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Dr Paula HODGSON

Senior Education Development Officer

Dr Paula HODGSON

Contact Information

Office: FW-401
Phone: +(852)- 3442-5745
Fax: +(852)- 2628-2741
Email: ed.paula@cityu.edu.hk
Web: Personal Homepage

Dr Paula Hodgson is a doctoral graduate of the University of South Australia who has been working in higher education since 1997. Enthusiastic about innovative practices in teaching and research, she worked in the Educational Development Centre of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for almost ten years before joining the Centre for Professional Development in the University of Auckland (New Zealand). Her research interests are in the pedagogical applications of learning technologies in conventional and blended online teaching in universities, and their evaluation. Her work has involved a number of projects funded by Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, including Action Learning Project, Megaweb and e3Learning. In 2008, she put her educational theories to use when she taught in the University of Hong Kong, where her research focused on the blended mode of learning and assessment experiences for first-year university study. She places high value on a learning-centred approach to teaching and on engaging learners in a way that challenges their preconceived ideas in achieving both intended and unintended learning outcomes. She received an approval rating of over 90 percent from her students in a teaching feedback questionnaire relating to teaching effectiveness.

Expertise

Dr Hodgson is an ongoing reviewer for Computers and Education, Education Research International, the World Conference on Educational Media and Technology (EDMEDIA), and the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) conference. As an advocate for a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods in educational research, she has co-instigated a variety of innovative teaching and learning practices with academics over the years. This includes online orientation and simulated laboratory practice for nursing students, building professional journalistic skills through using blogs for student journalists, developing higher-order thinking skills through online case discussions, and improving statistical knowledge through online quizzes as a type of formative assessment.

