The Art of Using an Economics Hypermedia Learning Package

Cher Ping Lim

Educational Media International Vol. 38, No. 2 (2001) pp. 183–97

Discusses the use of hypermedia-based information and communication technology (ICT) in education. Presents a case study of the use of ICT software at the University of Leicester for an economics course and highlights the importance of supporting...

Effective Integration of ICT in Singapore Schools: Pedagogical and Policy Implications

Cher Ping Lim

Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 55, No. 1 (February 2007) pp. 83–116

This paper examines and analyses where and how information and communication technologies (ICT) are integrated in Singapore schools to engage students in higher-order thinking activities. Taking the activity system as a unit of analysis, the study...

Engaging Learners in Online Learning Environments

Cher Ping Lim

TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning Vol. 48, No. 4 (2004) pp. 16–23

This paper attempts to identify and address the assumptions that have been made about the engagement of learners in online learning environments. Research studies have shown that learner engagement is paramount to learning success (Herrington,...

Global citizenship education, school curriculum and games: Learning Mathematics, English and Science as a global citizen

Cher Ping Lim

Computers & Education Vol. 51, No. 3 (November 2008) pp. 1073–1093

Based on an account of how two classes of primary five students in Singapore engage in the learning of English, Mathematics and Science by playing the role of global citizens, the paper suggests an alternative but realistic approach to teaching...

Language: English

Strengthening the research-practice nexus: A special issue as a springboard for building the capacity of teacher education institutions in Asia

Cher Ping Lim

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 16, No. 1 (January 2013) pp. 32–35

This paper demonstrates how the research-practice nexus may be strengthened in higher education by harnessing the conceptual ideas and key findings of a special issue to engage private and public organisations as partners to organise a regional...

Language: English

Online Learning in Schools: Some Lessons from Pole-Vaulting

Cher Ping Lim

International Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 3, No. 1 (2002)

Explores successful integration of online learning in schools by drawing a parallel between the introduction of Internet technologies and the introduction of a new vaulting pole to pole-vaulting. Highlights the need for a paradigm shift in learning...

The dialogic dimensions of using a hypermedia learning package

Cher Ping Lim

Computers & Education Vol. 36, No. 2 (2001) pp. 133–150

The dialogic dimensions of a hypermedia learning package are often perceived as the interactivity of its design. However, it is not feasible for hypermedia to embody all dimensions of a human conversational dialogue. Instead, we should explore the...

Language: English

A Holistic Approach towards the Use of an Integrated Online Delivery and Management System

Cher Ping Lim

Journal of Educational Media Vol. 26, No. 1 (2001) pp. 19–33

Provides a descriptive an interpretive account of how an integrated online delivery and management system, Blackboard[TM], was used in a pre-service teacher training module. Traces the development of the module over a five year period, from a...

Formulating Guidelines for Instructional Planning in Technology Enhanced Learning Environments

Cher Ping Lim

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 20, No. 1 (January 2009) pp. 55–74

Several studies have shown the complexities that teachers faced when planning for instruction in technology enhanced learning environments (TELE). Although classroom-oriented instructional development (ID) models have the potential to help teachers...

Topics: Information Communication Technologies, Classrooms, Schools, Instructional Design, Computers, Teachers, Professional Development

Online Learning in Higher Education: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions

Cher Ping Lim

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 32, No. 4 (2005)

The spectacular development of information and communication technologies through the Internet has provided opportunities for students to explore the virtual world of information. In this article, the author discusses the necessary and sufficient...

Building Teachers' Capacity for Using Technologies in Schools: A Case Study of In-Service Professional Development in Barbados

Cher Ping Lim

Educational Media International Vol. 44, No. 2 (June 2007) pp. 113–128

Teachers' role within the ICT-mediated learning environment is a pivotal one. They have to take on the more demanding role of mediator and knowledge broker: to provide guidance, strategic support, and assistance to help students to assume increasing ...

