Annual Report 2007–08

41 研 究 Research 藍天計劃 The Blue Skies Project for Leader Development 為新任校長而設的「藍天計劃」由香港教育領導發展中心開展，以十二個月為一期。 新校長藉著與資深校長配對，得以掌握學校環境內各種實況。計劃援引大量國際研 究，從中了解新任學校領導學習其職務的最佳模式，並通過運用貫時性效應資料、 反思學習日誌、同儕反饋及其他評鑑機制，持續充實計劃內涵、提升水平。計劃的目 標，是希望學校領導社群可自發形成學習網絡。源自本計劃的貫時性研究，不但充實 學習模式的理論知識，並可啟發計劃的設計，使之更切合各層面的學校領導的需求。 計劃於二零零七至零八年度踏入第三年，共有逾三百名校長參加。 Run by the Hong Kong Centre for the Development of Educational Leadership, Blue Skies is a 12-month programme for beginning school principals which matches them with experienced principals to learn about real issues within their school contexts. The programme draws heavily on international research into how beginning principals best learn, and is constantly upgraded through the application of longitudinal impact data, reflective learning journals, peer feedback and other mechanism. The aim of the programme is to embed self-organizing learning networks within the school leadership community. Longitudinal research flowing from the programme is adding to the theoretical knowledge of how leaders learn and to innovate the programme designs for all leaders at all levels. Entering its third year in 2007– 08, the programme had involved over 300 principals. 大型望遠鏡製造技術 Technology Development for Making Large Telescope Mirrors 機械與自動化工程學系研發了一套穩定性高、可靠度強的技術，製成集光學鏡的研 磨、拋光及檢測功能於一體的智能磨鏡機，用以製造高精密的近米級大型望遠鏡的 鏡頭。其電腦化系統和閉環控制技術有助監控光學製造上的自動測試及形狀驗證， 同時也保障鏡面準確成形。這種技術大大提高香港光學工業的技術競爭能力，促進 光學工業綜合性技術的發展，足以在尖端光學工業的國際市場競爭，因此獲得二零 零七年香港工商業獎科技成就組別優異證書。 The system, developed by the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, incorporates a number of new technological developments for making high-precision telescope mirrors of near meter-size diameter. It has a unique mechanism for the needed grinding, polishing and figuring processes, guided by efficient tool path selection and execution algorithms. A computer-controlled measurement assembly of automatic optical testing and pattern interpretation serves to enable closed loop quantitative monitoring and fine figuring of the work-piece. Significantly enhancing the technical competitiveness of the Hong Kong optical industry, and making way for migration to upper scale markets currently dominated by overseas makers, the technology received the Technological Achievement Certificate of Merit of the 2007 Hong Kong Awards for Industries. 工程學院 Faculty of Engineering 教育學院 Faculty of Education