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…