Professional Dev for Faculty

Presenter: Prof Edmond Ko and Nick Noakes

Format: Workshop

This is part of the New Faculty Professional Development Session, which was for junior faculty who have been at UST for 2 years or less. In the casual lunch and discussion session, common adjustment issues faced by new faculty were discussed and new faculty was expected to build a peer support network.

Presenter: Prof Karl Smith

Format: Workshop

Formal teamwork is widely practiced in science, technology, engineering, and mathematical (STEM) disciplines through projects, capstones, hand-on exercises, field experiences, and other contexts. Currently there is increased interest in fostering innovation and creativity.

Why not copy-cut-paste? How writing at university really works and how to avoid plagiarism

Date: 12 Dec 2008

Presenter: Ms Jude Carroll, Oxford Brookes University

Academic Promotion & Substantiation

Date: 12 Jan 2009

Presenter: Prof Roland Chin, VPAA (DP) & Ms Christina Li, PROVOST

This session was delivered by VPAA (DP) and PROVOST staff. It covered the academic review and promotion regulations and policies.

Workshop Materials:

Presenter: Dr Tak Ha

Format: Seminar

Presenter: Mr Alan Levine

Format: Seminar

Presenter: Representatives from Library, Center for Enhanced Learning and Teaching, Information Technology Services Center and Publishing Technology Center

Presenter: Dr Lucia Yeung and Dr Tak Ha

Format: Seminar

In Fall 2007, CELT conducted a student learning research to investigate how students at HKUST learn. The findings from this research help faculty and instructors to build up a scientific and evidence-based understanding of how their students learn. In this seminar, Dr Yeung and Dr Ha covered:

Presenter: Prof Karl Smith

Presenter: Prof Carmel McNaught

Format: Public Seminar

Prof Carmel McNaught, Professor of Learning Enhancement in the Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research (CLEAR) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, she has had over 30 years of experience in teaching and research in higher education in Australasia, southern Africa and Britain.