We have received an overwhelming response for the interactive Camtasia video production workshop. Some of the new registrants will be put on the waiting list, and we have decided to organise four more interactive workshops. Check out the new dates below!

Thank you to those who have registered. An acknowledgement email will be sent out soon to those who have successfully registered.

More dates available now:

29 March 2021 (Basic) *Students only: Registration

1 Apr 2021 (Advanced) *Students only: Registration

11 May 2021 (Basic): Registration

14 May 2021 (Advanced): Registration

23 March 2021 (Basic) – FULL
25 March 2021 (Advanced) – FULL
4 May 2021 (Basic) – FULL
7 May 2021 (Advanced) – FULL

Educational videos have become an important part of higher education. Educators can integrate multimedia content such as instructional videos for delivering content in many online/hybrid classes. The challenge for educators is understanding and exploring how best we might produce teaching videos and use videos as an educational tool effectively.

Upon completion of the workshops, participants will be able to identify the opportunities, challenges, and tactics of producing high-quality instructional videos for teaching and learning.

In the basic workshop, we will introduce:

• download and installation of Camtasia with HKU Campus License
• basic features of Camtasia
• recording, editing and sharing your first screencast
• video editing basics
• audio editing basics
• adjusting clip speed
• using the PowerPoint add-in
• exporting and sharing your first video

In the advanced workshop, we will introduce:

• selecting area that you want to record
• resizing your window using Sizer
• adding annotations and transitions
• creating advanced animations
• making it snap with magnetic tracks
• adding sound effects
• leveling volume
• including music
• sharing projects with others
• removing noise

Registration: Contact Ms. Cindy Liang (cindylxy@hku.hk)

In flipped classroom and other blended learning approaches, providing meaningful and prompt feedback requires teachers’ time and attention to their students. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the fastest growing advanced technology category in various fields. In particular, chatbot can provide 24/7 support to teachers and multiple learners at the same time, with personalised support and guide them in an engaging way throughout the virtual learning environment.

Creating a chatbot from scratch requires complex computer programming skills but there are more and more chatbots for learning and teaching. In this workshop, participants would have a hands-on experience on the free chatbot tools in this workshop, participants can reflect on better practices and design considerations in AI-facilitated learning and teaching.

Upon completion of this seminar, the participants will be able to:

• build a basic chatbot with Google Dialogflow; and
• discuss the usage of AI and chatbot in learning and teaching

Registration

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the fastest-growing technology in various fields. The adoption of AI spans the global learning landscape and has been used in experiential learning, tutoring, language learning, and knowledge testing. In higher education, some educators have identified the affordances of AI and utilized this technology in making teaching and learning more effective. In particular, there is a high demand for teachers to provide meaningful and prompt feedback to students within and beyond the classroom. However, designing such an experience can be challenging as this requires a lot of teachers’ time and attention to their students. Systems powered by AI can provide 24/7 support to teachers and multiple learners at the same time, with personalized support and guide them in an engaging way in the virtual environment. Some may worry that creating an AI tool from scratch requires complex computer programming skills but there are more and more AI-facilitated tools for teaching and learning.

In this webinar, we would like to discuss the potential and affordances of AI in education with some examples of AI tools for classroom engagement and assessment. Through the webinar, participants can reflect on better practices and design considerations in AI-facilitated teaching and learning.

Upon completion of this seminar, the participants will be able to:

• Identify the opportunities and challenges of adopting AI tools in the classroom; and
• Use the concept of AI learning technologies and learning analytics to facilitate classroom learning and assessment.

Registration

Speakers:
Colleagues from Mentimeter

Abstract:
With Mentimeter you can build interactive presentations with an easy-to-use online editor, directly from your browser. Add questions, polls, quizzes, slides, images, GIFs and more to your presentation to make them more engaging and fun. When you present, your students use their smartphones or laptops to connect to the presentation where they can answer questions, give feedback and much more. Now a campus license for academic staff and students to use Mentimeter for facilitating work and study is available. With login via an HKU account, you can unlock all pro features on Mentimeter.

During this session we will:

• Go through what Mentimeter is and how it can further enhance the teaching and learning experiences at HKU;
• Cover how to create a safe, positive and engaging learning atmosphere;
• Show you how to use Mentimeter for formative assessment, building better understanding and how to collect feedback, preferences and needs from your students;
• Demo the platform and showcase important settings to remember, as well as valuable tips and tricks on how to become a confident presenter.

