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Mission<\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/idealslearning.cite.hku.hk\/\" class=\"sp-back-btn\">BACK &nbsp;\u2715<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- HERO BANNER -->\r\n<div class=\"sp-hero\">\r\n  <h1 class=\"sp-hero-title\">Our Pedigree<\/h1>\r\n  <p class=\"sp-hero-sub\">Decades of research in learning design, analytics, and technologies.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- MAIN BODY -->\r\n<div class=\"sp-body\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- LEFT COLUMN -->\r\n  <div class=\"sp-left\">\r\n    <h2 class=\"sp-story-title\">The IDEALS Story<\/h2>\r\n    <p class=\"sp-story-p\">The IDEALS system and solution is built on decades of research in learning design, analytics, technologies and a track record of implementations from the classrooms.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <!-- Founder Card -->\r\n    <div class=\"sp-founder-card\">\r\n      <div class=\"sp-founder-img\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idealslearning.cite.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Prof-Nancy-Law.jpg\" alt=\"Nancy Law\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';\" \/>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-founder-name\">Nancy Law<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-founder-role\">Founder &amp; Lead Scientist<\/div>\r\n        <p class=\"sp-founder-bio\">\r\n          Nancy Law served as the Founding Director and is currently the Deputy Director of the\r\n          <a href=\"#\">Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE)<\/a>. An elected fellow of the\r\n          <a href=\"#\">International Society of the Learning Sciences<\/a>, she is known for her work on scalable,\r\n          technology-enhanced innovations in education.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <p class=\"sp-story-p\">Building on decades of research in learning design, learning analytics, and digital citizenship, her team at CITE developed the conceptual framework for the Intelligent DEsign-Aware Learning analytics empowered 21st Century Learning &amp; Teaching System (IDEALS). As an integrated platform, IDEALS supports e-learning design, implementation, assessment and data-informed feedback for whole-school transformation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n    <p class=\"sp-story-p\">With major support from the Quality Education Fund's e-Learning Ancillary Facilities Programme and the Research Grants Council General Research Fund of the HKSAR Government, the IDEALS system was piloted with 14 Hong Kong schools as a design-based partnership to empower teachers, leaders and students to co-create agile, future-ready learning environments.<\/p>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- RIGHT COLUMN: MILESTONES -->\r\n  <div class=\"sp-milestones\">\r\n    <div class=\"sp-milestones-title\"><span class=\"m-icon\">\u23f1<\/span> Our Milestones<\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-milestone\">\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-icon-wrap\">\u23f1<\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-content\">\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-year\">1998<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-heading\">CITE Founded at HKU<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-desc\">Founding of the Centre for Information Technology in Education.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-milestone\">\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-icon-wrap\">\ud83d\udcd6<\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-content\">\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-year\">2000s<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-heading\">Learning 2.0 &amp; School Innovation Research<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-desc\">Extensive research on digital innovation in schools.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-milestone\">\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-icon-wrap\">\ud83d\udcca<\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-content\">\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-year\">2020<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-heading\">Design-Aware Learning Analytics Framework<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-desc\">Formulation of the core conceptual framework.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-milestone\">\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-icon-wrap\">\ud83c\udf93<\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-content\">\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-year\">2021<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-heading\">QEF e-Learning Programme Funding Secured<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-desc\">Major support from the Quality Education Fund.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-milestone\">\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-icon-wrap\">\ud83c\udfeb<\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-content\">\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-year\">2023<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-heading\">IDEALS School Pilot Launch<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-desc\">Initial partnership with pilot schools.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"sp-milestone\">\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-icon-wrap\">\u2b50<\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sp-m-content\">\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-year\">2025<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-heading\">IDEALS Full System Launch<\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"sp-m-desc\">Full-scale deployment across the network.<\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<!-- FOOTER -->\r\n<div class=\"sp-footer\">\r\n  \u00a9 2024 IDEALS EdTech &bull; The University of Hong Kong\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u23f1 THE IDEALS STORY Our Pedigree &amp; Mission BACK &nbsp;\u2715 Our Pedigree Decades of research in learning design, analytics, and technologies. 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