Prof. Atara Sivan is Professor and Head of the Department of Education Studies at the Hong Kong Baptist University. She holds a PhD from The University of Hong Kong (Education) and MA (Education: Youth Counselling); PDGE (Social Sciences); and BA (Education and Sociology) from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Her main areas of academic endeavor are leisure education & youth development, classroom environment, learning communities, action research in education and teacher education. Prof. Sivan is constantly invited as keynote speaker to international conferences and has published extensively on these areas. She is highly recognised for her scholarly contribution and is the recipient of several international prestigious awards including the International Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology; Hillel Ruskin Memorial Scholar Lecture Award; George Torkildsen Literacy Award; and, HKBU Knowledge Transfer Award.
23
Oct
Support Programme for Service-Learning Action Research
Hands-on workshop: Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Service-Learning through Action Research
Staff
Prof. Atara Sivan, Head & Professor, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
23 Oct 2018
2:30pm
OEW 704, 7/F, Oen Hall Building (West Wing), Ho Sin Hang Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University
Abstract
This workshop aims to empower faculty and teaching staff to conduct action research on their own service-learning courses so as to bring about improvements in teaching and learning. In the workshop, Prof. Sivan will introduce the action research framework and share practical examples of action research projects in service-learning from her own research and projects. In addition, hands-on activities will be offered through which participants will walk through the process of integrating action research into their own service-learning courses. By the end of the workshop, participants should be able to appreciate the essence and potential contribution of action research to quality enhancement of teaching and learning in service-learning. Staff members who are engaging in or thinking about action research in service-learning courses are strongly encouraged to attend. Those who are interested in action research or service-learning are also welcome.