Congratulations to Mr. John Lin on winning the 2014 UGC Teaching Award

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Message from the President and Vice-Chancellor

Dear Colleagues, Students and Alumni,

As you might already have heard, we have some terrific news: Mr. John C.H. Lin, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Architecture, has been honoured with the 2014 UGC Teaching Award. Please join me in extending to him our warmest congratulations! The Award was launched by the UGC in 2011 to honour academics in the UGC-funded institutions for their outstanding teaching performance and achievements, as well as their leadership in and scholarly contribution to teaching and learning. Only 2-3 awards are made each year.

Since joining the University in 2006, Mr. Lin has distinguished himself as a first-rate teacher and researcher in architecture, and as a pioneer of experiential learning, both within his discipline and across disciplines. Mr. Lin’s portfolio demonstrates sustained commitment to experiential learning in his own teaching, as well as leadership in experiential learning as an institutional strategic priority. In recognition of his outstanding contributions in enhancing student learning, he was awarded the University’s 2010 Outstanding Teaching Award.

It is most encouraging to note that three of our colleagues have been conferred this prestigious Award in the past four exercises, which is clear evidence of the University’s excellence in teaching and learning.

Professor Peter Mathieson
President and Vice-Chancellor

Invitation to International Conference – Assessment for Learning in Higher Education 2015

Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee, it is my pleasure to warmly invite you to take part in our International Conference – Assessment for Learning in Higher Education 2015, which will be held on 14-15 May 2015 at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

We are also delighted to have confirmed internationally renowned educational experts – Prof. John Biggs (Formerly University of Hong Kong), Prof. David Boud (University of Technology Sydney), Prof. Royce Sadler (University of Queensland), Prof. Dai Hounsell (University of Edinburgh), Prof. David Carless (University of Hong Kong), and Prof. Rick Glofcheski (University of Hong Kong) as keynote and plenary speakers of the conference.

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Assessment for learning has attracted the interest of higher education institutions worldwide. Hosted by the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at HKU, the programme of the upcoming event is carefully designed to incorporate a wide range of topics that reflect the conference theme of ‘Assessment for Learning’, which is outlined on our website http://www.cetl.hku.hk/conf2015/ alongside the six sub-themes grouped as the following:

1. Innovative Assessment Approaches
2. Students’ Responses to Assessment
3. Assessment and Feedback
4. Institutional Initiatives in Assessment
5. Assessing Professional Competencies
6. Other Issues in Assessment for Learning

Please note that call for abstract submission is now officially open and submission deadline will be the 14th of November 2014. Abstract submission is free of charge. For submission guidelines, please click on the following hyperlink: http://www.cetl.hku.hk/conf2015/online-abstract-submission/

We would be most grateful if you would inform staff and students in your institution who may share interest in assessment for learning. Should you have any questions regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to contact our Conference Secretariat, Mr. Robbie Ho, on +852 3917-8994 or by email to conference2015@cetl.hku.hk.

We look forward to meeting you at this exciting event!

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Cecilia Chan
Chairperson, Conference Organising Committee
Associate Professor, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Hong Kong

Conference Website: http://www.cetl.hku.hk/conf2015/
Assessment Website: http://ar.cetl.hku.hk/

GHELC Seminar Series – Experiential Learning in Social Venture Management

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Date: 8 October 2014 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:45pm – 2:00pm
Venue: RR321, Run Run Shaw Buiding
Speaker: Mr. David Bishop (Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Business and Economics, HKU)

About the Seminar

HKU is working to develop the leaders of tomorrow who will carry Asia through the next 50 years. BUSI2812 helps to accomplish this goal by providing leadership opportunities for students in socially minded companies. It is a a 6-credit experiential learning course that gives students an opportunity to work directly for social ventures in management level roles under the guidance of a faculty instructor and professional mentors. Students are given opportunities to manage teams, solve real-life problems, and gain hands-on business experience, while simultaneously enhancing their soft skills and greatly improving their ability to compete in the job market.

In this seminar you will hear from the course instructor, business leaders, and the students themselves concerning what they have learned along the way. So far our students have helped build 3 businesses from the ground up, and expand others. Their businesses have received
significant media attention and industry praise. Most importantly, these businesses are positively impacting society, and are providing an example of quality social entrepreneurship for the region.

About the Speakers

David Bishop is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Hong Kong and Fudan University, Shanghai. He has broad legal experience in the United States and across Asia, particularly China. He has also acted as outside counsel in connection with various corporate, technology, life sciences and commercial matters for MNCs operating in Asia.

In addition to a robust private legal experience, Mr. Bishop focuses significant time on activities and programs providing direct benefit to the community. He consults companies about their ethics, CSR, pro bono, and social entrepreneurship initiatives, and is founder and director of multiple non-profit companies. He and his students are constantly looking for commercial solutions to complex societal problems

Online Registration