Dr James KO (高裕安)

PhD, MSc., Dip IT, Dip Ed., BA (Hons)

Adjunct Associate Professor, The Education University of HK

  • Mobile Applications, Educational Games, and E-platforms

    1. Ko, J., Lee, S. Y., Choi, T., Briffett-Aktas, C.,& Ahn, K. (2022). iPEERS2. E-learning platform with Self-Access Online Lessons and Assessments to Promote Reflective Teaching and Pedagogical Knowledge in Teaching English as a Second Language. Hong Kong: EDUHK. https://sites.google.com/view/ipeers2
    2. Ko, J., Poon, C.,Fong, Y., Wu, E. & Chen, P. (2021). EarlyYears Progress Journal: An Integrated Curriculum-Oriented KindergartenClassroom Observation System. Hong Kong: EDUHK.
    3. Ko.,J.,Kwok, W., & Wong, G. (2021). Eduprenuer: An Educational Game on School Governance And OrganisationalDynamics. Hong Kong: EDUHK.
    4. Ko, J., Poon,C., & Maulana, R. (2020). An OnlinePlatform to Facilitate Self-Evaluation and Peer Observation in Schools.Hong Kong: EDUHK.
    5. Ko, J.,Reunamo, J., Poon, C., Fong, Y., & Lee, W. S. (2020). ProgressFeedback-Child Observer for Observing Children's Involvement in KindergartenClassrooms. Version 4. Hong Kong: EDUHK.
    6. Lee, D. H. L., & Ko, J. Y. O. (2019). Artefacts from Teacher and SchoolDevelopment Expertise Hub: Download Platform. Hong Kong: Teacher and SchoolDevelopment Special Interest Group of EPL, EDUHK.
    7. Ko, J., Poon, C. Sammons, P., Maulana, R. & Kyriakides, L. (2018). Comparative Analysis of Effective Teaching and Inspiring Teaching(CETIT). Hong Kong: EDUHK.
    8. Ko, J., Poon,C., Maulana, R., & van de Grift, W. (2018). International Comparative Analysis of Learning and Teaching. Hong Kong: EDUHK.
    9. Ko, J., Cheng, C. K., & Lam, B. H. (2014). iPEERS. E-learning platform with six online lessons to facilitate preservice teachers on micro-teaching and peer observation. Hong Kong: EDUHK. https://sites.google.com/site/hkiedpeers/online-lessons

    Selected Reports for knowledge transfer

    1. Ko, J., Sun, J., Fong, Y., Wu, E., & Lam, E. (2023, June). Effective Teaching and Their Effects on Early Childhood Development. Project Concluding Report. Tai Po, Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.
    2. Ko, J., Fong, Y., Wu, E., Poon, C., Lam, E., Luo, Y., Sun, J., Sammons, P., Cheng, D., & Reunamo, J. (2023, May). EffECT: Effective Early Childhood Teaching. 2021-2022. Year 3 Annual Kindergarten Report. Report Nos. 1-22. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.
    3. Ko, J., Fong, Y., Wu, E., Poon, C., Lam, E., Luo, Y., Sun, J., Sammons, P., Cheng, D., & Reunamo, J. (2023, May). EffECT: Effective Early Childhood Teaching. 2021-2022. Year 3 Annual Child Report. Report Nos.1-318. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.
    4. Ko, J., Fong, Y., Wu, E., Poon, C., Lam, E., Sun, J., Sammons, P., Cheng, D., & Reunamo, J. (2022, Dec). EffECT: Effective Early Childhood Teaching. 2020-2021. Year 2 Annual Kindergarten Report. Report Nos. 1-26. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.
    5. Ko, J., Fong, Y., Wu, E., Poon, C., Lam, E., Sun, J., Sammons, P., Cheng, D., & Reunamo, J. (2022, Dec). EffECT: Effective Early Childhood Teaching. 2020-2021. Year 2 Annual Child Report. Report Nos.1-318. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.
    6. Ko, J., Sun, J., Fong, Y., Wu, E., Zhong, C., & Ng, N. (2020, Dec). EffECT: Effective Early Childhood Teaching. 2019-2020. Year 1 Annual Kindergarten Report. Report Nos. 1-27. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.
    7. Ko, J., Sun, J., Fong, Y., Wu, E., Zhong, C., & Ng, N. (2020, Dec). EffECT: Effective Early Childhood Teaching. 2019-2020. Year 1 Annual Child Report. Report Nos.1-318. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.
    8. Ko, J., Chen, W., & Ho, M. (2015, July-Oct). School Report —Teacher Effectiveness and Goal Orientation. Report Nos. 1-3. Tai Po, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.
    9. Ko, J., Ho, M., & Chen, W. (2015, July-Oct). Teacher Report —Teacher Effectiveness and Goal Orientation. Report Nos. 1-43. Tai Po: Hong Kong Institute of Education.
    10. Hallinger, P., Ko, J., Li, L.J. & Li, J. (2013, Jan-Apr). School Report — The Missing Link II– School Leadership and Student Outcomes in Hong Kong Primary Schools. Report Nos.1-30. Tai Po, Hong Kong: The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education.
    11. Hallinger, P., Ko, J., Li, L.J. & Li, J. (2012, July). School Report (Principal) — Missing Link II: School Improvement and Student Learning in Hong Kong Primary Schools. Tai Po, Hong Kong: The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education.
    12. Hallinger, P., Ko, J., Li, L.J. & Li, J. (2012, July). School Report (Organisational Capacities) — Missing Link II: School Improvement and Student Learning in Hong Kong Primary Schools. Tai Po, Hong Kong: The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education.
    13. Hallinger, P., Ko, J., Li, L.J. & Li, J. (2012, May). School Report — The Missing Link II– School Leadership and Student Outcomes in Hong Kong Primary Schools. Report Nos.1-32. Tai Po, Hong Kong: The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education.
    14. Walker, A. & Ko, J. (2011, July). School Report — The Missing Link– School Leadership and Student Outcomes in Hong Kong Secondary Schools. Report Nos.1-48. Tai Po, Hong Kong: The Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education.

