New Media for Educational Change

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. New Media for Educational Change

      • Robert Maribe Branch

      Pages 3-8

3. Learning Attitude, Behavior, and Analysis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Action Learning, Value Clarification, Conventional Lecture Method, and Secondary School Students’ Attitude to Information and Communication Technology Concepts in Social Studies in Rural Learning Ecologies

      • Emmanuel O. Adu, Olugbenga A. Ige, Kemi O. Adu

      Pages 11-26

   3. Improving Reading Performance Through Gamification and Analytics

      • Micah Modell

      Pages 27-41

   4. Online Knowledge-Sharing Motivators of Top Contributors in 30 Q&A Sites

      • Yongsi Chen, Khe Foon Hew

      Pages 43-57

   5. An Exploratory Study on Learning Attitude in Computer Programming for the Twenty-First Century

      • Junru Yang, Gary K. W. Wong, Clive Dawes

      Pages 59-70

   6. A Framework for Analysis Learning Pattern Toward Online Forum in Programming Course

      • Qingchun Hu, Yong Huang

      Pages 71-80

   7. Twitter As a Music Education Tool to Enhance the Learning Process: Conversation Analysis

      • Michele Della Ventura

      Pages 81-88

4. Learning Management Systems, Mobile Learning & MOOCs

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89

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5. Learning Management Systems, Mobile Learning & MOOCs

   1. The Impact of Technology Upon Family Co-play Roles

      • Deborah Cockerham, Lin Lin

      Pages 91-98

   2. A Cross-cultural Exploration of Primary Students’ Learning Management System Use: A Mixed Methods Approach

      • Miaoting Cheng, Allan Hoi Kau Yuen, Qi Li, Ying Song

      Pages 99-114

   3. Effects of M-Learning on Students’ Learning Outcome: A Meta-analysis

      • Yangcun Feng, Yuan Liao, Youqun Ren

      Pages 115-123

   4. Implementation of Tool-Based Mathematics Lesson: A Duo of Material and Digital Tools

      • Huey Lei, Yip Cheung Chan, Allen Leung

      Pages 125-139

   5. Global Learners’ Behavior on News in Social Media Platforms Through a MOOC

      • Paula Hodgson

      Pages 141-148

6. Communication and New Media in Everyday Life

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149

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   2. The Relations of Secure Attachment Style and Love Satisfaction with Online Relationship Maintenance

      • Chi-Keung Chan, Po-Shuen Viann Wong, Tsz-Ching Candy Lo

      Pages 151-163

   3. A Study on the Impact of Involvement in Violent Online Game and Self-Control on Hong Kong Young Adults’ Psychological Well-Being

      • Charlotte Ting Yan Yeung, Raymond Chi Fai Chui

      Pages 165-174

   4. A Cross-Cultural Analysis: American and Hong Kong Newspaper Organizations’ Social Media Use

      • Eiswein Tsz Kin Wong, Will W. K. Ma

      Pages 175-189

This book gathers selected papers presented at the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology 2018 International Conference on the theme of “new media for educational change: effects on learning and reflection on practice”. It contributes to a scholarly discussion that goes beyond what new media can contribute to education, and reflects on best practices as well as lessons learned by applying new media in a wide range of fields. Scholars from educational technology, journalism, higher education, etc. share their findings in a number of formats, such as empirical research, case studies of best practices, literature reviews, etc. The topics addressed include but are not limited to media practice, application of innovative technologies, MOOCs in higher education, social media for learning, gamification, learning analytics, and comparative studies.

• New media in education
• educational change
• learning technology
• media psychology
• mobile communication and learning
• social media
• social interaction
• computer-mediated communication
• learning and instruction

• Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

  Liping Deng

• Learning Commons, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi), Hong Kong, China

  Will W. K. Ma

• Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT), Hong Kong, China

  Cheuk Wai Rose Fong

Liping Deng is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests centre on social media, informal learning, multitasking, and learning communities. She has published papers in key international journals such as Computers & Education on the educational use of Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs and social networking websites. 


Wai-Kit Will Ma received his PhD from the University of Hong Kong. He is currently Head of the Learning Commons, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong.  Dr Ma’s research chiefly focuses on the use of information systems for communication, knowledge sharing and knowledge creation. He is President of the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology and served as Co-editor of the Journal of Communication and Education.


Cheuk Wai Rose Fong completed her doctoral degree in Education at Durham University, UK. She is currently a senior lecturer and Director of Student Services at the Community College of City University, as well as the Public Relations Officer of the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Her research interests include education technologies, human-computer interaction, and thinking skills in self-reflection and creativity.

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