In this talk, Michael Botelho shared some perspectives relating to the generation gap that is perceived with the new “generation Z” students, and how we can manage this gap. In addition, he has explored the activity gap that exists in some traditional teaching classrooms and how to adopt an active and evidence-based approach. He also mentioned the use of the communal consultation video that allows one-on-one student consultations to be shared with the rest of the class for on-demand learning. Finally, he mentioned the transition gap that exists for dental students and teachers as they travel across their learning and teaching career.

The seminar focuses on two themes; how successful collaboration with business practitioners has helped connect theories and applications, which acts as a source of inspiration to students. This builds on a major characteristic of MGMT 1120 Developing the Leader in You, which collaborates with leaders from the local industries to develop real-world course materials encompassing business scenarios and ethical issues. This partially involves the effective integration of experiential learning business cases to help motivate students on this course. The seminar also focuses on how a combination of knowledge-sharing and self-discovery processes further developed interest in this common core course.

Common Core Program Series: “True Learning for the Millennial Generation”

In this seminar, teaching award winning speakers will share their experience and strategies to design and deliver their Common Core Teaching Excellence Award winning courses.

Presentations:

It’s a Numbers Game

In this workshop, Prof. Kenneth LEUNG, the recipient of the 2021 Common Core Teaching Excellence Award, will introduce the teaching philosophy and the innovative pedagogical approaches that he has used in his award-winning course COMP2711 Discrete Mathematical Tools for Computer Science.

Futureproofing our students and our teaching - Engaging students in sustainability through interactive teaching styles

SUST 1000 – Introduction to Sustainability is a course introducing students to the full scope of sustainability issues, including perspectives from science, engineering, social science, and humanities. It adopts a flipped classroom design, in which students engage in classroom activities and learn by practicing.

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.

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.

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.

Overview:

Large common core courses are often a challenge to teach effectively while keeping students motivated, partly due to the diverse nature of student backgrounds. To make such courses useful and fun, much careful planning is needed regarding the choice of topics, depth and breadth of knowledge, nature of projects and assessments issues, etc.