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SUMMARY:Tutor's Corner -  Coffee\, Conversations\, Colleagues
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this social event to network with fellow tutors\, play with Generative AI applications\, and enjoy coffee and light refreshments. Welcome all HKU tutors! \nRegistration required: https://forms.gle/hqthYBzkBE75XMQB7
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/tutors-corner-coffee-conversations-colleagues/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230329T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230329T174500
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T044405Z
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SUMMARY:Developing Digitally: Documenting and Communicating Chinese Cultural Heritage at the University Museum and Art Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Public Lecture –  \nPart of CCCH9051 Digitizing Cultural Heritage in Greater China \n  \nSpeaker: \nDr. Florian Knothe \nDirector\, University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) \n  \nDate and Time: Wednesday\, 29 March 2023\, 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm \nVenue: KB223\, Knowles Building\, HKU \n  \nAll are welcome. No registration required. 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/public-lecture-developing-digitally-documenting-and-communicating-chinese-cultural-heritage-at-the-university-museum-and-art-gallery/
LOCATION:KB223
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230310T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230310T170000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
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SUMMARY:Giving Teachers A Creative Writing Boost
DESCRIPTION:Date: March 10\, 2023\nTime: 2:00 – 5:00 PM\nVenue: Common Core Lounge (MB150\, Main Building\, HKU) \nFacilitator: Tanya Kempston\nSenior Lecturer and PGDE Programme Director\, Faculty of Education\, University of Hong Kong \nA three-hour workshop for teachers of English in Hong Kong secondary schools offered jointly by the Hong Kong International Literary Festival\, the Common Core and the Faculty of Education\, University of Hong Kong. \nAims:\n– Allow educators to exercise and develop creative writing skills\, for themselves and for their students\n– Network with educators interested in promoting creative writing and literacy in schools\n– Study the importance of creative writing in building skills for language learners \nPlaces are limited. Sign up now >> https://forms.gle/kZaASHn4Q7dZLR73A
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/giving-teachers-a-creative-writing-boost/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230221T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230221T110000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20230213T065048Z
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SUMMARY:Info Session on Common Core Transdisciplinary Research Exchange 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Common Core is inviting applications for Critical Zones\, this year’s Transdisciplinary Research Exchange 2023\, co-organized with the Honours Programme at the University of Utrecht (Netherlands). \nTo increase capacities for creative problem-solving and global collaboration that produces tangible outcomes around issues that they care deeply about\, students will work with each other and their peers in Utrecht to initiate\, organize\, analyze\, and create transdisciplinary research methods\, reflections\, video productions\, and public events. \nUtrecht students will visit Hong Kong from (approximately) April 17-22\, 2023\, and HKU students will visit Utrecht from (approximately) June 5-10\, 2023. \n \nInterested students are encouraged to join the Zoom information session: \nHKU Facilitator:   Professor Gray Kochhar-Lindgren\, Senior Adviser to the Common Core and Honorary Professor of Humanities\nDate:                     February 21\, 2023 (Tuesday)\nTime:                    10:00 am – 11:00 am\nVenue:                  Zoom \nPlease register at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=86388 before February 20\, 2023 (Monday\, 5:00 pm). [HKU Portal login required] \n\n(The Zoom details will be sent to registrants via email prior to the event.) \n  \nFor further details about the exchange programme\, please visit https://commoncore.hku.hk/tre2023/. \nFor enquiries\, please contact the Common Core Office at commoncore@hku.hk.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/info-session-on-common-core-transdisciplinary-research-exchange-2023/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221130T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221130T134500
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20221124T033512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221124T033753Z
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SUMMARY:Creating non-linear stories using Twine to support case-based learning
DESCRIPTION:Date: 30 November 2022 (Wednesday) \nTime: 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm \nVenue: RRS 321\, 3/F Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus\, HKU \nSpeaker: Mr. Donn Gonda\, CETL \nRegistration: https://www2.cetl.hku.hk/cetlevents/regist/492/registEvent.php?eventId=492 \nAbstract \nStorytelling can be a powerful tool to enhance students’ communication skills. These stories can help students to understand complex and abstract concepts by allowing them to immerse themselves and be part of it. Teachers can create interest-provoking and compelling cases and scenarios that will enable the students to reflect on their learning and perception to judge and act on the situation. However\, creating automated non-linear cases can be challenging and time-consuming. In this workshop\, we will use an open-source storytelling app called Twine to create these scenarios that can be customised to your context. We will work through a model example to let you experience and build your own non-linear story. \nFor information\, please contact: \nMs. Lavina Luk\, CETL \nPhone: 3917 5272; Email: ytluk89@hku.hk
