Gathering | UIC Academic Drinks

Facilitator: Dr. Yegor GREBNEV
Supporting Unit: UIC Centre for Teaching and Learning
Date & Time:16:00-18:00, 11 Nov 2024 (Mon)
Language: English
Venue: CC-323
Abstract: Join us for UIC Academic Drinks, an opportunity to foster friendship and collaboration among faculty members from various departments. Whether you are new to UIC or have been part of our community for some time, this is a great chance to meet new colleagues, reconnect with old friends, and discuss your research and teaching experiences!

Event Schedule:
The event will feature brief 10-minute presentations from the following faculty members:

Dr. Yan BO, Assistant Professor, CFLC, FHSS
Title: “Seeking Promised Land: Idealism and the Third World in the Establishment of Ethnic Studies Programs in the United States in the 1960s”

Dr. Christophe COREIXAS, Research Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Study
Title: “From Skies to Cells to Ashes: How Computational Physics Drives Aerospace Design, Medical Discoveries, and Volcanic Eruption Forecasts”

This is an informal gathering, and you are welcome to arrive at any time. The research presentations will begin around 4:30 PM.

Free refreshments will be provided.

AI Empowers Education 6 | AI Assisted PPT and Video Creation 人工智能助力PPT及视频制作

Facilitator: Dr. Chunyan JI (Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at UIC)
Date & Time:12:30-13:30, 13 Nov 2024 (Wed)
Language: English and Chinese
Venue: T2-102
Abstract: Dr. Chunyan JI, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at UIC, with primary research interests in deep learning, bioinformatics, and sound event detection. Recipient of the 2015 UIC President's Award for Teaching and Service; Outstanding Teacher of South China in 2015; Third Prize in the Fifth National University Hybrid Teaching Design Innovation Competition in 2023; Third Prize in the Fourth National University Teachers' Teaching Innovation Competition Guangdong Regional Contest in 2024.


In this workshop, Dr. JI will discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can assist in PPT and Video creation. AI can help with content planning, text generation, design templates, scripts writing, auto-text VTT file generation, etc., streamlining the PPT and video production process. The audiences can learn the current development status of PPT/Video AI generators and use them to improve work efficiency in the future.

Light Lunch will be served.

Third Excellence in Higher Education Research Awards

To promote the development of higher education research in Guangdong Province, encourage higher education professionals to engage in research on higher education theory and practice, and advance high-quality development in this field, the Guangdong Higher Education Society has recently launched the selection process for the Third Excellence in Higher Education Research Awards.

The main application requirements are as follows:
The completion date for eligible research results must be between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2024.

• Eligible research results must primarily be completed by higher education professionals in Guangdong Province. Individually completed works are limited to one submission, while an additional submission is allowed for collaborative works (jointly submitted by the top two or three authors).

• Submissions fall into the categories of academic papers, academic publications, and research reports or other types. Academic papers include higher education research papers published in publicly accessible journals; academic publications include monographs, edited volumes, translations, reference books, and classical texts (excluding textbooks and paper collections); research reports and other types include higher education investigation or consultancy reports endorsed and adopted by the county (city, district) level or higher by party committees, government officials, or their departments.

Teachers interested in applying please submit the necessary documents and the Application Form to ctl@uic.edu.cn by November 6 (Wednesday).
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact yaowang@uic.edu.cn.

TALES 12 | Designing Authentic Assessments to Enhance Students’ Learning in Higher Education

Date & Time: 10:00-11:00, 13 November 2024 (Wed)
Venue: Online via Zoom
Facilitator(s): Dr. Kim KOH (Professor, Werklund School of Education, Specialization in Learning Sciences, The University of Calgary, Canada)
Abstract: Authentic assessment plays a pivotal role in measuring students’ academic and non-academic outcomes. More importantly, well-designed authentic assessment tasks and associated rubrics can be seamlessly integrated into teachers’ instructional and assessment practices to promote students’ interest and engagement. In the webinar, the presenter will begin with an introduction to the concept of authentic assessment and its meaningful connection to formative assessment and problem-based learning to enhance students’ learning in higher education institutions. It will then be followed by a discussion of the design principles for authentic assessment and the criteria for judging and determining the authentic intellectual quality of assessment tasks. Examples of authentic assessment tasks and rubrics from research and teaching will also be shared. At the end of the session, the presenter will provide recommendations for improving instructors’ assessment literacy, in particular authentic assessment task design and implementation. Audience members will then be invited to share their perspectives.

THE Global AI Forum | Higher Education in the AI Era

Date & Time: 9:00-21:30, 29 November 2024 (Fri)
Venue: Silverbox Ballroom at Hotel ICON (17 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong)
Organization: The Global AI Forum, The Hong Kong Polytechnix University
Abstract: The Global AI Forum will bring together leading academics, researchers and thought leaders working in AI to share and discuss the latest developments in AI ethics, horizons and how universities will be impacted. Delegates will discover the latest advancements in AI and the opportunities and potential challenges that AI may present for their institution.

The forum will facilitate unparalleled knowledge exchange and networking that will help shed light on and shape some of AI's most critical and unexplored areas.

This unmissable event will give higher education leaders the opportunity to connect with peers and support institutional growth as we enter a new era of AI in education.

Call for Participation | 13th Quarterly Project Meeting on Sustainable Development in Higher Education

To continuously support the development of high-quality, professional new teacher development programs in higher education institutions, the association has concentrated on discussions about new teacher development over the past two years and has achieved several outcomes. Accordingly, this meeting will summarize the outstanding practical experiences related to new teacher development from recent years and will discuss and forecast the key issues that should be prioritized for new teacher development in universities moving forward. Additionally, this meeting will announce the list of universities recognized in the association's selection of outstanding new teacher development cases and invite the recognized universities to share their experiences in new teacher development.

Organizer: Association of Sustainable Teacher Development in Universities
Co-organizer: Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine
Date: 27-29, December 2024
Venue: Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine

Note: CTL is pleased to offer three waivers for the conference fees. Please note that participants will be responsible for their own transportation, accommodation, and other personal expenses. These waivers will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested, kindly send a registration email to ctl@uic.edu.cn by 12 December. We look forward to your participation!