Refereed Conference Presentations & Proceedings
2019
Fong, C. (2019, April). Guiding Inquiry Discourse Across Digital and Face-to-Face KCI Learning Environments. In J.D. Slotta (Chair), The Knowledge Community and Inquiry Model: Synthesizing a Decade of Research for a Widening Audience. Poster symposium to be conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2018
Fong, C., Zaki, S., Vahed, Z., Cote, R., Sally, A., Paltry, L., & Franz, Richard (2018, January). Journey ON: Converging Pathways of Policy, Research, and Practice for Fostering Global Competencies in Ontario’s Education System. Paper session presented at the 30th annual International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Singapore.
Elrofaie, A., Fong, C., Gormley, L., Maggisano, C., Nicolson, C., van Roosmalen, E., & Zaki, S. (2018, January). Ontario’s research and evaluation strategy: A framework for data use provincially and locally. In C. Fong, C. Campbell, C. Brown, J. Flood, E. Zala-Mezö, N. Strauss, D. Müller, J. Häbig, R. Kuster, P. Herzig, G. Unterweger, E. van Roosmalen, L. Nicolson, S. Lillejord, K. Børte, A Policy and Practice Perspective on the Use of Research Evidence for Improving Teaching and Learning. Paper symposium presented at the 30th annual International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Singapore.
Stryker, L., Hinton, A., Ingram, L., Zaki, S., Fong, C., & Vahed, Z. (2018, January). Scaling Ontario’s Approach to Assessment For and As Learning. Workshop conducted at the 30th annual International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Singapore.
Hinton, A., Ingram, L., Stryker, L., Zaki, S., Fong, C., & Vahed, Z. (2018, January). Learning to Learn for the Present and Future: Using Assessment for Learning to Develop Global Competencies in Ontario’s Classrooms. Workshop conducted at the 30th annual International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Singapore.
2016
Acosta, A., Fong, C., & Slotta, J.D. (2016, April). Using temporal analytics to track idea growth and obsolescence in a knowledge community and inquiry approach to elementary astronomy. In B. Chen, A.F. Wise, S. Knight, and B. Haugan Cheng (Chairs), Putting Temporal Analytics into Practice: The 5th International Workshop on Temporality in Learning Data. Workshop conducted at the 6th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge. Edinburgh, UK. Society for Learning Analytics Research.
2015
Chang, Y-L B., Fong, C., Tse, E., Hancock, M., & Scott, S.D. (2015, November). Callout Bubble Saved My Life: Workspace Awareness Support in BYOD Classrooms. Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Interactive Tabletops & Surfaces, (pp. 73-82). Madeira, Portugal: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Available online at http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2817733
Tse, E., Kharrufa, A., Mercier, E., & Fong, C. (2015, November). Architecting Collaborative Learning Places. Workshop conducted at the 2015 International Conference on Interactive Tabletops & Surfaces, (pp. 475-478). Madeira, Portugal: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). Available online at http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2835065
Fong, C., Cober, R.M., Messina, R., Moher, T., Murray, J., Peebles, B., & Slotta, J.D. (2015, June). The 3R Orchestration Cycle: Fostering Multi-Modal Inquiry Discourse in a Scaffolded Inquiry Environment. In Lindwall, O., Häkkinen, P., Koschman, T. Tchounikine, P. & Ludvigsen, S. (Eds.). Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: The Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference 2015, Volume 1 (pp. 39-46). Gothenburg, Sweden: The International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Fong, C. & Slotta, J.D. (2015, June). Common Knowledge: Supporting the Orchestration of Multi-Modal Note-Sharing in a Heterogeneous Classroom Ecology. In L.P. Prieto, Y. Dimitriadis, A. Harrer, M. Milrad, M. Nussbaum, & J.D. Slotta (Organizers), The Orchestrated Collaborative Classroom: Designing and Making Sense of Heterogeneous Ecologies of Teaching and Learning Resources. Workshop conducted at the 11th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL- p. 30-33). Gothenburg, Sweden. Available online at http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1411/paper-07.pdf
