CETL follow-up (03-09-2020)
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGFACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES To: All Teachers of the Faculty The University’s CETL has newly developed a webpage “Designing Online Courses” as a resource of online course designing for teachers’ information. Recorded Summer Sandbox presentations, and other wealth of ideas and practical resources based on particular needs or areas of concern raised in the Sandbox breakout conversations, are also made available…
New Moodle Blocks “Zoom” / “MS Teams” in each Moodle course (28-08-2020)
Dear instructors (Moodle course teachers, teaching assistants, course administrators and departmental course administrators), To better support online & blended teaching and learning in the new academic year 2020-21, we are pleased to inform you that two new Moodle Blocks are created under each Moodle course for instructors to conduct online classes via Zoom or Microsoft Teams (Teams). The Blocks are shown at the top…
Teaching Arrangement (UG & TPG) for Semester 1 (28-08-2020)
Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning) Dear colleagues and students I’m writing to follow up on my July 29 email regarding teaching arrangements for Semester 1 (S1), 2020-21, and to brief you on some related matters. S1 teaching arrangements Since the public health situation in Hong Kong is currently improving,…
Additional T&L matters – Semester 1 (for HKU staff) (28-08-2020)
Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning) Dear colleagues Just a few additional technical matters. Panopto, Zoom and Teams We’ve made some basic ‘how to use’ videos: – How to use Panopto: https://hku.to/UsePanopto – How to use Zoom: https://hku.to/UseZoom – How to use Teams: https://hku.to/UseTeams Zoom vs Teams Until recently, it’s…
Teaching Arrangement (UG & TPG) for Semester 1 (28-08-2020)
Dear colleagues — This summer has been unlike any other. Normally I am welcoming you back from a summer break, where many of you would have travelled for either research or vacation. This year, most of us have remained in Hong Kong, and so it is understandable that we may be feeling less refreshed than…
E-learning Resource Hub (23-08-2020)
Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning) Dear students and colleagues, As we embark on a new semester with a strong reliance on online teaching and learning, I am pleased to introduce the HKU E-learning Resource Hub (https://elearning-resource.hku.hk). Developed by the University Libraries in collaboration with the Centre for the Enhancement…
Support on Online Teaching and Learning from AAO (12-08-2020)
Dear Academic Advisers and Colleagues, The COVID-19 pandemic and the online mode of teaching and learning have brought significant challenges to everyone of us. To support online teaching, AAO has recently developed some tools and tips to strengthen your connection with students and make your virtual classes more effective: 10 Advising Tips for Faculty Academic…
Teaching in Practise Programme (New to Teaching programme) (31-07-2020)
THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGFACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES To: All teachers of the Faculty From September 2020, CETL will run a new training programme (Teaching in Practise Programme) for HKU new teaching staff, focusing on introductory topic and practical skills. Please refer to the below poster for more details. Faculty Office Teaching in Practise Programme…
Updated UG & TPG Teaching Arrangements for Semester 1, 2020-21 (29-07-2020)
Dear colleagues and students The changing public health situation in Hong Kong means that we need to update our teaching arrangements for Semester 1 (S1), 2020-21. In principleWe remain committed to a dual mode of teaching for UG and TPG courses in S1: Online: all courses, apart from a few exceptions requiring hands-on engagement, will…
Work arrangements in the Faculty of Social Sciences – July 20 to 24
(19-07-2020)
Dear staff and students, In light of the current outbreak of COVID-19, the University on July 19 has announced its further adjustment to the operations (https://www.hku.hk/others/covid-19/teaching.html#19072020). During the week of July 20 to 24, the opening hours of the Faculty Office will be adjusted to 1000-1600. The Faculty will adhere to the University’s advice in…