Staying at home can be fun & fruitful! Below are links of resources, cultural events, and online exhibitions around the world for you to enjoy and learn at the same time during the epidemic period.
COVID-2019
Cultural
Virtual field trips
These are fun and wonderful websites that will show you different parts of the world, famous landmarks, beautiful works of art, historic marvel, science adventures and so much more!
Self-improvement
- HKPolyUx
Free online courses from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
https://www.edx.org/school/hkpolyux
- InfoLit for U – Offered by eight university libraries in Hong Kong
Do you know what is the most critical skill to a successful university study, conduct outstanding research, and your future careers? Infolit for U is a self-paced, non-credit bearing MOOC suitable for students in all years of undergraduate study. The focal and the disciplinary modules of the MOOC are designed to help you become analytical, wise, and creative information user for effective learning at the university and tackle professional challenges after graduation. It is estimated you would spend 1.5 to 2 hours on each module.
https://edx.keep.edu.hk/courses/course-v1:UGCULibs+IL1001+2017_01/about
- PolyU Culture Promotion Committee – Pal Up with Art Pal
https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cpeo/cpc/enrolmentReg.php?lang=en
- The Science of Well-Being – Offered by Yale
In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. As preparation for these tasks, Professor Laurie Santos reveals misconceptions about happiness, annoying features of the mind that lead us to think the way we do, and the research that can help us change. You will ultimately be prepared to successfully incorporate a specific wellness activity into your life.
https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being
- Open Yale Courses
Open Yale Courses (OYC) provides lectures and other materials from selected Yale College courses to the public free of charge via the Internet. The courses span the full range of liberal arts disciplines, including humanities, social sciences, and physical and biological sciences.
https://oyc.yale.edu/courses
- Harvard University Offers Free Online Classes in 67 Courses Amid Lockdown
Harvard University has introduced 67 new online courses to students for free during this pandemic period. The courses include subjects varying from programming, health, medicine, computer science to humanities, social sciences, art & design and business. The duration of these courses varies from 1 week to 12 weeks, depending upon the subject and syllabus. Interested students can figure out more information about these courses on the online learning page of Harvard University at
https://online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog?keywords=&paid%5B1%5D=1&max_price=&start_date_range%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=&start_date_range%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=
- Learn 48 Languages Online for Free: Spanish, Chinese, English & More
http://www.openculture.com/freelanguagelessons
- 中國教育部公布22个免费在线教学平台
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/YvfiMRrSXOA6YijrY197Tw
Skills & Techniques : Photography & video editing
New Apps
- Jigspace: Presentations for AR
Explore interactive, 3D knowledge for anything. We are on a mission to let anyone share their knowledge with spatial computing.
https://jig.space/
