Category: Workshops and seminars

GHELC Seminar “Independent Documentaries: Theory and Practice”- How does the experiential learning component work?

Date: 3 November 2014 (Monday)
Time: 12:45pm – 2:00pm
Venue: RR321, Run Run Shaw Buiding
Speaker: Dr. Esther Yau, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU

About the Seminar

This lunchtime seminar will present the department’s new experiential learning course “Independent Documentaries: Theory and Practice” for Year 2 or 3 students to acquire auditory-visual literacy. Students formed groups to complete independent documentaries of local life using still and moving images gathered from Pokfulam Village (the main site) in partnership with an NGO, which provides liaison in the village. The course integrated knowledge of documentary art, technique, and ethics with the hands-on experience of completing an independent documentary.

About the Speakers

Dr Esther Yau has written on Hong Kong cinema and globalization, China’s Fifth Generation, gender and film, trauma and testimony, and New Wave directors. She has published essays in The Cinema Journal, Film Quarterly, The Oxford History of World Cinema, Discourse, Quarterly Review of Film and Video, and a few other journals. She has served as academic consultant of Chinese film exhibition projects at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the National Gallery of Art at Washington, D.C. She is presently working on a study of film testimony and local memory in the cinemas of China and Hong Kong. Her courses has adopted experiential learning components since the year 2010.

Online Registration

GHELC

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

Dr. Scott Sherman’s talk: How You Could Change the World – University Students as Agents of Social Transformation

Message from Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre

Dr. Scott Sherman’s talk: How You Could Change the World – University Students as Agents of Social Transformation

About the Speaker:

Dr. Scott Sherman is the Executive Director of an award-winning social enterprise, the Transformative Action Institute (TAI). The mission of TAI is to train the next generation of social entrepreneurs, innovators, and change makers for the 21st century.

Sherman is an expert on the most effective ways that people succeed in their attempts to change the world – whether working for public health, the environment, or economic prosperity. Over the last decade, Sherman has taught courses on social entrepreneurship and social innovation at numerous universities, including Yale, Princeton, and Johns Hopkins.

In 2005, Sherman won the international Echoing Green competition, which recognized him as one of the world’s “best emerging social entrepreneurs.” Sherman has also won awards from Ashoka U for excellence and innovation in teaching social entrepreneurship.

Objectives of the Talk:

Enable the audience to appreciate the challenges of the changing world that they will have to serve and lead
Inspire them to equip themselves to become active change agents for a better world
Outline a blueprint for planning and actions
Share the experience and trends in other parts of the world

Contents Outline:

Be Unreasonable: Adapting to the World vs Changing the World
A Vision of Success: Making a Difference vs Making a Living
World Change 2.0 – A Blueprint for Social Transformation
Passion and Actions: Taking the Bold Steps
University Students: A New Generation of Changemakers

Registration:
https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=33179

Enquiries:
Ms. Elsie Chien (echien@hku.hk)

GHELC

GHELC Student Workshops – Project Preparation Series (2) – Project Evaluation

Students in this workshop will learn about project evaluation tools and how to build a basic and doable project evaluation plan. This course is not intended to train participants to be professional evaluators, but to provide an understanding of all elements of evaluation so they are able to create feasible evaluation plans. Participation in the “Project Design and Proposal Writing Workshop” on 9 October is recommended.

Time: 23 October 2014 (Thursday) 12:45 pm – 2:00pm
Venue: Room 411, Meng Wah Complex
Speakers: Ms Elsa Lam, Teaching Consultant, Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre, HKU & Guest Speaker

Online Registration

Project Preparation Series

GHELC

CETL EPSU Seminar: Turnitin GradeMark: Giving feedback by the pool?

Organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Speaker: Mr Darren Harbutt (Instructional Designer, CETL, HKU)
Date: 21st October, 2014 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:45pm – 2:00pm [Sandwiches will be served with coffee and tea.] Venue: Room 321, Run Run Shaw Building

Abstract:

Research has shown that giving feedback is one of the keys to improving student performance, particularly in relation to formative assessment. While handwritten feedback and face-to-face consultations continue to serve us well in this regard, e-learning tools can also play an important role. One such tool is GradeMark, which enables online grading and a variety of forms of feedback, and now comes together with the familiar anti-plagiarism service Turnitin. GradeMark opens up further rich possibilities and can prove a useful addition to teachers’ feedback repertoire.