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/creating-non-linear-stories-using-twine-to-support-case-based-learning/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events,Teacher and Tutor Workshops,University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221112T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221112T202000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20221005T080533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221024T085155Z
UID:25085-1668272400-1668284400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:[New Date] Film Discussion - The Namesake
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun and interactive movie night where we screen The Namesake\, a movie based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s award-winning novel. After immersing yourself in the heartfelt story that Lahiri writes about\, get ready to take a small look into your own identity with reference to your cultural heritage\, geographic upbringing and self-image. How do you see yourself with reference to the outside world? What do people around you assume you stand for just by taking one look? \n  \nAll undergraduates are welcome.  \nRegistration: https://forms.gle/J14AzpSxS1rM3SVD9 \n  \nFor queries: \nContact: 95066670 (Whatsapp) Vaishali Rathi \nEmail: vaishali.rathi10@gmail.com \n  \n[Miss Vaishali Rathi is an undergraduate student researcher in Common Core TransDisciplinary Undergraduate Research Initiative (To know more: https://commoncore.hku.hk/tdugr-project). This event is a part of a research project in the initiative. ]  \n 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/film-discussion-the-namesake/
LOCATION:MB122\, MB122\, 1/F\, Main Building\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events,Student Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221019T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221019T103000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20221011T065141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221011T065141Z
UID:25149-1666170000-1666175400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Online Seminar: Improvisation and Design Thinking in Teaching and Learning
DESCRIPTION:Higher student expectations of universities and competition from non-traditional educational providers place pressure on teachers to design and facilitate unique and authentic learning experiences. \nThis standalone seminar introduces how the frameworks and tenets of improvisation and design thinking can empower teachers to engage students at a deeper and more expansive level of inquiry\, connect across disciplinary domains of knowledge\, adopt a mindset for experimenting and prototyping\, and encourage equitable participation in the classroom. \nThe standalone seminar is a prelude to four face-to-face experiential workshops held every Wed morning (9am – 12pm) from 26 Oct to 16 Nov. \nOpen to all HKU teachers and tutors. \nRegistration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=84632 \n  \nFacilitator: \n\nJack Tsao\, Associate Director of the Common Core \n\nTanya Kempston\, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Education
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/online-seminar-improvisation-and-design-thinking-in-teaching-and-learning/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events,Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221007T133000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221007T153000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220928T080241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T080426Z
UID:25065-1665149400-1665156600@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Teaching Citizenship Through Gaming - Kick-Off Session
DESCRIPTION:This research project is an opportunity for undergraduate students (as partners) to design a game experience to teach citizenship. Our partners\, Press Start Academy\, will mentor and guide a small group of students on the journey to learn the principles of game design\, ideation\, prototyping\, and experience design. Participants are expected to host a final play session of their games for the HKU community. \nProject details and application: https://commoncore.hku.hk/cc-ug-research/citizenship-games/ 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/teaching-citizenship-through-gaming-kick-off-session/
LOCATION:2/F Multi-Purpose Area\, HKU Library
CATEGORIES:Highlight,Highlight Events,Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220728T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220728T110000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220722T093321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220722T093321Z
UID:24529-1659002400-1659006000@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Social Meetup for Tutors
DESCRIPTION:Come join our social gathering for Common Core tutors to network and get acquainted with fellow colleagues. \nMake friends\, play games\, and the opportunity to win prizes in a lucky draw!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/social-meetup-for-tutors/
LOCATION:MB151
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220606T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220606T160000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220526T093235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220526T093347Z
UID:23507-1654524000-1654531200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:[Summer Programme] WeThrive: Learn and experience the art and science of happiness
