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SUMMARY:Film Night! Americaville by Adam James Smith
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Hong Kong Premiere!\nThis is a unique chance to see Americaville (2020) by US-based filmmaker and educator Adam James Smith.\nThe film screening is followed by a Director’s Talk with Q&A.\nModerator: Nikolas Ettel (Faculty of Architecture\, HKU) \nVenue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall\, Graduate House\, The University of Hong Kong\nDate: Thursday\, September 21\nOpening: 6PM\nScreening starts at 6:30PM\nAdmission is free; please scan QR code for registration only\nThe evening is hosted by HKU’s Common Core for 24 Frames; Communicating Ideas through Film (CCHU9082) and kindly supported by the Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre and HKU’s Division of Landscape Architecture. \nAmericaville (2020) explores an American Wild West-themed community on the outskirts of Beijing\, where Chinese citizens attempt to live their interpretation of the American dream. The film is supported by the Asian Cinema Fund and the Whicker’s Foundation. \nAdam James Smith is an award-winning\, US-based filmmaker and educator\, originally from the United Kingdom. He holds degrees from Stanford and Cambridge\, the latter of which he is currently an affiliated filmmaker at the university’s Visual Anthropology Lab. Adam is currently working on a series of observational documentaries on the American experience beyond the East and West coasts\, collectively titled The Heartland Project\, and a documentary remake in Japan of Sofia Coppola’s 2003 film Lost in Translation\, titled Forever Lost. Adam’s film work has been featured in The Guardian\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Atlantic\, Art Forum\, and The New York Times. \nWe look forward to see you all there!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/film-night-americaville-by-adam-james-smith/
LOCATION:Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall\, Graduate House\, The University of Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230907T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230907T120000
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SUMMARY:Common Core 2023-2024 Semester 1 Tutor Orientation: Learning in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWe hope you can attend our orientation workshop\, Learning in the Age of AI\, on September 7\, 2023\, 10 am – 12 noon in the Common Core BASc Lounge\, Room 150\, 1/F of HKU Main Building. \nThe session will include: \nI. Welcome by Professor Julian Tanner\, Director of Common Core\nII. Getting Started – Networking and sharing by experienced tutors\nIII. Discussion around Generative Artificial Intelligence in the classroom\nIV. Tutor resources and professional development \nBring your ideas and questions! \nPlease register at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=89969 before Sep 6\, 2023.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/learning-in-the-age-of-ai/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops,Tutor Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230824T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230824T160000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230728T070134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T063801Z
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SUMMARY:Tutor Certificate Workshop – Foundations in Teaching and Learning
DESCRIPTION: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 tutors. \n  \nDate: Thursday\, 24 August 2023 \nTime: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \nLocation: Common Core Lounge (Main Building Room 150) \n  \nThis hands-on workshop will provide practical skills and strategies to enhance the engagement and experiences of students. It will cover: \n  \n\nHow to be an effective tutor to maximise student engagement\nHow to plan and run a tutorial\nHow to create communication-rich assessment tasks and give feedback to students\nThe basics of small classroom management\n\n  \nUpon satisfactory completion of all course assessments\, participants will receive a certificate formally recognising their commitment to professional development. \n  \nThe course is suitable for both new and experienced tutors. \n  \nPlease register at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=89642 before Aug 22\, 2023.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/common-core-tutor-certificate-workshop-foundations-in-teaching-and-learning-3/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops,Tutor Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230816T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230816T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230808T082026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T095851Z
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SUMMARY:Why the CC? Choosing the Best Courses for You
DESCRIPTION:Why the CC? Choosing the Best Courses for You \nQ&A on Common Core for First-Year Students \n  \nParticipating CC Student Consultants:  \nAnthony\, BBA\, Year 4\nVaishali\, BA&BEd(LangEd)\, Year 4\nBilly\, BEd&BSc\, 2023\nElly\, BBiomedSc\, 2023\nJenna\, BBA\, 2023 \n  \nWednesday\, Aug 16\, 2023 \nCommon Core / BASc Lounge (MB150) \n12:30 – 14:00 HKT \n  \nPlease register at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=89751 before Aug 15\, 2023.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/why-the-cc-choosing-the-best-courses-for-you-2/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Student Workshops,University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230815T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230815T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230811T075858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T075858Z
