Inaugural International Conference on Open and Flexible Education List of Accepted Papers Title Author Affiliation A New Immersion Platform for Online English Teaching Shen Jun Jiangsu Television and Radio University Ampai Tiranasar Chulalongkorn University Intira Phrompan Chulalongkorn University A Study of Guidelines for Developing Web Information System for Nattakarn Anantrawan Chulalongkorn University Art Teachers in Thailand Sarita Juaseekoon Chulalongkorn University Nuttida Pujeeb Chulalongkorn University A Study on the Cultivation of the Students' Autonomous Learning Wang Hongmei Zhejiang Radio & Television University Ability Based on Blog A Study on the influence of the New media on college students' Weidong Chen Suzhou University of Science & Technology learning styles Xindong Ye Wen Zhou Univerisity Carol Miles University of Newcastle Adapting Lecture Capture Activities for Success in the Flipped David Cameron University of Newcastle Classroom A. Curtis Lee University of Newcastle Affordances of Digital Media for Building Research Capability Jean Saludadez University of the Philippines Open University Online Alphabet Soup: Developing Game Mechanics as Open Education Dana Ruggiero Bath Spa University Resources Tak-Lam Wong Caritas Institute of Higher Education Wai Shing Ho Caritas Institute of Higher Education An Automatic Approach for Analyzing Online Discussion Forum via Jeff K.T. Tang Caritas Institute of Higher Education Text Mining Gary Cheng Hong Kong Institute of Education Fu Lee Wang Caritas Institute of Higher Education 1 Inaugural International Conference on Open and Flexible Education List of Accepted Papers Title Author Affiliation An Empirical Study on Using Web-based Social Media to Build a Ricky Yuk-Kwan Ng Vocational Training Council Learning Community Cecilia Po-San Leung Vocational Training Council Analysis and Application of Weixin in Online Interactive Teaching Xuan Zhang Jiangsu Open University Balancing Life: An alternate reality gaming environment for Leopold Bayerlein University of New England undergraduate accounting education Naomi McGrath University of New England Blended learning at the University of Western Sydney: a whole of Dennis Macnamara University of Western Sydney institution transformation Carol Russell Lynnae Rankine University of Western Sydney Building capacity for open-education at a large regional Sarah Lambert University of Wollongong multi-campus University Catering for learners’ diverse needs through blended learning Kam Cheong Li The Open University of Hong Kong Challenges of Implementing ICT Curriculum in Primary Schools in Kassimu Nihuka Open University of Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Florence Peter Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Cognitive Apprenticeship: An Effective Pedagogy in Open and Yousaf Khan Allama Iqbal Open University Flexible Schooling Comparative Study on Evaluating Indicator System for Online Deng Huaili South China Normal University Courses between China and America Cross cultural comparison: the introduction of new technology with post-graduate students in Hong Kong and in the United Helen Boulton Nottingham Trent University Kingdom Data Visualisation and Statistics from the Future Theodosia Prodromou University of New England 2 Inaugural International Conference on Open and Flexible Education List of Accepted Papers Title Author Affiliation Kenneth Wong Caritas Institute of Higher Education Wai-Shing Ho Caritas Institute of Higher Education Design and Implementation of a Pre-enrollment Guide for Reggie Kwan Caritas Institute of Higher Education Students Pursuing Higher Education Fu Lee Wang Caritas Institute of Higher Education Louise Luk Caritas Institute of Higher Education Michael Cheung Caritas Institute of Higher Education Different roles of digital video in ESL speaking instruction Tristan Currie University of Technology Sydney Designed for Cross-cultural Communication——Research on Xuelian Li Shanghai International Studies University Instructional Message Design of Confucius Institute Online National Taichung University of Science and Geeng-Neng You Technology Designing a 3D-based Computer-Assisted Instruction Tool for National Taichung University of Science and Ming-Hsien Hung Teaching Orthographic Projection Technology National Taichung University of Science and Yung-Chou Hsu Technology Kin Sun Yuen The Open University of Hong Kong Developing mobile learning modules for the enhancement of Eva Ym Tsang The Open University of Hong Kong language proficiency Bell P P Cheung The Open University of Hong Kong Developing Theoretical Framework for Research in Open and Flexible Learning in ICT-Rich Environment: A New Trend in Yousaf Khan Allama Iqbal Open University Educational Research 3 Inaugural International