CTL Weekly - 9 May 2022

I. Open Classroom Initiatives

Course observation period: May 12 – May 23, 2022 (see attachment 1)
Course website: click Here (Seats for each timeslot: 5)
Registration (UIC Teaching Staff only): https://oas.uic.edu.cn/(DDL: 1pm, May 11)
To promote teaching excellence at UIC, CTL has launched ‘Open Classroom Initiative’ (OCI), which provides our colleagues a safe space to learn and develop innovative and technological pedagogical practices from the exemplary colleagues who have demonstrated teaching excellence in their courses. If you would like to observe the participating courses, please register and choose the available timeslot in advance. After receiving the registration, CTL will inform the course instructors and participants via email.
Contact: Ms. Arie Jin of CTL at 3620692 or ariexjin@uic.edu.cn

II. CTL Activities

1.Contest | 2022 UIC Teaching Contest for Young Teachers 校级青年教师教学大赛 (Deadline Extension)
Theme: Deliver a Quality Course (see attachement 2)
Eligibility:Teaching staff under age 40 (born after Aug. 31^st, 1981) and has at least one year teaching experience at UIC.
Awards:
1) Award certificates and cash prize will be provided for Grand Prize, First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize, and Honorable Mention.
2) The top participants will be recommended to participate in the contest at the provincial level. The result will be announced around mid-May 2022.
3) Guidelines: click Here (Submission Deadline Extended: 12 noon May 16)

2. Academic Writing Workshop | Effective Writing Strategy and Successful Journal Publications
发表期刊论文的有效写作策略 (see attachment 3)
Date & Time: 12:00 noon -1:00 pm, May 20 (Fri)
Speaker: Prof. Adolf K.Y. Ng (Professor of Transportation and Supply Chain Management, Stanford List of the world’s Top 2 % Scientists, Associate Editor of Policy & Management and The Asian Journal of Shipping and Logistics)
Language: English
Venue: T6-105
Eligibility: Teaching/Teaching support staff
Website: click Here
Registration: https://mis.uic.edu.cn/survey/login.jsp
(DDL: 9:00 pm, May 20, Light lunch will be provided.)
Abstract: It is a long and sometimes tedious journey to get our research published in leading journals within any disciplines. While quality as a prerequisite is beyond debate, it is equally important to develop an effective writing strategy that can enhance the competitiveness of our papers in gaining publication slots. Based on his experience as an author and journal editor, the speaker shares his views on how an effective writing strategy can and should be developed. The focus is not just on the research itself, but how attention on writing style and fine-tuning of sections, such as abstracts, introduction, and conclusion can substantially enhance the chance of getting papers published in leading journals.

3. Academic Writing Workshop | From the idea to the printed page: Observations on the creative and editorial process underlying research outputs
Speaker: Prof. Carlotta Viti
News brief: click Here
Recording and PPT Slides could be found at iSpace site “CTL Teaching and Learning Resources”

4. Event | Lunchtime Concert Series
Date & Time: 12 noon-1 pm, May 13 (Fri)
Venue: Rehearsal Studio (CC129)
Jointly organized by: DCC-MUS & CTL& SAO (No tickets are required)

III. HKBU Activities

Workshop | Sharing on Research Supervision for RPg Students – Good Practices

Date & Time:11:00 am – 12:30 pm, May 24 (Tue)
Facilitator(s): Professor Hubiao CHEN(CMTR), Dr Qilei CHEN(PhD graduate), Dr Jason
S POLLEY(ENG),Professor Ken YUNG(GS/BIOL)
Language: English
Venue: via ZOOM
Registration:Click Here

IV. Other T&L Resources

Conference | The Fourth Annual Academic Conference on Teaching of Chinese Universities

中国高校第四届教学学术年会

Scheme: Teaching Scholarship: from Learning Effectiveness to Student Achievement
Organizer: Shanghai Jiaotong University
Date: June 30 – July 2, 2022
Language: Mandarin
Venue: Live broadcast

Registration: Click Here(DDL: June 25, 2022)
Website: Click Here