Publication

Current Research Foci:

school leadership for change; teachers’ continuous professional development; pedagogical innovation such as international knowledge building, ICT in learning and teaching, mobile learning, gifted education

Journal Papers  (selected in recent years)

Wan, S.W.Y., Lam, P.H.C., Tan, Y.H., and Ortiz, R.E. (in press). An Exploratory Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of International Collaboration for Knowledge Building. Information Technology and Educational Change.

Lam, P.H.C. and Woodhead, P.  (2011). A critical analysis of the challenges facing e-leaders in the 21st century: A review and comparison of the ICT development of a public school and a public independent school in Hong Kong. The International Journal of Learning, 18 (3), 131-146..

Lam, P.H.C. and Wan, W.Y.S. (in press). Enriching students’ learning experience through cooperative learning approach. The Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre Journal.

Lam P.H.C. (2009). Quasi-experimental research into the effects of an international collaboration project on Hong Kong secondary school students’ learning motivation. The International Journal of Learning, 16 (7), 325-338.

Wan, W.Y.S. and Lam, P.H.C. (2009). Views on the use of Knowledge Forum: Hong Kong primary students’ perspectives. The International Journal of Learning, 16 (8), 23-32.

Proceedings   (selected in recent years)

Lam, P.H.C. (in press). “International collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies: A leverage for learning motivation”. Proceedings of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Annual Conference 2010 “Responsibility, Challenge and Support in Teachers’ Life-long Professional Development, Budapest, Hungary, 26-30 August 2010.

Wan, S.W.Y. and Lam, P.H.C. (in press). “Online knowledge building platform: In the eyes of knowledge builders”. Proceedings of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Annual Conference 2010 “Responsibility, Challenge and Support in Teachers’ Life-long Professional Development, Budapest, Hungary, 26-30 August 2010.

Lam, P.H.C. and Wan, S.W.Y. (2010). “Students’ Voices: Enriching Learning Experiences through M-Learning”. Proceedings of The 6th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education (WMUTE 2010), Kaohsiung Taiwan, 12-16 April 2010 (pp. 171-176). Los Alamitos: Computer Society Press.

Conference papers  (selected in recent years)

Lam, P. H.C. (2012). Conceptual changes of teachers in gifted education: The impact of an in-service teacher programme in Hong Kong. Paper accepted by the 19th International Conference on Learning, London, the UK, 14-16 August 2012.

Lam, P. H.C. (2012). Deconstructing online learning for gifted education professional development: More than participation.Paper accepted by the 19th International Conference on Learning, London, the UK, 14-16 August 2012.

Wan, S.W.Y. and Lam, P.H.C. (2012). An exploratory study of Hong Kong teachers’ concerns towards gifted education. Paper accepted by the 19th International Conference on Learning, London, the UK, 14-16 August 2012.

Wan, S.W.Y. and Lam, P.H.C. (2012). Breaking rocks: Exploring little geographers’ learning experiences in a Hong Kong Classroom. Paper submitted to the 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness: Giftedness 2012, Dubai, 14-18 July 2012.

Wan, S.W.Y., & Lam, P.H.C. (2012). Hong Kong teachers’ perceptions of meanings of continuing professional development (CPD). Paper accepted by the ATEE Winter Conference 2012 “Professional development of teacher educators: Bringing together policy, practice and research”, Coimbra, Portugal, 2-4 April 2012.

Lam, P.H.C. and Wan, S.W.Y. (2011). Enriching learning experiences to stretch potentials in a Hong Kong classroom: Antarctica Expedition 2011. Poster presented in The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 3-6 November 2011.

Lam, P.H.C. (2011). Empowering the gifted learners: leveraging their learning motivation with Web 2.0 technologies and international collaboration. Paper presented in The 19th Biennial Conference the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) 2011, Prague, Czech Republic, 8-12 August 2011.

Lam, P.H.C. and Tam, C.L.H. (2011). Empowering the teachers of the gifted learners: conceptual change of giftedness amongst teachers in the process of a continuing professional development programme. Paper presented in The 19th Biennial Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) 2011, Prague, Czech Republic, 8-12 August 2011.

Wan, S.W.Y., and Lam, P.H.C. (2011). Hong Kong Teachers’ Concerns about Gifted Education in Schools. Paper presented in The 19th Biennial Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) 2011, Prague, Czech Republic, 8-12 August 2011.