DESCRIPTION:WeThrive is a university-wide learning programme designed to equip students with a set of intellectual\, intrapersonal\, and interpersonal capabilities for nurturing student positive strengths and holistic developments in the University and beyond. \nTopics will\, among others\, cover: \n\nWhat are ingredients to happiness and productivity?\nWhat roles do positive and negative emotions play in a thriving life?\nHow to explore and utilize character strengths to overcome challenges?\nHow to avoid thinking traps and cultivate an optimistic mindset?\nHow to foster engagement and make healthy habits stick?\nHow to sharpen sense of meaning by setting and committing to goals?\nHow to strengthen positive relationships?\nHow to cope with stress through mindfulness\, self-compassion\, cognitive restructuring and more?\n\nFacilitator: \nDr. Maggie Zhao is currently Director of the Teaching and Learning Evaluation and Measurement Unit at HKU and President of International Positive Psychology Association Education Division. A positive psychologist studied from the founder of positive psychology\, Professor Martin Seligman\, Maggie is passionate about helping students thrive and enhancing their positive learning experience. \nSchedule: June-July\, 2022 \nApplication: \nFull-time HKU undergraduate students are welcome to apply. Application is now open until May 29\, 2022. Upon successful completion of the WeThrive programme\, students could apply for two academic credits for the learning experience. \nMore details about WeThrive: http://wethrive.hku.hk/ \nSpace is limited. Sign up NOW by completing this online form \nFor enquiries\, please contact WeThrive coordinator at tlemu@hku.hk.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/summer-programme-wethrive-learn-and-experience-the-art-and-science-of-happiness/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220531T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220531T180000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220505T094935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T094935Z
UID:23230-1654012800-1654020000@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Art Refresher & Relaxation – Flowers\, transformation
DESCRIPTION:The Common Core in collaboration with our HK Learning Partner Friday is hosting a series of Refreshers in May for any student or staff looking to de-stress and just play around with art. \nIn these sandbox sessions\, you are welcome to come freely create and experiment with a mix of available materials and tools to make anything you want. The space will be filled with different inspirations such as images\, music\, lighting and sound\, and even if you are not sure what to do\, you can take a walk inside and look around. All that is required is a desire to play and relax. No experience with art is required\, but if you’re artistically inclined and are in the mood to make\, come along as well! \n  \nSession 5: Flowers\, transformation (Art Jamming with Nature)\nPaint\, collage\, and combine. Incorporating objects from nature. \nAll are welcome. Please sign up here. 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/art-refresher-relaxation-flowers-transformation/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220527T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220527T180000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220505T094754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T094754Z
UID:23228-1653667200-1653674400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Art Refresher & Relaxation – Emotions\, diversity\, sensitivity
DESCRIPTION:The Common Core in collaboration with our HK Learning Partner Friday is hosting a series of Refreshers in May for any student or staff looking to de-stress and just play around with art. \nIn these sandbox sessions\, you are welcome to come freely create and experiment with a mix of available materials and tools to make anything you want. The space will be filled with different inspirations such as images\, music\, lighting and sound\, and even if you are not sure what to do\, you can take a walk inside and look around. All that is required is a desire to play and relax. No experience with art is required\, but if you’re artistically inclined and are in the mood to make\, come along as well! \n  \nSession 4: Emotions\, diversity\, sensitivity (Braille Art)\nHeightening senses with exotic feel and touch. Creating works that can be interpreted without seeing. \nAll are welcome. Please sign up here. 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/art-refresher-relaxation-emotions-diversity-sensitivity/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220526T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220526T133000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220517T071614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T071721Z
UID:23356-1653557400-1653571800@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Communication-intensive Courses (CiC) Symposium
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to join the Communication-intensive Courses (CiC) Symposium on 26 May 2022. The event is co-organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)\, Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES)\, and the Common Core. The details are as follows. \nDate: 26 May 2022 (Thursday) \nTime: 9:30am – 1:30pm (HKT) \nVenue: via ZOOM \nLanguage: English \nRegistration: https://www2.cetl.hku.hk/cetlevents/regist/483/registEvent.php?eventId=483 \nMore details about the CiC Symposium 2022: https://www.cetl.hku.hk/cics2022/ \nFor information about the CiC initiative\, please visit: https://cics.hku.hk/ \nIf you have any questions\, please feel free to contact Ms. Lavina Luk at ytluk89@hku.hk \nSee you online!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/communication-intensive-courses-cic-symposium/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events,Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220524T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220524T180000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220505T094622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T094622Z
UID:23223-1653408000-1653415200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Art Refresher & Relaxation – Plants\, earth\, organic materials
