TDG – Developing an English-in-the-Discipline course for the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

Teaching Development Grants Completed TDG Projects Diverse Learning Experience Developing an English-in-the-Discipline course for the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Abstract The TDG project aimed to provide language support to Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) students on oral presentation skills; to provide the basis for the design of the future English-in-the-Discipline (ED) course for […]

TDG – Journal-based Learning, Continuing on From PBL – a Pilot Study

Teaching Development Grants Completed TDG Projects Diverse Learning Experience Journal-based Learning, Continuing on From PBL – a Pilot Study Abstract Objective: A Journal-Based Learning (JBL) programme was introduced to offer a new learning experience to students as well as to prepare them for continuing personal development. Materials and Methods: A baseline evaluation of knowledge relating […]

TDG – HKU Assessment Resource Centre

Teaching Development Grants Completed TDG Projects Assessment and Feedback HKU Assessment Resource Centre Abstract With the forthcoming changes in the Hong Kong Higher Education Curriculum Reform in 2012,  a set of educational aims for undergraduate education at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been clearly expounded in the document Transforming Student Learning.  Central to […]

TDG – Development of Exemplary Courses on Scientific and Technological Literacy for the New Common Core Programme

Teaching Development Grants Completed TDG Projects Common Core Curriculum Development of Exemplary Courses on Scientific and Technological Literacy for the New Common Core Programme Abstract The project aimed to develop several exemplary courses on Scientific and Technological Literacy in the proposed Common Core Curriculum of HKU’s new curriculum. The PI collaborated with teachers in Science […]

TDG – Repositioning GIS: Integrating Geographic Information Systems Technology into Architecture Curriculum

Teaching Development Grants Completed TDG Projects IT in the curriculum and e-learning Repositioning GIS: Integrating Geographic Information Systems Technology into Architecture Curriculum Abstract This grant focused primarily on developing new ways to integrate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into coursework in the Department of Architecture. In addition to proposing new modes of teaching digital media in […]