Nancy Law
Director of the Centre for Information Technology, Professor and Head of Information Technology Studies, University of Hong Kong, SAR Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
Professor Nancy Law is the Director of the Centre for Information Technology in Education, and Professor and Head of Division of Information and Technology Studies of the Faculty of Education, at the University of Hong Kong. She has contributed to education in various capacities within the university and beyond, including serving on a variety of policy advisory committees in education in Hong Kong, such as the Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Information Technology in Education of the Education and Manpower Bureau of the HKSAR government. Professor Law actively keeps up with new development and knowledge through her involvement in many international research projects. She has served as a member of the International Steering Committee, as well as the National Research Coordinator for Hong Kong for the Second International Information Technology in Education Study (SITES), and is a member of the Steering Committee of the APEC Cyber Education Consortium (ACEC). She led the development of the modelling environment “Worldmaker” and associated curriculum resources, and initiated the development of the eLearning platform: "Interactive Learning Network" (ILN). Her main research interests include the evaluation of ICT policies and implementation for educational innovation, as well as the design, development and use of digital technology to support innovative pedagogies, including collaborative knowledge building and modelling. Professor Law has a Ph.D. from the Institute of Education, at the University of London.