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SUMMARY:Common Core - Online Talk on Course Selection with Q&A (PM session)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Common Core\, SDGs in CC\, Transdisciplinary Minors\, Hong Kong Learning Partners\, The Future Readiness Initiative\, Global Transdisciplinary Partnerships\, Peer Tips from Current Students\, and more! \nAll first-year students are welcome \nDate and time: 15/08/2023 12:30-13:30 \nVenue: Online via Zoom \nDetails and registration: https://www.cedars.hku.hk/registration-and-induction/index.php
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/common-core-online-talk-on-course-selection-with-qa-pm-session/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230815T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230815T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230811T075742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T075742Z
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SUMMARY:Common Core - Online Talk on Course Selection with Q&A (AM session)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Common Core\, SDGs in CC\, Transdisciplinary Minors\, Hong Kong Learning Partners\, The Future Readiness Initiative\, Global Transdisciplinary Partnerships\, Peer Tips from Current Students\, and more! \nAll first-year students are welcome \nDate and time: 15/08/2023 11:00-12:00 \nVenue: Online via Zoom \nDetails and registration: https://www.cedars.hku.hk/registration-and-induction/index.php
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/common-core-online-talk-on-course-selection-with-qa-am-session/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230728T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230728T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230719T093649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230719T093649Z
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SUMMARY:Tutor's corner -  cocktails\, conversations\, colleagues\, singing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a laid-back social event of drinks and karaoke. Mingle with fellow HKU tutors\, unwind\, and recharge in a welcoming atmosphere. The event is free. Food and drinks are available for purchase (at happy hour prices). \nAll HKU tutors are welcome! \nSign-up now https://forms.gle/dqtb822xQwqYaigr9
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/tutors-corner-cocktails-conversations-colleagues-singing/
LOCATION:Junels Restobar Bar\, Junels Restobar Bar\, G/F\, 7 On Ning Lane\, Sai Ying Pun
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events,Teacher and Tutor Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230610T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230610T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230601T094735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T041835Z
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SUMMARY:Games for Change Conference @ HKU
DESCRIPTION:Games are the most powerful form of immersive learning. \nIn the modern era where experience is king\, we are seeing a fascinating movement exploring social impact and educational innovation in the form of creative and interactive storytelling mediums. \nAt the inaugural Games for Change APAC-Hong Kong organised in collaboration with Press Start Academy\, we will be discussing the potential of these new formats with a lineup of changemakers\, NGO experts\, creatives\, academics and educators. We will be curating a selection of deep\, impactful experiences so you can try your hand at creating your own. We will be showcasing some outstanding examples of creative formats exploring educational impact. And we will be inviting you to share your thoughts\, ideas and expertise. \nThis is just the start to bringing serious games and immersive learning to the mainstream. We hope that with the support of our partners and sponsors\, and with a vibrant community of educators\, creatives and changemakers\, June 2023 will mark the beginning of the Games for Change movement in Hong Kong. \nFour themes and questions that will run throughout G4C APAC-HK 2023: \n???? Interactive Experiences: What is the power of serious games?\n????️ Impactful Presentations: How can we bring serious games to life?\n???? Important Conversations: How can we elevate games for change?\n???? Inspiring Connections: What’s next for serious games in Hong Kong? \n[mk_button dimension=”two” size=”large” bg_color=”#00c8d7″ text_color=”light” url=”https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/games-for-change-apac-hong-kong-2023-tickets-632137338797″ target=”_self” align=”left” id=”Buton ID” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”15″]Register Now[/mk_button]\n  \n  \nEntry is free for all HKU Staff and Students. Use the discount code “MB136”. \n  \nConference Schedule\n\n\n\nSessions\n \n \n\n\nTime\nMainstage (KK Leung Room 109)\nBreakout Room 1\n Breakout Room 2\n Breakout Room 3\n \n\n\n10:15 – 10:20\nWelcoming & Kickoff\n \nProf. Julian Tanner\, Director of the Common Core\n\n\n\n\n\n10:20 – 10:40\nIntroduction: The Games For Change Movement\n \nSusanna Pollack\, President of Games for Change\nDale Linegar\, Director of Games for Change Asia-Pacific\n\n\n\n\n\n10:40 – 10:50\nConference Kickoff\nVince Siu\, Founder of Press Start Academy\n\n\n\n\n\n10:50 – 11:00\nKeynote: The Power of Experiences\n \nDavid Begbie\, Director of Crossroads Foundation\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 11:15\nBREAK\n\n\n11:15 – 12:00\n\nThe Societal Advancement Game: A tabletop multiplayer campaign for history\, politics and culture education \nFacilitator: Steve Monahan\, Chinese International School\nSilence\, a Dialogue Experience \nFacilitator: Louis Hou\, Dialogue Experience and Keith\nPlayproject: A Student Documentary on Playgrounds and Schools \nFacilitator: Alicia Tang\, Chinese International School\n\n\n12:00 – 13:00\nLUNCH BREAK\n\n\n13:00 – 14:00\nPanel: Mobilizing Youth For Impact\n \nVince Siu\, Founder of Press Start Academy and Lee Williamson\, Regional Head of Gen.T\, Tatler Asia\n\n\n\n\n\n14:00 – 14:15\nBREAK\n\n\n14:15 – 15:00\n\nClimate Fresk: A Hands-on Introduction to Climate Science\nFacilitator: Carly Leung\, Climate Incubator\nStruggle for Survival\, a Crossroads Simulation\nFacilitator: Crossroads Foundation\nImmersive Theater and Interactive Formats for Social Impact\nFacilitator: Jing Wong\, Singer-songwriter & Theatre-maker\n\n\n15:00 – 15:15\nBREAK\n\n\n15:15 – 16:00\n\nLet’s Play Our Way to Better Public Open Spaces!