FHKI Certification Framework of STEM Products - Educators Seminar

 Certification Framework of STEM Products - Educators Seminar was organized by FHKI on 12^th July 2023. This project focus on establishing and promoting a STEM product certification framework to STEM product manufacturers and educators to identify and categorized STEM products, as well as, to improve students’ learning experience. Before the meeting, I met Prof. Winco KC Yung (ISE Dept., PolyU) and Mr. Steve Chuang (Chairman, HKEIC (Group 5); Founder & CEO, Precision Enterprise Ltd – ProVista Group) and took a photo for memory.

In the beginning, Mr. Steve Chuang gave an opening speech. He briefed many industrialists had experience on industry issues when they were child. He was influenced by his father to study electronic. Therefore, STEM education is very important for young students.

Then all guests took a group photo.

And then Mr. Peter Shum (Chairman, Hong Kong Information Technology Industry Council (Group 25)) introduced the Innovation and Technology (I&T) Development Council that established since 2013. 

He also briefed 8 key areas HKSAR government invested directions for I&T development.

Education Technology Sub-committee aimed to connect industry and education through STEM education so as to nutrient I&T talents.

Lastly, Mr. Shum concluded three directions for promoting STEM education and they were Tool, Talent and Venue.

Prof. Winco KC Yung was the first speaker and his topic named “Framework Development for the Certification of STEM Products”. He said this framework is fundamental and could be extended to STEAM (plus Art) and STREAM (plus Art & Research) in future. Thus, this framework had patent filed.

Firstly, Prof. Yung mentioned the definition of STEM product that is a product help users apply knowledge and skills from the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to design, use, develop and innovate. STEM products three categories were briefed including Theories, Bridge and Realize.

And then he showed the overall certification framework for STEM products that assessment based on Design, Making and Assignment (DMA) and Integrated Product Development (IPD) techniques. 

After that Prof. Yung briefed the five certification procedures from submission to examination to evaluation and certification, finally announcement and grant. 

Finally, he shared the evaluation step that including STEM literacy, Product features and General abilities. Some product examples were demonstrated.

Lastly, Prof. Winco Yung stated the benefit of the frameworks for different stockholders. Those benefits included a guide for purchasing decisions, product reliability, user protection, support for sustainable choices, etc.

The second speaker was Mr. Ho Tik Shun (School Principal, The Chinese Foundation Secondary School (CFSS)) and he introduced the 21^st Century Education in CFSS. Firstly, he shared their mission to help students to achieve personal excellence through nurturing in them a set of positive values and developing their social and learning attitudes as well as their professional competence which are conducive to life-long learning.

Mr. Ho mentioned 21^st Century skills in CFSS included whole person development, self-directed learning and life-long learning. Since his background in biology, he led a project for biodiversity through IT mobile apps started from tree.

During Covid period, CFSS employed different healthy technology for students’ sport. 

Finally, he introduced their inter-disciplinary education for STREAM and its achievements.

The last speaker was Mr. Kim Au (Principal, Caritas Wu Cheng-Chung Secondary School) and he introduce their school on Cheerful, Warm, Collaborative and Confident. Firstly, he questioned what are the definition of STEM, STEAM and STREAM because different people had different definition by themselves. 

After that he thought about the future jobs for students. Most jobs of top 10 and highest paying job from 2025 to 2050 predicted that were not related to existing industries. Thus, how education adopt the future trend is critical.

Finally, he mentioned the external school review (ESR) was important for improvement. He employed a statement as conclusion that “if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

Q&A Session.

They discussed STEM product that should be well planned with education package, considering user experience (including teachers and students), product producers should understand the education requirements, value to money, etc.

Outside the meeting room, there are some STEM product demonstration cases. One of interested medical product with STEM element for student programming for monitoring their parent or grand-parent health data.

Another one of STEM product related to space technology.

After the seminar, Minda and I had a dinner in CityU Faculty Lounge.

It is pretty good!

Roasted Canada Pork Loin and Braised Beef Cheek.

Reference:

FHKI – https://www.industryhk.org/en/

AED – https://es.hkfsd.gov.hk/care/en/about/  

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