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In this CIHK webinar, we will discuss the material conditions of and historical background to the use of Classical Chinese or Literary Sinitic in writing-mediated brush conversation between literati of Sinitic engaged in cross-border communication within Sinographic East Asia or the Sinographic cosmopolis, which corresponds with today’s China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan (including Okinawa, formerly the Ryukyu Kingdom) and Vietnam. Compared with speech as a modality of communication, real-time writing-mediated interaction between talking humans, synchronously face-to-face, seems uncommon. In any society, speaking is premised on one condition: the interlocutors must have at least one shared spoken language at their disposal, but even then, there are circumstances under which speaking is either physically not feasible or socially inappropriate. Could writing function as an alternative modality of communication when speaking is not an option due to the absence of a shared spoken language, as in cross-border communication settings? Whereas real-time writing-mediated face-to-face interaction is rare where a regional lingua franca was known to exist (e.g., Latin and Arabic), there is ample historical evidence of literati of Classical Chinese or Literary Sinitic from different parts of Sinographic East Asia conducting ‘silent conversation’, synchronously and interactively in writing mode using brush, ink, and paper. Such a pattern of writing-assisted interaction is still practiced and observable in pen-assisted conversation – pen-talk – between Chinese and Japanese speakers today, thanks to the pragma-linguistic affordance of morphographic, non-phonographic sinograms (i.e., Chinese characters and Japanese kanji). We will outline the historical spread of Classical Chinese or Sinitic texts from the ‘center’ to the ‘peripheries’, and the historical background to the acquisition of literacy in Sinitic by the people there. Their shared knowledge of Sinitic helps explain why, for well over a thousand years until the 1900s, literati from these places were able to speak their mind by engaging in ‘Sinitic brush-talk’ 漢文筆談 in cross-border communication.
Even date: 13/5/2022
Speaker: Prof. David C. S. Li
Hosted by: Confucius Institute of Hong Kong, Department of Chinese Culture
- Subjects:
- Chinese Language and Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Chinese characters History Chinese language -- Written Chinese Written communication China East Asia
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During the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the relaxation of the Ming sea ban, along with the arrival of the Europeans, generated a multipolar environment in East Asia. It revolved around the intra-Asian exchange centered upon Chinese silk and Japanese silver, and a nascent global flow of New World bullion to China and spices for Western Europe. The situation changed during the mid-seventeenth century amid mounting restrictions on overseas contacts from the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan and the consolidation and militarization of Chinese merchants under the Zheng family. By 1683, when the Qing forced the Zheng to surrender and occupied their bastion of Taiwan, China had achieved naval preeminence in the East Asian sea lanes. Other than a few outposts, the Europeans had largely withdrawn from the area north of island Southeast Asia, which remained under the hegemony of the Dutch East India Company. In 1684, the Qing court legalized private trade and travel abroad, prompting another wave of overseas migration. Authorities in China and across eastern maritime Asia enacted policies that kept the Qing merchants and immigrants separate from the earlier Ming loyalists. Additionally, both groups of Chinese were accorded significant political, economic, and legal privileges. This infrastructure, backed by Qing naval power, paved the way for the “Chinese century” in maritime Asia.
Even date: 9/11/2022
Speaker: Dr. Xing Hang
Hosted by: Confucius Institute of Hong Kong
- Subjects:
- Area Studies and Chinese Studies
- Keywords:
- Qing Dynasty (China) Chinese diaspora Southeast Asia Chinese
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Geospatial information science is a discipline that focuses on using geospatial information technology to understand people, places, nature and processes of the earth. IoT refers to Internet of things, the combination of sensors, software and other technologies to connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet. The era of IoT brings us opportunities and challenges for geospatial information science. In the keynote, five characteristics and three scientific issues of geo-spatial information science in the era of IoT are summarised.
Even date: 6/9/2022
Speaker: Prof. Daren Li
Moderator: Prof. Christopher Chao (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Panel members: Prof. Qingyan Chen, Prof. Qinhao Chen (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
- Keywords:
- Internet of things Geospatial data Spatial data mining
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More than one hundred years ago, Albert Einstein published his Theory of General Relativity (GR). One year later, Karl Schwarzschild solved the GR equations for a non-rotating, spherical mass distribution; if this mass is sufficiently compact, even light cannot escape from within the so-called event horizon, and there is a mass singularity at the center. The theoretical concept of a 'black hole' was born, and was refined in the next decades by work of Penrose, Wheeler, Kerr, Hawking and many others. First indirect evidence for the existence of such black holes in our Universe came from observations of compact X-ray binaries and distant luminous quasars. I will discuss the forty-year journey, which my colleagues and I have been undertaking to study the mass distribution in the Center of our Milky Way from ever more precise, long-term studies of the motions of gas and stars as test particles of the space time. These studies show the existence of a four million solar mass object, which must be a single massive black hole, beyond any reasonable doubt.