DESCRIPTION:The Common Core in collaboration with our HK Learning Partner Friday is hosting a series of Refreshers in May for any student or staff looking to de-stress and just play around with art. \nIn these sandbox sessions\, you are welcome to come freely create and experiment with a mix of available materials and tools to make anything you want. The space will be filled with different inspirations such as images\, music\, lighting and sound\, and even if you are not sure what to do\, you can take a walk inside and look around. All that is required is a desire to play and relax. No experience with art is required\, but if you’re artistically inclined and are in the mood to make\, come along as well! \n  \nSession 3: Plants\, earth\, organic materials (Coffee Painting)\nMaterials focused on organic materials like coffee grounds\, tea in a bag\, herbs and flower. \nAll are welcome. Please sign up here. 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/art-refresher-relaxation-plants-earth-organic-materials/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220520T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220520T180000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220505T094412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T094412Z
UID:23220-1653062400-1653069600@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Art Refresher & Relaxation – Jamming\, interpretation\, beauty in silence
DESCRIPTION:The Common Core in collaboration with our HK Learning Partner Friday is hosting a series of Refreshers in May for any student or staff looking to de-stress and just play around with art. \nIn these sandbox sessions\, you are welcome to come freely create and experiment with a mix of available materials and tools to make anything you want. The space will be filled with different inspirations such as images\, music\, lighting and sound\, and even if you are not sure what to do\, you can take a walk inside and look around. All that is required is a desire to play and relax. No experience with art is required\, but if you’re artistically inclined and are in the mood to make\, come along as well! \n  \nSession 2: Jamming\, interpretation\, beauty in silence (Art in Silence)\nExpressing without sound\, using hands and body. Accompanied by our deaf community partner. \nAll are welcome. Please sign up here. 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/art-refresher-relaxation-jamming-interpretation-beauty-in-silence/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220518T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220518T131500
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T101935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220510T092053Z
UID:22859-1652875200-1652879700@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Distinguished Lecture: Looking Forward to the Next 10 Years
DESCRIPTION:Title of Lecture: Navigating Globalization: 21st Century Survival Skills & the Future of the University \nSpeaker: Prof Matt Sparke\, Executive Director of Global and Community Health\, University of California\, Santa Cruz \nIn conversation with:\nProfessor Ian Holliday\, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)\, HKU\nProfessor Gray Kochhar-Lindgren\, Director of the Common Core\, HKU \n  \nThe Common Core Distinguished Lecture\, which celebrates our 10th Year Anniversary\, will be given by Professor Matt Sparke\, Executive Director of Global and Community Health\, Department of Politics\, at the University of California-Santa Cruz. Professor Sparke\, who also served as the Programme External Examiner for the Core\, will help us think together about how students and colleagues can best navigate the turbulence of globalization; how the University as a future-oriented institution might best respond; and how we might all develop more nuanced capacities not only for survival\, but for the emergence of a new flourishing of contemporary life. \nThe session is open to the public. Join us and register today. \n  \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nMatt Sparke is Professor of Politics and Executive Director of Global and Community Health at the University of California Santa Cruz.  His work concerns the changing geography of politics and citizenship in the context of globalization\, including their implications for global health in particular. His recent research has been focused on what he calls ‘biological sub-citizenship’ in the context of  health challenges such as COVID and the political-economic forces that intensify the damage that they inflict on society.  One example of this is his current work on the copathogenesis of COVID as a syndemic\, including all the exclusions from immunization created by the patent-based monopolies on vaccine IP.  More links to his publications can be found at his USCS website. \n 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/distinguished-lecture-looking-forward/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220517T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220517T180000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220505T094153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T094153Z
UID:23217-1652803200-1652810400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Art Refresher & Relaxation - Jamming\, improvisation\, freedom
DESCRIPTION:The Common Core in collaboration with our HK Learning Partner Friday is hosting a series of Refreshers in May for any student or staff looking to de-stress and just play around with art. \nIn these sandbox sessions\, you are welcome to come freely create and experiment with a mix of available materials and tools to make anything you want. The space will be filled with different inspirations such as images\, music\, lighting and sound\, and even if you are not sure what to do\, you can take a walk inside and look around. All that is required is a desire to play and relax. No experience with art is required\, but if you’re artistically inclined and are in the mood to make\, come along as well! \n  \nSession 1: Jamming\, improvisation\, freedom (Art Jamming with Music)\nExperimenting with color and light on paper-covered objects. Paint and brushes provided. \nAll are welcome. Please sign up here. 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/art-refresher-relaxation-jamming-improvisation-freedom/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220516T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220516T131500