Fong, C., Cober, R.M., Moher, T., & Slotta, J.D. (2015, June). Spatial Mapping of Inquiry Discourse in the Classroom Through Knowledge Visualization. In T. Moher & J.D. Slotta (Chairs), Knowledge Construction in the Instrumented Classroom: Supporting Student Investigations of Their Physical Learning Environment. In Lindwall, O., Häkkinen, P., Koschman, T. Tchounikine, P. & Ludvigsen, S. (Eds.). Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: The Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference 2015, Volume 2 (pp. 634-635). Gothenburg, Sweden: The International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Fong, C., Cober, R.M., Messina, R., Moher, T., Murray, J., Peebles, B., & Slotta, J.D. (2015, June). The 3R Orchestration Cycle: Fostering Inquiry Discourse in a CSCL Classroom. In E. Mercier (Chair), Researching and Designing for the Orchestration of Learning in the CSCL Classroom. In Lindwall, O., Häkkinen, P., Koschman, T. Tchounikine, P. & Ludvigsen, S. (Eds.). Exploring the Material Conditions of Learning: The Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Conference 2015, Volume 2 (p. 602). Gothenburg, Sweden: The International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Mercier, E.M. (Chair); Fong, C.; Cober, R.; Slotta, J.D.; Forssell, K.S.; Israel, M.; Joyce-Gibbons, A.; Martinez-Maldonado, R.; Moher, T.; Shehab, S.; Rummel, N. (2015, June). Researching and Designing for the Orchestration of Learning in the CSCL Classroom. In Symposium conducted at the 11th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), Gothenburg, Sweden. Gothenburg, Sweden: ISLS.
Fong, C., Cober, R.M., Messina, R., Moher, T., Murray, J., Peebles, B., & Slotta, J.D. (2015, April). Common Knowledge: Iterative Design, Scripting, and Orchestration of Inquiry Discourse in Elementary Science. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, Illinois, USA.
2014
Fong, C., Cober, R.M., Messina, R., Moher, T., Murray, J., Peebles, B., & Slotta, J.D. (2014, April). Common Knowledge: Design, Scripting, and Orchestration of Knowledge Building Discourse in Elementary Science. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cober, R., Fong, C., Peebles, B., Acosta, A., & Slotta, J.D. (2014). Getting a Feel For It: A Hands-on Approach for Expressive Activities in Middle-school Astronomy. Roundtable presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Moher, T., Ching., C.C., Schaefer, S., Lee, V.R., Enyedy, N., Danish, J.A., Guerra, P., Gnoli, G., Pazmino, P.J., López Silva, B.A., Lyons, L., Perritano, A., Slattery, B., Tissenbaum, M., Slotta, J.D., Cober, R., Fong, C., Rubin, A. (2014). Becoming Reflective: Designing for Reflection on Physical Performances. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference of the Learning Sciences. Volume 3. 1273-1282. International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS). Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1493&context=itls_facpub
2013
Fong, C., Cober, R.M., Madeira, C.A., Messina, R., Murray, J., Peebles, B., & Slotta, J.D. (2013, June). Common Knowledge: Orchestrating Synchronously Blended F2F Discourse in the Elementary Classroom. In Rummel, N., Kapur, M., Nathan, M., & Putambekar, S. (Eds.), To See the World and a Grain of Sand: Learning Across Levels of Space, Time, and Scale: CSCL 2013 Conference Proceedings Volume 2 – Short Papers, Panels, Posers, Demos & Community Events (pp. 26-29). International Society of the Learning Sciences: Madison, WI, USA.
Fong, C., Cober, R.M., Madeira, C.A., & Slotta, J.D. (2013, April). Common Knowledge for Collective Inquiry Discourse. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, California, USA.
Fong, C. & Slotta, J.D. (2013, April). Collective Inquiry Discussions in a Knowledge Community Curriculum. In T. Moher & J. Slotta (Chairs), Embedded Phenomena for Inquiry Communities (EPIC). Poster symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, California, USA.