Even date: 9/2/2023
Speaker: Prof. Reinhard GENZEL
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Physics and Cosmology and Astronomy
- Keywords:
- Nobel Prize winners Astrophysics Astronomy Deep space -- Milky Way Black holes (Astronomy) General relativity (Physics)
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In this lecture, Prof. Sifakis will discuss the relevance of existing criteria for comparing human and machine intelligence and show some notable analogies and differences between scientific knowledge and that produced by neural networks. Emphasising that autonomy is an important step towards Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), he will present a characterisation of autonomous systems, and showing key differences with mental systems equipped with common sense knowledge and reasoning, and advocate challenging work directions, including the development of a new foundation for systems engineering and scientific knowledge, and the joint exploration of physical and mental phenomena that embody human intelligence.
Even date: 3/3/2023
Speaker: Prof. Joseph Sifakis
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Keywords:
- Artificial intelligence
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Universities conduct research for three reasons: to educate students, to contribute to society, and to understand the world. While society often holds a view of the scholar as a solitary and singular genius, in reality scholars today participate in a highly collaborative, worldwide search for shared understandings that stand the test of time and the scrutiny of others. The problems in the 21st century often demand effort by teams of researchers with resources at scale: laboratories and equipment, compute resources, and expert staffing. Working with faculty, students, and other stakeholders to identify the greatest opportunities and the resources needed to address them is both a privilege and a challenge for modern academic administrators. In this talk, I will share three examples: fostering collaborative proposal-writing; planning for shared capabilities in experimental facilities, data, and computation; and transforming academic structures.
Even date: 12/4/2023
Speaker: Prof. Kathryn Ann Moler
Hosted by: PolyU Academy for Interdisciplinary Research
- Subjects:
- Statistics and Research Methods
- Keywords:
- Research Science
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In the context of hyperbolic systems of balance laws with dissipative source manifesting relaxation, recent pr"Ogress will be reported in the program of passing to the limit, in 1he BV setting, as the relaxation lime tends to zero.
Event date: 16/2/2023
Speaker: Prof. Constantine Dafermos (Brown University)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics
- Subjects:
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Keywords:
- Equilibrium -- Mathematical models Relaxation Differential equations Hyperbolic
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Models arising in biology are often written in terms of Ordinary Differential Equations. The celebrated paper of Kermack-McKendrick (19271, founding mathematical epidemiology, showed the necessity to include parameters in order to describe the state of the individuals, as time elapsed after infection. During the 70s, many mathematical studies were developed when equations are structured by age, size, more generally a physiological trait. The renewal, growth-fragmentation are the more standard equations. The talk will present structured equations, show that a universal generalized relative entropy structure is available in the linear case, which imposes relaxation to a steady state under non-degeneracy conditions. In the nonlinear cases, it might be that periodic solutions occur, which can be interpreted in biological terms, e.g., as network activity in the neuroscience. When the equations are conservation laws, a variant of the Monge-Kantorovich distance (called Fortet-Mourier distance) also gives a general non-expansion property of solutions.
Event date: 19/1/2023
Speaker: Prof. Benoît Perthame (Sorbonne University)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics
- Subjects:
- Biology and Mathematics and Statistics
- Keywords:
- Biomathematics Equations
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- Video
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We investigate reversal and recirculation for the stationary Prandtl equations. Reversal describes the solution after the Goldstein singularity, and is characterized by regions in which u > O and u < 0. The classical point of view of regarding the Prandtl equations as an evolution equation in x completely breaks down since u changes sign. Instead, we view the problem as a quasilinear, mixed-type, free-boundary problem. This is a joint work with Sameer Iyer.
