Learning and Teaching Expo Coming on June 28 - 29, 2011 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center

Only limited seats for seminars and workshops available

HONG KONG, June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Hong Kong Education City Limited (www.hkedcity.net), a wholly owned company of the Hong Kong SAR government, is going to hold a major annual professional development event for teaching community "Learning and Teaching Expo 2011" (LTE 2011) on 28-29 June in Hong Kong Convention Center, Wan Chai, Hong Kong for sharing and exchange of knowledge, ideas and methods with regard of education and showcase the latest development on learning and teaching. The organiser is honoured to have Mr. Michael Suen Ming-yeung, Secretary for Education, join to officiate at the opening ceremony and Mr. Kenneth Chen Wei-on, Under Secretary for Education to be its officiating guest of Partner Networking Reception.

As highlighted in this year's theme "Explore. Our Learning Way", LTE 2011 targets to attract over 10,000 visitors, of which a good representation is from Hong Kong and surrounding regions. Target audience of LTE 2011 includes principals and teachers of pre-primary, primary, secondary and special education schools, pre-service teachers, academia and teaching professionals, government officers, education industry players, and other professionals to exchange new ideas and knowledge, locally and internationally, for better development of learning and teaching.

Here are the highlights of the event this year:

• 60+ keynote and seminar sessions on Learning and Teaching resources and solutions, e-Learning, digital classroom, school management system, etc. LTE 2011 specially invited Prof. Stephen Heppell, Mr. Tai Hay Lap and Dr. Ho Ting Pong to share the topics on "Learning and teaching in the third millennium", "The Implication of China's Development on Education" and "Myths of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder".
• 110+ booths hosted by universities, schools, NGOs and companies of educational publishing, school infrastructure, and LAT resources and solutions, etc. and numerous of overseas exhibitors joining the Expo from Australia, China, Poland, Singapore and UK.
• Numerous of exhibitors will provide free gifts and professional ideas or services on Learning and Teaching to visitors
• For the first 6 schools/ kindergartens (with over 15 teaching staff registered) can enjoy FREE outdoor learning and teaching programme offered by Hong Kong Disneyland Youth programme.

Besides 2-day Expo, school visit is arranged on 30 June. To provide an opportunity for teachers to see the relevant solutions and good practices of using IT in education, 13 selected schools are lined up for visits and class observation. For details, please visit website www.hkedcity.net/expo2011

LTE 2011 is a free of charge regional event. The organiser welcomes oversea principals and teachers and educators to join this event. Register online at www.hkedcity.net/expo2011 as limited seats available for seminars and workshops. For group registration, please contact LTE 2011 Secretariat. 

About Organiser

Hong Kong Education City is a wholly owned company of the Hong Kong SAR government and it is the largest one-stop professional educational portal in Hong Kong. The portal incorporates information, resources, interactive communities and online services, and promotes the use of information technology (I.T.) in improving the effectiveness of teaching and learning.

About LTE 2011

LTE 2011 is an important professional development event for the teaching community in this region, which aims to deliver the following objectives:

1. Introduce the latest development of learning and teaching resources, products and services from around the world.
2. Showcase good learning and teaching pedagogies, practices and models in the surrounding regions.
3. Encourage professional experience sharing and knowledge exchange for better development of learning and teaching.

Target audience

Target audience of LTE 2011 includes principals and teachers of pre-primary, primary, secondary and special education schools, pre-service teachers, academia and teaching professionals, government officers, education industry players, and other professionals.

Overview of Expo

Local and overseas exhibitors will showcase new services, innovative solutions and products about learning and teaching in the exhibition. The exhibits will fall into any category of the followings (but not limited to):

• School infrastructure
• Learning management system
• Teaching services / solution
• Learning and teaching resources
• Teacher professional development
• Student learning assessment
• Special educational needs
• Good teaching practices / models / demonstrations and policies on education

Learning & Teaching Expo Secretariat

Tel: +852-2624-1055
Fax: +852-2624-1066
Email: general_expo@hkedcity.net

Learning & Teaching Expo Media Contact

Hong Kong Education City - Corporate Marketing - Ms Siu
Tel: +852-2624-1000
Email: pr@hkedcity.net