Turning your slideshows into educational videos

Your students are digital whizzes! They can learn almost anything from solving math problems to fixing machines just by watching videos. That's why we are bringing you a pre-recorded video workshop where you can learn to create educational videos using the familiar tool – MS PowerPoint.

If you are new to video production, no worries! MS PowerPoint makes it easy-peasy!

Creating an interactive video-based learning environment

We are thrilled to announce the launch of not one, but two new tools that will make video learning even more exciting! Our home-grown Video Management System (VMS) and In-video Activities (IVA) tool are designed to help you create an interactive video-based learning environment complete with video analytics that track your students’ video learning progress.

Facilitating peer evaluation for student group work with ease

iPeer simplifies the process of student peer and self-evaluation of group projects. With four evaluation options – Point Distribution, Rating Scale, Rubric, and Commendation – collecting and managing evaluation data is made as easy as pie.

If you are looking to include peer evaluations in your grading process for group work, iPeer is the way to go!

Transitioning your in-person lectures to online lessons with interactive experiences

Are you ready to take your teaching skills to the next level? Our Zoom Workshop Series is here to help you transition from in-person lectures to online lessons with interactive experiences! And let's be honest, knowing the use of Zoom is pretty much a must these days. So, come join us for these four workshops and learn how to deliver engaging online lessons with ease!

Enhancing student learning with an intuitive Learning Management System

Hey, did you know that HKUST uses Canvas as our Learning Management System? If you want to become a Canvas pro before you start teaching here, we have got you covered!

We offer a series of four workshops to equip you with all the skills and knowledge you need to rock Canvas like a pro and enhance your students' learning experience.

Facilitating student peer evaluation with ease

The workshop will cover:

• reasons for using student peer evaluation,
• key features in iPeer,
• workflow and steps for conducting student peer evaluation in iPeer; and
• the integration between Peer and Canvas

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

• set up student peer groups
• create an Evaluation Item
• launch an Evaluation Event
• view and release grades and comments to students

For more information on the open source iPeer, please visit thi

We are pleased to announce that HKUST has established an Enterprise License with Mentimeter. Compared with the free license, this license will give you full access to all slide and question types and the possibility to collaborate with your colleagues.

Turning your slideshows into educational videos

Students are digital native nowadays. They can self-learn new concepts, solve mathematical equations, operate machines by watching educational videos. Have you ever thought of pre-recording educational videos for students to learn at their own time and pace?

How about making videos using PowerPoint?

As a newbie to video production, you may have a lot of hurdles. Have no fear, creating videos using PowerPoint has never been easier.

The series come with four workshops to help facilitate learning and mange all your classes:

With a new semester approaching, CEI would like to offer Zoom Basics and Advanced Training for new teaching staff and for those who may have missed previous sessions.

The training program will walk you through the basic features to get you started and introduce more advanced interactive features you can use to engage students throughout your online lesson. These four training sessions will be conducted online using Zoom.

After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link to the corresponding training session.