Event date: 14/3/2023
Speaker: Prof. Nader Masmoudi (New York University)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics
- Subjects:
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Keywords:
- Fluid dynamics -- Mathematical models
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- Video
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EDC is organising a series of Sharing Sessions that present departmental project deliverables and innovations in Technology Enhanced Learning, promoting sustainable and impactful practices that resonate across PolyU and beyond, and funded by PolyU’s Quality Incentive Scheme on Online Teaching, Stage I.
This session proudly presents three departments:
ME: Virtual robotic platforms by Dr David Navarro-Alarcon
SD: Student Centered Learning using Web 3 technologies by Dr Gino Yu
SFT: Learner-content & Learner-learner/teacher online resources by Dr Tracy Mok
Event Date: 8/2/2023
Presenter(s): Dr David Navarro-Alarcon (ME), Dr Gino Yu (SD); Dr Tracy Mok (SFT)
Facilitator(s): Dr Kai Pan Mark (EDC)
- Subjects:
- Lesson Design and Good Practices
- Keywords:
- College teaching Web-based instruction Internet in education Lesson planning Educational technology
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- Video
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EDC is organising a series of Sharing Sessions that present departmental project deliverables and innovations in Technology Enhanced Learning, promoting sustainable and impactful practices that resonate across PolyU and beyond, and funded by PolyU’s Quality Incentive Scheme on Online Teaching, Stage I.
This session proudly presents four departments:
EE: VR, AR & machine learning by Dr Fung Yu-fai
LIB: Using DataCamp to Support Online Learning and Teaching of Data Literacy by Mr Ernest Lam
LMS: Gamification and simulation-based teaching by Dr Anthony Pang
SLLO & COMP: Metaverse and virtual learning platforms by Dr Grace Ngai
Event Date: 15/2/2023
Presenter(s): Dr Yu-fai Fung (EE), Mr Ernest Lam (LIB), Dr Anthony Pang (LMS), Dr Grace Ngai (SLLO)
Facilitator(s): Mr Roy Kam (EDC)
- Subjects:
- Lesson Design and Good Practices
- Keywords:
- College teaching Web-based instruction Internet in education Lesson planning Educational technology
- Resource Type:
- Video
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EDC is organising a series of Sharing Sessions that present departmental project deliverables and innovations in Technology Enhanced Learning, promoting sustainable and impactful practices that resonate across PolyU and beyond, and funded by PolyU’s Quality Incentive Scheme on Online Teaching, Stage I.
This session proudly presents four departments:
EDC: Impact of changes in the modes of delivery on academic performance by Mr Kenneth Tam
EDC: Global Classroom for enhancing inter-cultural knowledge by Dr Eric Tsui
ENGL: ENGL online initiatives by Prof. Eric Friginal & Dr Renia Lopez
ISE: Educational research by Dr Y.M.Tang
OUS: Evaluation Study of the Three Offshore Online SL Subjects by Prof. Daniel Shek
Event Date: 22/2/2023
Presenter(s): Mr Kenneth Tam (EDC), Dr Eric Tsui (EDC), Prof. Eric Friginal (ENGL), Dr Renia Lopez (ENGL), Dr Y.M. Tang (ISE), Prof. Daniel Shek (OUS)
Facilitator(s): Mr Roy Kam (EDC)
- Subjects:
- Lesson Design and Good Practices
- Keywords:
- College teaching Web-based instruction Internet in education Lesson planning Educational technology
- Resource Type:
- Video
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In this ‘Student Voices’ session, students share their views on, and experiences with, emerging Generative AI tools, including ChatGPT. The session will provide a conversation opportunity between teachers and students in this rapidly changing area, and a valuable chance to hear the learner's perspective.
Event Date: 23/3/2023
Facilitator(s): Dr Julia Chen (EDC), Mr Anthony Ho (EDC)
Honourable moderator for Q&A session: Prof David Shum, Dean of FHSS
EDC Coordinator: Darren Harbutt
- Subjects:
- Lesson Design
- Keywords:
- Artificial intelligence College teaching Artificial intelligence -- Educational applications
- Resource Type:
- Video
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ChatGPT is the latest generative AI tool to hit the news and universities worldwide are racing to respond to the challenges to academic integrity and opportunities to higher education it offers. In this online session, a range of participants discuss the big issues surrounding ChatGPT and other AI technology, and outline possible responses universities can make.