\nFacilitator: Sarah Mui\, One Bite Design Studio\nStruggle for Survival (Continued)\nDivergence: Design Playing\, Design Thinking and Design Learning \nFacilitator: Vince Siu\, Founder of Press Start Academy\n\n\n16:00 – 16:15\nBREAK\n\n\n16:15 – 16:45\nConference Closing: Meeting of Minds\nSusie Hunt\, Museum for the United Nations – UN Live\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbout Games for Change and Games for Change APAC \nFounded in 2004\, the Games for Change Festival is an annual conference in New York City that brings together social innovators and changemakers across sectors to imagine\, inspire and ignite the future of social impact gaming and immersive media. Now it operates a suite of different events\, projects and initiatives\, including: the flagship Games for Change Festival; G4C Learn\, a collection of education-themed events\, e.g. the G4C Student Challenge\, the Game Exchange\, XR Hackathons\, and other educator programs; social impact initiatives e.g. Raising Good Gamers and XR for Change; and the annual Games for Change Awards.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/games-for-change-conference-hku/
LOCATION:KK Leung Building
CATEGORIES:Highlight,Highlight Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230529T124500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230529T143000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
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SUMMARY:Cultural Heritage Crowdsourcing for Sustainable Development Goals: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Investigations
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, 29 May 2023\, 12:45 pm – 2:30 pm \nRoom 202\, Runme Shaw Building or Zoom \nAll are welcome \nPre-registration required for joining via Zoom \nhttps://bit.ly/crowdsourcingSDG  \n  \nAbstract: Crowdsourcing is vital in facilitating the sustainable development goals of digital humanities projects. In this talk\, I will start with a literature review on cultural heritage crowdsourcing. A preliminary conceptual framework will be presented to illustrate the intellectual development of this field. Later\, I will report two empirical investigations to discuss the critical issues regarding the sustainability of cultural heritage crowdsourcing projects. The first study will use the machine learning approach to explore imbalanced volunteer engagement in a well-known project. The second study will use the fsQCA approach to examine the configuration effects affecting the sustainability of cultural heritage crowdsourcing projects. \n  \nBio: Yuxiang Chris Zhao is a professor in the School of Information Management at Nanjing University\, China. His research interests include human-computer interaction\, health informatics\, and digital humanities. His publications have appeared in some leading journals and conferences as Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology\, Information Processing & Management\, Journal of Documentation\, International Journal of Information Management\, Information Systems Frontiers\, Internet Research\, Computers in Human Behavior\, Journal of Medical Internet Research\, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction\, Online Information Review\, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services\, ICIS\, ASIS&T\, iConference\, PACIS\, JCDL\, CHIIR\, HCI International\, and among others. His Google Scholar citation count is over 3\,900 and the h-index is 24. Dr. Zhao has been awarded the distinguished young scholars in Chinese Humanities & Social Science domain in 2016. He is now serving on the editorial boards of ARIST\, JASIST\, IP&M\, Library Trends\, Journal of Data and Information Science\, and Data and Information Management. Currently\, Dr. Zhao is serving as Asia-Pacific Chapter Chair-elect of the Association for Information Science and Technology.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/cultural-heritage-crowdsourcing-for-sustainable-development-goals-conceptual-framework-and-empirical-investigations/
LOCATION:Room 202\, Runme Shaw Building or Zoom
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230523T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230413T061120Z
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SUMMARY:24 Frames; A Student Short Film Show/廿四格-學生短片影展
DESCRIPTION:Let’s all celebrate an evening full of motion picture experiments and exchange of visual ideas. \nThis international cooperation showcases a selection of 24 short films produced by students from various film-based courses from The University of Hong Kong\, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna\, and the Vienna University of Technology. \n  \nThe screening will be followed by a panel discussion with professional film-makers\, scholars and students to entertain and share with the audience the fruitful potentials of film-making in Higher Education and beyond….and action! \nDate: 23rd May\, 2023\nTime: 6pm-9pm\nVenue: Laundry Steps\, Tai Kwun\, No.10 Hollywood Road\, Central\, Hong Kong\nFree Admission  \n  \n>> Register Now
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/24-frames-a-student-short-film-show-%e5%bb%bf%e5%9b%9b%e6%a0%bc-%e5%ad%b8%e7%94%9f%e7%9f%ad%e7%89%87%e5%bd%b1%e5%b1%95/
LOCATION:Laundry Steps\, Tai Kwun\, No.10 Hollywood Road\, Central\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230522T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230522T140000
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SUMMARY:(Webinar) Earth Stories: Hong Kong
