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You’re sitting down for dinner with an old friend to catch up. You’re in the middle of sharing an anecdote when their phone dings. Their eyes shift to the screen, and they slide their device into their lap to send a reply.
Most of us have been on both sides of this scenario, and while it may seem harmless, these kinds of distractions during our everyday interactions can make people feel unheard or unimportant, fragment our attention, and hurt our relationships. On the other hand, research shows that active listening — putting your full focus on your conversational partner to truly understand their message — can help us anticipate problems, resolve conflicts, expand our knowledge and build trust.
Like any skill, active listening can be practiced and cultivated. Here are three key ways to become a better listener.
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- Communication Interpersonal communication Interpersonal relations
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“Have you ever had this experience?” asks physicist Dominic Walliman in a TEDxEastVan Talk. “You’re having a chat with someone, and they’re telling you something about a subject they’re very interested in or they know a lot about, and you’re following along. Then, at some stage you realize you kind of lost the thread of what they’re saying … You realize you have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about.”
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The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thousands of expressions. But do these expressions look the same and communicate the same meaning around the world regardless of culture? Is one person’s smile another’s grimace? Sophie Zadeh investigates.
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- Nonverbal communication Expression Body language
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Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem, only to realize that he just doesn’t seem to grasp why the issue is so important to you? Have you ever presented an idea to a group, and it’s met with utter confusion? What’s going on here? Katherine Hampsten describes why miscommunication occurs so frequently, and how we can minimize frustration while expressing ourselves better.
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- Miscommunication Interpersonal communication
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Staying F.O.C.U.S.E.D!
Learn BETTER. Learn FASTER. Learn MORE than you are used to.
To learn more about the idea of the “ecosystem” that we built around the FOCUSED philosophy and its accompanying 7 colourful dice framework, please visit the FOCUSED homepage.
Most problems, issues, and challenges remain unsolved because we end up resorting to our past habitual attempts without being mindful of new ways of thinking and new ways of doing. This video will showcase an innovative new strategic thinking framework that is designed to make you think more deeply and peripherally about your organization's unsolved problems, and in the process, open up alternatives not contemplated before.
This video illustrates the F.O.C.U.S.E.D. Dice framework, to help open your thinking about complex issues. Each letter represents different key behaviors:
"F" - Bring Fresh Perspective
"O" - Think, feel and act like an Owner/ Manager
"C" - Show Connected-thinking
"U" - Have a Sense of Urgency
"S" - Show Team SPIRIT
"E" - Always Engage
"D" - Exercise Deliberate Practice
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Whether you are a university student trying to make sense of a difficult major course project or struggling to add value during your internship placement; or you are practicing manager struggling to find a resolution to a complex problem, issue or challenge, this course will guide you through a framework designed to help you open up the alternatives. Through this structured framework designed to help you better deal with your unstructured problems, you will learn BETTER, learn FASTER and learn MORE than you are used to. In essence, this short course will help you “HOW” to learn to (un)learn during knowledge transfer.
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In this article and in the video, below, we'll look at each of the 7 Cs of Communication, and illustrate each element with both good and bad examples.
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- Oral communication Communication Interpersonal communication
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Having the freedom to pick a topic to speak about can be challenging. Are you feeling a little stumped about what to talk to your audience about?
In this video, the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking, Ramona Smith, shares advice on how to pick a topic that connects with your audience and keeps them engaged start to finish.
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Have you ever been called on to talk in a meeting or in class, and you felt like you forgot everything you’ve ever known? It can be intimidating to be put on the spot to speak, but follow the advice of Ramona Smith, the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking, and you’ll be able to handle impromptu speaking like a professional.
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Have you ever seen someone give a speech or presentation, and the whole time they stood stiffly at the lectern or podium? It can be boring to watch someone give a speech or presentation when they don’t use movement to keep you engaged. The 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking, Ramona Smith, will help you plan how to effectively use appropriate body language to captivate your audience!
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- Expression Public speaking Body language Nonverbal communication
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Have you ever felt nervous or anxious when you had to speak in front of other people? Or are you preparing for a class or work presentation and want to feel confident so you can do your absolute best?
In this video, the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking, Ramona Smith, breaks down 5 tips that will help you prepare for and give your best presentation or speech yet!
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The Better Speaker Series modules are designed as 10-15 minute educational speeches to be given in your club. They give practical tips that can be of benefit to all members.
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- Public speaking Oral communication
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Learn how to communicate more effectively at work and achieve your goals. Taught by award-winning Wharton professor and best-selling author Maurice Schweitzer, Improving Communications Skills is an essential course designed to give you both the tools you need to improve your communication skills, and the most successful strategies for using them to your advantage. You'll learn how to discover if someone is lying (and how to react if they are), how to develop trust, the best method of communication for negotiation, and how to apologize. You'll also learn when to cooperate and when to compete, how to create persuasive messages, ask thoughtful questions, engage in active listening, and choose the right medium (face-to-face conversation, video conference, phone call, or email) for your messages. By the end of the course, you'll be able to understand what others want, respond strategically to their wants and needs, craft convincing and clear messages, and develop the critical communication skills you need to get ahead in business and in life.
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- Business communication Interpersonal communication Communication
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This Specialization is aimed at preparing students for undergraduate study in an English-speaking university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture, and providing you with practical strategies to apply to your studies. In this course, you will learn how to develop your Communication Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to:
1. Recognise the importance of communication in communities of practice at university
2. Understand contexts of communication at university and associated expectations
3. Communicate clearly across a variety of different contexts and to a wide range of audiences by adapting communicative styles appropriately
4. Demonstrate, negotiate, and further understanding through spoken, written, visual, and conversational modes
5. Effectively formulate arguments and communicate research findings through the process of researching, composing, and editing
6. Confidently engage in constructive and critical dialogue with respect and professionalism
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- Communication Interpersonal communication
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What do you really need to learn in life? How do you teach students to excel? What do successful learners do differently from others? What, in short, are their habits of mind?
Over the last two decades the learning sciences have begun to provide some powerful answers to these questions.
Here are some suggestions, drawing on research, to help you identify the kinds of learning habits likely to help you succeed. Imagine a clock-face. Think of each of the twelve points of its face as we look at twelve key aspects of learning.
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- Learning Study skills
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Whether you’re interested in goal setting tips for you, your business, or to gain a deeper understanding of goal setting to help your clients, this SMART goal setting & Action Planning GUIDE can help.
Starting with an overview of the SMART Acronym and a helpful SMART graphic, this guide goes deeply into each element of SMART goal setting. It includes examples and more to help both you and your clients set well-rounded and SMART Goals and Actions!