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T095710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T014407Z
UID:22856-1652702400-1652706900@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Seminar: Money! Money? Money! Transdisciplinary Crossings and TransRational Cash
DESCRIPTION:What is money? We use money all the time\, hope for more money and get anxious about not having enough. Surely we all know what money is? Money\, however\,  is extremely strange. What are the functionalities\, anthropologies and histories of money; what are its new digital forms; and what are its multiple imaginaries?  \nHold on to your Bitcoin &  NFTs! \nAll are welcome! \nSpeakers: \nDr Tom McDonald\, Department of Sociology\, HKU\nDr Monica Steinberg\, Faculty of Arts HKU\nProf Jin Li\, Faculty of Business and Economics\, HKU
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/anniversary-event-seminar-money/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220503T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220503T170000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T095231Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220513T051111Z
UID:22851-1651593600-1651597200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Student Workshop: Enhancing your CV Building and Interview Skills
DESCRIPTION:Are you new to CV drafting and interview skills or simply want to get a refresher? If so\, this workshop may suit you. In this workshop\, we will provide useful tips for building CVs\, covering from layout design to word choices. We will also share some interview tips for you to build rapport with your interviewer and how you might quickly address any red flags that pop up during an interview. \nAll students are welcome. \nFacilitators: \nColleen Chung & Sunny Kong (HKU Management Trainees)
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/anniversary-event-workshop-interviewing-skills/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Future Capacities,Future Readiness,Other CC Events,Student Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220503T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220503T131500
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T095054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T014508Z
UID:22848-1651579200-1651583700@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Seminar: An Afternoon at the Movies: Thinking through Film
DESCRIPTION:What types of movies have CC students created in our courses in order to think through film? How might this work enhance their communication skills\, their imaginations\, and their critical thinking? \nBring your popcorn! \nSpeakers: \nProf Gina Marchetti\, Department of Comparative Literature\, HKU\nDr Esther Yau\, Department of Comparative Literature\, HKU\nMr Nik Ettel\, Faculty of Architecture\, HKU
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/anniversary-event-seminar-movies/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220427T163000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220427T183000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T094755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220412T072302Z
UID:22844-1651077000-1651084200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Student Sharing Session: A Community of Practice: The Value of Virtual Exchanges and Internships (Student Learning Festival)
DESCRIPTION:What does civic leadership mean in the digital age? What are the social problems that concern young people in Hong Kong and Birmingham? How can civic leadership developed in exchanges and internships help to address these issues? \nJoin us for a Community of Practice sharing session between students from the University of Hong Kong Common Core and the University of Birmingham Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences (LANS). Students will share their experiences working on social problems within a placement learning experience and the challenges of a dominantly virtual environment – either in virtual internships or caused by the pandemic. \nThe interactive session will include sharing\, generating ideas\, and developing possible standards and remedies. The outcome of the session is to formulate guidelines for students in online placement environments and how educators/ administrators can more effectively support students on virtual placements.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/anniversary-event-workshop-cop-virtual/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events,Student Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220427T154500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220427T160000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220413T095956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220413T095956Z
UID:22963-1651074300-1651075200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:HKU Horizons Experience Award 2021-22: Screening of Winning Videos
DESCRIPTION:The HKU Horizons Experience Awards competition is organized annually to encourage students to reflect on and share their mainland/international learning experiences\, with a top prize of $10\,000 and two further prizes of $5\,000 to be awarded. Awards will be made on the basis of the substance and value of the learning experience captured\, and also the quality of the video presentation.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/hku-horizons-experience-award-2021-22-screening-of-winning-videos/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220427T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220427T140000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T094349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T044742Z
UID:22840-1651062600-1651068000@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Communication! Future Readiness across Digital\, Visual\, Writing\, and Speaking Literacies.