DESCRIPTION:Earth Stories: Hong Kong \nWEBINAR \nA Transdisciplinary Art\, Ecology\, and Research Project \nEarth Stories: Hong Kong explores new habits of thought and feeling that emerge along the edges of Hong Kong’s cultural and natural worlds. Based at the KFBG Green Hub in Tai Po\, the project includes expressions by flora and fauna\, sky and earth\, poets\, film-makers\, voice-artists\, dancers\, and transdisciplinary undergraduate student researchers. \nKanta Kochhar-Lindgren (the Artistic Director of Folded Paper Theatre and Dance Limited) and Gray Kochhar-Lindgren (the former Director of the Common Core and currently an Honorary Professor of Humanities at HKU) will introduce the project and its collaborative team. We will then show clips from our film and explore with some of the co-makers about how art and transdisciplinary research might engage most effectively with the transformation of our relationships with the evocative preciseness of the earth. \nAll are welcome! \nMonday 22 May 2023 \n12:30 pm – 2:00 pm (Hong Kong Time) via Zoom \nFor registration\, please click here. \nWe will send you the zoom link prior to the event.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/webinar-earth-stories-hong-kong/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning Partner Events,Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230509T143000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230509T153000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230424T082142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T024049Z
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SUMMARY:Transdisciplinarity And The Terrestrial: Thinking Critically With Critical Zones
DESCRIPTION:Following its adoption by the US earth sciences community at the turn of the century\, the concept of the ‘critical zone’ has been central to a so-called ‘terrestrial turn’ in the arts as well as the sciences. Originally defined as the “heterogeneous\, near-surface environment in which complex interactions involving rock\, soil\, water\, air\, and living organisms regulate the natural habitat” (Jordan et al.\, 2001: 2)\, the concept has been engaged by thinkers across the environmental sciences and humanities to consider questions of ‘habitability’. \n  \nIn this talk\, David will reflect on this circulation as a contribution to the uptake and use of the critical zone concept in transdisciplinary enquiry. What does this circulation tell us about dialogues between the arts and the sciences? And how can transdisciplinary enquiry engaging the concept of the critical zone be reflexive about the power relations underlying how the earth’s surface has been mapped\, explored\, and exploited? \n  \nThe talk will address ways in which the concept has been differently defined\, framed\, and situated around the world\, reflecting on the history of ‘critical zone observatories’ in the US\, Europe\, and China\, and the concept’s uptake in the arts and humanities inspired by the work of Bruno Latour. \n  \nDavid Edwards \nPhD Candidate\, The University of Glasgow \nDavid Edwards is a human and environmental geographer with a background in Sinology. In dialogue with political ecology\, postcolonial science and technology studies\, and the environmental humanities\, his PhD research addresses the translation and transfiguration of the ‘critical zone’ concept around the world\, with a focus on Greater China. David is based at the University of Glasgow and has been a visiting researcher at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris (IPGP). In the last year\, he has delivered presentations at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting\, the East Asian Regional Conference in Alternate Geography (EARCAG)\, and the Royal Geographical Society-Institute of British Geographer’s Annual International Conference. \n  \nAll are welcome. \nIf you are interested\, please sign-up at: https://forms.gle/E36ZvkYRjYdnRjd68
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/transdisciplinarity-and-the-terrestrial-thinking-critically-with-critical-zones/
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:20230503T093000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230503T163000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
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SUMMARY:Communication-intensive Courses Symposium 2023
DESCRIPTION:Date: 3 May\, 2023 (Wednesday)\nTime: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm\nVenue: Digital Interactive Lab\, Main Library\nTarget Audience: All HKU staff (including those who have badged CIC courses and those who haven’t) \n>>Details and registration \nProgramme\n\n\n\nTime\nActivity\n\n\n9:30 – 9:35\nOpening \n\nSpeaker:\nProf. Ian Holliday \nVice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning)\, HKU\n\n\n\n\n9:35 – 10:20\nKeynote: Integrating development of students’ communication skills into course teaching and assessment\nI will begin by discussing the need for integrating the development of communication skills into subject teaching\, as these skills are discipline-specific and require students’ understanding of the discipline’s communicative conventions and discourses. As communication is integral to disciplinary knowledge construction and transfer\, communicative competence cannot be separated from subject knowledge\, but needs to be developed as part of subject teaching. For various reasons\, however\, many subject lecturers reject\, or struggle with\, the responsibility to teach communication skills. The aim of my talk is to demonstrate how students’ communicative competence\, particularly in speaking and writing\, can be enhanced as part of lecturers’ regular teaching and assessment practices. I will propose five methods of integrating a focus on communication into teaching and assessment and show examples of the use of these methods across several disciplines. Lastly\, I will explain how subject lecturers\, who are often not explicitly aware of their discipline’s communicative conventions\, can be supported by language/English for Academic Purposes specialists in applying these methods. \n\nSpeaker: \n\n\nDr. Ursula Wingate\nSchool of Education\, Communication & Society\, King’s College London\n\n\n\n\n\n10:20 – 10:30\n10 min break\n\n\n10:30 – 11:00\nTeacher voices: Developing content knowledge through writing\nTeachers share their experience enhancing senior level students’ written communication competence in law and medicine courses. \n\nSpeakers: \n\n\nDr. Masayo Kotaka\nSchool of Biomedical Sciences\, LKS Faculty of Medicine\, HKU\n\n\n\n\n\nWilson Lui\nFaculty of Law\, HKU\n\n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 11:15\nStudent voices: Can writing be enjoyable?