Conference on Open and Flexible Education List of Accepted Papers Title Author Affiliation Linda Yin King Lee The Open University of Hong Kong Alisa Ka Po Wong The Open University of Hong Kong Development of an Instrument for Programme Evaluation: An Joseph Kok Long Lee The Open University of Hong Kong Illustration from a Nursing Programme Yee Shan Wong Queen Elizabeth Hospital Wai Shun Yuen The Open University of Hong Kong Joey Che Yan Yip The Open University of Hong Kong Digital narratives and the teaching of writing Mutuota Kigotho University of New England Jamie Gabriel Macquarie University Discussion-forum driven learning Rebekah Wegener Macquarie University Drivers of Online Learning Systems: A Case Study Kamaljeet Sandhu University of New England Educating the 'Net Generation': Enhancing student engagement Naomi McGrath University of New England with web 2.0 tools and mobile technology in music education Alana Blackburn University of New England Eva Ym Tsang The Open University of Hong Kong Effective instructional design for mobile learning Kin Sun Yuen The Open University of Hong Kong Bell P P Cheung The Open University of Hong Kong Effects of Computer-Assisted Learning on Students’ Achievements Serkan Dincer Cukurova University in Turkey, and Comparison to Other Countries: A meta-analysis Albert C.T. Cheung The Open University of Hong Kong Emergence in Learning: Understanding the Evolution of Chun Ming Leung The Open University of Hong Kong Knowledge via Complex Networks Guanrong Chen City University of Hong Kong 4 Inaugural International Conference on Open and Flexible Education List of Accepted Papers Title Author Affiliation Jeff K.T. Tang Caritas Institute of Higher Education Pak Ping Wong The Open University of Hong Kong Enabling an Interactive Campus Life Using a Marker-Based AR Tsan Sing Chan The Open University of Hong Kong Interface Long Yin Ling The Open University of Hong Kong Wai-Man Pang Caritas Institute of Higher Education Trevor Black University of Southern Queensland Engaging learners on-line using Cooperative Learning Strategies Sharon Louth University of Southern Queensland Enhancing Learning through Discussion Forums and Blogs: Elham Arabi SIM University Personalized Learning & Self-Reflection Evaluation Of The Use Of Sipas In Increasing GPA For Scholarship Sri Yuniati Putri Koes Hardini Universitas Terbuka Students At Universitas Terbuka Exploring study on the education effect influencing factors of Lu Shoudong ZhongShan Radio and TV University bottom TV University Feasibility of Exploiting Technology-Enhanced ODL Delivery in The Kassimu Nihuka Open University of Tanzania Institute of Continuing Education at The Open University of Herbert Ngimi Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Tanzania Philip Y L Wong Caritas Institute of Higher Education Steven Ng Caritas Institute of Higher Education Flexible Education: A Prospective Application in Delivering Wai Man Ho Caritas Institute of Higher Education SCS-based courses Fallon Leung Caritas Institute of Higher Education William Yung (Independant Consultant) Game Shops Towards Community Learning Centres in Thailand Jomphong Mongkhonvanit Siam University 5 Inaugural International Conference on Open and Flexible Education List of Accepted Papers Title Author Affiliation Wolfgang Halang FernUniversität in Hagen Maytiyanin Komkhao Fernuniversität in Hagen Grouping Dispersed Learners with Recommender Systems King Mongkut's University of Technology North Sunantha Sodsee Bangkok ICT for Rural Education in China: Case Studies Ying Wang Open University of China Andrew K.F. Lui The Open University of Hong Kong Maria H.M. Poon The Open University of Hong Kong Impact of Cross-Year Peer Tutoring on Developing a Culture of Hiu Wing Go The Open University of Hong Kong Excellence in an Undergraduate Computing Programme Vanessa S.C. Ng The Open University of Hong Kong Terri W.Y. Wong The Open University of Hong Kong Tolly S A Mbwette Open University of Tanzania Impact of Students Academic Records Information System (SARIS) Kassimu Nihuka Open University of Tanzania on Learning Flexibility in ODL at the Open University of Tanzania Regina Monyemangene Open University of Tanzania Incidental Vocabulary Learning in Reading Contexts aided by Gladwin George Middle East College Mobile Phones Information Literacy Status Investigation of Foreign Students in Yunwu Wang Jiangsu Normal University China and Its Training Strategy Innovation and Social Impact in Hong Kong Higher Education: Man Wai Poon The Open University of Hong Kong Some Lessons from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Ching Yuen Cheung The Chinese University of Hong Kong Tohoku University Investigation of China's State Online Excellent Courses Based on Beibei Zhang South China Normal University