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Scholarships News – Call for Application

Message from Scholarships Office of the Registry

November 2014 Issue

Call for Applications

The following are highlighted schemes now calling for applications. You may click the scheme titles for eligibility and application methods.

For Postgraduate studies

1. HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Scholarships 2015-16 (Deadline: Nov 21, 2014)
Current students/graduates who intend to pursue MPhil degree at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge

For full-time Undergraduate and Postgraduate students pursuing publicly-funded degrees

2. HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund

i. Talent Development Scholarship (TDS) (Deadline: Nov 30, 2014)
For students with outstanding non-academic achievements

ii. Endeavour Merit Award (EMA) (Deadline: Nov 30, 2014)
For students with special educational needs

iii. Reaching Out Award (ROA) (Deadline: Dec 31, 2014)
For students participating in overseas/ Mainland outreaching activities

Value of each TDS, EMA and ROA: HK10,000

For full-time Undergraduate students

3. HSBC Scholarships (for local students only)

i. for all discipline students (Deadline: Nov 30, 2014)
Value of each award: HK$50,000

ii. for Social Work students (Deadline: Nov 28, 2014)
Value of each award: HK$25,000

iii. for overseas exchange (Deadline: Jan 5, 2015)**
Value of each award: tuition fees, a minimum economy return airfare plus basic living expenses

iv. Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award Scheme (Deadline: Nov 30, 2014)
Value of each award: up to HK$150,000; For students to participate in overseas/Mainland attachment programmes

4. HKU Worldwide Student Exchange Programme 2015-16 (Deadline: Dec 1, 2014)**
For students to go for overseas exchange in our partner institutions

** Applications should be submitted to the Office of International Student Exchange (OISE) directly. Please follow the application procedures listed in OISE website.

Please check out for more information on scholarships that are open for applications at HKU Scholarships website.

Best,
Kitty Wong
Director
Scholarships Office, The Registry

Scholarships

Moodle and Panopto hands-on workshops for teachers

Message from Information Technology Services

Dear Teachers,

We are pleased to organize Learning Management System (LMS) – Moodle and Lecture Capture Services (LCS) – Panopto training courses for you to familiar with our e-learning services available at HKU.

The following upcoming hands-on training courses in September are now open for your registration. The course details can be found at http://moodle-support.hku.hk/training/ITS-all

Please register by clicking the “Register” hyperlinks below. The number of seats is limited. After successful registration, if you cannot attend, please cancel the registration to release the reserved seat for other colleague.

Moodle Workshops

Course Code	Moodle Course Title	Date	Time	Venue	Registration
MOD-002	Moodle Hands-on Workshop on Assignments, Choices and Quizzes	7 Nov, 2014 (Fri)	10:00am – 11:00am	KB110	Register
MOD-005	Moodle Hands-on Workshop on Turnitin and GradeMark	7 Nov, 2014 (Fri)	11:30am – 12:30pm	KB110	Register
MOD-003	Moodle Hands-on Workshop on Grades	17 Nov, 2014 (Mon)	10:00am – 11:00am	KB110	Register
MOD-005	Moodle Hands-on Workshop on Turnitin and GradeMark	17 Nov, 2014 (Mon)	11:30am – 12:30pm	KB110	Register

Panopto Workshops

Course Code	Panopto Course Title	Date	Time	Venue	Registration
PAN-001	Introduction of Panopto Lecture Video Capturing Solution	12 Nov, 2014 (Wed)	3:00pm – 4:00pm	CBC	Register
PAN-002	Edit, Share and Output Panopto Video Recording	12 Nov, 2014 (Wed)	4:30pm – 5:30pm	CBC	Register

Note:
(1) KB-110 = Room 110, Knowles Building
CPD-2.77, Central Podium (CPD), Centennial Campus

(2) If you have taken a Moodle hands-on course offered by the ITS, we recommend you follow up with an e-learning Pedagogical Support Unit (EPSU) workshop and/or a Faculty of Education/ Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE) seminar.