\nStudents share their experiences developing their writing skills in CiC Common Core and faculty courses. \n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nOcean Wang\nYear 3\, BSocSc\, Art History and Sociology\, HKU\n\n\n\n\n\nHanna Marcella Kurniawan\nYear 2\, BSc\, Food & Nutritional Science and Finance\, HKU\n\n\n\n\n\n11:15 – 11:25\n10 min break\n\n\n11:25 – 12:25\nPeer consultant voices: It takes a student to teach a student\nThe Writing Centre coordinator and writing peer consultants share how consultations are structured to help students with their written academic assignments in multiple disciplines. \n\nSpeakers: \n\nSam Cole\, Writing Centre Coordinator\, CAES \, HKU\nJack Chan\, Year 3\, BA&BEd\, English\, HKU\nCeleste Lee\, Year 4\, BSocSc\, Psychology and English\, HKU\nTristan Li\, Year 5\, BBA&LLB\, HKU\nYoshita Singh\, Year 3\, BEcon&Fin\, HKU\nHayley Hunt\, Year 3\, PhD Earth Science\, HKU\n\n\n\n\n12:25 – 14:00\n1.5 hrs Lunch\n\n\n14:00 – 15:30\nEnhancing students’ academic writing through genre analysis and targeted feedback\nIn this workshop\, I offer more details on\, and some hands-on experience of\, two of the methods that I proposed in my talk. Both methods aim at the enhancement of students’ academic writing competence. The first involves the creation of teaching/learning resources that enable students to carry out analyses of annotated exemplars of assignment genres. I will provide various examples from a range of disciplines where this method was applied. The second method is concerned with the type of feedback lecturers provide on students’ written texts. I will show examples of lecturers’ difficulties in the exact identification of weaknesses in texts\, which prevent them from formulating formative feedback comments. Participants will be asked to collaboratively analyse some extracts from student texts\, pinpoint their shortcomings and formulate feedback comments that help students to address these shortcomings. \n\nSpeaker: \n\n\nDr. Ursula Wingate\nSchool of Education\, Communication & Society King’s College London\n\n \n\n\n\n\n15:30 – 16:15\nChatGPT\, write me an essay on…\nPanel discussion on how generative AI will impact the teaching and learning of written communication in higher education \n\nSpeakers: \n\nDr. Michelle Raquel\nCAES\, HKU\n\nDr. Jack Tsao\nCommon Core\, HKU\n\nDr. Miranda Legg\nCAES\, HKU\n\nMr. Donn Gonda\nCETL\, HKU\n\n\n\n\n16:15\nClosing \n\nSpeakers: \nProf. Julian Tanner\nDirector\, Common Core\, HKU\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/communication-intensive-courses-symposium-2023/
LOCATION:2/F Digital Interactive Lab HKU Main Library
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230426T113000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230426T143000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
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UID:26224-1682508600-1682519400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Student Learning Festival 2023
DESCRIPTION:April 26 Wednesday\, 11:30 am-2:30 pm @ Haking Wong Podium \nThe Student Festival will showcase students’ innovative work in tackling issues which required them to integrate knowledge\, methods\, and media across disciplines. These exemplary projects come from different undergraduate courses and include posters\, videos\, podcasts\, models\, and more. \nCome Meet the Students!  \n 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/student-learning-festival-2023/
LOCATION:Haking Wong Podium
CATEGORIES:Highlight,Highlight Events,Highlight Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230420T130000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230420T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230412T101107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T101107Z
UID:26150-1681995600-1681999200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Join-the Conversation: A great presentation gives smart ideas an advantage
DESCRIPTION:Dear Colleagues\, \n  \nYou are cordially invited to join the Join-the-Conversation: A great presentation gives smart ideas and advantage on 20 April 2023. The event is co-organized by Communication Intensive Courses (CiC)\, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)\, Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES)\, and the Common Core. \n  \nDate: 20 April 2023 (Thursday) \nTime: 1:00pm – 2:00pm (HKT) \nVenue: RRS321\, 3/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus\, HKU \nSpeaker: Mr. Jeroen van den Berg\, Lecturer\, Faculty of Business and Economics\nMs. Nicole Lai\, Assistant Lecturer (E-learning and development specialist)\,\nFaculty of Social Sciences\nDr. Anthony P. H. Kong\, Associate Professor\, Faculty of Education\nDr. Estella P. M. Ma\, Associate Professor\, Faculty of Education \nRegistration: https://www2.cetl.hku.hk/cetlevents/regist/504/registEvent.php?eventId=504 \nEvent Website: https://www.cetl.hku.hk/cic230420/ \n  \nAbstract \nMany undergraduate courses have an oral presentation\, and students need to gradually develop and improve their oral presentation skills over the course of their undergraduate career. One way to achieve this goal is to have engaging\, relevant oral presentation assessments in courses and provide students with speaking support and teaching and learning activities that align with these assessments. In this speaking-focused join-the-conversation event\, the speakers will share their experiences of teaching presentation skills in one of their undergraduate CI-badged courses. \n  \nIf you have any questions\, please feel free to contact Mr. William Yieu (CETL): wyieu@hku.hk \n  \nCentre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/join-the-conversation-a-great-presentation-gives-smart-ideas-an-advantage/
LOCATION:RRS321\, RRS321\, 3/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230418T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230418T190000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230317T091718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230320T064534Z
