, with approximately 35,000 international and local users (students and teachers) per month. The project objectives include: – Increasing students’ overall learning outcomes through active learning; – Exploring and developing active learning pedagogies to increase student engagement in STEM higher education; – Developing an online platform to promote and encourage wider adoption of active learning among Hong Kong STEM instructors; – Using and improving quantitatively rigorous and valid methods to evaluate the impact of active learning strategies on student learning outcomes in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education; and – Adapting existing or developing new mobile applications to enhance active learning. In addition to YoTeach!, AMA’s team has developed 2 other applications namely Badaboom! and The Cell Game. These technologies successfully engage students in active learning, and also serve as platforms for knowledge sharing and dissemination.