Teaching and Learning @ HKU
Teaching Development Grants (TDG)
Applications for Teaching Development Grant (TDG) 2021
Applications are now invited for the Teaching Development Grant (TDG). TDGs are intended to support projects and activities that will have an impact on the strategic development and promotion of Teaching and Learning (T&L). To ensure alignment of TDG proposals with T&L strategies at Faculty level, Faculties are required to provide matching fund equivalent to one-sixth of the total project cost for a successful TDG proposal submitted by their Faculty members. For priority areas and more details, please refer to Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)’s invitation circular (document 199/221, http://intraweb.hku.hk/reserved_2/cdqa/doc/TDGS/TDG_2021/TDG_List_A.pdf).All applications should be submitted online via the TDG system, which is accessible through HKU Portal > Manager Self Service > Teaching Development Grant (TDG) > TDG System or through the link below:
A video guide is available here.
TDG applications will be processed in batches according to the following cut-off dates in 2021:
1st round – Wednesday, March 31, 20212nd round – Friday, October 15, 2021
3rd round – Tuesday, December 28, 2021
General enquiries may be directed to the following colleagues in the Curriculum Development and Quality Assurance Section of the Registry:
| Ms. Katherine Ho (email: kathho@hku.hk; tel: 2219 4997) | for Faculties of Architecture, Dentistry, Engineering, Law, Medicine and Science |
| Ms. Cynthia Wong (email: cynwong@hku.hk; tel: 2241 5535) | for other Faculties and units outside Faculties |
TDG Resources Hub
To facilitate sharing of information and deliverables of TDG and Common Core TDG projects at the University, TELI has developed a TDG Resources Hub for colleagues to retrieve information of ongoing and completed projects. The Resources Hub could be accessed via https://tdg.hku.hk/hub/Progress & Final Report Forms
- Progress/Final report form for Common Core TDG projects
- Progress/Final report form for centrally-funded TDG projects
Completed forms should be sent to Ms. Katherine Ho of CDQA. Enquiries may be directed to her at kathho @ hku.hk or 2219 4997.
Completed TDG Projects (Last updated: Oct 2018)
Academic Advisory System
Assessment and Feedback
Common Core Curriculum
Curriculum or Pedagogical Innovations
Diverse Learning Experience
Experiential Learning
IT in the Curriculum and e-learning
Language Issues
Outcomes-based Approach to Student Learning
Student Learning Experience and Surveys
Student Support
Capstone Experience
Professional Development
Internationalisation of Teaching and Learning
Others
Latest Projects
- Suicide: Risks, Research, and Realities (CCGL9053) May 2018
- Gender, Health and Globalization (CCGL9028) December 2017
- The Ecology of War (CCST9054) December 2017
- Some We Love, Some We Eat: Human-Animal Relationships in the Global Marketplace (CCGL9052) December 2017
- Science and Religion: Conflict or Conversation? (CCHU9061) December 2017
- The Force is with You: How Things Work (CCST9056) December 2017
- Responding to Natural Disasters (CCST9053) December 2017
- Gaming: Play, Learning and Society (CCHU9060) December 2017
- Technology, Power, and Culture in the Global Age (CCGL9051) December 2017
- Making and Appreciating Drama (CCHU9059) December 2017
- Use of Augmented Reality to Optimize the Effectiveness of Biomedical Education June 2018 Developing an Experiential Learning Project for Students of Ethnomusicology April 2018
- Improving CPR Skill Acquisition and Retention through Technology Enhanced CPR Training May 2018
- Professional Development for DIY Online Teaching in HKU via a Self-Paced Small Private Online Course (SPOC) May 2018
- Developing Problem-solving Skills via the Flipped Classroom Delivery of Multimedia-enabled Self-directed Learning and Data Driven Experiential Collaborative Learning January 2018
- Development of a Journalism Teaching Hospital that Enhances Internationalization and Collaboration February 2018
- Experiential Learning through Ultrasonography in Undergraduate Medical Education Paradigm March 2018
- Developing E-learning Resources for Speech & Hearing Sciences February 2018
- Strengthening STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education in Pre-service Teacher Preparation February 2018
- Developing Problem-solving Skills via the Flipped Classroom Delivery of Multimedia-enabled Self-directed Learning and Data Driven Experiential Collaborative Learning January 2018
- Nature in the City: Beyond the Concrete Jungle December 2017