UID:26081-1681837200-1681844400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Transdisciplinary Global-Action-Labs: Lives of the Deltas\, Critical Zones\, and Connected Futures
DESCRIPTION:Focusing on transdisciplinarity-in-action\, we will explore collaborative learning\, contact points for research across disciplines\, and innovative examples of institutional programming. How might the transdisciplinary help us enact flourishing and connected futures? \nA Panel Discussion with\nWinnie Yee (Comparative Literature\, HKU)\nJulian Tanner (Director\, Common Core\, HKU)\nRick Dolphijn (Philosophy & Art\, Utrecht University)\nGray Kochhar-Lindgren (Honorary Professor of Humanities\, Comparative Literature\, HKU) \nDate: April 18 (Tuesday)\nTime: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm (Pizza gathering starting at 6:00 pm)\nVenue: CPD-3.41\, Centennial Campus (The Jockey Club Tower)\, HKU and on Zoom \nCo-sponsors:\nCommon Core\nThe Humanities Honours Programme\nMaster of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies (MALCS)\nThe Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultures (CSGC) \nRegister now: https://bit.ly/globalactionlabs\nFor registrants who select Zoom\, we will send you the link prior to the event. For registrants who select Face-to-Face (F2F)\, we will write to you prior to the event with the venue location. There is a limited quota for F2F and we apologise if we are unable to accommodate all requests.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/transdisciplinary-global-action-labs-lives-of-the-deltas-critical-zones-and-connected-futures/
LOCATION:CPD-3.41\, CPD-3.41\, Centennial Campus (The Jockey Club Tower)\, HKU
CATEGORIES:Other CC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230331T153000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230331T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230323T081930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T081930Z
UID:26110-1680276600-1680282000@commoncore.hku.hk
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:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230314T095102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T044405Z
UID:26066-1680107400-1680111900@commoncore.hku.hk
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:20230329T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230329T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230327T044249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T044249Z
UID:26114-1680093000-1680096600@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:How to bring concepts and stories to life through images
DESCRIPTION:Date: 29 March 2023 (Wednesday) \nTime: 12:30pm – 1:30pm \nVenue: CETL Learning Lab (RRS 321\, 3/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus\, HKU) \nSpeakers: Ms. Sylvana Lee\, Professional photographer \nFacilitators: \n\nMr. Simon Boynton\, Lecturer\, Centre for Applied English Studies\, HKU\nMr. Donn Gonda\, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning\, HKU\nDr. Michelle Raquel\, Senior Lecturer\, Centre for Applied English Studies\, HKU\n\nRegistration: link \nAbstract \n“Did you know that of all the information transmitted to the brain is 90% visual?” \nHumans are naturally wired to decipher visual scenes more quickly than the written word. This workshop will help you understand how to bring difficult concepts to life and thus help you teach your students how images can help tell a “story”. \nAbout the Speaker \nSylvana is a Hong Kong photographer and storyteller. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photography from the University of Gloucestershire\, UK where she did her dissertation on “The ethics of photographic manipulation and how it can alter the photographic story”. She runs her full-time photography business capturing stories for families\, couples\, and women around the world. She has also worked with globally renowned underwater fashion photographers\, enjoyed underwater exploration with her camera among other diverse career interests beyond the lens. You can find her @sylvcreates on instagram or her website http://www.sylvcreates.com. \nMore information about the CiC initiative can be found here: https://cics.hku.hk/ \nFor information\, please contact: \nMr. William Yieu\, CETL \nPhone: 3917 8192; Email: wyieu@hku.hk
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/how-to-bring-concepts-and-stories-to-life-through-images/
LOCATION:CETL Learning Lab\, RRS 321\, 3/F\, Run Run Shaw Building\, Main Campus\, HKU
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230325T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230325T180000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230308T083723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230308T083723Z
UID:26034-1679760000-1679767200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Food and Identity in Hong Kong Literature: Student-Led Discussion
DESCRIPTION:What food can best represent Hong Kong? Egg tart\, Pineapple bun\, or milk tea? In this casual academic dialogue\, we will move beyond these cliched representations of the city and critically engage with the complexities of postcolonial identity from a gastronomical perspective. While previous studies on food and Hong Kong identity have mostly relied on theoretical idioms such as hybridity and cosmopolitanism\, we will try to put the matter in a new light and see how it has emerged over time. By comparing poems and short stories composed by writers from different generations\, including Leung Ping-kwan (Ya Si)\, Dorothy Tse\, Eric Yip\, and others\, we will ruminate on the relationships between food and the geopolitics in postcolonial Hong Kong. Possible discussion questions may include: how do olfactory-taste sensations evoke our cultural memories and shape our identities? What are the connections between eating\, pleasure\, and violence in the context of post-1997 Hong Kong? Join our student-led discussion to savour the gourmet of Hong Kong literature and digest questions of postcolonialism and cultural identities together!
