CTL Weekly - 25 April 2022

I. Open Classroom Initiatives

Course observation period: May 5 – 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: noon, April 29)
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. Academic Writing Workshop | Case Study: Practical Strategy for Academic Writing (see attachment 2)
Date & Time: 12:00 noon -1:00 pm, May 5 (Thu)
Speaker: Dr. Felicia Fan (Assistant Professor of Cinema and Television, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), reviewer for Journal of Marketing Communications, Young Consumers and Media Asia)
Language: English
Venue: T6-105
Eligibility: Teaching/Teaching support staff
Registration: https://mis.uic.edu.cn/survey/login.jsp
(DDL: 10:00 am, April 29, Light lunch will be provided.)
Abstract: This workshop aims to share some hands-on experience about how to draft journal articles in a reader-friendly way. Questions about how to start your academic writing, how to draft journal articles in a structured way, and how to find a good editor to proofread your research papers will be addressed in this case study workshop. Meanwhile, some useful applications will be recommended to facilitate your academic writing.

2. Contest | 2022 UIC Teaching Contest for Young Teachers 校级青年教师教学大赛 (see attachment 3)
Theme: Deliver a Quality Course
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: May 9)

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 (CFLC, GEO, RCHC)
Recording &PPT Slides can be found at iSpace site “ CTL Teaching and Learning Resources” (Link: https://ispace.uic.edu.hk/)
 
4. Event | Piano Master Class (see attachment 4)
Date & Time: 12:30 pm-2:30 pm, April 27 (Wed)
Speaker: Professer Chongli CAI 蔡崇力 教授
Language: Mandarin
Venue: CC129 (Rehearsal Studio)
Jointly organized by: DCC-MUS & CTL& SAO
Live broadcast: scan the QR code below

5. Event | Lunchtime Concert Series
Date & Time: 12 noon-1 pm, April 29 (Fri)
Venue: Rehearsal Studio (CC129)
Jointly organized by: DCC-MUS & CTL& SAO (No tickets are required)

III. HKBU Activities

1. Workshop | Linking Research with Teaching: Experience from a Social Science Discipline
Date & Time: 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm, April 27 (Wed)
Facilitator(s): Dr. Iulia GHEOGHIU(SOC); Professor Gina LAI(SOC)
Language: English
Venue: via ZOOM
Registration: Click Here

2. 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

1. Conference | The First Annual Conference of Mathematics Education Branch of Chinese Mathematical Society中国数学会数学教育分会首届学术年会
Organization: Mathematics Education Branch
Host: Beijing Normal University
Date: April 28 – 30, 2022
Language: Mandarin
Venue: Online
1) Bilibili-中国数学会官方账号（仅直播主会场）https://live.bilibili.com/24454488
2) 微赞直播 click Here
3) 蔻享直播 click Here
More info: click Here

2. Project Guideline for 2022 Educational Reform Project of University Mathematics Teaching Research and Development Center 高等学校大学数学教学研究与发展中心2022年教改项目立项指南
Website: click Here
DDL for Application: April 30, 2022
Contact: Ms/Mr. Kexin Ren at gxsxjxzx@mail.xjtu.edu.cn or 029-82668042