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- Goal (Psychology) Motivation (Psychology) Goal setting in personnel management
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Throughout your career journey we want you to learn how to become a reflective practitioner and you will develop this skill a lot as you work through these courses and as you progress through your degree.
Reflection is so important if you crack this now this is an attribute you can take with you for your whole life both professionally and personally.
This video will show you the fundamentals of how to what is reflection develop this graduate attribute.
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- Well-being Reflection (Philosophy)
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Mindshift is designed to help boost your career and life in today’s fast-paced learning environment. Whatever your age or stage, Mindshift teaches you essentials such as how to get the most out of online learning and MOOCs, how to seek out and work with mentors, the secrets to avoiding career ruts (and catastrophes) and general ruts in life, and insights such as the value of selective ignorance over general competence. We’ll provide practical insights from science about how to learn and change effectively even in maturity, and we’ll build on what you already know to take your life’s learning in fantastic new directions. This course is designed to show you how to look at what you’re learning, and your place in what’s unfolding in the society around you, so you can be what you want to be, given the real world constraints that life puts on us all. You’ll see that by using certain mental tools and insights, you can learn and do more—far more—than you might have ever dreamed!
This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or subsequent to, its companion course, Learning How to Learn. (Mindshift is more career focused, and Learning How to Learn is more learning focused.)
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- MOOCs (Web-based instruction) Study skills Web-based instruction Learning
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Based on one of the most popular open online courses in the world, this course gives you easy access to the learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. No matter what your current skill level, using these approaches can help you master new topics, change your thinking and improve your life.
This course explains:
* Why sometimes letting your mind wander is an important part of the learning process
* How to avoid "rut think" in order to think outside the box
* The value of metaphors in developing understanding
* A simple, yet powerful, way to stop procrastinating
If you’re already an expert, these strategies will turbocharge your learning, including test-taking tips and insights that will help you make the best use of your time on homework and problem sets.
We all have the tools to learn what might not seem to come naturally to us at first—the secret is to understand how the brain works so we can unlock its power.
Filled with animations, application questions, and exercises, this course makes learning easy and fun!
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- Study skills Learning
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This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects.
Using these approaches, no matter what your skill levels in topics you would like to master, you can change your thinking and change your life. If you’re already an expert, this peep under the mental hood will give you ideas for turbocharging successful learning, including counter-intuitive test-taking tips and insights that will help you make the best use of your time on homework and problem sets. If you’re struggling, you’ll see a structured treasure trove of practical techniques that walk you through what you need to do to get on track. If you’ve ever wanted to become better at anything, this course will help serve as your guide.
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What is adaptability? Adaptability is a skill. It's feeling okay when you have to change how you think or act. To create a plan to improve your skills for learning, work and life, visit upskillsforwork.ca
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- Change (Psychology) Adaptability (Psychology)
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Adaptability is having the skills to cope with change as work and industry evolve. In this 5-minute video, you’ll learn how to become an agent of change to improve your outcomes and growth in your area of business.
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- Organizational behavior Change (Psychology) Adaptability (Psychology) Organizational change -- Management
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In this video, we discuss 'how to adapt' as a key to becoming your best self. Knowing how to adapt is key to becoming a master of your reality. This video will help you understand the process of adaptability for a life of success at being true to you.
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- Change (Psychology) Adaptability (Psychology)
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Ken Cooper, Global Head of HR for Bloomberg, shares his insights on why being adaptable matters for individuals and organizations to remain relevant in an ever-changing world.
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- Organizational behavior Change (Psychology) Adaptability (Psychology) Organizational change -- Management
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The world is changing quickly, affecting how we work, live and learn. Whether you’re starting a new job, learning to use new technology or need to develop different abilities to move up at your current job, possessing strong adaptability skills is important if you want to be successful.Skills for Success can help you develop your adaptability skills so you can continue to grow and succeed at work and in life.
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- Adaptability (Psychology) Success -- Psychological aspects Change (Psychology)
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When venture investor Natalie Fratto is determining which start-up founder to support, she doesn't just look for intelligence or charisma; she looks for adaptability. In this insightful talk, Fratto shares three ways to measure your "adaptability quotient" -- and shows why your ability to respond to change really matters.
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- Adaptability (Psychology) Change (Psychology)
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To survive in today’s constantly changing business landscape requires being comfortable in uncertainty. Adaptability is what allows people and businesses to solve problems, overcome challenges and move back from the edge of attrition to the more stable ground of relevance. Adaptability is everything. — Jeff Boss, Forbes
Adaptability refers to your ability change your actions, course, or approach in order to suit different conditions or environments. Adaptability implies a sense of personal choice, of purposefully navigating—rather than being driven by—changing circumstances.
Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. Resilience gives you the ability to bounce forward with new insights and learning you can carry into the future.
Both adaptability and resilience include the ability to assess an evolving situation from multiple perspectives, to shift thinking and viewpoint, and to choose the best response. Adaptable people flourish amidst chaos while inflexible people flounder. Adapters find openings in situations where others only see closure. This 4-module course will give you knowledge and tools to become more adaptable and resilient in your workplace and in your life.
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- Adaptability (Psychology) Resilience (Personality trait) Change (Psychology)
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Everyone experiences adversity and stress at some level, whether it’s the pressure to perform in school or work, relationship problems, financial difficulties, or simply the number of tasks to do in a short period of time. All stress isn’t bad, but chronic stress can take its toll on our minds, bodies, and behavior. Research has shown that people can learn and use specific resilience skills (such as optimistic thinking, relaxation strategies, choosing one’s attention) and positive routines (good sleep, scheduling in fun, and so on) in order to better manage stress, bounce back quicker after a setback, be more effective in their academic and vocational pursuits, develop stronger relationships with others, be physically and mentally healthy, and be satisfied with their lives overall. In short, resilience is ordinary magic and can be learned. It does not necessarily mean that you have to be born resilient or get lucky in life. The purpose of this course is to teach individuals the science behind becoming a resilient person. Stated simply, resilience is the ability to survive and thrive. Resiliency is not only about your ability to positively adapt in the face of adverse or challenging circumstances (that is, survive), but it is also about learning the positive skills, strategies and routines that enable you to live a happy, fulfilling, and meaningful life (in other words, thrive). This course gives you the permission to take care of yourself in order to effectively manage life stressors and do what matters most in life.
By the end of this course, you will have learned about the knowledge and skills that you can apply in your life now and in the future to be a resilient person.
