CTL Weekly - 30 May 2022

Ⅰ. CTL Activities

1. Sharing on the Application of Guangdong First-Class Undergraduate Curriculum申请省一流本科课程分享会 (see attachment 1)

Congratulations to three of UIC the undergraduate curriculums Fundamentals of Communication (传播学基础)、Advanced Scriptwriting (高级剧本), and Management Information Systems (管理信息系统) were recognized as 2021 Guangdong First-Class Undergraduate Curriculums! We are very pleased to have Dr. Chai Lee Lim and Dr. Wei Jiang to share their experiences and tips in the application.
All teaching staff are strongly encouraged to join the sharing sessions. For non-Chinese speaking colleagues, you are welcome to join Chai Lee’s session presented in English.

Date: June 9, 2022 (Thu)
Venue: T7-304
Registration: https://mis.uic.edu.cn/survey/login.jsp

Session 1: 10 am - 11 am
Speakers: Dr. Chai Lee Lim (Assistant Professor of PRA, Programme Director of MACOMM), Mr. Liming Liu (Instructor II of DHSS)
Language: English

Session 2: 2 pm - 3 pm

Speaker: Dr. Wei Jiang (Executive Dean of DCC, Programme Director of MAFTNM)
Language: Chinese

2. Academic Writing Workshop | The do' s and don'ts of academic writing and how to make it readable and interesting (see attachment 2)
Date & Time: noon -1 pm,  June 10, 2022 (Fri)
Speakers: Prof. Huaxiong Huang, Vice President (Academic) & Mr. Phillip Yeung, Professional Writer

Language: English

Venue: T6-105

Eligibility: Teaching/Teaching support staff

Registration: https://mis.uic.edu.cn/survey/login.jsp

(DDL: 9 am, June 10, 2022)

Note: Prof. Huang will bring two copies of The Elements of Style to give away. Since this workshop will be the last one this semester, CTL will prepare gifts to participants with perfect attendance. Light lunch will be provided.

Abstract: The ability to write proper English is a bedrock skill for academics who aspire to getting their research results published. Too often, regardless of scholastic merits, submissions are rejected by editors for poor English. This talk highlights the linguistic pitfalls to avoid in academic writing, such as the temptation towards “writing to impress, rather than to express”, and the preference for simplicity and clarity. Apart from stressing the need to keep a piece of writing error-free, the workshop will address an important question: “Must academic writing be boring?” In this one-hour presentation, the speakers will share insights and effective writing skills that make an article not only publishable but readable as well.

3. Result of Vote for Your Favorite iSpace Video Tutorials
We are pleased to announced the video “Turnitin in Practice” got the most votes .The six lucky draw winners will receive souvenirs. The notifications will be sent this week.

4. Recording of Academic Writing Workshop: Effective Writing Strategy and Successful Journal Publications

Speaker: Prof. Adolf K.Y. Ng
Video recording and PPT slides could be found at the CTL Teaching and Learning Resources (see the column “T&L Activities”) on iSpace (click Here)

5. Advance HE (May Newsletter): click Here

Ⅱ. HKBU Activities

Workshop | From Local to Global: Experiences and Implications for University Teaching with Technologies
Date & Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm, June 7, 2022 (Tue)
Facilitator(s): Professor Sandy Li (Associate Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences), Dr. Elvan Cobb (Assistant Professor of Department of History), Dr. Daphne Mah Ngar-yin (Director of Asian Energy Studies Centre, Associate Professor of Department of Geography), Dr. Bonnie Mak Kwun Ling (Post-doctoral research fellow in David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies), Ms. Kiki Cheung Wing Kei (PhD candidate of Department of Geography)
Language: English
Venue: via ZOOM
Registration: Click Here

Ⅲ. Other T&L Resources

XJTLU Annual Learning and Teaching Colloquium: Teaching in Transition (see attachment 3)

The Colloquium provides a platform for faculty and students from across the University and beyond who seek to continuously improve their teaching and learning.

Venue: BBB Room

Contact: edu@xjtlu.edu.cn

Day 1: 1:30 pm-5:00 pm, June 1, 2022 (Tue)
Topic: Teaching in Transition

Day 2: 9:30 am-12:00 pm, June 2, 2022 (Thu)
Topic: Challenges and opportunities: disciplinary approaches of using technology for learning and teaching transition in the digital era