CTL Weekly - 10 April 2023


CTL Activities




Teaching Consultation


We are honored to invite Prof. Yanan Lin, CTL Special Advisor and Professor of Xiamen University, to offer teaching consultation hours (对话名师).If you have any inquiries on teaching practices or award applications, please click "Register Now" below ( https://oas.uic.edu.cn/ ) or scan the QR code in the poster to schedule an appointment with Prof. Lin at least ONE day in advance, the detailed arrangement will be informed via email after successful registration. The program information is as below:

Available time
  1. 2:00 pm-5:00 pm, 17 April 2023

  2. 2:00 pm-5:00 pm, 18 April 2023

Language: Mandarin
Type: one-to-one or round-table communication
Length of Consulting Time: 30 mins for per timeslot, a maximum of 2 timeslots for per faculty/group

Prof. Lin has been recognized as “National Teacher of Teaching" and earned various distinguished teaching awards in his teaching career. His achievement in teaching could be found at https://fst.uic.edu.cn/faculty/faculty.htm#/yananlin/cn

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Open Classroom Initiative (Semester 2 of Academic Year 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 March 27 - April 28, 2023
Deadline for Registration: April 14 (Fri), 2023
Seats for Each Timeslot: 5

To encourage communications between observers and instructors and extend the learning experience, each observer can apply for two meal vouchers to invite the instructor observed to enjoy food. Please be kindly noted that one voucher can be used as a deduction for one buffet meal or 33 RMB for meal ordering in the Faculty Club (Admin Building Floor 4). The last day of using this voucher is May 24, 2023. You could come to AD501-H31 to get the vouchers during the working hours.

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

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AI and EdTech in Higher Education: Pink Panther or Darth Vader?


Date &Time: 12:10 - 12:50, April 21 (Fri), 2023
Topic: AI and EdTech in Higher Education: Pink Panther or Darth Vader?
Presenter: Ms. Roser CERVERA PAREJO (Senior Lecturer, Centre of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
Venue: T2-202
Language: English
Eligibility: Teaching/Teaching support staff

Brown Bag Teaching Sharing (BBTS) aims to provide an informal and pleasing environment for peer communication and learning among teaching staff. The platform is available to all teaching staff to register themselves as presenters on a voluntary basis. If you are interested in sharing your hands-on experiences or insights on teaching with other teachers at UIC, please contact Ms. Arie Jin at ariexjin@uic.edu.cn

Recordings and PPT Slides of Brown Bag Teaching Series-Session 5-Dr. Edith Mei-Yee YAN


Topic: Using Online Peer Assessment Activities to Foster Student-centred Learning in Two Undergraduate EMI Courses
Presenter: Dr. Edith Mei-Yee YAN (Associate Professor, English Language and Literature Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
The recordings and PPT Slides could be found on iSpace "CTL Teaching and Learning Resources" (see the folder "T&L Activities (Semester 2 of 2022-2023)".
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HKBU Activities

TALES 5 - Learning and Evidence Analytics Framework (LEAF) : Supporting teaching and learning activities in a data-rich educational ecosystem


Date &Time: April 19, 2023 (Wed), 14:30 pm–15:45 pm (Hong Kong Time)
Topic: Learning and Evidence Analytics Framework (LEAF) : Supporting teaching and learning activities in a data-rich educational ecosystem
Presenter:
Prof. Hiroaki OGATA (Professor, the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, and the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan)

Dr. Rwitajit MAJUMDAR (Senior lecturer, the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, and the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan)
Venue: Online via ZOOM


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Other T&L Activities & Resources

International Conference on Learning and Teaching for Future Readiness 2023


Organizer: The Education University of Hong Kong
Date: May 17-19, 2023
Early-bird Registration (DDL: March 24): click Here for registration and fee
Enquiry: iclt2023@eduhk.hk
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FYMSiC Online Conference | Teaching: The Backstage of Our Courses


Organizer: First-year Math and Stats in Canada (FYMSiC)
Targeted: (Undergraduate and Graduate) Teaching Assistants and New Instructors
Date: May 11, 2023
Venue: via Zoom (link will be provided to registered attendees a week before the conference)
10-minute Talks Sign Up (extended DDL: April 10): click Here to register
Registration (DDL: May 5): click Here to register
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Last Updated: 2023年04月10日 16:29