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- Stress management Resilience (Personality trait)
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Globalisation and advances in information and communication technology have resulted in a 24/7 work environment characterised by rapid change, a greater sense of competition, and an explosion in access to communication and information. These pressures compound stress related to workload and information processing – this not only reduces performance but can lead to a reduced sense of meaning and purpose as well as physical and mental health issues. Understanding stress and how to boost your resilience to it are essential skills for contemporary leaders and play a vital role in managing the demands you face at work. This course will focus on the nature of stressors facing leaders in today’s work environments and how to deal with them. You’ll explore personal resilience – your capacity to withstand and cope with stress – and strategies for self-management, motivation and organisation. You’ll also learn how resilience is impacted by health and social relationships.
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- Adaptability (Psychology) Stress management Resilience (Personality trait) Job stress
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Managers have tried various strategies and perks to boost employee engagement—all with little impact on long-term retention and performance. But now, neuroscience offers some answers. Through his research on the brain chemical oxytocin—shown to facilitate collaboration and teamwork—Zak has developed a framework for creating a culture of trust and building a happier, more loyal, and more productive workforce.
By measuring people’s oxytocin levels in response to various situations—first in the lab and later in the workplace—Zak identified eight key management behaviors that stimulate oxytocin production and generate trust: (1) Recognize excellence. (2) Induce “challenge stress.” (3) Give people discretion in how they do their work. (4) Enable job crafting. (5) Share information broadly. (6) Intentionally build relationships. (7) Facilitate whole-person growth. (8) Show vulnerability.
Ultimately, Zak concludes, managers can cultivate trust by setting a clear direction, giving people what they need to see it through, and then getting out of their way. In short, to boost engagement, treat people like responsible adults.
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- Personnel management Corporate culture Employee motivation Trust
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Teamwork has a dramatic effect on organizational performance.
An effective team can help an organization achieve incredible results.
A team that is not working can cause unnecessary disruption, failed delivery and strategic failure.
Nowadays it is almost impossible to avoid being a member of team. If you're not on an official team at work, chances are you function within one in one way or another. So it's important for your personal and career development to know your teamworking strengths and weaknesses.
This assessment helps you uncover common teamworking problems that you might be experiencing. Once you've completed the assessment, we direct you towards team tools that will help you to improve and develop these important skills.
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- Teams in the workplace Performance Organizational effectiveness
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You can't just switch on teamwork. It takes time for a new team to "gel" and work to its full potential. What's more, team members go through stages as they move from strangers to co-workers.
Bruce Tuckman's Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing model describes these stages. When you understand Tuckman's model, you'll know how to help your new team to become effective – faster. Let's look at how.
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- Teams in the workplace Teams in the workplace -- Management
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Dr Meredith Belbin defines a 'Team Role' as one of nine clusters of behavioural attributes identified by his research at Henley as being effective in order to facilitate team progress.
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- Teams in the workplace Project management
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MOOC
In today’s workplace, professionals don’t work alone, and rarely work with just one other person. More often, we are required to work in groups to strategize, design solutions, ideate, motivate, manage, and execute. This course, part of the Leadership Essentials Professional Certificate program, complements business communication skills and expands those competencies to provide a foundation for decision-making, consensus-building, and problem-solving within a group environment.
In this course, learners will analyze and evaluate their own experiences of leading and participating in teams, and will relate them to industry examples.
Topics in the course also include:
Team formation and development
Building, leading, organizing, and motivating teams
Managing conflict in groups to build productive professional relationships
Collaboration among cross-functional teams
Interpersonal relationship dynamics in small groups
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- Interpersonal communication Teams in the workplace Business communication
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In this course, you will enhance your ability and opportunity to work creatively within any organization, learn to understand the importance and role of teamwork within the organization, and develop skills that differentiate yourself as a team player. The professional business skills related to teamwork and creativity gained through this course will help you to succeed working in any organization.
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- Creative thinking Creative ability in business
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Recently revised and updated! Effective teamwork and group communication are essential for your professional and personal success. In this course you will learn to: make better decisions, be more creative and innovative, manage conflict and work with difficult group members, negotiate for preferred outcomes, improve group communication in virtual environments, develop a better overall understanding of human interaction, and work more effectively as a team. Our goal is to help you understand these important dynamics of group communication and learn how to put them into practice to improve your overall teamwork.
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- Interpersonal communication Project management Communication in small groups Group problem solving
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Are you a first time project manager and need to learn the project manager basics so that your project can be successful? In this video, I’m sharing the most important tips for new project managers so that you’ll never experience a failed project.
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Project Management Skills [WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED AS A PM] / Are you looking to improve your project management skills and want to know the skills required for project manager success? Today, I’ll be sharing with you the most important project manager required skills so that you can be a successful project manager.
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In this video, we’ll take you through 5 of the best project management software, their key features, what each tool is best for as well as pricing information.Project management software mentioned in this video:
- ClickUp
- monday.com
- Hive
- Smartsheet
- Asana
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- Project management -- Computer programs Project management
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Introduction to Project Management. Learn how to manage a project on your own, how to structure projects in large, medium, and small organizations, and understand why some projects are successful while others not. This video covers some of the fundamental knowledge, concepts, tools and techniques you need to understand how a project works and what is the best way to manage it.
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Project Planning | Project Plan In Excel With Gantt Chart | Project Management In Excel |Simplilearn
This video on project planning in Excel will help us understand the process of project planning concerning Excel. The video will explain the process of project management in Excel, elaborating on the reasons why we should use excel for project management. Then we will see the basics of a Gantt chart, along with understanding the process of making a Gantt chart in Excel. We will also see different Microsoft Excel templates, along with their features. Now, let us get started.
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- Project management -- Data processing Project management Microsoft Excel (Computer file)
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This video on project manager roles and responsibilities will help us understand who is a project manager and what all skills are required to be a project manager. The video explains the roles and responsibilities of a project manager. After we know who is a project manager and what all a project manager is supposed to do, we will check the project manager’s salary. We will also see how one can become a project manager. Towards the end, we will review how a project manager’s resume looks like. Now, let us get started.
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This video on Project Management tools will help us understand the popular project management tools in the market. In the beginning, the video will explain the parameters one needs to keep in mind while choosing a project management tool for personal use or their team. The video mentions the release of the PM tool, its features, and the companies that use them. We will also know the different packages in the market, along with their costs and various constraints. Now, let us get started and get to know the Project Management tools in detail.
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- Project management -- Computer programs Project management
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What Is Project Management? | Introduction To Project Management | PMP Training Videos | Simplilearn
This video on what is project management will help us understand the basics of project management. The video explains everything that project management includes beginning from What is a project and the components of project management. We will understand the project life cycle and the responsibilities in project management. Furthermore, it tells about various certifications that one may take to become a project manager and excel in the field of project management. Finally, we will learn the risks in project management and how to manage those risks. Now, let us get started and understand project management in detail.
