There is a thin line only, between a teacher and an actor. Thanks to Mr German CHEUNG, a seasoned drama director, actor and acting coach, our colleagues grasped an even firmer understanding, than with what they were already equipped, of how to shine on our own stage, inside or outside a classroom.
Category: Staff
Induction programme for New Academic Staff 2021
The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Human Resources Office (HRO) and Office of Vice-President (Academic and Research) (VPARO) jointly organised the Induction Programme for New Academic Staff 2021 with a series of a forum and workshops on 16 and 20 August 2021.
HSUHK Teaching and Learning Forum 2021
The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) successfully organised the HSUHK Teaching and Learning Forum 2021, themed “Let’s Create a BRAINstorm in a Teacup: Dialogues with Different Educators”, on 25 May 2021. The Forum served as a cross-institutional platform for educators to share the best practices and the most updated experience of teaching and learning for the promotion of teaching excellence. Following the first Forum in 2019, the number of speakers tripled to 18 at the second Forum, featuring the 10 recipients of the HSUHK Teaching Excellence Awards of 2018/19 and 2019/20 and 8 distinguished scholars from a wide range of local tertiary institutions. In the new normal of online teaching, it was CTL’s first-time endeavour to host the HSUHK Teaching and Learning Forum in the mixed mode.
Seminar on “From Online Teaching to Mixed Mode Teaching: Some Food for Thoughts”
In view of the challenges brought by the switch from face-to-face teaching to online or mixed mode teaching, the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) organised the seminar, namely “From Online Teaching to Mixed Mode Teaching: Some Food for Thoughts”, on 18 March 2021 (Thursday). The seminar provided an opportunity for teachers to exchange their experience and tips for online or mixed mode teaching.
Dr Cathy Fung, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chinese, spoke in her sharing “從武俠小說看網上教學” about the inspiration she got from martial arts (Wuxia) novels for teacher-student interactions in online teaching.
HSUHK Teaching Excellence Awards Sharing Seminar II (2020/21)
The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) organised the second seminar of the HSUHK Teaching Excellence Awards Sharing Seminar Series (2020/21) on 4 March 2021 (Thursday), 2:00 to 3:15 p.m., at Lee Ping Yuen Chamber (D801).
The Sharing Seminar II, titled “Business Education for Students without Business Background”, focused on business teaching. 3 recipients of the HSUHK Teaching Excellence Awards 2019/20 from the School of Business shared their valuable experience in delivering lively lessons by combining theories and daily life, telling stories, and writing cases. Here are their topics:
HSUHK Teaching Excellence Awards Sharing Seminar I (2020/21)
To recognise the teaching excellence and innovative pedagogy of the academic staff at HSUHK, the Teaching Excellence Awards have been presented to our teachers to celebrate their splendid teaching performance since the 2014/15 Academic Year.
QESS/TDG Project Sharing Series: Starting a Language and Culture Centre from Scratch
To let our colleagues know more about how to turn their brilliant teaching ideas into a project and to apply for funding implementing their great ideas, the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) proudly presented a new initiative, QESS/TDG Project Sharing Series in AY2020/21.
QESS/TDG Project Sharing Series: Turning Your Teaching Ideas into a Project
To let our colleagues know more about how to turn their brilliant teaching ideas into a project and to apply for funding implementing their great ideas, the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) proudly presented a new initiative, QESS/TDG Project Sharing Series in AY2020/21.
Shine a Spotlight on Students (…Subtly): Practices to Keep your Students ON-line
Engaging students might be a challenge in online lessons. Before the new semester officially started, Dr Holly Chung, Associate Director (Teaching and Learning Enhancement) of Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), was honoured to conduct the webinar, entitled “Shine a Spotlight on Students (…Subtly): Practices to Keep Your Students ON-line” on 9 September 2020, to share her practical experience and to provide a platform for colleagues to exchange their point of views.
Induction Programme for New Academic Staff 2020
The Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) organised a series of forum and seminars on 4 and 7 September 2020 as part of the “Induction Programme for New Academic Staff 2020”.
The series started with the “Forum on Creating a Welcoming, Positive and Productive Learning Environment” on the first day. The seminars of “Outcome-based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) and Criterion-Referenced Assessment”, “Online Teaching and Learning with Emerging Technologies” and “Learning Programme Accreditation and Quality Assurance” on the second day followed.
