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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. […]

Launch Day for GenAI Hackathon for the SDGs

Lecture Hall II, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong

Join us for this hackathon launch day to familiarise yourself with the hackathon schedule and rules, meet new friends, form your team, and plan your collaborative journey ahead. Date: 21 September 2024 (Saturday) Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm  Venue: Lecture Hall II (Opposite Grand Hall Lee Shau Kee Lecture Centre), HKU Centennial Campus Registration: https://www.hack4sdg.com/2024-event/register/ […]

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. […]

Session on “Innovating in Teaching: Creating a Common Core Course”

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

Host: Prof. Julian Tanner Date: November 5, 2024 (Tuesday) Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Venue: Common Core / BASc Lounge, Room 150, 1/F, Main Building   All interested staff are welcome to join.   Please register here.  (HKU Portal login required) For enquiries, please contact Ms Penny Tse at pennyt@hku.hk

ThinkOcean HKU x HKU Common Core: Conservation Efforts in the Amazon

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

Join us for an enlightening talk in collaboration with Ictioxingu, a conservation project led by Prof. Leandro Sousa from the Federal University of Pará, Altamira. We’ll dive into the incredible fish diversity of the Xingu River, a main tributary of the Amazon River, showcasing the vibrant species that inhabit its waters. You'll learn about the […]

Designing your Course for Success – Improve your Common Core course proposals and syllabus

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

Join this interactive session for improve the design and writing of your course proposals and syllabus for better student engagement and success in Common Core proposal submissions. The workshop will include sharing of best tips from teachers on: - Writing course proposals and syllabus - Generating compelling learning outcomes - Framing the content and structuring […]

deTour 2024 Guided Tour – 29 Nov 2024

PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St Central, Hong Kong

We invite students to join this free tour, led by docents from deTour, who will introduce the concept of the exhibition and explain the features of the installations. During the visit, you will also have an opportunity to engage in creative experiential activities. “deTour 2024 – design festival” is Hong Kong’s largest annual design festival, […]

deTour 2024 Guided Tour – 6 Dec 2024

PMQ, 35 Aberdeen St Central, Hong Kong

We invite students to join this free tour, led by docents from deTour, who will introduce the concept of the exhibition and explain the features of the installations. During the visit, you will also have an opportunity to engage in creative experiential activities. “deTour 2024 – design festival” is Hong Kong’s largest annual design festival, […]

Chinese Women Filmmakers Go Global in the Digital Age

Room 436, 4/F Run Run Shaw Tower

Transnational Chinese women filmmakers have made significant contributions to world cinema in the digital era. In the twenty-first century, border-crossing female filmmakers participate in the enormous changes happening in the global film industry as well as political, economic, technological, social, and cultural transformations taking place in the Asian region. With a close look at how […]

Special Exhibition – All You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Humans

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

Where: Common Core & BASc Lounge (Room 150, 1/F, HKU Main Building) Dates: 11 / 12 / 13 December 2024 Time: 10:00 - 16:00 Student sharing: 11:00 - 12:00 and 15:00 - 16:00 each day   CCST9081 is all about what makes us human and how humans evolved.   How are we different from our […]

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 […]