Dr. Maureen Tam
Acting Director, Teaching and Learning Centre
Address:
Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, China
Email
: mtam@ln.edu.hk

Personal Profile:

Dr. Maureen Tam has a wealth of experience working in the capacity of an educational developer in higher education in both Australia and Hong Kong. Over the years she has conducted research, supervised teaching development projects and participated in staff development activities to help improve the quality of teaching and learning in university education. Maureen has a special interest in the integration of technology with teaching and learning, course and teaching evaluation, instructional design, and learning theories.

Publications

Tam, M. (2004). Paper on Autonomous Learning. View

Tam, M., Wedd, S. & McKerchar, M. (1997). Development and evaluation of a computer-based learning pilot project for the teaching of holistic accounting concepts. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 13(1), 54-67.

Tam, M., 1999, 'Managing change involves changing management: implications for transforming higher education', Quality in Higher Education Journal, Vol. 5.3, Carfax, U.K.
Tam, M., 1999, 'Quality assurance policies in higher education in Hong Kong' , Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, Vol. 21.2,
Carfax, Australia.

Tam, M., 1999, 'Mentoring - a way to staff induction', in J. James (Ed.) (1999) First QTL Conference Proceedings, Hong Kong.

Morgan, C.K. and Tam. M., 1999, 'Unravelling the complexities of distance education student attrition', Distance Education Journal, Vol. 20, No. 1, Australia.

Chan, Y.H. and Tam, M., 1999, 'Promoting teaching skills and technology across higher education institutions in Hong Kong; The Lingnan experience', ACUCA Newsletter, July 1999.

Tam, M. [2000]. Constructivism, Instructional Design, and Technology: Implications for Transforming Distance Learning. Educational Technology & Society 3(2). ISSN 1436-4522.
http://ifets.ieee.org/periodical/vol_2_2000/tam.html

Tam, M, 2001, 'Measuring quality and performance in higher education', Quality in Higher Education Journal, Vol - 7(1), pp. 47-54

Tam, M., 2002, 'University Impact on Student Growth: A Quality Measure?', Journal of Higher
Education Policy and Management, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 211-218

Tam, M., 2002, 'Measuring the effect of higher education on univesity students', Quality Assurance in Education Journal, Vol. 10, No. 4, pp. 223-228

Report

Report on Quality Teaching and Learning at Lingnan University
Chapters 1 to 8, which include:

Introduction,Mode of Tuition, Language Enhancement and Initiatives, Language of Classroom Instruction, Course and Teaching Evaluation, Proliferation of Courses and Overlapping of Course Contents in Some Courses, Student Learning, Conclusions and Recommendations.

Research

"Are we making an impact on students?"

Survey on Medium of Instruction

Survey on Mode of Tuition

Survey on Student Learning at Lingnan ( Chinese Version )

Conference:

Quality in Teaching & Learning - A celebration of best practices in Hong Kong Higher Education Conference

Held at Hong Kong International Trade and Exhibition Centre (HITEC), Kowloon Bay on December 10-12, 1998

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