Wan, S.W.Y., and Lam, P.H.C. (2011). Sparkling and starring students: Antarctica Expedition. Paper presented in the 19th Biennial Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) 2011, Prague, Czech Republic, 8-12 August 2011.

Lam, P.H.C. (2011). Co-teaching: Catering for diverse students’ needs. Paper presented in The 18th International Conference on Learning 2011, Mauritius, 5-8 July 2011.

Lam, P.H.C. and Woodhead, P. (2011). A critical analysis of the challenges facing e-leaders in the 21st century: A review and comparison of the ICT development of a public school and a public independent school in Hong Kong. Paper presented in The 18th International Conference on Learning 2011, Mauritius, 5-8 July 2011.

Lam, P.H.C. (2011). Stretching learning space: Exploring students’ perception of e-learning to enhance their capacity. Paper presented in the CITE Research Symposium 2011 “Building Communities for Technology Enhanced Learning”, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 30 June 2011.

Lam, P.H.C. (2011). Crystallizing experience of i-nternational knowledge building: optimizing the learning e-nvironment. Paper presented in the CITE Research Symposium 2011 Building Communities for Technology Enhanced Learning”, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 30 June 2011. (teacher demonstration)

Wan, S.W.Y., Lam, P.H.C., Tan, Y.H., and Ortiz, R.E. (2011). An Exploratory Study of Teachers’ Perceptions of International Collaboration for Knowledge Building. Paper presented in the CITE Research Symposium 2011 “Building Communities for Technology Enhanced Learning”, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 30 June 2011.

Lam, P.H.C. (2010). International collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies: A leverage for learning motivation. Paper presented in The Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) Annual Conference 2010 “Responsibility, Challenge and Support in Teachers’ Life-long Professional’ Development, Budapest, Hungary, 26-30 August 2010.

Wan, S.W.Y. and Lam, P.H.C. (2010). Online knowledge building platform: In the eyes of knowledge builders. Paper presented in The Association for Teacher Education in Europe(ATEE) Annual Conference 2010 “Responsibility, Challenge and Support in Teachers’ Life-long Professional Development’, Budapest, Hungary, 26-30 August 2010.

Lam, P.H.C. and Wan, S.W.Y. (2010). Exploring the Effectiveness of an E-learning Platform: Knowledge Builders’ Voices. Paper presented in The 17th International Conference on Learning “Creative and Imaginative Futures for Schooling”, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, 6-9 July 2010.

Wan, S.W.Y. and Lam, P.H.C. (2010). “Knowledge Building through International Collaboration”. Poster presented in The Summer School 2010: Comunità che creano conoscenza: formazione, innovazione, tecnologie, Universita della Valle d’Aosta, Italy, 1-3 July 2010.

Wan, S.W.Y. and Lam, P.H.C. (2010). Factors Affecting Teachers’ Participation in Continuing Professional Development: From Hong Kong Primary School Teachers’ Perspectives. Paper presented in The 2010 AERA Annual Meeting “Understanding Complex Ecologies in a Changing World”, Denver, Colorado, USA, 30 April – 4 May 2010.

Lam, P.H.C. and Wan, S.W.Y. (2010). Students’ Voices: Enriching Learning Experiences through M-Learning. Paper presented in The 6th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education (WMUTE 2010), Kaohsiung Taiwan, 12-16 April 2010.

Lam, P.H.C. (2009). Quasi-Experimental Research into the Effects of an International Collaboration Project on Hong Kong Secondary School Students’ Learning Motivation. Paper presented in The 16th International Conference on Learning, The University of Barcelona, Spain, 1-4 July 2009.

Wan, W.Y. and Lam, P.H.C. (2009). Views on the Use of Knowledge Forum: Hong Kong Primary Students’ Perspectives. Paper presented in The 16th International Conference on Learning, The University of Barcelona, Spain, 1-4 July 2009.

Wan, W.Y.S. and Lam, H.C.P. (2008). A Case Study of Hong Kong Primary Teachers’ Perceptions of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Paper presented in APERA Conference 2008 “Educational Research for Innovation & Quality in Education: Policy & Pedagogical Engagements Across Contexts”, National Institute of Education, Singapore, 26-28 November 2008.

Magazine column

“LivEducation” at bi-monthly magazine Hong Kong Discovery 野外動向 Vol 65-67 2011

Content: local field trip examplers

Book writing

“Boundaryless Series” being written

Webboration: a field book of the 21st Century collaborative knowledge advancement

Mobboration: gateway of 21st Century education

The grief of the gifted: a vision for individual differences

Liveducation