Event Date: 16/2/2023
Facilitator(s): Dr Julia Chen (EDC), Mr Darren Harbutt (EDC), Mr Dick Chan (EDC), Mr Adam Forrester (ELC), Prof Song Guo (COMP),Dr Melody Lu (CPCE),Prof Eric Friginal (ENGL)
- Subjects:
- Lesson Design
- Keywords:
- Artificial intelligence College teaching Artificial intelligence -- Educational applications
- Resource Type:
- Video
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In this webinar, we present a selection of AI tools that are currently available, explain how to access them, and consider some potential uses of the tools in an educational setting.
Event Date: 31/3/2023
Facilitator(s): Darren Harbutt (EDC), Dick Chan (EDC), Jacky Chau (EDC), Anthony Ho (EDC)
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Supported by the Virtual Teaching and Learning (VTL) project “Promoting the use of video-based formative assessment to develop the skills of reflection and peer feedforward and as an alternative to proctored examination”, teachers have been adopting video-base assessment techniques across different subjects and levels. In this session, three teachers are going to share their experience and provide suggestions to colleagues who are interested in adopting this approach: Dr Joe Ching [ELC]: Benefits and outcomes of using video-based formative assessment to improve presentation skills Dr Vincent Leung [MM]: Leveraging video assessment in global business learning at the graduate level Dr Betty Chung [SN]: Using video-based formative assessment to build a foundation of reflective learning in junior nursing students (in alphabetical order of Departments)
Event Date: 19/4/2023
Presenter(s): Dr Joe Ching (ELC), Dr Vincent Leung (MM), Dr Betty Chung (SN)
Facilitator(s): Dr Kai Pan Mark (EDC)
- Subjects:
- Lesson Design
- Keywords:
- Web-based instruction Educational tests measurements
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Join a panel of the Directors of the educational development/enhancement centres in UGC-funded institutions in this hybrid seminar in which they explain their respective institutions’ stance and actions towards the use of Generative AI in learning, teaching and assessment. It is our honour that the UGC Secretary-General will facilitate the panel discussion. Examples of how assessment and learning activities are re-designed in different institutions to leverage the use of Generative AI will be presented, with sharing from teachers and students.
Event Date: 8/5/2023
Speakers (in order of university name):
Prof. Kenneth Lo, Director, TED, CityU
Dr Theresa Kwong, Director, CHTL, HKBU
Prof. Chun Ka Wai, Cecilia, Director, CLEAR, CUHK
Prof. Kong Siu Cheung, Director, LTTC, EDUHK
Dr Julia Chen, Director, EDC, PolyU
Dr Sean McMinn, Director, CEI, HKUST
Prof. Cecilia KY Chan, Associate Director, CETL, HKU
Facilitator(s): Prof. James Tang, Secretary-General, University Grants Committee
- Subjects:
- Lesson Design
- Keywords:
- Artificial intelligence College teaching Artificial intelligence -- Educational applications
- Resource Type:
- Video
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e-book
Nowadays, mobile communication services are penetrating into our society at an explosive growth rate. Applications in mobile devices offer limitations, restriction, and guidelines on how mobile software can be used in order to simplify the mobile usage. As smart phones and tablets are becoming the daily computing device of choice for young ages, it is expected that mobile applications and services should be as flexible, high quality, and secure as the desktop systems. In this book, latest trends in mobile computing will be discussed. In the first section, cloud computing topics will be discussed widely into four chapters to give information to the reader about topics such as challenges, services, edge computing, and distributed clouds needed to integrate this promising issue into the next generation.
- Subjects:
- Mobile Computing
- Keywords:
- Mobile computing
- Resource Type:
- e-book
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In this lecture I consider the fundamental, challenging and largely unsolved problem of deriving rigorously the most popular kinetic equations, starting from the laws governing the dynamics of microscopic systems. I plan to present classical and recent results, discussing also some present perspectives.
Event date: 30/3/2023
Speaker: Prof. Mario Pulvirenti (University of Roma La Sapienza)
Hosted by: Department of Applied Mathematics
- Subjects:
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Keywords:
- Mathematical models Kinetic theory of gases -- Mathematical models
- Resource Type:
- Video
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Others
This provides all the resources to help you prepare for the Applied Knowledge, Applied Skills and Strategic Professional exams.
- Course related:
- AF5141 Corporate Financial Accounting
- Subjects:
- Accounting
- Keywords:
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (Great Britain) Accounting -- Examinations
- Resource Type:
- Others