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Design Thinking is a 5-step process to come up with meaningful ideas that solve real problems for a particular group of people. The process is taught in top design and business schools around the world. It has brought many businesses lots of happy customers and helped entrepreneurs from all around the world, to solve problems with innovative new solutions
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- Creative thinking Thought thinking Problem solving Creative ability
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The Design Thinking Bootcamp Bootleg is an overview of some of our most-used tools. The guide was originally intended for recent graduates of our Bootcamp: Adventures in Design Thinking class. But we’ve heard from folks who’ve never been to the d.school that have used it to create their own introductory experience to design thinking. The Bootcamp Bootleg is more of a cook book than a text book, and more of a constant work-in-progress than a polished and permanent piece. This resource is free for you to use and share—and we hope you do.
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- Creative thinking Design -- Psychological aspects Creative ability Product design Critical thinking
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The Design Sprint Kit is an open-source resource for design leaders, product owners, developers or anyone who is learning about or running Design Sprints. Whether you are new to Design Sprints and gaining buy in for your first Sprint, or an experienced Sprint facilitator looking for new methods, this site will help you learn, plan, and contribute to the Design Sprint Methodology. The Design Sprint is a proven methodology for solving problems through designing, prototyping, and testing ideas with users. Design Sprints quickly align teams under a shared vision with clearly defined goals and deliverables. Ultimately, it is a tool for developing a hypothesis, prototyping an idea, and testing it rapidly with as little investment as possible in as real an environment as possible.
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- Design -- Psychological aspects Problem solving Creative ability in business
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This course deals directly with your ability for creativity which is a critical skill in any field. It focuses on divergent thinking, the ability to develop multiple ideas and concepts to solve problems. Through a series of creativity building exercises, short lectures, and readings, learners develop both an understanding of creativity and increase their own ability.
This course will help you understand the role of creativity and innovation in your own work and in other disciplines. It will challenge you to move outside of your existing comfort zone and to recognize the value of that exploration. This course will help you understand the importance of diverse ideas, and to convey that understanding to others.
The principal learning activity in the course is a series of "differents" where you are challenged to identify and change your own cultural, habitual, and normal patterns of behavior. Beginning with a prompt, e.g. "eat something different", you will begin to recognize your own = limits and to overcome them. In addition, you are encouraged to understand that creativity is based on societal norms, and that by it's nature, it will differ from and be discouraged by society. In this course, the persistence of the creative person is developed through practice. At the same time, these exercises are constrained by concerns of safety, legality, and economics, which are addressed in their creative process.
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- Creative thinking Change Problem solving Critical thinking
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At IDEO.org, part of our mission is to spread human-centered design to social sector practitioners around the world. The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design reveals our process with the key mindsets that underpin how and why we think about design for the social sector, 57 clear-to-use design methods for new and experienced practitioners, and from-the-field case studies of human-centered design in action. The Field Guide has everything you need to understand the people you're designing for, to have more effective brainstorms, to prototype your ideas, and to ultimately arrive at more creative solutions.
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- Design -- Psychological aspects Design -- Social aspects Human engineering
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Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer Richard Ford, sculptor Richard Serra and photographer Joel Meyerowitz.
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- Creative thinking Creative ability
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People have been grappling with the question of artificial creativity -- alongside the question of artificial intelligence -- for over 170 years. For instance, could we program machines to create high quality original music? And if we do, is it the machine or the programmer that exhibits creativity? Gil Weinberg investigates this creative conundrum.
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- Creative ability Artificial intelligence
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Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems. Learn to love being bored as Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity.
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- Creative thinking Creative ability Boredom
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Imagine you were asked to invent something new. It could be whatever you want, made from anything you choose, in any shape or size. That kind of creative freedom sounds so liberating, doesn’t it? Or ... does it? if you're like most people you’d probably be paralyzed by this task. Why? Brandon Rodriguez explains how creative constraints actually help drive discovery and innovation.
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- Creative ability Inventions Problem solving
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我們的日常生活每時每刻都離不開語言，每一個人都會對語言中發生的問題感興趣，但是卻並不知道這些生活中的語言問題有沒有學術研究價值。本講座將以日常生活中的語言現象為例，重點介紹語言研究的選題、研究方法和研究路徑，以期對研究生的選題和論文寫作以及語言的跨學科研究有所啟發。
日期：2023年9月15日
講者：崔希亮教授
主辦：人文學院
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Sociolinguistics
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- Video
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Interested in harnessing the power of Generative AI (GenAI) for your studies? Join us in exploring the GenAI platform, its functionality and usage policies in our upcoming workshop. Learn about how GenAI can enhance your learning experience and how to employ it in your studies while maintaining data privacy and security. We'll introduce you to 'prompts engineering' and emphasise the importance of academic integrity in the context of AI technology usage. Come and join this workshop co-organised by EDC and ITS.
Event Date: 27/9/2023
Facilitator(s): Chan, Dick (EDC), Mark, Kai Pan (EDC), Tam, Barbara (EDC), Leung, Rian (ITS)
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Curious about integrating Generative AI (GenAI) into your teaching methodologies? Embark on a journey with EDC and ITS in a comprehensive workshop introducing the innovative GenAI platform. This session will guide you through the platform's operations, explaining its usage policies. During the workshop, we'll briefly discuss the need for redesigning our assessment strategies in sync with this advanced tool to optimise learning outcomes effectively. Even more importantly, we will discuss data security and privacy concerns surrounding GenAI usage. This workshop offers an unrivalled opportunity to expand your understanding and proficiency in using AI in an educational context. If you're prepared to explore the cutting edge of education technology, then this is the ideal workshop for you.
Event Date: 20/9/2023
Facilitator(s): Chan, Dick (EDC), Mark, Kai Pan (EDC), Tam, Barbara (EDC), Leung, Rian (ITS)
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Come hear three very different examples of assessment design that fully expect students to consult GenAI. They aim to deepen learning experiences by requiring students to produce multimodal submissions, revisit particular key points discussed in class, and demonstrate their understanding via hands-on quizzes and lab notebooks. When the assessment focus changes, the assessment criteria may change accordingly, and this will be included in the workshop.
Event Date: 30/8/2023
Facilitator: Chen, Julia (EDC)
Speaker(s): Chu, Rodney (APSS), Chan, Dick (EDC), Cheung, Gary (ABCT), Robbins, Jane (ELC)
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Video
Re-designing assessments within the context of generative AI is one of the most urgent challenges for universities. Might assessment re-design represent opportunities to build on key principles underpinning ‘good assessment’? Dependent on the disciplinary context, these might include iterative sequences of rich tasks; the development of student evaluative expertise; and linkages to real-world outcomes.
