CTL Weekly - 25 December 2023


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Notice for the 4th UIC Innovative Teaching Contest 北师港浸大第四届教师教学创新大赛通知
To promote teaching excellence at UIC and nominate outstanding teachers for the 4th National and Guangdong Innovative Teaching Contest (第四届全国高校教师教学创新大赛广东分赛暨广东省高校教师教学创新大赛), we are pleased to announce that the 4th BNU-HKBU United International College Innovative Teaching Contest is scheduled to commence from now to late February 2024 (see Attachment 1).

Theme:
Promote teaching innovation and nurture top talents (推动教学创新,培养一流人才)

Eligibility:
All full-time teachers at UIC are eligible to participate in the contest, either as a team or individually.

If the participation is on a team basis, the team should have one lead instructor and no more than three support instructors. The lead instructor must have taught the participating undergraduate course for more than two times in the past five years.

Applicants will be divided into three categories for competition based on the professional technical position of the lead instructor: a. Professor, b. Associate Professor, and c. Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer.


The application materials include:
1. Teaching Innovation Report (length: 4000 words, including abstract and main text) (教学创新成果报告, 含摘要、正文不超过4000字)
2. Class Teaching Video Recording and Relevant Materials (课堂教学实录视频及相关材料, see Appendix 2 in Attachment 1 for details)
The supporting materials for the video recording should include:
The course syllabus (including the course title, course nature, course units, target students, course introduction and objectives, course content and plan, and course evaluation)

The teaching plan and the PPT slides corresponding to the video.

Special Reminder:
According to the requirement of the provincial contest, the submitted video recording and other materials (except for the scanned copies of the original supporting materials) should not disclose the name of the university and the teacher. The participants should ensure the originality of the materials related to teaching innovative design.

Application:
1. Non-native Mandarin-speaking participants are 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 participate in the provincial contest.
2. Please log in to the Chaoxing Service System (Attachment 3: Registration and Material Uploading System Operation Guide), submit all needed materials to the system (Teaching Innovation Report or Curriculum Ideology and Politics Innovation Report, class teaching video recording and relevant materials) by 17:00, February 19th (Monday), 2024.
3. Please carefully read the contest guidelines (Attachment 1) and Q&A (Attachment 2) for more detailed information.

Awards:
1. Award certificates and cash prize will be provided for the Grand Prize, First Prize, Second Prize, Third Prize, and Honorable Mention.
2. Outstanding participants will be recommended to participate in the contest at the provincial level.

Please contact Ms. Arie Jin from CTL at 3620 692 or ariexjin@uic.edu.cn for further questions and support.

News:
Competing on the Same Stage to Showcase Teaching Talent | Results Announced for the 3rd UIC Teacher Teaching Innovation Competition (click here)
Motivating Innovative Teaching: the Second UIC Innovative Teaching Contest (click here)

Innovative Teaching Contest Workshop 创新大赛交流会

Date & Time: 12:00 - 13:00, Dec 29, 2023 (Fri)
Speaker: Prof. Yanan Lin林亚南教授 (国家级教学名师、UIC教发中心特聘顾问教授,厦门大学特聘教授)
Language: Mandarin
Venue: T2-202
Eligibility: Teaching/Teaching support staff
Light lunch will be provided.
Register (DDL:28 Dec, 15:00)

Teaching Consultation with National Teacher of Teaching 对话名师

If you have any confusion or inquiries on teaching practices, teaching contests or award applications, please contact Ms. Sandy Chen via email (sandychen@uic.edu.cn) to schedule an appointment with Prof. Lin in advance. The detailed arrangement will be informed via email after successful registration.

Available Time: Available for scheduling at any time except for the afternoons of December 26 and 28.
Language: Mandarin
Type: one-to-one or round-table communication
Length of Consulting Time: 1-hour timeslot for per faculty/group
Prof. Lin was awarded “National Distinguished Teacher 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.


Recording and PPT Slides of The Art of Vocalization given by Prof. Yamin YIN

Topic: The Art of Vocalization 声情并茂的讲话艺术
Speaker: Prof. Yamin YIN 殷亚敏教授

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.

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Other T&L Activities & Resources

The Tenth Program Quarterly Meeting of Association of Sustainable Teacher Development in Universities 高校教师发展中心可持续发展联盟第十次项目季度会

Organizer: Association of Sustainable Teacher Development in Universities
Co-organizer: Zhejiang Gongshang University; Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Date: January 5-6, 2024

CTL offers three complimentary registration spots. Attendees are responsible for arranging and covering their own travel and accommodation expenses.
Please send a registration e-mail to ctl@uic.edu.cn (with a title formatted in: Name_ TQM), registration closes at 23:59 on January 5th.
Register



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