New Faculty Orientation: Teaching and Learning at HKUST

The New Faculty Orientation is a teaching and learning introductory program for all teaching staff who are either newly on-board or are within one-year of service at HKUST.  The program is specifically designed to take account of some key aspects of teaching and learning in the context of HKUST.

Participants will be able to gain knowledge of the strategic importance of teaching and learning initiatives at HKUST; demographic and culture of the student body; undergraduate curriculum; the role and nature of academic advising, and the common core curriculum.  Distinguish teaching award winner and early career faculty will share their teaching practice and give advice on how to make learning happen.  Staff will also find out from the Center for Education Innovation, Information Technology and Services Center, and Library on resources that can support their teaching and research.

Registration

Please click here for registration.
Please contact Ms Elaine Leung at 2358 6803 or ctfyleung@ust.hk.

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Session Descriptions

Session 1: Overview of Teaching and Learning and the 4-year Curriculum
                  09:30 - 11:00

Speakers:  Prof. Roger Cheng, Associate Provost (Teaching and Learning)
                  Prof. Chih Chen Chang, Director of University Common Education

The session provides you with 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; strategic teaching and learning initiatives; and teaching practice performance indicators at HKUST. As the Common Core Program is a key part of the undergraduate educational experience, the Academic Director of Undergraduate Core Education will also present in the session to give you an overview of the common core curriculum and the development process of common core course.

Session 2: Knowing Our Students
                  11:30 - 12:30

Speakers:  Dr. Beatrice Chu, Educational Developer, CEI
                  Prof. Paul Forster, Associate Professor of Business Education

The session allows you to get to know our 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 3: Learning Assessment and Getting feedback on Your Teaching
                         09:30 - 11:00

Speaker:  Nick Noakes, Associate Director of Center for Education Innovation

The first part of the session will cover the University policies and good practice in the assessment of students. This second part will provide you with a number of ways to gather feedback on your teaching both during a course and at the end of a semester that can be useful in helping you to develop and refine your teaching.

Session 4: Sharing from HKUST Professors
                  11:30 - 12:30

Speakers:   Prof. Tim Woo, Associate Professor of Engineering Education
                   Michael Gale for Distinguish Teaching Award winner 2015, and UGC Teaching Award Winner 2015
                   Prof. May-yi Shaw, Assistant Professor of Humanities Education
                   Common Core Course Excellence Award winner 2014

In this session, you can hear from the teaching awards winners on their sharing of practices that help to facilitate and enhance their teaching, as well as a chance to discuss with them on aspect that bring about good teaching and learning at HKUST.

Session 5: Canvas Basics
                  09:30 – 11:00

Canvas is a comprehensive and user friendly Learning Management System acquired by the University in 2014 to support its changing learning and teaching needs. This hands-on session will introduce you to the suggested workflow of Canvas and guide you through key basic features such as creating course content, managing the course learning path, communicating with students and monitoring their learning progress.                   

Session 6: ITSC Support and PRS for Teaching
                         11:30 – 12:30

The Information Technology Service Center (ITSC) will introduce all major IT and AV facilities available in the teaching venues at HKUST. This session will also walk you through the set-up of Personal Response System (PRS) and how clickers can be used to facilitate your classroom teaching.

Session 7: Library Support for Teaching & Research
                         14:00 – 15:30

Subject librarians will introduce new faculty to the Library's major resources and services that support their teaching and research, such as databases, e-journals, e-books, Interlibrary Loan, Course Reserve, Library Instruction Classes for course assignment/project, Research Consultation and Institutional Repository.