New Faculty Orientation: Teaching and Learning at HKUST, Spring 2018, One-day Program, 15 January 2018

New Faculty Orientation: Teaching and Learning at HKUST is an introductory program for all teaching staff who have recently joined HKUST.  The program is specifically designed to take account of some key aspects of teaching and learning in the context of HKUST.  

In this one-day program, you can learn about areas that are important to you as a new HKUST faculty member, including an overview of the 4-year UG curriculum; pedagogical approaches; teaching practice performance indicators, and strategic teaching and learning initiatives at HKUST from the Associate Provost of Teaching and Learning.  The Academic Director of Undergraduate Core Education will also present in this session to give you an overview of the common core curriculum and the development process for common core courses.  In another session, some of the UG students’ characteristics including demographics, background and study habits will be introduced. The diversity of HKUST’s student body and teaching for diversity will also be touched upon. In a further session, distinguished teaching award winners will share their teaching practices and give some advice on how to make learning happen productively in this university’s context.  Participants can also find out from the Center for Education Innovation different ways that you can obtain feedback on your teaching both during a course and at the end of a semester.

Please contact Miss Vivian Chan at 2358 6803 or vivian.chan@ust.hk.

Venue

Room 6558 (Lifts 27-28)

Rundown

Session 1: Overview of the UG Curriculum and Tri-modal Education Framework
Speaker: Prof. Roger Cheng, Associate Provost (Teaching and Learning)

This session intends to provide you will a better understanding of all the specific issues related to teaching and learning at HKUST.  During the session, you can hear from the Associate Provost of Teaching and Learning in areas that are of important to you as a new academia, these include an overview of the 4-year UG curriculum; pedagogical approaches; teaching practice performance indicators, and strategic teaching and learning initiatives at HKUST.

Session 2: Overview of the Common Core Curriculum
Speaker: Prof. Chih Chen Chang, Director of University Common Education,
              Director of Center for Education Innovation

As the Common Core Program is a key part of the undergraduate educational experience, complementing studies in specialist disciplines and other learning opportunities, the Academic Director of Undergraduate Core Education will also present in this session to give you an overview of the common core curriculum and the development process of common core course.

Session 3: Knowing Your Students
Speaker: Dr. Beatrice Chu, Educational Developer, Center for Education Innovation

This session intends to let us learn about you, such as your background and previous teaching experience, and let you to get to know about the UG students at HKUST.  Some of the UG students’ characteristics including demographics, background and study habits will be introduced. Diversity of HKUST’s student body and teaching for diversity will also be touched upon.

Session 4: Teaching in a Diverse Classroom
Speaker: Prof. May-yi Shaw, Assistant Professor of Humanities Education, Division of Humanities

This session intends to let you explore how to teach effectively in an environment of diverse learners. Professor Ma-yi Shaw will share her experience of facilitating student learning in a diverse classroom, as well as offering some quick tips for the participants.

Session 5: Sharing from HKUST Professors (Roundtable discussion)
Facilitators: Prof. Chan Yui Bun, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, Dept of Civil &
                  Environmental Engineering, Associate Director, Center for Engineering Education Innovation
                  (E2I), The Honorary Mention, The Common Core Teaching Excellence Award 2016

                  Dr Jason Chan, Lecturer, Dept of Chemistry,
                  The Common Core Teaching Excellence Award 2016

In this session, you can learn from the teaching award winners on their sharing of practices that can enhance their teaching, as well as a round table discussion with them on aspect that bring about good teaching at UST.

Session 6: Getting Feedback on Your Teaching
Speaker: Nick Noakes, Associate Director of Center for Education Innovation

Gathering feedback from students about your teaching can be useful in helping you to develop and refine your teaching. This session will provide a number of different ways that you can obtain feedback on your teaching both during a course and at the end of a semester.