PolyU's strategic plan aims to (1) instill in students the desire to learn and strengthen their ability to learn to learn, (2) enhance the student learning experience through the use of interactive pedagogies, (3) transform physical and virtual learning spaces to facilitate new teaching and learning pedagogies. In this webinar, organized by School of Nursing (SN) and in collaboration with the Educational Development Centre (EDC), Dr. Bryan Ho will share his 4-stage model of Virtual Tutorials that he used to cater to the above-mentioned PolyU aims. His data also indicated that this model is able to enhance the self-directed learning abilities. He loves the opportunity to disseminate his experience to other colleagues in PolyU. Event Date: 26/5/2022 Facilitator(s): Dr Bryan Ho (SN), Darren Harbutt (EDC), Dr Kai Pan Mark (EDC)
Interested in Educational Research? Two experienced educational researchers will share how to prepare a good paper and enhance its chances of being published in a journal. Event Date: 19/5/2022 Facilitator(s): Dr Robert Wright (MM), Dr Tang Yuk Ming (ISE), Dr Eric Tsui (EDC)
Expanding research elements in the undergraduate curriculum is a strategic priority in the University’s Strategic Plan 2019/20-2024/25. In this session, Dr. Wei Ma (CEE) and Dr. Catherine Cheung (SHTM) will share their experiences in developing a new subject with research elements and enhancing research elements in undergraduate curriculum respectively. Event Date: 10/5/2022 Facilitator(s): Barbara Tam (EDC), Dawn Lo (EDC), Oscar Yau (EDC) Presenter(s): Wei Ma (CEE), Catherine Cheung (SHTM)
A good way to start engaging in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is to apply for project funding to conduct rigorous educational research on learning and teaching. Each triennium, the Teaching Development Grant (TDG) and Strategic Plan Fund call for proposals. Join this session to find out what these funds usually require from applicants, and hear some tips on the do's and don'ts of preparing proposals to fit those requirements. Event Date: 20/4/2022 Facilitator(s): Dr Julia Chen (EDC), Darren Harbutt (EDC), Kenneth Tam (EDC)
PolyU has announced the return of F2F learning and teaching (L&T) mode in the coming semester. Are we ready to continue our journey to the ‘new normal’ of e-L&T in our pedagogical pursuit for the new generation? In this Webinar organized by APSS and in collaboration with Educational Development Centre (EDC), Professor Doug VOGEL will provide the audience with a succinct capture of his aspiration for Education 4.0, and give his feedback on the endeavors that APSS has been working on with EDC to ride the juggernaut of pedagogical challenges and advancement in the changing environments. Event Date: 17/12/2021 Facilitator(s): Julia Chen, Rodney Chu, Darren Harbutt
This is a showcase event on “Hybrid Teaching” (HT). Opening with a summary on the good practices, challenges and issues raised by PolyU colleagues on HT, Professor Gilly Salmon will then discuss opportunities and practice for good HT. She will describe research-based models and processes that are easily adopted by staff and lead to greater engagement and achievement for students. She will also offer evidence-based concepts that have stood the test of time but are suitable for 2021 and beyond: collaborative design, equivalence, engagement and scaffolding through the 5-stage model and e-tivities. These will be followed by Q&A and an open discussion on what PolyU can do to improve in HT. Event Date: 29/10/2021 Facilitator(s): Dave Gatrell, Barbara Tam
Find out how teachers from across PolyU have used ideas from the BOLT: Blended and Online Learning and Teaching course to develop Learning Innovation Plans for blended learning. We hope this sharing session will inspire you to develop blended learning strategies for the Summer Term and the academic year ahead. Event Date: 28/5/2021 Facilitator(s): Catherine Cheung (SHTM), Gemmy Moon (SHTM), Tracie Frost (AF), Dian Xiang Ji (AP), Ping Geng - E2I (HKUST), Dave Gatrell (EDC), Laura Zhou (EDC)
Find out how teachers from across PolyU have used ideas from the BOLT: Blended and Online Learning and Teaching course to design and implement blended learning. We hope this sharing session will inspire you to develop blended learning strategies for the Summer Term and the academic year ahead. Event Date: 27/5/2021 Facilitator(s): Elaine Cheung (SN), Hannah Han (CBS), Sharon Yau (APSS), Tian Li (HTI), Dave Gatrell (EDC), Laura Zhou (EDC)
Just like ‘contactless’ payments which now are seen as one of the recommended ways of tackling the spread of COVID-19, the UGC-funded Augmented Teaching and Learning Advancement System (ATLAS) can make ‘contactless’ education with on-campus experience a reality in our hybrid teaching, learning and assessment mode. Join us in this online sharing session to learn from the innovative principal investigator and HKU colleagues this time about ATLAS and how ‘contactless’ teaching and learning with ATLAS can enable educators to minimize in-person contact and safeguard student activities during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Event Date: 20/1/2021 Facilitator(s): Dr Chun Ho Liu (HKU), Dr Charles Wong (LSGI), Roy Kam (EDC)
The hybrid classroom is a challenging pedagogical environment for a teacher to work within. In this session, we will hear from a teacher who will discuss his planning and implementation of hybrid lessons. He will also explain how he works with teaching assistants to ensure that together they give a quality lesson. Event Date: 3/3/2021 Facilitator(s): Thomas Lee (BME), Maria Gan (BME), Kai Pan Mark(EDC), John Sager (EDC)