This seminar will first look at the basics of GradeMark, including hands-on time to explore the tool. Then it will consider examples of how GradeMark can be used for a variety of teaching and learning feedback scenarios: for essays, for presentations, for submissions in non-traditional formats such as images and slides, and finally for marking and giving feedback away from a computer via the Turnitin iPad app. As part of the seminar is hands-on, it would be useful if you could bring along a laptop and/or an iPad.

About the Speaker:

Darren Harbutt has over twenty years’ teaching experience which he finds invaluable in his role as an Instructional Designer in the e-learning Pedagogical Support Unit, located in CETL. In his work in education, learning and teaching are always at the forefront, supported by appropriate technology and based on sound pedagogical principles.

For information on registration, please contact:
Ms Ivy Lai , CETL
Phone: 3917 8996; Email: laichun2@hku.hk.

CETL EPSU GradeMark Turnitin

CITE Seminar – Flourishing in the Educational Technology Spotlight

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CITE Seminar Series 2014/2015

CITE Seminar – Flourishing in the Educational Technology Spotlight

Date: 10 October 2014 (Friday)
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:20 pm
Venue: Room 101, 1/F., Runme Shaw Building, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker: Sangil Yoon (Sang), Stanford Graduate School of Business
Chair: Dr. Samuel K. W. Chu, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, HKU

About the Seminar
In recent years, Silicon Valley has been electrified with educational technology innovation and unprecedented financial investment. Four Stanford professors experimented with MOOCs and soon realized the potential to disrupt higher education. These professors either left their tenured positions or took leave of absences to lead new startups (i.e., Udacity, NovoEd, Coursera). Many universities took notice and are placing educational technology in the spotlight as a strategic initiative.

In this seminar, Sangil Yoon (Sang), who leads the Stanford Graduate School of Business’ Academic Technology Services (ATS) group, will discuss how the role and expectations of educational technology professionals has evolved in recent years. Several case studies that cover a broad spectrum of ATS initiatives (i.e., flipped classes, MOOCs, certificates) will highlight how educational technology teams can adapt to the rapidly changing education landscape. The seminar will conclude with a facilitated discussion on the disruption of higher education by technology. What will disruption look like? Will it happen from within or outside? What are the biggest challenges we face? What will your role be?

About the Speaker
Sangil Yoon (Sang) is the Director of the Academic Technology Services group at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), where he is responsible for leading educational technology initiatives at the GSB.

Sang has extensive experience with educational technology from product design to program and systems management. He holds three degrees from Indiana University – Bloomington: a B.S. in Business Operations, Management and International Business, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology. Sang’s research and recent teaching centers on emerging e-learning delivery models, including MOOCs, blended courses, and distance education via synchronous technologies.

Please register at
http://www.cite.hku.hk/news.php?id=528&category=cite

CITE e-learning MOOC

CC Seminar – China under Xi Jinping: A Cultural Historian’s Assessment of His First 2 Years

As the Common Core expands its seminars, events, and exhibits for students and the campus as a whole, we are pleased to announce a seminar by Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom (University of California, Irvine) entitled “China under Xi Jinping: A Culture Historian’s Assessment of His First Two Years.”

Speaker: Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom (University of California, Irvine)
Date: Thur, Nov 6, 2014
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Venue: T5, Meng Wah Complex (Main Campus)

Abstract

In mid-November of 2014, Xi Jinping will have completed two years as head of the Chinese Communist Party. Which past leader or leaders is he most like? Should he be thought of largely continuing the policies of his predecessor Hu Jintao – or as having shifted in dramatic new directions? What are the most significant trends of the last two years when it comes to domestic and international relations? This illustrated talk will explore these questions, bringing into the picture not only parallels between Xi’s policies and style and those of previous Communist Party leaders but also ways that some of his moves bring to mind those of other Chinese leaders of the past, from emperors to Chiang Kai-shek.