Effective assessment sequences are sometimes time-consuming. By reducing assessment overload, we can create much-needed space for new possibilities: increased authentic assessment; assessments that involve critical engagement with generative AI outputs; an enhanced role for digital and interactive oral assessment; teacher and student co-learning in partnerships for assessment re-design; and assessing process as well as product. The thorny issues of academic integrity and ethical use of generative AI also merit attention but should not distract from a primary focus on the development of student learning.
Generative AI raises exciting possibilities, yet there are few clear answers. In this workshop, complementary and alternative views, including those from different disciplinary perspectives will be welcomed.
Event Date: 22/8/2023
Speaker: Carless, David (Professor at the Faculty of Education, HKU)
Facilitator(s): Chen, Julia (EDC), Chon, Leo (EDC)
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Video
Join us in this hybrid session to experience different eAssessment practice through 'Simulating' and 'Exploring' to come up with practical solution for asynchronous and/or synchronous eAssessment that may suit your hybrid classroom.
Event Date: 25/5/2022
Facilitator(s): Roy Kam (EDC)
- Subjects:
- Learning Analytics, Lesson Design, Assessment & Feedback, and Student Engagement
- Keywords:
- Educational tests measurements Web-based instruction
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- Video
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The rapid development and widening availability of generative AI tools to create and refine content presents a huge opportunity to re-assess some of the key foundational assumptions and practices behind the ways that our courses are designed and delivered.
In this seminar, Dr Bates will share his views on educators’ obligations to engage with these issues, educate students (and ourselves) on the affordances and limitations of new and emerging AI tools, iteratively experiment in a space that is rapidly changing, and share the successes (and failures) of UBC colleagues.
Dr Bates will also present some practical advice for different ways in which generative AI tools may be incorporated into teaching activities and assessments and outline ways in which UBC is gearing up to support instructors in these efforts.
Event Date: 9/8/2023
Presenter: Bates, Simon (Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning, Pro Tem, Professor of Teaching, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada),
Facilitator(s): Lo, Dawn (EDC), Chon, Leo (EDC)
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e-book
This eBook is designed for learning customer relationship management. Each chapter includes some exercises, concept-check questions and challenge questions for learning the theories.
- Subjects:
- Marketing
- Keywords:
- Customer relations -- Management Marketing
- Resource Type:
- e-book
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Video
Air transport liberalisation has been marked by two major developments, i.e. the advent of the hub-and-spoke network and the emergence of Low Fare Airlines (LFAs). All major Full Service Network Carrier (FSNCs) have heavily relied on hub operations to effectively compete in the long-haul market against LFAs which until recently focused on point-to-point, short-haul services. Recent competiton dynamics, however, have led to the gradual blurring of the different airline business models. LFAs have now established strong bases in satellite/airports and/or in low-cost terminals of major airports. Moreover, they have introduced long-haul flights thus competing with FSNCs at a new level. The lecture will highlight all the above issues focusing on their strategic business and geopolitical implications for aiport hubs. It will also discuss how Hong Kong International Airport can build on its current advantages to play focal role in the new environment.
Event Date: 16/06/2017
Speaker: Prof. Andreas Papatheodorou (University of Aegean)
Hosted by: School of Hotel and Tourism Management
- Subjects:
- Hotel, Travel and Tourism
- Keywords:
- Airlines -- Rates Airports Hong Kong International Airport Aeronautics Commercial
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- Video
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Video
Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, public interests for healthcare innovations significantly increase. In order to prepare the next pandemic, POSTECH is initiating a new engineering-based medical school. This new program aims to solve practical medical problems via innovative technology and put significant efforts for commercialisation. As a Program Chair for the new Medical Science and Engineering Program, I will share my experience and future plans. Further, we spin-off a start-up company, “Opticho”, from the research outcomes in my lab. I will share my experience how translate the lab toys to commercial products: not only excitement but also difficulty.
Even date: 27/10/2023
Speaker: Prof. KIM Chulhong
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Biomedical Engineering, Medicine, and Health Technology and Informatics
- Keywords:
- Medical education Medical technology Biomedical engineering
- Resource Type:
- Video
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e-book
This book is about how to read, use, and create maps. Our exploration of maps will be informed by a contextual understanding of how maps reflect the relationship between society and technology, and how mapping is an essential form of scientific and artistic inquiry. We will also explore how mapping is used to address a variety of societal issues, such as land use planning and political gerrymandering. You will gain insight into the technical underpinnings of mapping as a science approach, complement on-going interest and activities, or provide an applied focus for research or policy.
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Others
This CEO Report is about tapping into the psychological thought-processes of how great problem-solvers see, interpret and makes sense of being stuck with complexity and what they do (or fail to do) to progress. To uncover these underlying thinking patterns we administered a rigorous and systematic interview approach from clinical psychology called, Repertory Grid Technique (RGT). Our sample consists of fifty (50) seasoned CEOs /Executives spanning a wide range of industry sectors. Seven (7) inherent latent themes emerged from our analysis as to what are the core drivers (habits of mind) that help executives open up the alternatives whenever they find themselves stuck with complexity.
- Subjects:
- Management
- Keywords:
- Chief executive officers -- Psychology Problem solving
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- Others
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香港理工大學高等研究院於2023年4月21日成功舉辦以「綠色化工與分子篩催化」為題的公開講座（混合模式）。講座由中國工程院院士、中國石化上海石油化工研究院院長楊為民教授主講，吸引了來自亞洲、歐洲、北美10多個國家和地區的120多名現場及網上參加者。講座亦在嗶哩嗶哩、微博等多個社交媒體平台進行直播，在線觀看人數超過11,000人次。
講座由理大協理副校長（研究與創新）王鑽開教授以歡迎辭及講者介紹揭開序幕。楊教授介紹了其團隊在綠色化工領域的研究進展，包括基於分子篩催化材料的綠色化工技術開發與實踐，以及新型分子篩催化材料的應用，並分享了他對行業未來趨勢的展望。 隨後的問答環節由應用物理系客座教授曾適之教授主持，一眾參加者與楊教授進行了富有成果的交流。
- Subjects:
- Chemistry
- Keywords:
- Zeolites Catalysis Zeolite catalysts Green chemistry
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Dr Wang Yulun has been actively working at the forefront of the surgical robotics and telemedicine industries for the past 30 years. During this lecture, he will describe the evolution of these technologies and marketplaces and offer insights into how they will continue transforming healthcare delivery.