- Strengthening STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education in Pre-service Teacher Preparation February 2018
- Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills among Nursing Undergraduates by Developing Real Life Scenarios Using Community Dwelling Simulated Patients December 2017
- Blending Team-based Learning in Medical Biochemistry at the Bench-side December 2017
- Enhancing Disciplinary Postgraduate Thesis Writing via a Data-Driven Learning Approach December 2017
- Enhancing the Effectiveness of Experiential Learning: Professional Development and Support for Teachers December 2017
- Developing Reflective Skills and Assessing the Self-assessment Ability of Dental Students through the Teaching of Implant Dentistry December 2016
- E-portfolio – a Tool for Reflective, Autonomous Learning: Evaluation and Further Development September 2017
- Development of an Experiential Learning Based Course “Transformative Business Immersion in Developing Economics” for Undergraduate Students in the Faculty of Business and Economics November 2016
- Creativity Learning Module (CLM) for Architecture and Surveying Students September 2016
- Internship in Exercise Science: Development and Assessment of Experiential Learning Aided by Social Media November 2016
- Development of a Project Based E-learning Module for the Teaching and Learning of “Introduction to Building Technology” September 2016
- A Blended Approach to Improve the Teaching of Metabolism to Undergraduate Medical and Related Curricula – the Establishment of an E-learning Resource September 2016
- Integration of Collaborative Learning into Biomedical Sciences Examinations September 2016
- Improving Teaching and Learning of Common Core Courses Through Learning Analytics November 2016
- Learning and Teaching Professional Competence in the Built Environment Using Serious Video Game Technology September 2016
- Creating Opportunities for a More Active Online Learning Experiences Using SCORM in Moodle December 2016
- Supporting BDSI Student Learning, a Multilevel Approach – Defining the Scope of PBL Learning, Peer Created Assessment for and of Learning and Support Workshops January 2017
- Developing Mentoring Capacities in Student-teachers through an Undergraduate Elective February 2017
- The Design and Evaluation of an E-learning Course based on Active Learning and Meaningful Gamification Strategies January 2017
- Integration of an Experiential Learning Component into a Dissertation Writing Course for Social Sciences September 2016
- Exploring the Use of Exemplars March 2017
- Research-Informed Teaching: Exploring a Pedagogical Innovation in Contemporary China Studies March 2017
- Enhancing Skills Learning – Creation of a Student-centered, Peer-to-peer Approach to the Learning, Evaluation and Performance of Skills December 2016
- 3D E-models for Learning in Dentistry May 2017
- Reshaping E-learning Environments: Building Communities of Good Practice in Using Moodle May 2017
- Assessing Student Support Needs to Inform the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences May 2017
- A Summative and Formative Assessment Approach for Science Students’ Internships May 2017
- Plagiarism: Awareness, Avoidance and Assurance September 2016
- Flipping an Advanced Programming Course May 2017
- Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Integrating Mobile Learning with Learning Management System January 2017
- Development of E-learning Package with Moodle LMS to Demonstrate the Production and Development of Medicinal Drugs from Plants May 2015
- Use of GeoGebra for the Teaching and Learning of Introductory-level Mathematics Courses March 2017
- Training Legal Interpreters and Law Students with Authentic Courtroom Data September 2017
- Internationalization of Hong Kong-based Politics Courses June 2017
- Enhancing Experiential Learning in HKU Law Faculty by Strengthening Clinical and Transactional Law Education through Adopting Effective Practices from Australian Law Schools June 2017
- Cyber News Verification Lab at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre, University of Hong Kong August 2017
- Advancing the Assessment of Clinical Experiential Learning in Medical and Health Sciences Education September 2017
- Mobile Identities: Dwelling, Place-making, and Global Flows (CCGL9044) December 2016
- Robot: Flesh, Machines, Intelligence (CCST9050) December 2016
- Metamorphoses (CCHU9055) December 2016
- Buddhist Visions in World Cinema (CCHU9062) December 2017
- Our Living Environment (CCST9013) July 2017
- What Are We Made of – the Fundamental Nature of Matter (CCST9051) December 2016