2012
Fong, C. (2012, August). Blended Learning: Possibilities for Transformative Learning. Keynote address presented at the annual joint Summer Institute of the Toronto District School Board’s Teaching and Learning with Technology Department and Library and Learning Resources & Interdisciplinary Studies Department, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fong, C., Pascual-Leone, R., & Slotta, J.D. (2012, August). The Role of Discussion in Orchestrating Inquiry. In J. Slotta (Chair), Embedded Phenomena for Knowledge Communities: Supporting complex practices and interactions within a community of inquiry in the elementary science classroom. Interactive poster symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Institute for Knowledge Innovation and Technology (IKIT), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fong, C., Pascual-Leone, R., & Slotta, J.D. (2012, July). The Role of Discussion in Orchestrating Inquiry. In T. Moher & J. Slotta (Chairs), Embedded Phenomena for Knowledge Communities: Supporting complex practices and interactions within a community of inquiry in the elementary science classroom. In van Aalst, J., Thomspon K., Jacobson, M.J., & Reimann, P. (Eds.), The Future of Learning: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS 2012) – Volume 2, Short Papers, Symposia, and Abstracts (p. 68). International Society of the Learning Sciences: Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Cober, R., Fong, C., Gnoli, A., López Silva, B., Lui, M., Madeira, C., McCann, C., Moher, T., Slotta, J., & Tissenbaum, M. (2012, July). Embedded Phenomena for Knowledge Communities: Supporting complex practices and interactions within a community of inquiry in the elementary science classroom. In J. van Aalst, K. Thompson, M. J. Jacobson, & P. Reimann (Eds.), The Future of Learning: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) – Short Papers, Symposia, and Abstracts, Volume 2 (pp. 64–71). Sydney, NSW, Australia: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Fong, C., Cober, R.M., Madeira, C.A., & Slotta, J.D. (2012, April). Common Knowledge: Scaffolding Collective Inquiry for Knowledge Communities. Highlighted paper session on “Technology-Supported Learning in K-12 Science” presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
2011
Fong, C. & Slotta, J.D. (2011, April). Supporting Teachers in the Adoption of Inquiry and Technology Methods: Research to Practice. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
2010
Fong, C., McPherson, M. & Reich, D. (2010, May). Pass-It-On: A Solution to the Kid Clutter Problem. 1st place winner of the International Student Design Competition at the annual meeting of the Usability Professionals’ Association, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Retrieved from http://www.usabilityprofessionals.org/conference/2010/students/awards/
2003
Percy, J.R., Fong, C., & Woodruff, E. (2003, Jul.). What Do Teachers See In An “Exemplary” Astronomy Video? Poster presented at the 2003 General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union, special session on “Effective Teaching and Learning of Astronomy”, Sydney, Australia.
2002
Fong, C. (2002, May). What Do Teachers Attend To; When They Are Told They Are Watching Video Vignettes Of Exemplary Teaching in Astronomy? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chandra, N., Woodruff, E., Fong, C., & Percy, J.R. (2002, Apr.). Collaborative Processing of Frames of Reference in the Learning of Astronomy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Publications
2018
Fong, C. & Slotta J.D. (2018). Supporting communities of learners in the elementary classroom: the Common Knowledge learning environment. Instructional Science, 46(4), 533-561. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-018-9463-3
2014
Fong, C. (2014). Supporting Discourse and Classroom Orchestration in a Knowledge Community and Inquiry Approach (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from University of Toronto TSpace Repository. (http://hdl.handle.net/1807/68475)
2010
Fong, C., Beutler, K., Papulkas, K., Apostolova-Gilbert, V. & Bradbeer, K. (2010). TDSB ICT Standards for K-12. Toronto: Toronto District School Board. Retrieved from http://schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/Portals/elearning/docs/ICT%20Standards.pdf
2009
Beutler, K., Fong, C., Papulkas, K. & Bradbeer, K. (Eds.). (2009). Ontario Educational Resource Bank – a TDSB Guide to the OERB. Toronto: Toronto District School Board. Retrieved from http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=41&menuid=15443&pageid=13674
2004
Fong, C. (2004). Teachers’ Interpretation of Exemplary Practice Video Vignettes. In J. Hewitt & I. DeCoito (Eds.) OISE Papers in Educational Technologies (pp. 17-28). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Fong, C., Percy, J.R., & Woodruff, E. (2004). What Do Teachers See in an “Exemplary” Astronomy Video? The Astronomy Education Review 3(1), 1-6. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3847/AER2004001
2003
Fong, C. & Woodruff, E. (2003). Web-Based Video and Frame Theory in the Professional Development of Teachers: Some Implications for Distance Education. Distance Education 24(2), 195-211. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0158791032000127473
2002
Fong, C. (2002). What Teachers Think When Viewing Video Modelling of Exemplary Practice (Master’s thesis). Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/305499109