CTL Weekly - 31 October 2022


CTL Activities

Open Classroom Initiative (Semester 1 of 2022-23)


To promote teaching excellence at UIC, “Open Classroom Initiative” (OCI) is launched to provide 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.

Registration Open for November 7 - December 2, 2022
Deadline: November 3 (Thu), 2022

Contact: Ms. Arie Jin of CTL at 3620692 or ariexjin@uic.edu.cn

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Sharing | Brown Bag Teaching Sharing

ESL by Collaborative Shared Documents


Thursday, November 10, 2022; 12:10 - 12:50 PM | T2-202
Open to Teaching/Teaching support staff

Mr. Jonas Kelsch teaches general and academic English and specialises in writing tutoring. He arrived in China shortly after receiving a bachelor’s degree in language and international studies from the College of Saint Scholastica, USA, where he began working at UIC as an English Language Centre intern. After receiving his CELTA, he was appointed as a lecturer – a position he served in for five years before pursuing a Master of Journalism at The University of Hong Kong. Following graduation, he worked as a corporate writer and part-time lecturer at several Hong Kong tertiary institutions. In 2018, he returned to UIC as an English lecturer. During his time at UIC, he has taught a variety of general and academic English skills to students and served as an IELTS examiner. Recently, he has engaged in blended learning research and has served as an editor of academic manuscripts.

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Contest | The 3rd UIC Innovative Teaching Contest 北师港浸大第三届教师教学创新大赛


Submission Deadline Extension: Monday, November 14, 2022


Eligibility: UIC Teaching Staff
Categories: A. Professor, B. Associate Professor, and C. Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer

Application Materials:
  • The application form

  • Teaching Innovation Report

  • Supporting materials

  • An in-class recording for one full teaching session


Awards:
  • Award certificates and cash prize will be provided for Grand Prize, First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize, and Honorable Mention.

  • Outstanding participants will be recommended to participate in the contest at the provincial level.

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Advance HE Newsletter (October 2022)

   
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Recording and PPT Slides of President’s Award for Teaching


Presenters: Dr. Maggie Tang, Dr. James Yang
Language: English

The recordings and PPT Slides could be found on iSpace "CTL Teaching and Learning Resources" (see the folder "T&L Activities (Semester 1 of 2022-2023)".


Recording (iSpace)




HKBU Activities


Exploring Students’ Feedback Literacy Development Following a Work Placement Year


Friday, November 11, 2022; 15:00 - 16:15 | ZOOM

Dr Edd Pitt (Reader and Director PGCHE, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Kent, UK) Edd is the Programme Director for the Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and Reader in Higher Education and Academic Practice in the centre for the study of higher education at the University of Kent, UK. Edd has recently been collaborating with Academics in the UK, Ireland,      Hong Kong and Australia. His principal research field is Assessment and Feedback with a particular focus upon student's use of feedback. His current research agenda explores signature feedback practices and the development of both teacher and student feedback literacy. His most recent publication was a systematic literature review of Assessment and Feedback articles between 2016 - 2021 commissioned by Advance HE.

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Other T&L Activities & Resources


The 10th University Quality Education Forum, Chinese Association for Suzhi Education 中国高等教育学会大学素质教育研究分会2022年会暨第十届大学素质教育高层论坛


November 4 - 6, 2022 |  Online and Wuchang University of Technology

Organizer: Chinese Association for Suzhi Education and Wuchang University of Technology

Theme: Develop Quality Education and Cultivate Talents in the New Era发展素质教育,培养时代新人

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The 8th XJTLU National University Innovative Teaching Contest
第八届西浦全国大学教学创新大赛


Organizer: Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Registration Deadline Postponed: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Deadline for Materials Submission Postponed: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Contact: innovation@xjtlu.edu.cn/0512-88161893

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