The EPSU of the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) offers pedagogically focused e-learning workshops, which leverage the central Moodle platform to enable good teaching practices. These workshops focus on teaching approaches and good teaching practices, complement the Moodle courses offered by the ITS and the Moodle seminars offered by the Faculty of Education/CITE, which tend to focus on innovative teaching practice using the new features available in Moodle.

e-learning workshops by EPSU/CETL
http://www.cetl.hku.hk/professional-learning/

e-learning seminars by the Faculty of Education/CITE
http://www.cite.hku.hk/news.php?category=upcoming

For more information and inquiry on Moodle and Panopto training and support, feel free to email: e-learningTeam@hku.hk

Best Regards,

Ada Yau
e-learning Team
Information Technology Services

Invitation to an online e-Learning survey at HKU

Message from Professor George Tham, Associate Vice-President (Teaching & Learning)

Dear Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to participate in an online e-Learning questionnaire conducted at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). The aim of the survey is to collect data about teachers’ perceptions of their experience on the use of all types of technologies to enhance teaching and learning in conjunction with face-to-face learning in the University. We invite all teachers to participate in this survey. A separate survey investigating students’ perceptions of their e-Learning experience is being administered concurrently. Your feedback will help us to provide a better physical and virtual learning environment.

The questionnaire should take about 5 minutes to complete. Your answers will remain anonymous and your survey responses will be kept strictly confidential.

To participate in the online survey, please visit:

https://onlinesurvey.cetl.hku.hk/elearn.htm

If you have any questions or queries about this survey please contact Dr Maggie Zhao of the Institutional Survey Team at myzhao@hku.hk.

Best regards,

Professor George Tham
Associate Vice-President (Teaching & Learning)
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Associate Dean (Quality Assurance), Faculty of Engineering
The University of Hong Kong

e-learning survey

Teaching and Learning (T&L) Services – Seminar and Exhibition on October 14-15, 2014

Message from Information Technology Services

Dear colleagues,

Welcome to our T&L Services seminar and exhibition on how our Teaching and Learning (T&L) services facilitate your T&L activities:

Seminar talks on 15 October (Wed) 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Exhibition on 14-15 October (Tue-Wed) 10:00am – 5:00pm

(A) In the Seminar:

Apart from introducing the services and facilities available to support your teaching, two teachers are invited to share their experience on using the University’s Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle and Lecture Capture service (LCS) Panopto.

For Registration: Click here

Date: 15 October (Wed)
Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Venue: Theatre C, LG/F, Chow Yei Ching Building (Location Map)

Title of talks in the seminar session	Speakers
IT Services Support for Teaching and Learning	Dr Danny Tang, Director, ITS
Learning & Teaching Spaces in HKU	Mrs Toni Kelly, Associate Director (Learning Environments), ITS
HKU teachers’ experience sharing on using:
(a) the learning management system Moodle	Dr Feng Yibin, Associate Professor, School of Chinese Medicine
(b) the lecture capture service Panopto	Dr. Winnie S. C. Leung, Assistant Professor, School of Business
Panopto – Transforming the student learning experience	Mr Bertrand Lee, Technical Director, Panopto APAC Ltd

(B) Highlights of the exhibition:

Access Moodle and lecture capture recordings using phones or laptops
Live demonstration of lecture capture service (LCS) – using Panopto software on a laptop to make recording
High definition video conferencing system will link the 2 booths to showcase presentation or lecture in high quality video
- Users can join using phones or laptops
One-stop e-learning hub to access e-courses and T&L Services information

Our staff will be at the exhibition booths to demonstrate the above and answer questions.

Date: 14 October (Tue) and 15 October (Wed)
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Venues: (1) G/F, Chi Wah Learning Commons, Centennial Campus
(2) G/F, Library Building Old Wing, opposite coffee shop
(Location Map)

If you have any enquiries, please contact us at: elearningteam@hku.hk.

Mr. Kenneth Siu
e-learning Team
Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services Moodle Panopto

Scholarships News – Call for Application

Message from Scholarships Office of the Registry

October 2014 Issue

A New Scholarships Office

The Scholarships Office is a newly restructured unit of the Registry responsible for the administration and co-ordination of the University scholarships and financial aid schemes.