Event Date: 10/1/2023
Speaker: Dr Wang Yulun (Teladoc Health)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Keywords:
- Medical care -- Automation Robotics in medicine
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- Video
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Water shortage is one of the biggest challenges that humanity faces. Novel technologies to tackle the challenge of water scarcity are urgently needed. However, all the existing studies are based on bare fibers with diameter in the order of mm. This talk introduces a novel fog collection technology using microfibers fabricated by near-field electrospinning. The collection efficiency reaches a record high level. Systematic investigation reveals that the waterdrops are “visible” to fog droplets in the incoming air flow because of the relatively small size of the microfibers. Thus, the large waterdrops deflect the fog-carrying airflow to the satellite small waterdrops, which effectively intercept the fog droplets.
Event Date: 12/10/2023
Speaker: Prof. TAN Zhongchao (Founding Chair Professor, Vice Provost and Dean of Academic Affairs of the Eastern Institute of Technology in Ningbo, China)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Environmental Sciences and Mechanical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Fog Hydrology Water harvesting Water-supply
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- Video
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Others
In this learning activity you'll review physiological noise and complete an activity.
- Keywords:
- Interpersonal communication Distraction (Psychology)
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Collection
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Collection
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Video
In the presentation, Prof. Chan shared Singapore’s long-term energy plan and research focus, as well as a few major initiatives on hydrogen application. He then introduced turquoise hydrogen and the catalytic decomposition of methane for hydrogen production, followed by an overview of the research activities on hydrogen and fuel cells at NTU over the last 30 years.
Event Date: 13/6/2023
Speaker: Prof. CHAN Siew Hwa (Nanyang Technological University)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Electrical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Clean energy Hydrogen as fuel
- Resource Type:
- Video
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PAIR distinguished lecture series: an overview of high performance computing and future requirements
In this talk, we examine how high performance computing has changed over the last ten years and look toward the future in terms of trends. These changes have had and will continue to impact our numerical scientific software significantly. A new generation of software libraries and algorithms are needed for the effective and reliable use of (wide area) dynamic, distributed, and parallel environments. Some of the software and algorithm challenges have already been encountered, such as the management of communication and memory hierarchies through a combination of compile-time and run-time techniques, but the increased scale of computation, depth of memory hierarchies, range of latencies, and increased run-time environment variability will make these problems much harder.
Even date: 6/12/2023
Speaker: Prof. Jack Dongarra
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Computing
- Keywords:
- High performance computing
- Resource Type:
- Video
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We have witnessed a rapid expansion of the global Chinese medicines market in recent years. Herb-based products are becoming an integral part of health management not only in the East, but also in the Western world. Notwithstanding the booming of herbal markets, there are challenging issues and concerns from the medical/healthcare professionals, the nutritional/pharmaceutical communities, regulatory agencies, as well as the general public. In this presentation, a closer look will be taken at the scientific challenges of the quality, safety, and effectiveness of herbal products. While some of these difficulties are unlikely to be overcome within a short period of time, there are wide-open opportunities for international collaborative research to help meet the demands for high-quality Chinese medicine products.
Even date: 1/12/2023
Speaker: Prof. CHE Chun-Tao
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Medicine
- Keywords:
- China Herbs -- Therapeutic use Materia medica Medicine Chinese Drugs -- Quality control
- Resource Type:
- Video
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e-book
This book is designed for upper year undergraduate students and graduate students studying fundamental entrepreneurship concepts.
- Subjects:
- Management
- Keywords:
- Textbooks Entrepreneurship
- Resource Type:
- e-book
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The lecture commenced with a warm welcome address by Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PAIR, followed by a brief speaker introduction by Prof. WANG Zuankai, Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation) of PolyU. In his presentation, Prof. Yang highlighted that urgent need for tissue/organ biomanufacturing owing to the shortage of donation for organ transplantation. He pointed out some challenges in the in vitro manufacturing of tissues/organs, particularly in relation to accurate design, precise fabrication, and functional induction, which underscore the imperative need for new methods for tissue/organ manufacturing. Next, Prof. Yang outlined the development roadmap of biomanufacturing and shared specific examples demonstrating the research progress in 3D bioprinting. In concluding his presentation, Prof. Yang shared his insights on the future direction for biomanufacturing, as well as some significant accomplishments by him and his team at Zhejiang University in the field.
A question-and-answer session moderated by Prof. Wang was followed. Both the online and on-site audience had a fruitful discussion with Prof. Yang.
Even date: 2/1/2024
Speaker: Prof. Huayong Yang (Zhejiang University)
Moderator: Prof. Zuankai Wang (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Biology and Biomedical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Tissue engineering Biomedical engineering Three-dimensional printing Regenerative medicine
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- Video
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The relationship between language experience and cognitive control (e.g., working memory, inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility) could be very well illustrated by the cognitively demanding language experience of interpreting training. A series of our empirical studies with interpreting students (see DONG 2023 for a review), together with studies with professional interpreters in the literature, suggest that interpreting training may first enhance students’ working memory (WM) updating ability and then WM spans, with probable some decline of WM updating ability between the shift from the two WM abilities. Similar patterns may appear in other cognitive control functions, such as cognitive flexibility (first with switching cost reduced and then with mixing cost reduced) and multi-tasking coordination. These results could be explained by the task features of interpreting (including task schemas and their cognitive loads) (see DONG & LI 2020), suggesting a close and dynamic relationship between language experience and cognitive control.
Even date: 4/12/2023
Speaker: Prof. Yanping Dong (Zhejiang University)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages and Translating and Interpreting
- Keywords:
- Translating interpreting Language languages Cognition
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- Video
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MOOC
Everyone wishes to know the future!
Although we do not have the magic crystal ball to show us the future, we have interviewed more than forty (40+) international industrialists, academics, and business leaders. They are experts in their area and the drivers behind the industry. Our guests will share their views of the future and potential of the fashion industry with you.
During the interviews, we focused on the following questions:
What are the current challenges?
What are the new main directions in the coming five to ten (5 – 10) years?
What kind of new technologies will become popular?
Will there be any new business models (new ways of doing business)?
What role can a government play?
Will there be any ideology that may bring a big impact?
We fully understand that learners may face the obstacle of terminology and background. We will introduce the background of the fashion supply chain first. Then, we take the learners to attend the interviews week by week, sector by sector. Most importantly, the course content is bilingual in Chinese and English. Learners will enjoy our learning supports.
Suitable for students, consumers, anyone who is interested or working in the fashion business.
- Subjects:
- Fashion retailing and merchandising
- Keywords:
- Retail trade -- Management Clothing trade -- Management Business logistics
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- MOOC
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A video showing the steps to put on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Subjects:
- Nursing
- Keywords:
- Medical personnel -- Clothing Infection -- Prevention Medical personnel -- Health hygiene Cross infection -- Prevention
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Psychology, Computer Science and Neuroscience have a history of shared questions and inter-related advances. Recently, new technology has enabled those fields to move from “toy” small-scale approaches to the study of language learning from raw sensory input and to do so at a large scale that constitutes daily life. The three primary goals of my research are 1) to quantify the statistical regularities in the real world, 2) to examine the underlying computational mechanisms operated on the statistical data, and 3) to apply the findings from basic science to real-world applications. In this talk, I will present several projects in my research lab to show that the advances in human learning and machine learning fields place us at the tipping point for powerful and consequential new insights into mechanisms of (and algorithms for) learning.
