Professional Dev for Faculty

Speaker:  Dr Beth Simon
                 Faculty, Computer Science and Engineering Department, UC San Diego
                 Senior Associate Director of Learning Sciences and Technology, Center for Teaching Development, UC San Diego
                 Principal Teaching and Learning Specialist, Course Success team, Coursera

Format: Seminar

Speaker: Prof Rick Levin
               CEO of Coursera

Format: Seminar

In this seminar, Rick Levin drawed on over two decades of experience as a university administrator, academic, and industry leader. He also proposed a framework that can help university leadership leverage the value of MOOCs—all while helping to achieve the greater mission of universal access to the world’s best education.

About the Speaker:

Speaker:  Dr. Sheri Dressler
                Ex- director, Office of Experiential Learning, University of Central Florida
                Faculty Member, University of Central Florida
                Board Member, National Society of Experiential Education, United States
Date:  Workshop 1: 11 May (Monday)
           Workshop 2: 12 May (Tuesday)
Time:  2:00pm - 5:00pm
Format: Seminar

Speaker:  Prof. YEH Ping-Cheng, Benson
                Director, National Taiwan University (NTU) MOOC
                Associate Professor, EE Department/GICE
                Associate Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Development

Format:  Semianr

Speakers:  Prof. Ronald LAU (Associate Professor of Business Education, ISOM)
                  Prof. Helen SHEN (Associate Professor, CSE)
                  Dr. Kenneth LEUNG (Lecturer, CSE)

Format: Seminar

Speaker:  Prof CHAN Yui Bun, Ben
                Associate Director, Center for Engineering Education Innovation (E²I)
                Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, CIVL

Format: Seminar

In this seminar, the presenter has explored the purposes of forming groups/ teams in courses, and how we can facilitate and assess students’ group work.

Speakers:  Prof Mark Andrew MIHOREAN
                  Assistant Professor of Business Education, Department of Management

                  Prof Kevin TAM
                  Assistant Professor, Division of Social Science

                  Prof Julian M. GROVES
                  Senior Lecturer, Division of Social Science

Format: Seminar

Facilitator: Rambo Lai and May Tse, CELT

Venue: Room 6558 (Lift 29-30)

About the Workshop:

iPeer was adapted from an open source and HKUST customized it to suit our own needs. It supports four types of evaluations, namely Point Distribution, Rating Scale, Rubric and Commendation. The system aims to provide a platform for teaching staff to conduct student peer evaluation on group projects in a more efficient and effective way.

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

Speakers:  Dr CHEN Tian Wen, Lecturer, Department of Physics
                     PHYS 1006   Astronomy for Beginners

                  Dr NG Yee Fai, Teaching Associate, Department of Physics
                     PHYS 1001   Physics and the Modern Society

Format: Seminar

Organized by UCE Team, AQUS and CELT

Speakers:  Prof WOO Kam Tim
                      Associate Professor of Engineering Education, Department of ECE
                      Director, Center for Global & Community Engagement, DENG

                  Prof CHAU Ying
                      Associate Professor, Division of Biomedical Engineering
                      Associate Professor, Department of CBME

Format: Seminar