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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!

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!

Miro has long been a favourite among faculty and teaching staff for enhancing student engagement, creativity, and group projects. Now, we are excited to introduce the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite as an excellent alternative to Miro. Fully integrated into Canvas, Lucid offers free access to all HKUST instructors and students.

Engaging your audience in your presentation

Mentimeter lets you create presentations with live polls, word clouds, scales, rankings, quizzes and more to keep your students engaged and excited throughout your teaching.

CEI is pleased to introduce Group Member Evaluation (GME) by FeedbackFruits — a powerful and user-friendly tool designed to facilitate peer feedback and evaluation in student group work.

Peer feedback plays a crucial role in learning by helping students recognize individual contributions, appreciate high-quality work, and identify areas for improvement. It also fosters metacognitive skills and nurtures a positive culture of peer feedback within the classroom.

The Interactive Document  tool (by FeedbackFruits) is designed to make reading assignments more engaging and interactive, enhancing students’ comprehension and critical thinking skills like never before. Here is why you will love the tool:

Creating an interactive video-based learning environment

We are excited to share that our home-grown Video Management System (VMS) and In-video Activities (IVA) have been helping instructors create truly interactive video-based learning environments. These tools are designed to enhance the video learning experience and provide video analytics to track student progress and engagement.