Colleagues and students are very welcome to sign up for this webinar. You will be able to ask questions throughout the full hour. We look forward to seeing you there!

Now a campus license for academic staff and students to use Mentimeter for facilitating work and study is available. With login via an HKU account, you can unlock all pro features on Mentimeter. This guide will introduce you to Mentimeter and how to use this effective tool to support online/hybrid(dual-mode) teaching and learning.

What is Mentimeter?

Mentimeter is a useful tool that supports you to interact and engage your students in an online/hybrid learning environment. With Mentimeter, you can easily create a presentation on mentimeter.com from your browser and ask students to join the presentation via menti.com using their laptops/tablets/smartphones without login.

How to Sign-up/Login with SSO

No matter if you have or do not have a Mentimeter account before, just

1. Go to the Login with SSO page;
2. Type in the company name with “HKU” or “The University of Hong Kong”;
3. Login via HKU Portal;
4. Ready to use.

Click this link to watch a tutorial video if needed.

Create Your First Presentation

After successfully login, you can click “+New presentation” on your dashboard to start creating your presentation. Besides creating new slides by clicking “+Add slide”, you can also import slides from your computer via the “Import” button. Click this link to watch a tutorial video to learn about some basic features, including embedding GIFs and images on your presentation and sharing links with the audience.

Popular Question Types

Mentimeter provides different question types that allow you to interact with your audience. Here is a list of all question types:

Pre-made Templates

Mentimeter provides pre-made templates for different purposes. You can add and adapt the templates based on your specific teaching needs.

How to add pre-made templates to your dashboard
Go to your dashboard, click “Inspiration” on the left sidebar, then you can explore pre-made templates by different categories. Click this link to watch a tutorial video if needed.

Recommended pre-made templates
Here are some inspirational examples that fit various teaching needs in an online/hybrid teaching and learning environment:

• Multiple Choice: Check knowledge; Formative assessment (1); Ice-breaker
• Open-ended: Formative assessment (2)
• Word Cloud: Check understanding; Ask for opinions
• Scales: Students’ Self-assessment; Students’ Expectations
• Quiz: Economics Quiz

You can explore more on https://www.mentimeter.com/templates/education.

Pro Features

With the plan subscribed by the HKU ITS, your presentation can be shared with an unlimited audience group and create contents with unlimited slides. You can find more information here:

• Unlimited questions and quizzes per presentation
• Import presentations from Powerpoint, Keynote and Google Slides
• Customize themes and grid background, add your logotype
• Export image, PDF and Excel files
• Moderate Q&A (Pre-approve questions before they are shown to the audience)

Besides, there is an innovative feature called Mentimote that allows you to control your presentation on your smartphone. More information is on https://youtu.be/-jAQ5hJPhUM.

FAQs

Here is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) you may find useful:

• Is voting with Mentimeter anonymous?
  Voting with Mentimeter is anonymous, as we don’t set any Voting IDs on the voters or require them to log in. Anonymous voting leads to more honest responses, and people are more willing to provide their input on different matters.
• How to set up upvoting questions?
  If you have enabled the option which allows the audience to view what questions other audience members have asked, they will also be able to upvote questions they like or want to see answered.
• How to turn off audience access?
  1. In the edit view, click ‘share’ in the top right corner;
  2. Select the tab ‘Participation’;
  3. Set Audience access to ‘closed’;

  If you want to open the voting again, simply change back to ‘Available to join through the code, QR or direct link’.

• Can I add audio to my presentation?
  At the moment, you cannot add your music or audio to a Mentimeter presentation. However, you can add one of our default audio sounds to your Quiz Competition slides on all of our Mentimeter plans. This enables you to choose some background music whilst presenting the Quiz Competition.
• For how long is my voting code valid?
  When creating a presentation, a temporary numeric code that is used for participants to join your presentation is generated. The code is only temporary and expires if you leave the presentation for 48 hours. Click this link for more information.

Additional Information

Some contents are adapted by materials provided by Mentimeter. You are welcome to visit following links for more information:

• YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Mentimeter
• Help Center: https://help.mentimeter.com/en/
• Blog: https://www.mentimeter.com/blog

You can also browse the YouTube Playlist for more information: How to Use Mentimeter

Feel free to contact Technology-Enriched Learning Initiative (TELI) if you have any queries or need any help.

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