CTL Weekly Announcements- 6 December 2021

I. CTL Activities

1. Lecture |Application Scenarios of Brain Science + AI + Grid Edge Supercomputing (脑科学+AI+智能超算的前沿应用场景)
Date & Time: 1:00 pm -2:00 pm, 13 Dec (Mon)

Speaker: Dr. Steve Shyh-Ching Chen (Member of US National Academy of Engineering, Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, President of The Third Brain Research Institute)

陈世卿 院士（美国工程院院士、美国艺术与科学院院士、美国第三脑研究院院长）

Language: English

Venue: T2-202

Registration: https://www.uic.edu.cn/en/ctlreg2.htm

  About Speaker:

Dr. Steve Shyh-Ching Chen, Founder and CEO of the third Brain Research Institute in the United States, is a world-renowned supercomputer expert. He has developed the world's first parallel vector supercomputer for scientific research, which is the first supercomputer with 128 blades and the first Internet-based, application-to-application, high efficiency, dynamic enterprise collaborative operation software TONBU. He has also developed the world's first information grid SCP based on supercomputers with a global network, which is similar to the power grid. He specializes in cutting-edge research and development projects to study the brain, protect the brain, develop the brain, and extend the brain.

2. Recordings of My Learning Journey Series

Topic: Over 60 years of journey of Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra: Classical Music Makes Urban Life Different我的学思历程系列讲座: 广州交响乐团六十余载——古典音乐改变城市生活

Speaker: Mr. Qing Chen 陈擎 先生（广州交响乐团团长）

Language: Mandarin

Link of Recordings: click Here or scan QR code below

3. Recording of Sharing | Introduction to First-Class Undergraduate Curriculum (一流本科课程介绍) (UIC Staff only)

Speaker: Prof. Yanan Lin

Language: Mandarin

PPT Slides & Recordings could be found on iSpace (see the section “T&L Activities” at “CTL Teaching and Learning Resources”).

4. Event | Lunchtime Concert Series

Date &Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm, 10 Dec 2021 (Fri)

Venue: Rehearsal Studio (CC129)

Jointly organized by: DCC-MUS & SAO & CTL (No tickets are required)

II. HKBU Activities

1. Workshop | Research-teaching Nexus Workshop Series 2:- A Course-based Research Project for the Business Discipline

Date & Time: 11:00 pm-12:30 pm, 7 Dec 2021

Facilitator(s): Professor Noel SIU、Dr Candy HO、Dr Fred YIM、Dr Tracy ZHANG

Language: English

Venue: via ZOOM

Registration: click Here

2. Workshop | Authentic Assessments in Curriculum Renovations (I): enhancing students’ sustainability competences through general education with authentic assessments

Date & Time: 2:30 pm-4:00 pm, 14 Dec 2021

Facilitator(s): Dr Yao-Tai LI、Ms Lai-Yin Anna QIN

Language: English

Venue: via ZOOM

Registration: click Here

3. Lecture | Series of Cheating, Authentic Assessment Security and Academic Integrity

Topic 2: Designing authentic feedback to support learners to engage in disciplinary feedback practices

Date & Time: 2:30 pm-4:00 pm, 17 Jan (Mon)

Facilitator(s): Prof. Phillip DAWSON (Associate Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University, Australia)

Language: English

Venue: via ZOOM

Registration: click Here

III. Other T&L Activities & Resources

1. UNAI SDGs Workshop | "SDG Progress: On-Campus and Beyond"

The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) in this Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) developed a series of workshops for capacity-building oriented to universities and colleges around the world, to provide training and enhance skills related to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development while fostering the involvement of these institutions of higher education as valuable stakeholders to achieve the Goals.

 Date & Time: 11:30 pm-1:00 am, 8 Dec 2021 (Beijng Time)

Presenters:

Ms. Maame Agyeben, (Associate Sustainable Development Officer, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs)

Ms. Alexandra Hiniker, (Executive Fellow for Sustainability Initiatives, Carnegie Mellon University)

Ms. Jolynn Shoemaker, (Director, Global Engagements, Global Affairs, University of California – Davis)

Mr. Tom Rosen-Molina, (Analyst, Global Affairs, University of California – Davis)

Website & Registration: click Here

2. Webinar | Research and Innovation Outlook in the Greater Bay Area (see attachment 1)

Date & Time: 11:00 am–12:15 pm, 17 Dec 2021

Speakers:

Prof. Kam-fai WONG (Associate Dean (External Affairs), Faculty of Engineering, CUHK)

Dr Huangquan LIN (Director, Office for Greater Bay Area Developments, CUHK)

Prof. Ling QIN (Choh-Ming Li Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, CUHK)

Language: English

Venue: via ZOOM

Registration: click Here (The meeting ID will be sent to registrants by email)

Enquiries: Tel: (852) 3943 3471 / Email: policyresearch@cuhk.edu.hk

3.   Conference | International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2021

Theme: Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness

Organizer: The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK)

Language: Mandarin

Date: 8-10 Dec, 2021

Conference Website: click Here

Registration: click Here

Contact: iclt2021@eduhk.hk