Creating a Conducive Environment for the Effective Integration of ICT: Classroom Management Issues

Cher Ping Lim

Journal of Interactive Learning Research

This paper reports and discusses the findings of the collective case study of two primary schools in Singapore. It is part of a larger funded research project that examines and analyses where and how information and communication technologies (ICT) ...

Managing Teachers' Barriers to ICT Integration in Singapore Schools

Cher Ping Lim; Myint Khine

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2006) pp. 97–125

This article examines the strategies employed by four Singapore schools (two primary and two junior colleges) to manage barriers to information and communication technologies (ICT) integration. Based on the observations of ICT-mediated lessons and...

Building the Capacity of Indonesian Education Universities for ICT in Pre-Service Teacher Education: A Case Study of a Strategic Planning Exercise

Cher Ping Lim; Paulina Pannen

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 28, No. 6 (2012)

This paper documents how four Indonesian teacher education institutions (TEIs) engaged in strategic planning to build their capacity in developing pre-service teachers' ICT in education competencies. These TEIs adopted a holistic approach towards...

"Those Who Can, Teach" - The Pivotal Role of the Teacher in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Learning Environment

Cher Ping Lim; Sally Barnes

Journal of Educational Media Vol. 27, No. 1 (2002) pp. 19–40

Discusses the role of the teacher when educational technology is used and provides a descriptive and interpretive account of the role of the teacher in a secondary school economics course in England that used a hypermedia program. Considers teachers'...

An activity theory approach to research of ICT integration in Singapore schools

Cher Ping Lim; David Hang

Computers & Education Vol. 41, No. 1 (August 2003) pp. 49–63

This paper explains how activity theory is used as a framework to study the information and communication technologies (ICT) integration processes in Singapore schools, both from the sociocultural and pedagogical perspectives. The research study...

Language: English

Managing Teachers’ Barriers to ICT Integration in Singapore Schools

Cher Ping Lim; Myint Khine

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2006) pp. 97–125

This article examines the strategies employed by four Singapore schools (two primary and two junior colleges) to manage barriers to information and communication technologies (ICT) integration. Based on the observations of ICT-mediated lessons and...

Topics: Training, Teachers, Schools, Information Communication Technologies

A Collective Case Study of the Use of ICT in Economics Courses: A Sociocultural Approach

Cher Ping Lim; Sally Barnes

Journal of the Learning Sciences Vol. 14, No. 4 (2005) pp. 489–526

Based on a collective case study of the use of an economics Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) tutorial-based package, WinEcon, in 3 British schools, this article examines the activity structures that exist in ICT-mediated lessons...

Charting Trends for E-Learning in Asian Schools

John Hedberg; Lim Cher Ping

Distance Education Vol. 25, No. 2 (Oct 01, 2004) pp. 199–213

E-Learning is the confluence of many technology-based learning opportunities. It employs technologies as part of the delivery systems, as tools to assist with the representation of ideas, and most recently as the integration of processes and the...

Engaging academically at risk primary school students in an ICT mediated after school program

Lee Tay; Cher Lim; Lim Ping

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 24, No. 5 (Jan 01, 2008)

This case study documents how a group of 14 academically at risk Primary 5 students (11 year olds) were engaged in academic related tasks in an after school program mediated by a 3-D Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE). Although there was no...

Language: English

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in an Elementary School: Students’ Engagement in Higher Order Thinking

Cher Ping Lim; Lee Yong Tay

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 12, No. 4 (2003) pp. 425–451

Based on a case study of an elementary school in Singapore, this article describes and analyzes how different types of ICT tools (informative, situating, constructive, and communicative tools) are used to engage students in higher-order thinking....

Topics: Schools, Learning Objects, Information Communication Technologies, Students

The role of e-portfolios in supporting productive learning

Min Yang; Mui Tai; Cher Ping Lim

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 47, No. 6 (November 2016) pp. 1276–1286

e-Portfolios are a form of authentic assessment with formative functions that include showcasing and sharing learning artifacts, documenting reflective learning processes, connecting learning across various stages and enabling frequent feedback for...