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/food-and-identity-in-hong-kong-literature-student-led-discussion/
LOCATION:MB151
CATEGORIES:Student Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230317T111500
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230317T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230306T085541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T085541Z
UID:26030-1679051700-1679065200@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Thriving @ HKU: Open Doors to Happiness
DESCRIPTION:Dear students\, \nAre you feeling overwhelmed with the challenges of university life? You are not alone. We’ve got your back! \nJoin your peers for an exciting event designed to help you better navigate university life and unleash your potential. Get ready to level up your happiness and build resilience in the face of challenges! \nNear the coming International Day of Happiness\, the Teaching and Learning Evaluation and Measurement Unit\, in collaboration with the Common Core and CEDARS\, will present the campus campaign Thriving @ HKU: Open Doors to Happiness on March 17 (Friday) in the Main Library. \nWith interactive student-led workshops and fun activities such as games and art creation using AI\, you’ll leave feeling empowered and gain new perspectives that help you tackle obstacles that come your way. There’re also plenty of opportunities for you to play while learning and make friends while tasting the science of happiness. \nAre you ready to build your happiness muscle? Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity! \nBring your friends with you to join as many sessions as you can! They are separate\, but intrinsically linked sessions. Details are as below: \nDate: March 17\, 2023 (Friday)\nTime: 11:15 am – 3:00 pm\nVenue: Multi-purpose Area (MPA)\, 2/F Main Library\, The University of Hong Kong \nOpening:        11:15 am – 11:25 am\n                        Video Premiere\nSession 1:       11:30 am – 12:20 pm\n                        I got a B! Building resilience through challenging negative thoughts \nSession 2:       12:30 pm – 1:20 pm\n                        Hard to make friends? Taking relationships to the next level by learning how to respond\nSession 3:       1:30 pm – 2:20 pm\n                        Missing a daily dose of happiness? Counting blessings by creating artwork using AI \nSavouring:     2:30 pm – 3:00 pm\n                        Savour together: Celebrating International Day of Happiness \nRegistration \nSpace is limited. Sign up NOW at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=86680. \nFor enquiries\, please contact Thriving @ HKU coordinator at 3917 6194 or my716@hku.hk. \n  \nBest regards\,\nThriving @ HKU Coordinator\nTeaching and Learning Evaluation and Measurement Unit\nThe University of Hong Kong
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/thriving-hku-open-doors-to-happiness/
LOCATION:2/F Multi-Purpose Area\, HKU Library
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230320
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
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SUMMARY:RESILIENCE: Farewell
DESCRIPTION:Student visual artist\, Mr. Clive Ka-lun LEE (PhD in education) is organising a community engaged visual arts exhibition\, “RESILIENCE: Farewell” to invite participants to contribute in co-creation and say goodbye to the feelings about COVID 19 and welcome a new page. \nArtist will also be on site to invite audience to bring their own materials in letting go any emotions through a process of four its – “facing it\, dealing with it\, accepting it\, and letting it go”\, as an encountering of well-being and resilience in the unique site of the university at this special moment.  The relationship between artist and audience co-create this unique moment of  “Ichigo Ichie” with relational aesthetics. \n  \nThe exhibition also showcases an artistic documentation of projects Clive previously facilitated during the pandemic with different walks of life\, e.g. ethnic minorities\, students with autism spectrum disorder\, women with unplanned pregnancy\, ex-drug addicts\, university students\, and others. \n  \n“RESILIENCE: Farewell” is jointly supported by Common Core Office\, HKU-CEDARS F.A.C.E. subsidy and Equal Opportunity Unit to encourage student-initiated projects.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/resilience-farewell/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Highlight,Highlight Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230310T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230310T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230120T072438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230120T072622Z
UID:25567-1678456800-1678467600@commoncore.hku.hk
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:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230213T065048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T065048Z
UID:25893-1676973600-1676977200@commoncore.hku.hk
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:20230208T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230208T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230117T081359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T081359Z
UID:25539-1675882800-1675891800@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Future Readiness Workshop Series - Develop Talents and Discover Purpose
DESCRIPTION:Are you Future R.E.A.D.Y?\n\n\n\n\nR.E.A.D.Y. stands for \n\nResilience & Change Management\nEmpathy & Social Wellbeing\nAttention and Focus for Performance\nDevelop Talents and Discover Purpose\nYou 2.0: Healthy\, Happy and Empowered\n\n\nIn a Post-Pandemic World of constant change\, master the skills needed for success. Join our 4-Part Workshop Series about the Future Readiness\, as part of a Common Core-Inspire2Aspire Collaboration!\n\n\n  \nClick HERE for details and registration
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/future-readiness-workshop-series-develop-talents-and-discover-purpose/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Future Readiness,Student Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230205T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230205T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20230119T070543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T070805Z