Our role and mission are:

To serve as main contact point for the promotion and dissemination of scholarship information to prospective and current students alike;
To provide a one-stop platform to link beneficiaries and benefactors; and
To co-ordinate with internal units (such as Faculties and Departments, Admissions Office, Office of International Student Exchange, Graduate School, CEDARS, Development & Alumni Affairs Office, and Finance & Enterprises Office) for the administration and selection of the University’s various scholarship, prize, bursary and loan schemes.

Overall, the University disburses a total of more than $100M each year for over 5,000 student merit-based awards and bursaries.

Call for Applications

Most merit-based scholarships are by faculty/departmental nominations while some are open for applications and on a competitive basis. Details of scholarships that are open for applications will be announced via this monthly newsletter, individual bulk emails and on the HKU Scholarships website.

The following are highlighted schemes now calling for applications:

1. Li Po Chun Postgraduate Scholarships
Target students: Full-time postgraduate students pursuing MPhil or PhD
Deadline: Oct 17, 2014

2. Centum Charitas Foundation Scholarship
Target students: Full-time year one undergraduate students with Hong Kong permanent resident status
Deadline: Oct 31, 2014

3. HKU-Cambridge Hughes Hall Scholarships 2015-16
Target students: Current students/graduates who intend to pursue Master’s degree at Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge
Deadline: Nov 21, 2014

4. HSBC Hong Kong Scholarship
Target students: Full-time undergraduate students with a minimum CGPA of 3.7 or equivalent
Deadline: Nov 30, 2014

5. Innovation and Technology Scholarship Award Scheme 2015
Target students: Full-time non-final year local undergraduate students studying in the areas of Engineering and Technology, Medicine, Dentistry and Health, and Sciences
Deadline: Nov 30, 2014

6. HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund – Talent Development Scholarship (TDS)

7. HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund – Reaching Out Award (ROA)
Target students: Full-time students pursuing publicly funded degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 or equivalent
Deadline: Nov 30, 2014 (TDS); Dec 31, 2014 (ROA)

8. HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund – Endeavour Merit Award (EMA)
Target students: Full-time students pursuing publicly funded degree with special educational needs as well as achieving a minimum CGPA of 2.5 or equivalent
Deadline: Nov 30, 2014

Scholarships Website

A list of “External Scholarship Schemes” is posted here.

Check out for more information on scholarship opportunities, background and sharing stories at HKU Scholarships website.

Scholarships

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

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

John Lin Teaching Award UGC

Moodle and Panopto training courses for teachers

Message from Information Technology Services

Dear Teachers,

The following upcoming hands-on training courses in September are now open for your registration. The course details can be found at http://moodle-support.hku.hk/training/ITS-all

Moodle Training Courses

Course Code	Moodle Course Title	Date	Time	Venue	Registration
MOD-001	Setting up Moodle Course Website	11 Sep, 2014 (Thu)	10:00am – 11:00am	KB-110	Register
MOD-002	Assignments, Choices and Quizzes	11 Sep, 2014 (Thu)	11:30am – 12:30pm	KB-110	Register

Panopto Training Courses

Course Code	Panopto Course Title	Date	Time	Venue	Registration
PAN-001	Introduction of Panopto Lecture Video Capturing Solution	24 Sep, 2014 (Wed)	10:00am – 11:00am	CPD-2.77	Register
PAN-002	Edit, Share and Output Panopto Video Recording	24 Sep, 2014 (Wed)	11:30am – 12:30pm	CPD-2.77	Register

Note:
(1) KB-110 = Room 110, Knowles Building
CPD-2.77, Central Podium (CPD), Centennial Campus

e-learning workshops by EPSU/CETL
http://www.cetl.hku.hk/professional-learning/

e-learning seminars by the Faculty of Education/CITE
http://www.cite.hku.hk/news.php?category=upcoming

For more information and inquiry on Moodle and Panopto training and support, feel free to email: e-learningTeam@hku.hk

Best Regards,

Kenneth Siu
e-learning Team
Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services Moodle Panopto

