Common Core Program Series: Creating an Interactive Classroom for Large Classes

Seminar Overview:

Professor Groves will initiate a conversation about how to create a more interactive and participatory learning environment for undergraduates at HKUST. Critically reflecting on the uses of online technology in teaching, he will share some of his practices for engaging students, particularly with respect to what to do on the first day of class, developing assignments, and involving students in reading.

In the seminar, Prof Groves have discussed on how to achieve more in a large class by doing less. Participants were also encouraged to share their own experiences and bring forward the challenges they face for discussion.

About the Speaker:

Professor Julian Groves obtained his PhD degree in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He won the Honorary Mention of the Common Core Course Excellence Award 2014 for his common core course SOSC 1662 Contemporary Hong Kong: Society. He has been successful in achieving student participation and creating interactive classrooms for cultivating a sociological mindfulness among large numbers of students from different disciplines.