UID:25543-1675605600-1675616400@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Healing Our World 療癒我們的家園 | World Religion Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:World Religion Day 2023\nHealing Our World: Spiritual Inspirations\, Conversations\, Actions\n療癒我們的家園：知—行—共勉\nInterfaith dialogue\, devotions and music with members of different religious and non-religious communities in HK. Come to share and learn about healing our world at the personal\, community and planetary levels \nDate:  Feb 5 (Sun)\, 2023\nTime:  2 – 5 pm (HKT)\nLanguage: English\nVenue: EY Wavespace\, 22/F Citic Tower\, 20 Tim Mei Avenue\, Central\, Hong Kong. \nFormat: Prayers\, singing & chanting performances + Interfaith dialogue + Panel sharings\nRegister TODAY: Email <secretariat@bahai.hk> or call +852 2367 6407 for registration. \n(Limited quotas are available\, first come first serve)\n*Further details will be sent to you upon successful registration
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/healing-our-world-%e7%99%82%e7%99%92%e6%88%91%e5%80%91%e7%9a%84%e5%ae%b6%e5%9c%92-world-religion-day-2023/
LOCATION:EY Wavespace\, 22/F Citic Tower\, 20 Tim Mei Avenue\, Central\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:University Organized Events
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SUMMARY:Future Readiness Workshop Series – You 2.0: Healthy\, Happy and Empowered
DESCRIPTION:Are you Future R.E.A.D.Y?\n\n\n\n\nR.E.A.D.Y. stands for \n\nResilience & Change Management\nEmpathy & Social Wellbeing\nAttention and Focus for Performance\nDevelop Talents and Discover Purpose\nYou 2.0: Healthy\, Happy and Empowered\n\n\nIn a Post-Pandemic World of constant change\, master the skills needed for success. Join our 4-Part Workshop Series about the Future Readiness\, as part of a Common Core-Inspire2Aspire Collaboration!\n\n\n  \nClick HERE for details and registration
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/future-readiness-workshop-series-you-2-0-healthy-happy-and-empowered/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Future Readiness,Student Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230111T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20230111T160000
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SUMMARY:Tutor Certificate Workshop – Foundations in Teaching and Learning
DESCRIPTION: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 tutors. \n  \nDate: Wednesday\, 11 January 2023 \nTime: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm \nLocation: Common Core Lounge (Main Building Room 150) \n  \nThis hands-on workshop will provide practical skills and strategies to enhance the engagement and experiences of students within interdisciplinary courses. It will cover: \n  \n\nHow to be an effective tutor to maximise student engagement\nHow to plan and run a tutorial\nHow to create communication-rich assessment tasks and give feedback to students\nThe basics of small classroom management\n\n  \nUpon satisfactory completion of all course assessments\, participants will receive a certificate formally recognising their commitment to professional development. \n  \nThe course is suitable for both new and experienced tutors. \n  \nPlease register at https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=85719 before Jan 10\, 2023. \n 
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/common-core-tutor-certificate-workshop-foundations-in-teaching-and-learning-2/
LOCATION:Common Core / BASc Lounge\, Room 150 1/F Main Building\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Teacher and Tutor Workshops,Tutor Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221214T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221214T110000
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20221208T010431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221208T010606Z
UID:25376-1671012000-1671015600@commoncore.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Untitled: A.I. and Transformations to Teaching and Learning
DESCRIPTION:Untitled: A.I. and Transformations to Teaching and Learning \n  \nThe rapid technological advances in AI deep generative models have significant and disruptive implications for teaching and learning within higher education. While there are questions and issues around academic honesty\, plagiarism\, creativity\, and originality – the potential to enhance student learning is substantial. \nJoin us for this hands-on workshop as we demonstrate the possibilities of text generation (GPT-3) and text-to-image applications (Stable Diffusion\, Midjourney\, DALL-E-2). We hope to provoke thinking and conversations around interdisciplinary and disciplinary applications for teachers. Moreover\, we hope the examples will shed light on the urgent need to re-design curriculums and assessments. \nDate/ Time: 14 December 2022 (10 am – 11 am) Via Zoom  \nFacilitators:\nDr Jack Tsao\, Associate Director\, Common Core\nMr Donn Gonda\, Instructional Designer\, Centre for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) \nRegistration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=85473 \nOpen to all HKU teachers \nThis workshop is a collaboration between Communication Intensive Courses (CiC)\, Common Core\, and the Centre for the Enhancement for Teaching and Learning.
URL:https://commoncore.hku.hk/event/untitled-a-i-and-transformations-to-teaching-and-learning/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Highlight,Highlight Seminar,Teacher and Tutor Workshops,University Organized Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221130T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20221130T134500
DTSTAMP:20260418T215258
CREATED:20221124T033512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221124T033753Z
UID:25314-1669811400-1669815900@commoncore.hku.hk
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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