In order 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:
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 for 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.
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 (see attachment 3 for 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 23:59, February 25th (Sunday), 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.