Education Manager (Technology)’s Profile
Expertise of Education Manager (Technology) – James CHONG (PhD Candidate)
James is a versatile and experienced information system developer, database administrator, IT project supervisor and education technologist with demonstrated, hands-on experience in education software system development and integration. He is adept at combining management objectives with technology, creating strategies and directions with focuses on realistic solutions. He expertly plans and coordinates detailed tasks in line with quality standards, within established deadlines, and subject to budgetary requirements.
During his career in Lingnan University, not only has he supported and manage existing university-wide T&L technology services but also been engaged in new UGC-funded projects and the Knowledge Transfer (KT) projects. He has managed and coordinated university-wide projects, services and systems (e.g. IT Fluency programme, POMS, and University’s ePortfolio system etc.) and developed new software applications (e.g. the QAC online document repository, the ITF registration system and an online system for plagiarism awareness which is used by all students) hands-on working to tight deadlines.
The POMS system helps the Faculty of Business collect OBATL data and generate reports to pass the 5-year AACSB accreditation exercise since 2012/13 whilst the university-wide IT Fluency programme is a graduation requirement, which is mission-critical. In addition, James have also helped the Registry to develop the QAC web document access repository that was a critical factor during the 2016 UGC QAC Audit. He also engaged in the following cross-institutional projects:
Participation in the Cross-Institutional Projects
Hosting |
Project Title |
Work done for |
EduHK |
Developing and Evaluating a Learning Analytics
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CUHK |
KEEP |
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Apart from the above-mentioned projects, below is a list of TDG projects that he has been involved in and played a core role in developing the final deliverables:
On-going TDG Projects
Project Code |
Project |
102470 |
Peers Observing Peers: The organisation
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102902 |
Discipline Based Mini Lectures for English
|
102468 |
Adopting emerging technologies to enhance student
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Successfully-Completed TDG Projects
Project Code |
Project |
102457 |
Improvement and Optimization of Online Course
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102444 |
Building an Online Discussion Board and Service |
102443 |
Visualizing the Value Added-ness of Students’ |
102442 |
Development of an Online Teaching and Learning Portal |
TG14A4 |
Building Integrated E-Textbook Phase II & III |
TG14A2 |
The Diagnostic English Tracking Assessment |
TG13A6 |
An online Programme |
TG13A3 |
Development of an on-line Course, Teaching and |
TG13A1 |
Webcasting Teaching and Learning Centre’s |
TG12A2 |
Building an Integrated E-Textbook |
TG12A1 |
A Learning and Teaching Development Programme for New Faculty |
TG11A7 |
An online Programme |
TG11A6 |
Professional Podcasting of eTextbooks |
TG10C4 |
Developing a Range of English Language |
TG10C3 |
Supporting Blended Learning for the new 334 |
TG10C1 |
21st-century language learning with 21st-century |
TG10B9 |
Automating Measures of Participation in Online |
TG10B6 |
Building E-Textbooks for Various Platforms |
TG10A8 |
Information Technology Fluency Projects – Project |
TG10A2 |
Integrating Rich Media into Language Learning |
TG09A9 |
Information Technology Fluency Projects |
Academic Qualifications:
- PhD (Business IT) Candidate (Feb. 2019 – current), USM, Malaysia. USM is:
- ranked 49 in Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2019
- ranked 165 in QS World rankings
- ranked 43 in QS Asian University Rankings
- ranked 14 in QS Top 50 under 50 University Rankings
- MSc (Electronic Commerce and Internet Computing), Faculty of Engineering, HKU
- Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Science, Curtin University, Australia
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), ECU, Australia
Professional Qualifications:
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): SQL Server
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS): .NET Framework 2.0 Web Applications
- Microsoft Certified Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD): Web Developer
- Microsoft Certified Information Technology Professional (MCITP): Database Administrator
- Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)
- iPhone Programming Course Certificate