Event Date: 28/06/2023
Speaker: Prof. Chen YU (University of Texas at Austin)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Machine learning Language acquisition Computational linguistics
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Others
Linggle is an English grammar and linguistic search engine developed by the Natural Language Processing Lab of National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. It helps you check word choice, usage and collocations in order to make your writing more natural. The suggested results are from several corpora like Google Web 1T 5-gram, British National Corpus, New York Times Annotated Corpus.
- Subjects:
- English Language
- Keywords:
- English language -- Grammar
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Courseware
This catalog contains educational content originally curated by Boundless. In collaboration with the Boundless team, Lumen Learning imported these OER courses to the Lumen Platform, to ensure they remain freely available to the education community after Boundless ceased operations. Lumen maintains the Boundless content in the same condition it was provided to us. Please note, courses may contain issues with formatting, accessibility, and the degree to which content remains current, accurate, and complete.
- Course related:
- HSS2011 Human Anatomy and ABCT2326 Human Physiology
- Subjects:
- Health Sciences
- Keywords:
- Human anatomy Human body
- Resource Type:
- Courseware
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Video
This channel contains a complete list of physics videos, as well as hundreds of chemistry, astronomy, math, and mechanical engineering videos. The physics videos explain the fundamental concepts of physics with some easy to follow examples on how to solve physics problems. The chemistry videos cover all the basic topics of chemistry, the astronomy videos explain the wonders of Earth and our Universe, and the math videos cover many topics in algebra, trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus and differential equations.
- Subjects:
- Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, Cosmology and Astronomy, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Chemistry Astronomy Electrical engineering Physics Mathematics Mechanical engineering Kalman filtering
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- Video
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Others
由於漢字數量多、結構複雜，香港學生寫錯別字的情況甚為普遍。進入大學後，學生主要使用電腦輸入文字，手寫中文的機會更大為減少，導致錯別字的問題愈見嚴重。多年來，不少學者已就此問題進行各項研究，而坊間的相關參考專書更是汗牛充楝，不可勝數。然而，上述所論多從傳統的形音義角度出發，較少從文體、語境方面加以深入討論。
有見及此，我們去年申請了香港理工大學「教學發展及語文培訓補助金」(Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant for Language Enhancement Activities, LEG16-19/SS/CBS10)，開展「『專業文體的錯別字糾正』網站」計劃，旨在探討於特定場合或行業語境下之實用文類的錯別字問題，藉以協助學生準確書寫各類職場文書，以恰當、得體的書面語言與外界接觸，完成傳意任務。
- Subjects:
- Chinese Language
- Keywords:
- Chinese language -- Terms phrases Chinese language -- Errors of usage Chinese language -- Homonyms
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- Others
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Others
撰寫學術論文是大學生必要的經歷。中國語文教學中心是次建構「中文論文寫作教學網站」，旨在在已有的自學教材上，進一步分享撰寫中文論文的心得與要項。有別於一般論文教學網站，本網站總結了中心教員多年來評改學生習作的經驗，並以此為例，分享撰寫論文各個部份、各種細節的竅門與注意事項，期望學生省察論文寫作的過程，並思考其中意義。
- Subjects:
- Chinese Language
- Keywords:
- Dissertations Academic Academic writing
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- Others
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Others
香港人講「懶音」的情況愈來愈普遍，如「女仔」說成「呂仔」（n-、l-不分），「過」、「個」不分（gw-、g-不分），「講解」說成「趕解」(-ng、-n不分)，「襪」、「默」不分（-t、-k不分）等等。
為了加強學生對粵語的敏感度，協助學生說出流利的粵語，提升整體的表達能力，我們申請了香港理工大學「教學發展及語文培訓補助金」(Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant for Language Enhancement Activities, LEG16-19/SS/CBS9)，開展「『粵語懶音測試及糾正』網站」計劃。此計劃的目的是協助學生以標準的粵語作日常的交際溝通，減少懶音，以恰當、得體的粵語與外界接觸，完成傳意任務。
- Subjects:
- Chinese Language
- Keywords:
- China -- Hong Kong Cantonese dialects -- Pronunciation
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Video
I will discuss how co-speech (i.e., speech-accompanying) gestures relate to language and conceptualisation underlying language. I will focus on “representational gestures”, which can depict motion, action, and shape or can indicate locations. I will provide evidence for the following two points. Various aspects of language shape co-speech gestures. Conversely, the way we produce co-speech gestures can shape language. I will discuss these issues in relation to manner and path in motion event descriptions, clause-linkage types in complex event descriptions, and metaphor. I will conclude that gesture and language are parts of a "conceptualisation engine”, which takes advantage of unique strengths of spatio-motoric representation and linguistic representation.
Even date: 26/02/2024
Speaker: Prof. Sotaro Kita (University of Warwick)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Nonverbal communication Language languages Gesture
- Resource Type:
- Video
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e-book
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a potent buzzword and happening technology which has greatly impacted the lifestyle of every human being either directly or indirectly and is shaping the future of tomorrow. In fact, AI is fast becoming an intrinsic part of our daily life and is not confined to university research labs, even if remarkable progress has been made in this domain. The benefit of this phenomenon is widely recognized in diversified areas, ranging from medicine to security to consumer applications and business, and resulting in improvements in the quality of life of humankind. Every new disruptive technology has its own pros and cons and AI is no exception to this rule. Privacy, data protection, and the rights of individuals pose social and ethical challenges.
- Subjects:
- Computing
- Keywords:
- Artificial intelligence
- Resource Type:
- e-book
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Others
粵語，又稱「廣東話」，是香港最常用的語言。來自世界各地的學生可透過學習粵語，認識生活中常用的粵語詞句，應付日常溝通需要，從中更好地了解香港，融入香港。為此，我們開發了一個量身定制的在線粵語學習平台──翻轉粵語教室，按大學課程所學，制作相關的多媒體自習材料，讓學生可於上課前，利用網絡、智能手機等學習工具預習各單元的學習內容，然後回校再進行互動的粵語學習，提升學習成效。
- Subjects:
- Chinese Language, Communication, and Foreign Language Learning
- Keywords:
- China -- Hong Kong Cantonese dialects
- Resource Type:
- Others
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Video
Smaller, faster-charging batteries are the answer for affordable and sustainable electric vehicles (EVs) for everyone, everywhere. The ability to quickly refill energy is profoundly important in order to reduce EV cost and demand for critical minerals. In this talk I will present asymmetric temperature modulation (ATM) approach to enabling 10-minute fast charging of energy-dense Li-ion batteries in any temperatures (even at -60°C) while still delivering remarkable cycle life. Recent disastrous events at EV charging stations caused by an arctic blast in Chicago will be given as an example of the dire need for quick energy refill in the extreme cold. Battery fast charging must also work in hot summers along with high-temperature stability of cycling and storage. We shall present novel thermal management concepts for extreme fast charging in both extreme cold and hot conditions. Overall, our development points to a new paradigm of battery design and thermal management without having to trade-off among fast charge, safety, lifetime, and cost.
