1.1 CITE Introduction
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OverviewThe Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) was established in June 1998 to provide intellectual leadership and support to promote the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for quality education in Hong Kong.
CITE supports several quality academic programmes coordinated by the Faculty of Education. These programmes are offered to teachers, educators ,and education-related professionals to meet their increasing needs and interests in further pursuing their studies. It is hoped that these professionals can be equipped with necessary academic and professional knowledge about IT in education.
In addition, the Centre provides in-service professional development training to teachers and principals in the use of IT in teaching and learning. Besides, CITE is also committed to providing consultancy services to the community on various aspects of the development of the educational use of IT. The goal is to establish close connections with the education, technology ,and business sectors of the community at large. |
Vision
CITE carries a vision to become a Centre of Excellence in the area of IT in education.
Mission
- To stimulate and undertake research and development projects ,and to disseminate the research products and findings to the education community both locally and internationally.
- To provide quality in-service teacher/principal education programs for the upgrading and retraining of school teachers/principals so that they will be capable of integrating IT in their teaching practices and strategic school planning.
- To establish links and partnerships locally and internationally to further strengthen and enhance CITE's profile and image internationally.