The AEE Fellowship Scheme

What level of recognition is right for me?

Junior Fellow

Faculty members who have demonstrated potential for teaching excellence, such as by receiving positive student evaluations, implementing innovative teaching practices, or participating in teaching development initiatives.

Key Assessment Criteria

• Reflects the initial stage of demonstrating potential in teaching excellence.
• Required to demonstrate evidence in 2 dimensions for most aspects, except for Service to Communities, which requires evidence in 1 dimension.

Fellow

Faculty members who have consistently demonstrated exceptional teaching skills and have made significant contributions to the AEE, such as presenting at conferences or publishing articles on teaching and learning.

Key Assessment Criteria

• Represents a deeper engagement and higher proficiency in teaching and assessment practices.
• Required to demonstrate evidence in 4 dimensions for Pedagogy and Assessment Design and Practice, indicating a higher level of expertise and contribution in these areas.
• Required to demonstrate evidence in 3 dimensions for Curriculum Planning and Design, Student Support, and Professional Development.
• Required to demonstrate evidence in 2 dimensions for Service to Communities.

Senior Fellow

Faculty members who have consistently demonstrated exceptional teaching skills and have made significant contributions to the AEE, such as serving as mentors for junior colleagues or leading initiatives to promote good teaching practices at HKUST.

Key Assessment Criteria

• Reflects a comprehensive mastery in all areas of teaching excellence.
• Required to demonstrate evidence across all 5 dimensions for most aspects, except for Service to Communities and Professional Development, which requires evidence in 3 dimensions

How does the scheme work?

To be effective and have an impact, the AEE should be integrated into HKUST’s wider systems as much as possible, such as Departmental KPIs, Merit Salary Review (MSR) and other performance reviews, Faculty Online Reporting System (FORS), professional development through CEI, and teaching awards.

The key goal of the AEE is to holistically improve teaching and learning at HKUST. Hence, knowledge transfer and workflow need to formally occur across different university levels with mechanisms that encourage and recognize scholarly activities and innovative teaching. This can be done in several ways:

In addition, earning micro-credentials will be a key component for faculty members to become an AEE Fellow. By completing courses offered by CEI, faculty members can earn micro-credentials in the form of online badges.

View a list of micro-credential courses offered by CEI

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