Part 1 - T&L Sharing Topic: Maintenance of Teachers' Professional Mental Health in the Post-epidemic Period 疫情后时期教师职业心理健康维护 Date & Time: 12:00 -13:00, Sep 28 (Thu), 2023 Presenter: 张军 副教授 Venue: CC-323 Language: Mandarin Eligibility: Teaching/Teaching support staff About the Presenter: 硕士生导师，日本新泻大学客座研究员, “教师学习与发展共同体（LDC)”(中加澳国际合作项目）核心成员，广东省“应用心理学特色专业建设项目”负责人 Abstract: 本讲座结合新冠疫情，从积极心理学的视角，透析大流疫给人们心理健康带来的冲击和影响，聚焦教师群体的工作场景，尊重其个人叙事和观点，帮助教师了解职业心理健康对有效工作的重要意义，初步掌握克服职业枯竭、提升心理幸福、提高教育教学质量的有效的策略方法和途径
Part 2 - Social Gathering An informal and relaxed occasion for chatting, sharing and meeting colleagues. Welcome to join us. Date & Time: 13:00-14:00, Sep 28 (Thu), 2023 Venue: CC-323 Eligibility: Teaching/Teaching support staff
The Second UIC Teaching Contest for Young Teachers, 2023
To promote teaching excellence at UIC and nominate outstanding young teachers for the 7th Guangdong Teaching Contest for Young Teachers in 2024, we are pleased to launch the 2023 UIC Teaching Contest for Young Teachers. The theme of this contest is “Deliver a Quality Course.” Detailed requirements, guidelines, and scoring criteria are listed in the attachment. The rubrics are the same as the ones used for the provincial contest.
Eligibility: 1. Teaching staff under age 40 (born after Aug. 31st, 1983). 2. Has at least one year of teaching experience at UIC.
Note: Teaching staff who have won first place in the previous university-wide Teaching Contest for Young Teachers cannot participate in this competition.
How to apply:
Non-native Mandarin-speaking teaching staff is highly encouraged to submit the applications in English at the university-wide Contest. Participants are responsible for translating the application materials into Chinese when they are nominated to the provincial Contest.
Please pack application materials into a zipped file and send it to ctl@uic.edu.cn. The filename is titled 2023 UIC TCYT + Teacher’s Name (example: 2023 UIC TCYT Arie Jin) by November 6th (Monday), 2023.
Awards:
Award certificates and cash prizes will be provided for Grand Prize, First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize, and Honorable Mention.
The top 15 participants will be recommended to participate in the contest at the provincial level. The result will be announced around mid-November 2023.
Contact : Ms. Arie Jin at 3620 692 or ariexjin@uic.edu.cn for further questions and support.
Recordings and PPT Slides of T&L Lecture and Workshop Last Week
Workshop Topic: Flippin' Shakespeare: Teaching Literature Through Theatre Practice Presenter: Dr. Katrine K. Wong (PhD, PFHEA, FTCL, LTCL; Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning Enhancement; Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Macau)
Lecture Topic: 高等教育普及化、科教兴国战略与教师发展 Presenter: Dr. Lixin Sun孙丽昕博士 (广东省教育研究院 高等教育研究室主任)
The recordings and PPT Slides could be found on iSpace "CTL Teaching and Learning Resources" (see the folder "T&L Activities (Semester 1 of 2023-2024)". Copy the link in the text document to the Browser, and you could see the video recordings. If you encounter any problems, please contact Ms. Arie Jin at 3620692 or ariexjin@uic.edu.cn.
Date: September 28 (Thu), 2023, at 17:00. (EDT) Theme: A summer theatre for MAT102 (Intro to Math Proofs) Presenter: Qun Wang (UTM) Abstract: This past summer, in the course MAT102 Introduction to mathematical proofs at UTM, we have implemented a series of bi-weekly 10-minute in-class cultural activities, consisting of poetry, rap, drama, debate etc.., with the hope to bring students some fresh air which can (hopefully) reinforce their passion into the journey of mathematical proofs. We will discuss the motivation, the design of topics, the outcomes, as well as some reflections based on students' performance. Zoom:https://utoronto.zoom.us/j/82259685709 (Passcode: fymsic)
Notification | 2023 Guangdong Higher Education Association Academic Seminar
Theme: Implementing the Strategy of Revitalizing the Country through Science and Education and Promoting the Construction of a Strong Province in Higher Education in the New Era and New Journey新时代新征程实施科教兴国战略与推进高等教育强省建设 Date &Time: October 21 (Sat), 2023, 8:30 - 17:30 Venue: Guangdong, Jiangmen
Organizer: Center for Language Education, SUSTech (Southern University of Science and Technology) Date: December 2, 2023 Theme: Creativity in Teaching and Inspiration for Learning Proposal Submission (DDL:October 22, 2023): cle_conference@sustech.edu.cn
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and National Holiday ahead!
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