1. Educating Library Professionals in Hong Kong Dr John Mills November 2008

3. CSU Produces over half LIM graduates in Australia Has recently celebrated over 30 years in LIM education Nearly 20 years collaboration with HKU SPACE Internationally recognised courses

4. CSU... o Current enrolments in Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore,Fiji, New Zealand, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, United States... o Internationally educated and experienced staff: Australia, Canada, United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Iran, Pakistan...

5. CSU/HKU SPACE PARTNERSHIP International perspective-local input Administration- local coordinators Academic matters- local coordinator Practicums- local experience Joint academic advisory committee

6. Courses offered with HKU SPACE o Master of Applied Science (LIM) o Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (LIM) o Bachelor of Applied Science (LIM) o Range of other courses

7. Subject delivery Online and/or print o Textbook o Study guide o Assessment guide o Set of readings/Links to readings

8. Study is facilitated by: Online forums and often chat rooms Use of wikis, blogs, video clips, podcasts, In Hong Kong face to face classes Electronic assignment submission

9. Hong Kong Student Experience High retention rates Low level of failure after first session of study Greater numbers of pass and credit grades than domestic students Lower numbers of distinction and high distinction grades than domestic students Similar results to domestic students the higher the course level

10. Academic challenges Student engagement Student – lecturer exchange o ‘...the teacher is seen not only as a gatekeeper to the specific field of knowledge, through whom the novice students gain access to the field, but also as a guide once the student is inside.’ (Chen, Bennett and Matton 2008), p. 319. Language Stakeholder input

11. Academic challenges Rules and regulations o Assignment extensions and return o Feedback on assignments Continued technological enhancement of teaching Referencing/Plagiarism Continued curriculum renewal Generic skill development

12. Administrative challenges Change of personnel Communication channels Stakeholder contact University regulations

13. Greatest challenge Maintain Collaboration Maintain trust

14. AUDIENCE QUESTIONS Can you take the face to face component out of teaching in an Asian context? Are specially designed web-based video lectures an answer to a physical presence of the lecturer?

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