Publications

  • Chan, L.K. and Hodgson, P. (2011) Workplace training through university programme: benefits and challenges. In Chova, L.G., Belenguer, D.M. and Martínez, A.L. (eds) Proceeding of the 3rd International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (pp. 3053–8), Barcelona, Spain, 4–6 July.
  • Hodgson, P., Lam, P. and Chow, C. (2011) Assessment experience of first-year university students: dealing with the unfamiliar. In Enhancing Learning Experiences in Higher Education: International Conference, 2–3 Dec, Hong Kong. Full paper can be accessed:
    http://www.cetl.hku.hk/conference2010/pdf/Hodgson.pdf
  • Hodgson, P. and Pang, M.Y.C. (2011) Effective formative e-assessment of student learning: a study on a statistics course. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. First published: 24 January 2011 (iFirst).
  • Hodgson, P. and Wong, D. (2011) Developing professional skills in journalism through blogs. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 36 (2), pp. 197–211. First published: 3 November 2009 (iFirst).
  • Hodgson, P. (2010) WIL: Achieving intended and unintended learning outcomes of university study. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Work Integrated Learning ‘University–Industry Collaboration for Real Life Education’, Hong Kong. 3–5 February. Full paper can be accessed at:
    http://www.waceinc.org/hongkong/linkdocs/papers/Hong%20Kong/Refereed%20Paper%2013%20(revised).pdf
  • Hodgson, P. and Chan, L.K. (2010) Building professional skills through peer group assessment. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 5 (4), pp. 409–18.
  • Hodgson, P., Gui, D.A.F. and Wong, D. (2010) Academic assignment: to use wiki or alternative platforms. In Proceedings of the IADIS e-Learning 2010 (EL 2010) Conference (pp. 209–13), Freiburg, Germany, 26–29 July.
  • Hodgson, P. Man, D. and Leung, J. (2010) Managing the development of digital educational games. In Biswas, G., Carr, D. Yam, S.C. and Hwang W.Y. (eds) Proceedings of the IEEE 3rd International Conference on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (pp.191-4), Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 12–16, April. Full paper can be accessed at:
    http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=5463766
  • Hodgson, P. (2009) Enhancing student learning through blending varied learning and assessment experiences. In E.M.W. Ng (ed.), Comparative Blended Learning Practices and Environments, pp. 50–69. Hershey, Pa.: Information Science Reference.
  • Hodgson, P. (2009) Designing and implementing learning-centred blogs for university teaching: two cases. In Proceedings of the 4th International Inquiring Pedagogies Conference ‘Researching Beyond Boundaries’, Academic Communities without Borders’ (pp. 44-9), Coventry, U.K., 14–15 September.
  • Chan, L.K. and Hodgson, P. (2009) A comparison of the learning experience of full- and part-time students building an online database of professional terminology, In Proceedings of International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation ICERI2009 Conference (pp. 1317–23), Madrid, Spain, 16–18 November.
  • Wong, D. and Hodgson, P. (2009) Developing journalistic skills through the multimedia platform. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2009 (pp. 2080–8), Honolulu, Hawaii. Chesapeake, Va.: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.
  • Hodgson, P. (2008) Building a community of practice through Liferay. In the digital Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning (pp. 607–11). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Open University.
  • Hodgson, P. and Chan, L.K. (2008) An enriched learning experience by contributing to an online databank of professional terminology for full-time and part-time students. In the digital Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning (pp. 44–51). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Open University.
  • Hodgson, P., So, K.Y. and Hung, P. (2008) The orientation of university freshmen through a blended approach. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008 (pp. 2925–30). Chesapeake, Va.: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.
  • Hodgson, P. and Wong, D. (2008) Motivation, engagement and quality of writing through blogs. In the digital Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning (pp. 621–9). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Open University.
  • Hodgson, P. (2007) The experience of staff developers when preparing for technology integration. In F. Deepwell, J. Haworth and V. King (eds), 2nd International Conference iPED2007: Proceedings ‘Researching Academic Futures', 10–11 September, Coventry University Technocentre. Coventry: CSHE.
  • Hodgson, P. (2007) Enriching learning experience in work-integrated education through weblog and e-portfolio. In CD-ROM Proceedings of the 15th World Conference on Cooperative Education, Singapore, 26–29 June.
  • Hodgson, P., Chan, K. and Liu, Y.W.J. (2007) Learning through e-situated challenges. In ICT2007 Monograph of Symposium on Enhancing Healthcare Education, Research & Practice through Technology, Hong Kong, 9–10 July.
  • Hodgson, P. and Csete, J. (2007) Creating new learning challenges through eCases. The Information, Technology and Educational Change Journal (ITEC), Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong. Available at: http://ejournal.cite.hku.hk/articles/volume2issue2/Hodgson_Csete/Hodgson_Csete.htm
  • Hodgson, P., Lam, P. and Wong, Y.H. (2007). Dovetailing pedagogical and technical support with evaluation. International Journal on E-Learning, 6(3), pp. 363–78. Chesapeake, Va.: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.
  • Lam, P., Hodgson, P. and Csete, J. (2007) Enrichment of interaction in online assessments. In Frankland, S. (ed.), Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Assessment: Deriving an Appropriate Model. The Assessment Resource Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The Netherlands: Springer.
  • Tong, E. and Hodgson, P. (2007) Developing higher-order thinking through blended problem-based learning. In CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference on ICT in Teaching and Learning (pp. 424–32), Hong Kong, 9–10 July.
  • Hodgson, P. (2006) Achieving enriched learning experience through blending computer-mediated and conventional assessment methods. In CD-ROM Proceedings of the 5th Evaluations and Assessment Conference – Enhancing Student Learning, Perth, Western Australia, 30 November–1 December.
  • Hodgson, P. (2005) Early adopters’ journey into new learning technologies. In A. Brew and C. Asmar (eds), ‘Higher Education in a Changing World’, Research & Development in Higher Education, Volume 28, CD-ROM proceedings, Sydney, 3–6 July.
  • Hodgson, P. (2005) Perceived departmental support for technology integration. In A. Brew and C. Asmar (eds), ‘Higher Education in a Changing World’, Research & Development in Higher Education, Volume 28, CD-ROM proceedings, Sydney, Australia, 3–6 July.
  • Hodgson, P. (2005) The pathway to enriching teaching and assessment with technology. In A. Brew and C. Asmar (eds), ‘Higher Education in a Changing World’, Research & Development in Higher Education, Volume 28, CD-ROM proceedings, Sydney, 3–6 July.
  • Hodgson, P., Lam, P. and Wong, Y. (2005). Dovetailing pedagogical and technical support with evaluation. In P. Kommers and G. Richards (eds), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2005 (pp. 226–33), Montreal, Canada, 27 June–2 July. Chesapeake, Va.: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education. Received Conference Outstanding Paper Award.
    http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm/files/paper_20085.pdf?fuseaction=Reader.DownloadFullText&paper_id=20085
  • Hodgson, P. (2004) The experience of academics in preparing for the integration of technology. In L. Cantoni and C. McLoughlin (eds), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2004 (pp. 3334–9), Lugano, Switzerland, 21–26 June. Chesapeake, Va.: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.
  • Hodgson, P. and Lam, P. (2004) Quality management of a joint-university e-learning project: e3Learning. Global Education.
    http://www.globaled.com/articles/PaulaHodgson2004.pdf
  • Kwok, P.M.H. and Hodgson, P. (2004) Tea or tears with SARS? In Proceedings of Virtual Marketing, 38th Academy of Marketing Conference, Business School, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England, 5–7 July.
  • McNaught, C., Lam, P. and Hodgson, P. (2004) A SWOT analysis of a complex project for the development and evaluation of educational websites. In L. Cantoni and C. McLoughlin (eds), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2004 (pp. 1080–7), Lugano, Switzerland, 21–26 June. Chesapeake, Va.: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.
  • Hodgson, P. and Kay, R. (2003) Exploring models of staff development: learning to learn on the Web. In D. Lassner and C. McNaught (eds), ED-MEDIA 2003, Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2003 (pp. 1970–7). Chesapeake, Va.: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.
  • Hodgson, P. and Kay, R. (2003) Unbundling learning and development needs for faculty in integrating learning technologies. In C. Crawford et al. (eds), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 1869–76). Chesapeake, Va.: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.
  • James, J., McNaught, C., Csete, J., Hodgson, P. and Vogel, D. (2003). From MegaWeb to e3Learning: a model of support for university academics to effectively use the Web for teaching and learning. In D. Lassner aqnd C. McNaught (eds), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2003 (pp. 2934–40). Chesapeake, Va.: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.