My Biography - Steve

This is Steve Yong. I have been working in various IT sectors throughout my career. Since 2005 I joined a multinational publisher in capacities of IT and operations. My publisher has been publishing textbooks for local K-12 schools in Hong Kong for the past 50 years. In recent years the local government has been promoting the possibility of publishing e-books to replace traditional printed textbooks in order to lower the textbook prices. We have been facing challenges on dealing with such move; i.e. textbook contents, the way to teach, school IT infrastructures, teachers’ readiness, school support, etc. I would like to enrich my knowledge on related disciplines. Not only on IT matters but also how people can really make use of IT to facilitate learning. I have opportunities to visit UK to see how they are doing in ICT and have been exploring how other countries are doing; but it seems like they are not really far ahead of us. There are a lot of examples that can be found on higher education sector but it is rare to have successful cases in kindergarten and Primary school sectors. With the uniqueness of our curriculum and culture it is very likely we have to rely on our own to find out solutions in relevant disciplines. I really hope that I can complete this master program, not only to obtain a well-recognized qualification from a well-known university but also to learn more on IT in education so that I can contribute to my company. I would also treasure chances of sharing with students from different industries and countries, which will only benefit to my way of thinking.