    Professional development / Knowledge transfer

    1. A knowledge transfer presentation on ‘Developing service leadership and social entrepreneurship in non-governmental organisations: An authentic assessment approach’ at the Learning & Teaching Expo 2022, HKCEC, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, on Dec 8, 2022.
    2. A knowledge transfer presentation on ‘How to use classroom assessment to observe high-quality and effective teaching: A comparison and outlook between Shenzhen and Hong Kong. [ 怎樣利用課堂評鑒去觀察優質和有效的教學: 深圳與香港的比較與展望 ] . Presented at a Webinar: Understanding Quality Early Childhood Education from Different Perspectives: Current Explorations and Future Endeavours, on Jun 25, 2022
    3. A knowledge transfer presentation on ‘Effective Teaching and Its Impact on Early Childhood Development (EffECT) Interim Results Release and
      Industry Sharing Session [有效教學及其對兒童早期發展的影響(EffECT)中期結果發佈及同業分享交流會], Webinar, on Jan 29, 2022
    4. A half-day professional development online seminar for Preschool education “Nursery Engineering” famous teacher training for Shenzhen Guangming District Summer Training Activities [学前教育‘苗圃工程’名师培训深圳光明区暑期研训活动] on Aug 22, 2021
    5. A knowledge transfer sharing session of KDG awardees on ‘Using Mobile Applications to Enhance Feedback for Teaching and Learning for Practitioners’ on Mar 3, 2021
    6. A lecture on ‘Teacher Leadership and Professionalism in Reforms (變革中的教師領導與專業精神)’ for Centre for Inbound Training, Institute for China Business 中國商業學院, HKU SPACE, at HKU Campus, on Feb 19, 2019.
    7. A webinar on ‘A Global Forum with Germany, Chile and the USA: A global classroom experience in educational leadership for the University of Pennsylvania, on Feb 9, 2019.
    8. A seminar on ‘Teacher qualities that should be possessed to inspire students as co-learners at the Educational Leadership Forum 2019 – Teachers and School Leaders under Educational Change, at The Salisbury Hotel (YMCA), Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, on Jan 19, 2019.
    9. A professional development workshop on Classroom Observation using ICALT3 for DC Scientific Education Ltd., Zhaoqing, on Jan 10, 2019.
    10. A knowledge transfer presentation on ‘How to implement the observation strategies to raise the Quality of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in diverse countries and regions - Experiences from Finland and Hong’ at the Learning & Teaching Expo 2018, HKCEC, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, on Dec 14, 2018.
    11. A professional development workshop on ‘Classroom Observation with ICALT’ for Country Garden Silver Beach School, Silver Beach, Huidong, Guangdong, on Oct 19, 2018.
    12. A professional development workshop on ‘Action Research Design for the UGC Project Community of Practice for Service-Learning in Hong Kong Higher Education’ at Hong Kong Baptist University on May 23, 2018.
    13. A principal training workshop on ‘School management, school autonomy and performance responsibilities: conflicts and possibilities (學校管理，學校自主和績效責任: 衝突與可能)’ for Education Bureau on May 9, 2018.
    14. A professional development workshop on Classroom Observation for Wong Siu Chi Secondary School, Tai Po, on Apr 30, 2018.
    15. A professional development presentation organised with Drs. Maulana. R. and Schuurman. G. at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, on Using the International Comparative Analysis of Learning and Teaching (ICALT) Observation Instrument. Learning Workshop at the Education University of Hong Kong on Nov 11, 2017.
    16. A professional consultation at the International Seminar on Classroom Observation Seminar invited by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) of the UK Government on Nov 6-7, 2017.
    17. A professional development workshop on 國外教育效能研究結果對國內教學和學校改進的啟示 (The implications of the findings in overseas educational effectiveness research for teaching and school improvement in China), 2017年廣東省中小學後備人員培訓項目The Training Project for Aspiring Leaders of Primary and Secondary Schools in Guangdong Province in 2017, organised by and held at the Guangdong University of Education, Guangzhou on Jul 11, 2017.