A Holistic Approach towards Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Addressing Education Challenges in Asia and the Pacific

Sungsup Ra; Brian Chin; Cher Ping Lim

Educational Media International Vol. 53, No. 2 (2016) pp. 69–84

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) offers opportunities for governments to address key education challenges of quality, equity, and efficiency. While governments and educational institutions in developed countries may have taken up these ...

The Rules of the Game

Lee Yong Tay; Cher Ping Lim

Cultural Studies of Science Education Vol. 7, No. 4 (December 2012) pp. 813–819

This response to Rachel Muehrer, Jennifer Jenson, Jeremy Friedberg and Nicole Husain's paper, "Challenges and opportunities: Using a science-based video game in secondary school settings," explores the issues encountered while a science-based video...

Rethinking classroom-oriented instructional development models to mediate instructional planning in technology-enhanced learning environments

Cher Ping Lim; Ching Sing Chai

Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies Vol. 24, No. 8 (November 2008) pp. 2002–2013

Although classroom-oriented instructional development (ID) models have the potential to help teachers think and plan for effective instruction with technology, research studies have shown that they are not widely employed. Many of these models have...

Language: English

The Role of the Tutor in Asynchronous Discussion Boards: A Case Study of a Pre-Service Teacher Course

Cher Ping Lim; Poh Teen Cheah

Educational Media International Vol. 40, No. 1 (2003) pp. 33–47

Provides an account of the perceptions and experiences of preservice teachers on the roles of their tutors in online discussions, based on a study at the National Institute of Education (Singapore). Reports results of a questionnaire survey, focus...

Supporting Technology Use in Schools with a Public-Private Partnership: A Collective Case Study of Five Asian Countries

Cher Ping Lim; Philip Wong; Vincent Quah

Educational Media International Vol. 44, No. 3 (September 2007) pp. 267–285

Developing and emerging countries are challenged to transform their educational system and schools in order to prepare their students for the twenty-first century. Although information and communication technology (ICT) has often been used as one of ...

Development of Pre-Service Teachers' Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education Competencies in a Mainland Chinese University

Cher Ping Lim; Hanbing Yan; Xibei Xiong

Educational Media International Vol. 52, No. 1 (2015) pp. 15–32

This paper examines how the design and implementation of a core teacher education course develops pre-service teachers' information communication technology (ICT) in education competencies in a mainland Chinese university. This course adopted a four-...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in an Elementary School: Students' Engagement in Higher Order Thinking

Cher Ping Lim; Lee Yong Tay

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia

Based on a case study of an elementary school in Singapore, this paper describes and analyzes how different types of ICT tools (informative, situating, constructive, and communicative tools) are used to engage students in higher-order thinking. The ...

Topics: Case Study

An Activity Theoretical Perspective towards the Design of an ICT-Enhanced After-School Programme for Academically At-Risk Students

Lee Yong Tay; Cher Ping Lim

Educational Media International Vol. 47, No. 1 (March 2010) pp. 19–37

This paper examines how a game-like 3D Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE), Quest Atlantis (QA), is used in an after-school programme to engage a group of 14 academically at-risk primary students in their learning. It adopts an activity...

Professional knowledge building in Online Learning Community (OLC): Embracing the unknown future

Cher Ping Lim; Eunice Sari; Jeremy Pagram

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2010 (2010) pp. 864–868

This paper discusses a number of elements of the knowledge building process that were evident amongst educators in Indonesia. These educators took part in the discussion board of an online learning community, called OLC4TPD (Online Learning...

An activity-theoretical approach to research of ICT integration in Singapore schools: Orienting activities and learner autonomy

Cher Ping Lim; Ching Sing Chai

Computers & Education Vol. 43, No. 3 (November 2004) pp. 215–236

This paper discusses the findings of two case studies (two primary schools in Singapore), which are part of a larger research study, that aims to examine and analyze where and how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are integrated in...