DESCRIPTION:What\, in our time\, does it mean to “communicate” effectively? Why\, for students\, is enhancing communication skills absolutely essential?  \nMany undergraduate courses teach content but have assessment tasks which test both students’ knowledge of content and how they communicate this. Examples of the communication assessments are an essay\, a report\, an oral presentation\, a poster\, or a video. The CIC (Communication-Intensive- Courses) initiative promotes the teaching and assessment of communication skills alongside content. In this presentation\, we will first provide a summary of the communication assessments and what we have learned from the 100+ courses we have badged so far as part of the CIC initiative. Two teachers will then share their experiences of how the CIC initiative has helped them to enhance the assessments in their undergraduate courses. \nCome explore in an informal workshop co-hosted by the CC and CETL.\n\nhttps://www.cetl.hku.hk/tdgfest22/event/special-workshop/
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/anniversary-event-seminar-communication-caes/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220427T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220427T120000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T094127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T014614Z
UID:22835-1651057200-1651060800@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:A Virtual Tour: The Common Core Digital Exhibition Villa! (Student Learning Festival)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the CC Digital Villa! The Common Core Digital Exhibition Villa is a virtual space that showcases student work from Common Core courses\, projects\, and other initiatives. In this demonstration\, Mathew and Lynn will take you on a tour of the Exhibit Space Villa and show you how teachers and students can use it to share their learning and their creative outputs with others. \nThe Villa is filled with interactive exhibits that allow students and teachers to wander and explore different aspects of the Common Core. Come explore with us!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/anniversary-event-tour-digital-exhibition/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220421T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220421T203000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T074312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220412T035952Z
UID:22823-1650567600-1650573000@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Student Workshop: Students-for-Change: The SDGs and Daily Life in Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:The world is home to the largest generation in the history of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 years\, adding up to 1.8 billion. Close to 90 percent of the youth live in developing countries\, where they constitute a large proportion of the population (UN Youth Strategy). \nConnected to each other like never before and facing incredible challenges\, young people want to and already contribute to the resilience of their communities\, proposing innovative solutions\, driving social progress and inspiring political change\, in urban as well as rural contexts. Young people constitute a tremendous and essential asset worth investing in\, opening the door to an unparalleled multiplier effect. \nHow can the youth help to solve chronic\, complex problems or achieve meaningful goals in Hong Kong? \nIn this session we’ll explore the SDGs that are important in Hong Kong\, and suggest ways to use Systems Thinking to solve some of the critical sustainability issues. \nSystems Thinking helps to reveal the big picture and emphasizes that in order to optimize the performance of the entire system\, people need to move from trying to optimize a single part of the system to improve the relationships between its constituent parts. When it comes to Hong Kong’s SDG challenges\, Systems Thinking can help  to find the leverage points which can help to address large issues by small but meaningful actions\, \nThis workshop will cover some of the foundations (what systems thinking is\, why and when it is needed) and will introduce a simple systems maps exercise about Hong Kong’s sustainability issues in groups. By the end of the workshop\, participants will feel empowered with a new and important tool to address the SDGs in Hong Kong. \nFacilitator: Benita Chick\, Founder and CEO of Encompass Hong Kong \n 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/anniversary-event-workshop-sdgs/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220421T150000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220421T160000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T073920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T014626Z
UID:22820-1650553200-1650556800@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Showcase and Discussion: Learning Game Design in the Common Core
DESCRIPTION:We are hosting a showcase event to highlight a few of the games created from a 9-week Learning Game Design in the Common Core research project\, in collaboration with Press Start Academy\, a Hong Kong-based educational game design company. This event will feature games designed by undergraduate students on Common Core courses including a panel discussion with students exploring various aspects of the game design process\, including mechanics\, storytelling\, and more. You will have an opportunity to see the game prototypes\, as well as speak with the student developers about their creative processes. \nFacilitator: Vince Siu\, CEO of Press Start Academy \nThis is an excellent opportunity for teachers and tutors aspiring to incorporate games in their courses and students interested in joining the programme in the future!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/anniversary-event-showcase-games/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220421T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220421T130000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T073547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T014650Z
UID:22817-1650542400-1650546000@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Panel Discussion - Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Research: Critical Zones
