In order to promote teaching excellence at UIC and nominate outstanding teachers for the 5th National and Guangdong Innovative Teaching Contest (第五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 5th BNU-HKBU United International College Innovative Teaching Contest is scheduled to commence from now to mid-January 2025.
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. The lead instructor must have taught the participating undergraduate course for more than two times in the past five years. If the participation is on a team basis, the team should have one lead instructor and no more than three support instructors. (The team members of the industry-education integration group must include at least one part-time teacher hired from the industry, who has been deeply involved in education and teaching for more than 2 years).Applicants will be divided into 7 major groups based on areas such as “Four New” construction, basic courses, curriculum ideology and politics, and industry-education integration. Among these, Groups 1-6 are divided based on the professional and technical title of the lead instructor: a. Professor, b. Associate Professor, and c. Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer/Lecturer. Group 7 is not classified by the professional and technical titles; it is a separate category dedicated to the Industry-Education Integration track
The applicationmaterials include： 1. Teaching Innovation Report or Curriculum Ideology and Politics Innovation Report, or Industry-Education Integration Innovation Achievement Report (length: 4000 words, including abstract and main text) (教学创新成果报告或课程思政创新报告，或产教融合创新成果报告, 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) The video should be a complete one of teaching-hour real class video recordings. The supporting materials for the video recording should include: a. The course syllabus (Including the course title, course nature, course units, target students, course introduction and objectives, course content and plan, and course evaluation) b. The teaching plan and the PPT slides corresponding to the video.
Special Reminder: According to the requirements of the provincial contest, the submitted video recording and other materials (except the scanned copies of the original supporting materials) should not disclose any personal identity information, such as the participant's name, affiliated school, or department.
Awards: 1. Award certificates and cash prize will be provided for 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.
Stay Hungry: Meal with Your Professor 取贤于师，共享食光! 快和教授约饭吧!
We are pleased to announce that the Meal-with-Your-Professor program (MYP), co-organized by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) & Students Affairs Office (SAO), will be launched from 4 November (Monday) to 15 November (Friday) 2024.The purpose of the MYP program is to provide you with opportunities to have a conversation with your professor over the meal/coffee time. You could take advantage of this program to discuss possible career options, research opportunities, as well as seek general academic and life advice!
Guidelines:ONE to THREE students can invite ONE professor (faculty teaching staff) to meal/have coffee with them at the following campus locations: Faculty Club (贤贤居) / CHIAS Coffee (文创咖啡馆) / For You (浮屿) between 4 November (Mon) to 15 November (Fri) 2024. Students are responsible for inviting a professor and informing him/her about the meeting time and place. The student who pays for the meals could enter WeCom or log in UIC Portal via PC terminal to apply for the reimbursement no later than 18 November 2024. The late application will not be processed.
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)
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
Date & Time:12:30-13:30, 13 Nov 2024 (Wed) Language: English and Chinese Venue: T2-102 Abstract: 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.
AI Empowers Education 7 | Integrating Generative AI in History Education
Facilitator: Dr. Xiaolong DIAO (Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at UIC)
Xiaolong DIAO is an intellectual historian and a philologist. He's mainly interested in the intellectual history of the Qin-Han periods and the cultural exchange between China and Japan. His research touches on a range of areas, including Confucian Classics, Chinese philology, Chinese intellectual history, and Japanese sinology.
Date & Time:12:30-13:30, 20 Nov 2024 (Wed) Language: Chinese and English Venue: T2-202 Abstract: This speech addresses the challenges posed by the advent of Generative AI in the education system today. It shares experimental experiences from a structured and forward-looking study on integrating Generative AI into history education. The study tackles significant challenges in teaching history at the undergraduate level, such as varied foundational knowledge, lack of engagement, and insufficient critical interaction with historical materials. By emphasizing ethical considerations and data privacy, this approach demonstrates a responsible and timely application of AI in education. Additionally, the speaker will analyze results from a firsthand survey of students using Generative AI and will reflect on the evolving role of educators in navigating this technological revolution.
Social and Computational: Exploring the Intersection of Technology and Society
Facilitator: Dr. Muzhi ZHOU (Assistant Professor at HKUST (Guangzhou))
Dr. Muzhi ZHOU is an Assistant Professor in the Urban Governance and Design Thrust at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou). Previously, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the department of Sociology, University of Oxford, supported by the European Research Council. She has expertise in the field of gender and family, life course and digital inequality. Her recent work focuses on how social inequalities are reflected in the digital/virtual society. Her work has been published in top journals such as Gender& Society, Population and Development Review, and Chinese Sociological Review.
Date & Time:15:00-16:30, 22 Nov 2024 (Fri) Language: English Venue: T2-102 Abstract: In our rapidly evolving digital world, the impact of technology on our lives has become a hot topic of discussion. The swift development of computational tools has given rise to exciting fields like “computational social science” and “social computing”. In this talk, Dr. ZHOU will introduce how we can understand digital technology not just as a subject of study, but also as a powerful research tool and method, using specific studies.
Time: 12:00-13:00 (Every Friday noon from 8 Nov to 6 Dec) Venue: CC-207 Language: English
Event list: - "Questions on Contemporary Society’s Perception of Reality" (by Prof Eugene CH'NG) 15 Nov - "Don't Be Pipe Man: Ownership and Originality for Artists and Performers in the Age of AI"(by Dr Bill AITCHISON) 22 Nov -"The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping Creative Industries"(by Dr Janey HUANG) 29 Nov - "AI Disruptions to Creative and Learning Processes"(by Dr Damien TOMASELLI) 6 Dec
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!
To establish a high-level academic exchange platform for Southern education, promote educational collaboration, and deepen high-quality educational research, the 12th Southern Education Annual Conference, organized by the Guangdong Academy of Education Research and guided by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education, will be held in Guangzhou in December 2024. This year’s conference will focus on the theme of “Deepening Comprehensive Education Reform to Promote High-Quality Educational Development.” Original, high-quality papers are now being solicited for the conference.
Submission Deadline: 25 Nov 2024 Note: The document should be submitted in Word format via email to the Annual Conference Secretariat's paper collection email at gdjyzhbjb@126.com. Please indicate "Author's Name + Annual Conference Paper" in the email subject line.