Language: English

The Internet and teacher education: Traversing between the digitized world and schools

Ching Sing Chai; Cher Ping Lim

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 14, No. 1 (January 2011) pp. 3–9

In the face of rapid technological and economic developments globally, pre-service teacher education programs in the Asia-Pacific region are challenged to prepare teachers who are open to new ideas, new practices and information and communication...

Language: English

Engaging Junior College Students in Computer-Mediated Lessons Using Scaffolding Strategies

Lim Cher Ping; Khine Myint Swe

Journal of Educational Media Vol. 29, No. 2 (July 2004) pp. 97–112

This paper discusses the findings of a collective case study of two junior colleges in Singapore. It aims to identify and describe the scaffolding strategies used by teachers to engage students in computer-mediated lessons. For students to engage in ...

microLESSONS in teacher education: Examining pre-service teachers’ pedagogical beliefs

Cher Ping Lim; Bee Choo Chan

Computers & Education Vol. 48, No. 3 (April 2007) pp. 474–494

It is a challenge for teacher educators to shift pre-service teachers away from traditional pedagogical beliefs towards constructivist ones. At the National Institute of Education in Singapore, microLESSONS is introduced into the instructional...

Scaffolding online historical inquiry tasks: A case study of two secondary school classrooms

Dong Dong Li; Cher Ping Lim

Computers & Education Vol. 50, No. 4 (May 2008) pp. 1394–1410

This paper examines the different dimensions of scaffolding for online historical inquiry based on a case study of two secondary-two history classes from a neighborhood school in Singapore. The data collected for the study include video and screen...

Language: English

Technological pedagogical differences in the teaching of English and Mathematics in a primary school

Lee Yong Tay; Siew Khiaw Lim; Cher Ping Lim

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 1221–1226

This case study research attempts to examine the difference in technological pedagogical approaches adopted by teachers in the teaching of English and Mathematics in a school in Singapore. The study adopts the learning from and learning with...

A discussion of the factors affecting the implementation of one-to-one computing learning environment in a primary school

Siew Khiaw Lim; Lee Yong Tay; Cher Ping Lim

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 810–815

This ethnographic case study describes and analyses the conditions that support the seamless integration of information communication technology (ICT) into the classroom with school initiated student one-to-one computer ownership program in a...

Self-Management of Learning Trajectories by Students: E-Portfolio in the Hong Kong Institute of Education

Cher Ping Lim; Vincent Hing Keung Hung; Yee Keung Liu

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012 (Oct 09, 2012) p. 697

This session discusses the development and implementation of the e-portfolio initiative in the Hong Kong Institute of Education that aims to empower students to monitor and manage their own learning trajectories as they progress through four or five ...

Designing a role structure to engage students in computer-supported collaborative learning

Xiaoqing Gu; Yinjuan Shao; Xiaofeng Guo; Cher Ping Lim

Internet and Higher Education Vol. 24, No. 1 (January 2015) pp. 13–20

This study investigates the design of a role structure to engage undergraduate students in collaborative knowledge construction. A total of 72 students of an Instructional Design course were divided into 12 small groups, among which six roles of...

Language: English

Developing Interactive Learning Objects for a Computing Mathematics Module

Cher Ping Lim; Siew Lie Lee; Cameron Richards

International Journal on E-Learning Vol. 5, No. 2 (April 2006) pp. 221–244

Based on a case study of the online component of a Computing Mathematics module at a local polytechnic in Singapore, this article provides a descriptive account of the development and employment of interactive learning objects to enhance the...

Topics: Interaction, Case Study, Learning Objects, Students

The Pedagogical Design of ICT Integration in Online Learning: A Case Study

Cher Ping Lim; David Hung; Philip Wong; Chun Hu

International Journal of Instructional Media Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan 01, 2004)

Over the last decade, individuals have witnessed an increasing proliferation of online learning as the hallmark of learning with technologies. Papers and books have been written stipulating how online or e-learning can transform the educational...