DESCRIPTION:This panel discussion of Student Peer Mentors\, under the guidance of Ian Paolo Villareal\, will share their insights\, successes\, and challenges around Transdisciplinary Undergraduate Research and the Critical Zones Project. This is a great opportunity to learn about the different ways that undergraduate students are approaching interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research work around a diverse range of topics\, including gender\, health and wellbeing\, and sustainable cities. \nThe session is intended for undergraduate and post-graduate students interested in pursuing interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research\, teaching\, and learning\, but it will also be of interest to faculty teachers who wish to mentor student researchers in the future.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/anniversary-event-panel-ugresearch/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220421
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220519
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220407T074627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220408T054853Z
UID:22826-1650499200-1652918399@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Common Core 10th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:HKU Common Core is celebrating our 10th Anniversary throughout April and May 2022. The Celebration will feature events focused on Critical Zones and Undergraduate Transdisciplinary Research; Sustainable Development Goals; the Vicissitudes of (De)Globalization; the CC Digital Exhibition Villa; Transdisciplinary Musings: Money! Money? Money!; An Afternoon at the Movies; Enhancing CVs and Interviewing Skills; Gaming and the Metaverse; Student Virtual Exchanges; Fast Fashion; and\, to wrap things up\, a Distinguished Lecture looking forward to the next 10 years of the Common Core’s Adventures in Learning! Our annual Student Learning Festival will also serve as one of the anchors for the Celebration. \nWe welcome everyone to join our online celebrations!  \n  \n[mk_button dimension=”five” size=”large” outline_skin=”light” bg_color=”#00c8d7″ text_color=”black” icon=”moon-quill” url=”https://commoncore.hku.hk/anniversary/” target=”_self” align=”center” id=”Buton ID” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”15″]Visit the 10th Anniversary Celebration Events Page[/mk_button]\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/common-core-10th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Highlight,Other CC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220412T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220412T170000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20220322T095200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220322T095259Z
UID:22763-1649779200-1649782800@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Common Core Staff-Student Consultative Meeting on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:This meeting provides a channel of communication between students across campus and the Common Core. All undergraduate students are encouraged to join us in order to learn more about course development\, how the programme is structured from the inside-out\, and to let us know your suggestions for further enhancing the experience of the Common Core for all of you. \nIf you are interested in joining the meeting\, please send your a) full name\, b) UID\, and c) HKU email address to commoncore@hku.hk. We will send you the link and password for joining the Zoom meeting thereafter. \nYour Voice Matters!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/common-core-staff-student-consultative-meeting-on-zoom/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220110T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20220110T193000
DTSTAMP:20260912T212219
CREATED:20210928T043909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220107T082938Z
UID:20581-1641835800-1641843000@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:[Postponed] Origins of Cinema & Preserving Film Heritage: Seminar and Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:After careful consideration of the health and safety of our participants and partners under the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 virus in the community—and after consultations with our HKU partners—we have made the difficult decision to postpone this event yet a later date.\n  \nMotion pictures were invented in 1895. Yet earliest attempts to collect and preserve film only began in the 1930s in Europe and the United States of America. Due to neglect\, natural disasters\, wars & other socio-economic reasons\, the survival rate of early films is extremely low. Archival institutions around the world believe that only half of the films made before the 1950s survive. \nIn this seminar\, Gladys Lau and Aki Kung from the Reel to Reel Institute (RTRI) will introduce the history and technological development of cinema: from black and white to colour; from silent to talkies\, and the properties of the most important and fascinating entity－celluloid film\, the carrier of moving images. RTRI will also discuss how this delicate medium of art aged and decayed over time\, and the physical\, photochemical and digital methods practised by archivists and conservators to restore film heritage for long term preservation and greater public access. \nA rare 16mm copy of one of the earliest silent comedies of Charlie Chaplin will also be shown\, along with a live music accompaniment by local musician Bunn Lau\, to recreate the viewing experience of silent cinema in the early days. \nAbout Reel to Reel Institute \nA non-profit organisation founded in 2018 that aims at promoting film preservation\, and wider access of audio-visual heritage in Hong Kong by delivering public screenings\, publications\, education programmes and digitisation/restoration projects. \nRegistration \nTo attend\, please register your interest here https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=79087 \nAll HKU students and staff are welcome!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/origins-of-cinema-preserving-film-heritage-seminar-and-film-screening/
LOCATION:Rayson Huang Theatre (RHT)\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events,Student Workshops,University Organized Events
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