Even date: 27/02/2024
Speaker: Prof. WANG Chao-Yang
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Electrical Engineering
- Keywords:
- Lithium ion batteries Electric vehicles -- Batteries
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Others
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University hosted a seminar series focusing on green deck development, specifically designed for FCE undergraduate students. The series offers opportunities to learn about the development of green decks, relevant research, and gain exposure to the practical aspects of the industry. This PDF contains the presentation material from Prof. Eric Chui and Dr. William Chan, covering the survey on public support for the Green Deck Project.
- Keywords:
- China -- Hong Kong City planning -- Environmental aspects Public opinion Pollution prevention Urban renewal
- Resource Type:
- Others
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University organized a seminar series focused on the development of green decks. Specifically designed for FCE undergraduate students, the series offers a chance to delve into the research and practical aspects of the industry. This PDF contains the presentation material from Prof. Alex LUI, covering the project's inception and the introduction of the development process in the building industry.
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MOOC
The course aims to enable students to master the sounds of Cantonese and conduct basic conservations in Cantonese. It is suitable for learners of the following 3 categories:
(1) People from Hong Kong who may be expatriates, international students, ethnic minorities;
(2) People from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) who may be expatriates;
(3) People from all over the world who may be heritage speakers of Cantonese, plan to study/work in Hong Kong/ the GBA, tourists… etc.
In fact, anyone who is interested in learning Cantonese are welcomed to join this course!
- Subjects:
- Chinese Language, Communication, and Foreign Language Learning
- Keywords:
- China -- Hong Kong Cantonese dialects
- Resource Type:
- MOOC
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Video
The lecture commenced with a welcome speech by Prof. CHEN Qingyan, Director of PAIR, followed by a brief speaker introduction by Prof. Christopher CHAO, Vice President (Research and Innovation).
In his presentation, Prof. Brilakis first gave a brief introduction to digital twins (DT), pointing out that DT plays a central role in digital transformation. Next, he elaborated on the application of DT in the construction industry and explained how DT is involved in the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation processes. He introduced research conducted at the University of Cambridge on inexpensive methods for generating object-oriented infrastructure geometry, detecting, and mapping visible defects on the resulting DT, automatically extracting defect spatial measurements, and sensor and sensor data modelling. Prof. Brilakis also provided examples of how these resulting DT are further exploited in design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA), mixed-reality-enabled mobile inspection, and proactive asset protection from accidental damage. To conclude, Prof. Brilakis stated that DT, smart materials, data science, and automation & bobotics, constitute important digital assets for driving sustainability, and pointed out the future development directions in these areas.
A question-and-answer session moderated by Prof. DING Xiaoli, Director of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), and Prof. WANG Yuhong, Member of RILS, followed. This session provided both the online and on-site audience with an opportunity to engage in a fruitful discussion with Prof. Brilakis.
Even date: 08/03/2024
Speaker: Prof. Ioannis BRILAKIS (University of Cambridge)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Technology
- Keywords:
- Buildings -- Computer-aided design Digital twins (Computer simulation) Construction industry
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Video
Neuroemergentism, (NM) is a novel framework which has sought to consider language development as involving the organization and reorganization of cognition and its underlying neural substrate. Work to support this framework comes from studies of language and cognitive development. In this talk, I will focus on two separate levels, the sensorimotor plasticity needed to adjust to new input and the cognitive flexibility needed to select between these competing sources of information. This talk will discuss both these levels with regard to the neurocognitive adaptations seen in bilinguals. This will include structural brain differences in monolinguals and bilinguals that vary in the age of second language acquisition. In the second part, of the talk work that has focused on the cognitive flexibility will be presented. This will focus on the adaptations of the basal ganglia and frontostriatal tracts as a gating mechanism crucial for selecting the correct motor response. This includes newer work which links genes associated with dopamine to cognitive and language flexibility in bilinguals. The ways in which sensorimotor plasticity and cognitive flexibility represent accurate but incomplete conceptualizations of the competitive processes involved in language and cognitive processing will be discussed. The talk will conclude with potential future directions using an NM framework.
Even date: 15/03/2024
Speaker: Prof. Arturo E. HERNANDEZ (University of Houston)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Language acquisition Code switching (Linguistics) Bilingualism Psycholinguistics
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Video
In the lecture, Prof. Batty gave an overview of the development of the science of cities in the last 50 years. Drawing on the system approach and complex theory, he explained that urban science involves top-down and bottom-up thinking; it is a systematic, complex and evolving discipline built on knowledge in social physics, economics, transportation and numerous scientific methods that yield theories. He illustrated this with city morphology examples from the UK and the Greater Bay Areas (GBA) generated by large-scale computer models. At the end of the lecture, Prof. Batty described some challenges with fractal geometry, size and scaling, networks, and building models currently faced by the field, and he suggested the way forward for the discipline.
Even date: 01/09/2023
Speaker: Prof. Michael Batty
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Building and Real Estate
- Keywords:
- City planning City planning -- Data processing
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Others
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University organized a seminar series focused on green deck development, specifically designed for FCE undergraduate students. The series offers opportunities to learn about the development of green decks, relevant research, and gain exposure to the practical aspects of the industry. This PDF contains the presentation material from Dr. Mark Hsu, covering the cost-benefit analysis of green deck development.
- Keywords:
- China -- Hong Kong Cost effectiveness City planning -- Environmental aspects Pollution prevention Urban renewal
- Resource Type:
- Others
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MOOC
Gain the key skills to master one of digital marketing's most sought after skills, and learn how to apply your SEO knowledge in an overall digital marketing strategy. In this course, you will learn about: (1) The fundamentals of SEO (2) How to reach your target market (3) How to optimise your social media strategy (4) Content development and copywriting
- Course related:
- ITC2013M Fashion Marketing
- Subjects:
- Marketing and Fashion retailing and merchandising
- Keywords:
- Internet marketing Marketing Web search engines
- Resource Type:
- MOOC