    18. A professional development workshop on 教學通則話你知 (Some principles of effective teaching), A professional development camp for
      elderly instructors organised by the Student Affairs Office on July長者導師訓練營on Jun 8, 2017.
    19. A professional development workshop on Teacher Effectiveness and Goal Orientation: Research Evidence and its Implications. Knowledge Transfer and Professional Development Programme for The Faculty of Education at Guangdong University on Nov 16-17, 2016.
    20. A professional presentation on School Governance, Autonomy and Accountability in Hong Kong--Tension and Possibilities. Presentation for APCLC Knowledge Transfer/Academic Exchange Programme – Leaders’ Learning for Scholar-practitioners of Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Department of Education in Northern Territory, Australia (DoE) at the EdUHK, Hong Kong on Oct 7, 2016.
    21. A professional presentation for the Knowledge Transfer/Academic Exchange Programme – Leaders’ Learning for Scholar-practitioners of association of Independent Schools of Northern Territory (AISNT) & Asia Education Foundation of the University of Melbourne (AEF) on Sept 20-22, 2016.
    22. A professional development workshop for Wong Shiu Tze Secondary School on Mar 21, 2016.
    23. A professional development presentation on crisis management in schools in a seminar organised by Ming Pao on Aug 18, 2015.
    24. A Professional Teaching Development Day for Ho Fung College on Jan 19, 2014.
    25. A professional development workshop on Policy Enactment and School Improvement in Hong Kong from Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) on Jan 17, 2014.
    26. A training workshop on an introduction to multilevel modelling using MLWin for educational researchers and practitioners of Assessment Conference on Jan 24, 2014.
    27. A professional sharing on educational administration for Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Thailand on Jul 23, 2013.
    28. A professional development workshop for teaching staff at Pentecostal Lam Hon Kwong School in July 2013.
    29. A professional teaching development session for St. Patrick’s Catholic Primary School on Feb 22, 2012.
    30. A knowledge transfer workshop for SKH Kam Tin St. Joseph Primary School on Jan 19, 2012.
    31. A professional development workshop on school evaluation in Hong Kong (6 hours) for Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), being held on Jan 10-11, 2012.

    External Appointments

  • DOCTORAL SUPERVISION

    9 completed; 5 Ongoing

    2023

    1. The impact of online training in reflective teaching and classroom observation on preservice teachers’ self-efficacy, pedagogical content knowledge and practicum practice: A quasi-experimental study. (EdD & PhD candidates)
    2. Examining the effects of teaching instruction, peer interaction, and visual stimuli on young children’s visual and creative thinking: A Vygotskian perspective. (PhD)
    3. Effects of dialogic instruction and storybook on children’s knowledge construction: An Experimental Study. (PhD)

    2022

    1. Compare strategies of leading professional learning communities in schools for enhancing teaching and student learning in the theory of knowledge. (EdD completed & PhD pending)
    2. Workplace learning, pedagogical practice, and continuing professional development of vocational education teachers: A case study of two higher-level vocational institutions in Mainland China. (EdD completed & PhD pending)

    2020

    1. Principal leadership practices and teachers’ job satisfaction in the enactment of the “Voluntary Optimisation of Class Structure Scheme” in secondary schools in Hong Kong. (EdD)
    2. Middle leadership in catholic primary schools: Religious faith, instructional leadership and servant leadership. (EdD)
    3. The mediating effects of school capacity in the relationship between principal leadership and teacher professional learning: Evidence from Hong Kong primary schools. (EdD) *Co-Supervision
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