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=21st Century Learning Conference Hong Kong 2010= Professor Stephen Heppell www.heppell.net David Warlick http://davidwarlick.com
 * Theme:** “Making it Real”
 * Site:** http://21c-learning.hk/
 * Date:** Friday, February 18th and Saturday, February 19th with the option of joining school visits on Thursday, February 17th, 2011.
 * Venue:** West Island School, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
 * Sign up for its Ning:** http://21clearninghk.ning.com/
 * Keynote speakers**:

=Chinese Strand= Anita Chen @ CIS (chiaoyinanita@gmail.com) Joanna Huang @ CDNIS (joannahuang@cdnis.edu.hk) Viola Li @ CDNIS (violali@cdnis.edu.hk) Karen Kee @ CDNIS (karenkee@cdnis.edu.hk) Benjamin Chu @ CDNIS (benjaminchu@cdnis.edu.hk) Wendy Liao @ UWCSEA (wli@uwcsea.edu.sg) Huiney Xu @ SAS (huiney.xu@saschina.org) Daisy Shen @ SAS (Daisy.Shen@saschina.org) Jason Li @ 3D Avatar (jason.li@3davatarschool.com) James Rolle @ HKIS (jrolle@hkis.edu.hk) Jun Nlu @ ISF (jniu@isf.edu.hk) Jessy Tu @ KGV (jessytu@hotmail.com)
 * Site:** http://21century2010chinese.wikispaces.com/
 * Strand Organiser:** Makky Fung @ CDNIS (makkyfung@cdnis.edu.hk or makkyfung@gmail.com)
 * Presenters: (Click on their names on the left to find their resources)**

Strand Schedule
14:00-15:30 Strand Session 1 16:00-17:30 Strand Session 2
 * 18 February 2011**

10:00-11:00 Strand Session 3 11:30-12:30 Strand Session 4
 * 19 February 2011**

Strand Statement

 * Mandarin Studies and ICT**

This strand will showcase the work of teachers using ICT in Chinese Studies. In a 21st Century classroom, Mandarin teachers are looking for innovative ways to motivate their students to improve their language skills.

How can Mandarin teachers make use of existing/emerging technologies to enrich learning experiences of students? How can students be motivated to acquire a second or third language? What is the impact on teachers and students in an ICT enriched classroom? How can recording multimedia presentations improve language and literacy skills? How can wikis and blogs help students to connect with people outside of their classrooms for the purpose of developing communication skills?

Based on these burning questions, the presentation topics will range from “Teaching Chinese through multimedia filmmaking in secondary classrooms”, “Interactive Chinese teaching in primary classrooms”, to “Global and collaborative learning with native speakers”. The strand will aim at educating, inspiring and challenging participants to explore the potential of ICT to improve Chinese language acquisition. Presenters in this strand have over 10 years of Mandarin teaching experiences and have been actively involved in the integration of ICT. They will provide specific implementation ideas, teaching resources, and interactive whiteboard materials for educators to use in their own classrooms.