Experience Sharing

The Session

Entrepreneurship education is beyond helping students to start their own business. In face of the uncertain future, it is of critical importance to encourage our students to be entrepreneurial: proactive, resilient, agile, diligent and curious. To us, the most important startup is YOU.

Co-hosted by the Center for Education Innovation and Professor Erwin Huang, an interactive webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 13, 13:00 - 14:00. In this webinar, we will:

Abstract:

In this sharing session, Professor Raymond Wong will share his experience and strategies to engage students both inside and outside classroom. When students are actively engaged in their learning process, they take ownership of their learning and make the learning process more effective. However, it is always not easy to design course materials that ensure students’ interest and participation.

Overview:

The arrival of pandemic and the subsequent social distancing measures have inevitably transformed the landscape of teaching and learning – most of the on-campus teaching have  to adopt online or mixed-mode teaching approaches. We understand many faculty and teaching staff are striving to ensure the students’ learning continues during this challenging time.

THE SESSION

Gamification and Game-Based Learning has drawn much attention as a pedagogy to enhance students’ enthusiasm and engagement in learning. Along with it, there are common myths like gamification is a game, and gamification is the same as game-based learning. This interactive panel discussion session will debunk the myths and introduce the fundamental game design elements to consider.

Overview:

Online exams are around the corner and you may be wondering which proctoring option is right for your course.

Abstract:

At HKUST, the Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching is awarded each year to an academic staff who best exemplifies continued pursuit of excellence, devotion to teaching, and the ability to inspire and motivate others. The recipient is representative of the high quality of teaching and learning that the University offers and promotes. We are honored to have Professor Julian GROVES (2019 award recipient) share with us his views on good teaching practices, and in particular, how to adopt these pedagogies to online teaching environment.

Abstract:

How can we get students prepared and equipped with the appropriate content knowledge for face-to-face lessons in a blended-learning course? And how do we encourage more engagement among students so they can learn how to apply that knowledge? In this seminar I will discuss various design patterns for blended learning that enable both online and classroom interaction and encourage students to be prepared for lessons and the consequences if they are not.

Overview:

In science education, laboratory is an important learning element for students because it provides opportunities for them to practice science and develop scientific reasoning abilities.

In this seminar, Dr Richard Blackburn shared his work at Leicester which focused on designing activities and instructional methods centered upon better equipping students for their future careers. He also highlight three key projects, and how these projects equip students with transferable skills, science communication skills and problem solving skills.

Overview:

To teach is to engage students in learning. Approaches that promote active learning often allow students to confront misconceptions, and/or explicitly ask them to make connections between new information and existing knowledge. In this seminar, teaching award winning speakers will share their experience in uncovering (rather than covering!) the material for the students. They will share simple techniques to help students engage with the material and participate in class.