A Framework for Developing Pre-Service Teachers' Competencies in Using Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Cher Ping Lim; Ching Sing Chai; Daniel Churchill

Educational Media International Vol. 48, No. 2 (2011) pp. 69–83

This paper presents a framework for developing pre-service teachers' competencies in using technologies to enhance teaching and learning. It focuses on building the capacity of teacher education institutions (TEI) based on six strategic dimensions: (...

Employing an Activity-Theoretical Perspective to Localize an Educational Innovation in an Elementary School

Cher Ping Lim; Lee Yong Tay; John Hedberg

Journal of Educational Computing Research Vol. 44, No. 3 (2011) pp. 319–344

Two grade 5 classes (11-12-year-olds) were introduced through an inquiry-based pedagogy to scientific ideas and concepts within a 3D game-like multi-user virtual environment (MUVE). This article explores how a particular set of strategies and...

Classroom Management Issues in ICT-Mediated Learning Environments: Back to the Basics

Cher Ping Lim; Meow Sien Pek; Ching Sing Chai

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia Vol. 14, No. 4 (October 2005) pp. 391–414

Research studies have shown that effective classroom management is a necessary condition for successful ICT integration in schools. Drawing upon the classroom management practices of teachers in a Singapore primary school, this paper describes how...

Topics: Technology integration, education, research, Integration, teaching, Educational Technology, Pedagogy, elementary, Inclusive Education, Research Methods

Online Software Applications for Learning: Observations from an Elementary School

Lee Yong Tay; Cher Ping Lim; Shanthi Suraj Nair; Siew Khiaw Lim

Educational Media International Vol. 51, No. 2 (2014) pp. 146–161

This exploratory case study research describes the integration of Information Communication Technology (ICT) into the teaching and learning of English, mathematics and science in an elementary school in Singapore. The school in this case study...

Open-Source Learning Management System and Web 2.0 Online Social Software Applications as Learning Platforms for an Elementary School in Singapore

Lee Yong Tay; Cher Ping Lim; Sze Yee Lye; Kay Joo Ng; Siew Khiaw Lim

Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 36, No. 4 (2011) pp. 349–365

This paper analyses how an elementary-level future school in Singapore implements and uses various open-source online platforms, which are easily available online and could be implemented with minimal software cost, for the purpose of teaching and...

Digital Storytelling across Cultures: Connecting Chinese & Australian Schools

Mark Pegrum; Grace Oakley; Cher Ping Lim; Xi Bei Xiong; Hanbing Yan

International Conferences on Education Technologies (ICEduTech) and Sustainability, Technology and Education (STE) 2014 (December 2014)

This paper reflects on a 2013-2014 Australia-China Council project in which school students in Australia and China produced and shared digital stories about their everyday lives and local cultures, with students being invited to give feedback on the ...

Creating a Conducive Learning Environment for the Effective Integration of ICT: Classroom Management Issues

Cher Ping Lim; Yiong Hwee Teo; Philip Wong; Myint Swe Khine; Ching Sing Chai; Shanti Divaharan

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 14, No. 4 (2003) pp. 405–423

This article reports and discusses the findings of the collective case study of two primary schools in Singapore. It is part of a larger funded research project that examines and analyses where and how information and communication technologies (ICT)...

Topics: Classrooms, Schools, Information Communication Technologies, Integration

Blended Learning Model on Hands-On Approach for In-Service Secondary School Teachers: Combination of E-Learning and Face-to-Face Discussion

Vinh-Thang Ho; Yoshiteru Nakamori; Tu-Bao Ho; Cher Ping Lim

Education and Information Technologies Vol. 21, No. 1 (2016) pp. 185–208

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a blended learning model on hands-on approach for in-service secondary school teachers using a quasi-experimental design. A 24-h teacher-training course using the blended learning model...