Events Calendar

 

 

Tutors Certificate Course – 1-Day Foundational Workshop (Foundations in Teaching and Learning)

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

As an initiative to provide a professional development path for tutors, the Communication- Intensive Courses (CiC) initiative in collaboration with the Common Core and the Centre for Applied English (CAES), is hosting a 1-day workshop, free for all HKU tutors. This hands-on workshop will provide practical skills and strategies to enhance the engagement and learning […]

Learning for Digital Futures: Orientation Workshop for Common Core Tutors (Semester 1, 2024-25)

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

All of us in the Common Core would like to warmly welcome new and experienced tutors to the first semester of teaching. Tutors are at the heart of creating a dynamic and impactful learning experience for students at the Common Core. We hope you can attend our orientation workshop, Learning for Digital Futures, on September […]

Digital Communications Literacy – Driving Teaching & Learning through Tech

Zoom

Digital technologies offer powerful tools to enhance student learning by boosting engagement, ensuring equitable participation, facilitating peer-based learning, and integrating innovative assessments methods.   We invite you to participate in our interactive workshop designed to equip teachers with a overview of various digital applications that can enrich the teaching and learning experience in your courses. […]

COIL Networking Meeting with University of Glasgow

Learning Lab, RRS 321 Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU

Date: 4 October 2024 (Friday) Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm (HKT) Venue: Learning Lab, RRS 321 Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU Speakers: Dr. Jessica To, Lecturer, TALIC, HKU Team of Glasgow Delegates: Prof. Maureen Bain, Professor in Comparative Anatomy and Histology and Dean of Learning & Teaching in College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences Prof. […]

Tutor Certificate Course – 1-Day Foundational Workshop

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

As an initiative to provide a professional development path for tutors, the Communication-Intensive Courses (CiC) initiative in collaboration with the Common Core and the Centre for Applied English (CAES), is hosting a 1-day workshop open to all HKU tutors. Date: 15 January 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: Common Core & BASc […]

Learning for Digital Futures: Orientation Workshop for Common Core Tutors, Semester 2, 2024-25

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

All of us in the Common Core would like to warmly welcome new and experienced tutors to the second semester of teaching. Tutors are at the heart of creating a dynamic and impactful learning experience for students at the Common Core. We hope you can attend our orientation workshop, Learning for Digital Futures, on January […]

Digital Communications Literacy – Driving Teaching & Learning through Tech

Zoom

Digital technologies offer powerful tools to enhance student learning by boosting engagement, ensuring equitable participation, facilitating peer-based learning, and integrating innovative assessments methods. We invite you to participate in our interactive workshop designed to equip teachers with a overview of various digital applications that can enrich the teaching and learning experience in your courses. This […]

Digital Communications Literacy: Driving Teaching & Learning through Artificial Intelligence

Zoom

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has made Al technology accessible for teaching and learning in higher education. Beyond conversations around academic honesty, there's been enormous attention on how the technology is opening possibilities for what is taught and how it is taught. We invite you to participate in our interactive workshop designed to provide a quick […]

Orientation Workshop for Common Core Tutors, Semester 1, 2025-26

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

Post-digital Learning: Teaching, Tech, and Tomorrows Orientation Workshop for Common Core Tutors, Semester 1, 2025-26 All of us in the Common Core would like to warmly welcome new and experienced tutors to the second semester of teaching. Tutors are at the heart of creating a dynamic and impactful learning experience for students at the Common […]

Facilitation Basics for Teaching and Learning- Questioning and Leading

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

Workshop: Facilitation Basics for Teaching and Learning- Questioning and Leading The workshop focuses on facilitation skills for interdisciplinary teaching contexts. Through hands-on and playful activities, we will practice questioning and listening techniques, moving your students across levels of abstraction, how to maintain the connection during delivery, and skills for leading and pacing. Teachers will walk […]

From Concept to Classroom: Designing Common Core Courses For Success

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

Join this interactive session on how to design interdisciplinary courses for quality and rigour, while optimising student learning and engagement. The workshop will include an introduction by the Director of the Common Core, Prof. Julian Tanner and sharing from CC teachers on: Tips for writing Common Core course proposals Generating compelling learning outcomes Framing the […]

Game On! Practical Storytelling Game-Based Design Workshop for HKU Teachers

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

Game On! Practical Storytelling Game-Based Design Workshop for HKU Teachers Bored of lecturing? Ever thought about turning your teaching into an effective game for your students? Our speaker will show you how. In this hands-on workshop, teachers will play with a storytelling-driven framework to design interactive and gamified student-centred activities for your teaching. To get […]