About the Speaker

Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom is Chancellor’s Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, where he also holds a courtesy position in the Law School. He is the author of four books, including China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know (2010 and 2013), and the editor or co-editor of several others, including Chinese Characters: Profiles of Fast-Changing Lives in a Fast-Changing Land (2012). He has contributed to a range of scholarly periodicals and written commentaries and reviews for newspapers as well as a wide variety of magazines. Before returning to his native California, he taught at the University of Kentucky and at Indiana University, where he spent a decade-and-a-half as a member of the History Department and served for a time as the Director of the East Asian Studies Center.

Professor Wasserstrom visited HKU in March 2013 as Distinguished Speaker
for the China: Culture, State and Society AoI of the Common Core Distinguished Lecture Series.

For registration, please visit
https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_regform.aspx?ueid=33086

For enquiries, please mail to chiting@hku.hk or call 2219 4957.

Common Core Jeffrey Wasserstrom

GHELC Student Workshops – Project Preparation Series (1) – Project Design and Proposal Writing

Students in this workshop will learn about basic project design tools and essential components of a project proposal. Generic project management framework that provides a logical structure for results focused project design will be explained. The workshop will also include key project management concepts such as Logical framework, design, monitoring and evaluation as well as budget preparation.

Time: 9 October 2014 (Thursday) 12:45 pm – 2:00pm
Room G07, Main Building
Speakers: Ms Elsa Lam, Teaching Consultant, Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre, HKU & Guest Speaker

Online Registration

Project Preparation Series

GHELC

CETL Workshop: Teaching Excellence Award Scheme Workshop

Organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Abstract

This workshop is open to all teaching staff who are interested in finding out more about the Teaching Excellence Awards. Staff will be provided an overview of the award scheme, the key selection criteria and advice in preparing an evidence-based teaching portfolio. Staff who are thinking about applying in the next round are strongly encouraged to attend. Staff who are not sure, or would simply like to know more about the scheme, are most welcome.

Date: 13th November, 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Venue: Room 321, Run Run Shaw Building

For more information about the workshop and the award scheme, please contact Dr. Cecilia Chan from CETL at 3917 8534 or email her at Cecilia.Chan@cetl.hku.hk

ONLINE REGISTRATION

For information on registration, please contact:
Ms Ivy Lai, CETL
Phone: 3917 8996; Email: laichun2@hku.hk.

TEAS

CETL Seminar: Experiential Learning in Comparative Literature: Internship in Comparative Literature and Cultural Sectors

Organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Speakers: Dr Jason HO, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU.
Date : 28 October 2014 (Tuesday)
Time : 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Venue : Room 321, Run Run Shaw Building

Abstract:

This lunchtime seminar will present the department’s unique internship program supported by the Teaching Development Grant (TDG). The internship programme places students to workplaces related to various cultural sectors like publishing houses, newspapers and magazines, filmmaking companies and non-government organizations. Since its first launch in 2011, the internship programme has placed almost 100 students in different cultural sectors, among them some have received full-time offers from the host organizations upon graduation. Colleagues and students across different faculties are welcome to join this lunchtime seminar and share their experiences with the speaker.

About the Speakers:

Dr Jason HO is lecturer in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Co-PI of the TDG. He coordinates the department’s internship programme since its trial run in the summer of 2011. He has built up a strong network with different people and key figures in the cultural field of Hong Kong. He has worked closely with Broadway Cinematheque, Edko, CNEX, Visible Record, Ming Pao, 100 Most, The Good Life, and Viva Blue House etc, fostering connections with students and alumni from different walks of life.

Dr HO has worked with Dr Esther CHEUNG of the same department on this TDG project. Dr CHEUNG was the PI of the project and has been dedicated to experiential learning practices at HKU since 2005. She pioneered the filmmaker-in-residence scheme which was first set up in the Department of Comparative Literature and later adopted by the university as the University Artist Scheme (UAS) administered by the Faculty of Arts. She has been working to enhance the pedagogical approaches to internships and experiential learning. She was the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA) at the University of Hong Kong.

Sandwiches will be served with coffee and tea.

SEMINAR REGISTRATION

For information on registration, please contact:
Ms Ivy Lai , CETL
Phone: 3917 8996; Email: laichun2@hku.hk.

CETL Comparative Literature Experiential Learning TDG