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…
Updated Teaching Arrangements for Semester 1, 2020-21 (10-07-2020)
Message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning) Dear colleagues and students I’m writing to update you on our teaching arrangements for Semester 1 (S1), 2020-21. As I said in my bulk email of May 26, our core aim in Academic Year 2020-21 is to make a gradual and partial return to…
T&L Support for HKU Teaching Staff (30-06-2020)
Important message from Vice President (Teaching and Learning) Dear colleagues I’m writing with information about central T&L support this summer. Chi Wah studios Many colleagues are keen to make use of the summer to prepare online teaching materials. For the months of July and August, we’re therefore opening five studios in Chi Wah Learning Commons…
Free Coursera courses for HKU staff and students (17-06-2020)
Message from Technology-Enriched Learning Initiative Dear colleagues and students, We’re pleased to announce that HKU is participating in the “Coursera for Campus” programme. HKU staff and students have an opportunity to learn and earn verified certificates for free. The programme was originally designed to help universities use Coursera content to deliver job-relevant, multi-disciplinary online learning….
IMPORTANT: OLEX examination system (06-05-2020)
Important message from Vice President (Teaching and Learning) Dear colleagues and students I’m writing again about the OLEX examination system. TeLi, ITS and the Examinations Office have held several training sessions this week. If your course will use OLEX for the examination, you are strongly encouraged to join one of our training sessions to familiarize…
Half-Day Virtual Forum: Online T&L 2019-20: The HKU Experience (05-05-2020)
Message from Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Half-Day Virtual Forum: Online T&L 2019-20: The HKU Experience Jointly organised byCentre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) & Technology-Enriched Learning Initiative (TELI) With teaching and learning being switched to online due to COVID-19, teachers at HKU have been exploring various approaches in online…
IMPORTANT: Online Examination Arrangement through OLEX (29-04-2020)
Important message from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President & Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning) Dear colleagues I’m writing to update you on our online examination arrangements through OLEX. All exams making use of the OLEX platform are required to follow guidelines prepared by the Examinations Office. Basic information:- The Examinations Office guidelines are available at http://www.exam.hku.hk/. Teachers and…