Applications for Teaching Development Grants (TDG) 2014

Message from Academic Development and Quality Assurance Section of the Registry

With reference to the invitation circular dated March 3, 2014, this is to remind colleagues that the next round of TDG applications will close on October 10, 2014, and the cut-off date for the third round of applications is December 29, 2014. For details, please refer to the URL below:

URL: http://intranet.hku.hk:8030/web/reg/adqa/rslleung/TDG-circular-2014.pdf

Applications should be submitted to Ms. Synthia Chau, Secretary, Teaching and Learning Quality Committee, c/o Academic Development and Quality Assurance Section, Registry. Enquiries may be directed to Ms. Chau (schau@hku.hk) or Ms. Julie Lau (julielau@hku.hk).

TDG Teaching Development Grants

New e-learning Tab of HKU Portal and Revamped e-learning Support Website

Message from Information Technology Services

Dear Colleagues,

As part of our continuous effort to improve user experience of using e-learning at HKU, the e-learning Support Team of ITS is pleased to bring you an enhanced e-learning tab of HKU Portal in the new academic year. As you may have already noticed, released on 27 Aug, the new interface features three zones of information – Your e-Learning courses, Course specific information and e-learning resources. The Moodle course zone provides you easier access to the current and past Moodle courses. It is now more easy to recover and access to course outline, reading list, Gradebook and past exam papers in the Libraries (if any) of a certain current year Moodle course in the Course specific information area. We have consolidated the accesses to the mostly used e-learning resources including news updates, PC availability status, Lecture Capture Services (LCS), and seeking help and support information to the e-learning resources area.

Screenshot of the new layout:

Besides, the existing Moodle Support Website (http://moodle-support.hku.hk) has been the center for getting support resources and training information of the centralized e-learning services for our users. A completely revamped e-learning support website will be released on 29 August 2014. The new website sports enhanced features over web accessibility for the disabled, with better navigation, and richer contents for users.

Screenshot of the new website:

We hope that you will be happy with all these new updates. If you would like to have more information and have any inquiry, feel free to email us: e-learningTeam@hku.hk

Best Regards,

Kenneth Siu
e-learning Team
Information Technology Services

e-learning e-learning Resources Website Information Technology Services Moodle

ITS Orientations for New Staff

Message from Information Technology Services

Dear colleagues,

To provide new University staff and students with useful information about the wide range of services offered by Information Technology Services (ITS), we will have a series of orientation activities running between late August and mid-September. All new University members are welcome to join.

1. Use of AV/IT Equipment in Central Classrooms

To familiarize themselves with the classroom facility, teachers and class instructors are recommended to join one of the training sessions on use of AV/IT Equipment in Central Classrooms. Through this session, they will be able to learn how to use the control panel, visualizer and other AV/IT equipment in the centrally timetabled classrooms.

For the class schedule and registration, please visit http://www.its.hku.hk/documentation/handbook/its-guide/2014-2015/orientation-seminars#classrooms.

2. Orientation Seminars

The seminar on “Introduction to Information Technology Services (ITS)” gives an introduction on the comprehensive range of central IT and network services offered by ITS. The seminar will be repeated four times.

In addition to the introductory session, different orientation sessions about teaching and learning will be arranged. Staff and students are welcome to attend seminars on “Introduction of Moodle Learning Management System and Panopto Lecture Capture System” and “About the University’s Research Support Computing Environment and the HPC/HTC Facilities” that follow the introduction session. You can also join the “Chi Wah Learning Commons Guided tour” to learn more about our learning spaces.

For the schedule of the orientation seminars, please refer to http://www.its.hku.hk/documentation/handbook/its-guide/2014-2015/orientation-seminars#seminars.

3. Exhibition

An Exhibition will be held at Chi Wah Learning Commons G/F in the first two weeks (Sep 1 – Sep 10) of the first semester with display boards showing the core IT Services, in particular the support for teaching and learning and research with University. Staff will be there from 1-2 pm on Monday to Friday (except September 9, 2014) to introduce ITS facilities and answer questions.

For details, please refer to http://www.its.hku.hk/documentation/handbook/its-guide/2014-2015/orientation-seminars#exhibition.

Veronica Yick
User Services
Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services