“Beyond Boundaries” T&L Lecture Series 8 | Academic Decorum: Proper Faculty Conduct in the Local Context

The "Beyond Boundaries" T&L Lecture Series, organized by the Centre for Teaching and Learning, is guided by its core philosophy: "Longitudinal historical perspective, Interdisciplinary integration, Dedicated educational craftsmanship, and Future-oriented vision." Through intellectual collisions across disciplines, the series aims to broaden perspectives and inspire profound thinking.

Date & Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm, 3 December 2025 (Wed)
Speaker: Dr. Milen JISSOV (Associate Director of CTL, Associate Professor of FHSS)
Venue: T2-202
Language: English

Abstract:

Working well in any context requires a sound awareness of that context’s sensitive components. The purpose of this talk is to raise our faculty’s awareness of the sensitivities related to working in the local societal and academic context.

Join us for a friendly conversation intended to make our faculty even more successful academics!

Light lunch will be provided.

Stay Hungry: Meal with Your Professor 取贤于师，共享食光! 快和教授约饭吧!

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Meal-with-Your-Professor program (MYP), organized by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL). This program will run from 17 Nov (Monday) to 28 Nov (Friday) 2025 (two weeks of meaningful interactions!).

The MYP program provides you with a unique opportunity to engage with your professors over a meal or coffee. You can use this time to discuss career options, research opportunities, or seek academic and personal advice.

Here’s how it works:

1–3 students can invite one teaching faculty to enjoy a relaxed meal or coffee chat together at one of our cozy campus spots: Faculty Club(贤贤居), CHIAS Coffee(文创咖啡馆), or For You (浮屿).

A few friendly reminders:

1. Warm Invitations:

Students coordinate the invitation and confirm the time/location with the invitee. Let your invitee know they’re in for a treat—literally!

2. Reimbursement Process:

• CTL will reimburse meal costs (up to RMB 50 per person) for the student who pays.

• Keep your receipt and snap a group photo with your professor during the meal—these are needed for reimbursement.

• Each student can join multiple groups, but their meal fee will be covered only ONCE for the entire MYP (17-28 Nov 2025).

• Approved reimbursements will be announced via email. Collect your reimbursement between 8 Dec (Monday) –12 Dec (Friday) 2025 at CTL office (AD-501-H31) during office hours.

3. How to Apply:

The student who pays should submit a reimbursement request via WeCom or the BNBU Portal (PC recommended) by 2 Dec 2025 (Tue). Late submissions won’t be accepted.

For questions, feel free to contact Ms. Sandy CHEN (sandychen@bnbu.edu.cn / 3677134) or Ms. Yao WANG (yaowang@bnbu.edu.cn / 3677163). We’re here to help!

Wishing you inspiring conversations and delicious moments with your professors!

Extended Deadline: BNBU Survey on AI in Teaching and Learning BNBU人工智能教与学现状调查

This survey aims to understand how AI is currently used within our university community, identify key challenges, and clarify the gap between existing practices and university-provided resources. Your feedback is vital in helping BNBU improve teaching support services, enhance training programs, and optimize resource allocation, thereby fostering the integration of technology in education in line with the university’s mission to cultivate high-quality, innovative talent.

The survey will take about 5 minutes to complete. Your participation is highly valued, and your information will be kept strictly confidential. All data collected will be used solely for academic research and will not be used for any commercial purposes. Please complete the survey by Monday, December 1, 2025.

If you have any inquires, please contact Ms. Meredith XIE at meredithwyxie@bnbu.edu.cn.

2025 “CTL Spark Fund”: Faculty-Student Co-Creation Program

Program Overview:

To build a platform where faculty and students collaborate to turn ideas into enhancing teaching and learning.

Funding Support:

Each awarded team will receive a grant of RMB 10,000.

Team Composition:

Each team may include up to 2 faculty members and 2-5 undergraduate students.

Application Deadline: 30 November 2025 (Sun)

Designing for Consequential Feedback: Authentic Assessment as a Feedback Architecture, Not a Final Judgement

Date & Time: 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, 2 December 2025 (Tue)

Venue: Online via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Edd PITT (National Teaching Fellow, Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)

Abstract:

This session explores how authentic assessment, when designed from first principles rather than retrofitted to traditional formats, can act as a feedback ecosystem rather than a single evaluative moment. Drawing examples from business, health, creative arts, computing, and interdisciplinary programmes, the talk demonstrates how real-world tasks naturally invite feedback loops across stages: from client-style brief negotiation, to draft prototyping, to peer review, to public-facing outputs. Rather than “adding more feedback,” authentic assessment embeds consequential feedback into the texture of the task itself, that is feedback that must be acted on because it shapes the work’s outcome, audience impact, or professional credibility. The session will offer practical design patterns for different disciplines, show how to make feedback visible and owned by students rather than delivered to them, and provide prompts to audit where feedback currently leaks or goes wasted. Attendees will leave with practical tools for designing assessment that requires, not merely invites, students to engage with feedback as an active driver of learning.

Training | Enhancing Teaching Innovation and Instructional Expertise: A Professional Development Symposium for University Faculty

为积极备战第六届全国高校教师教学创新大赛，全面提升高校教师教学创新、课堂教学设计与教学科研综合能力，广东省高等教育学会定于2025年12月6日至7日在广州举办高校教师教学创新与教学能力提升专题培训会。本次培训围绕师德师风建设、教学与科研能力提升、课堂教学设计、教学技能锤炼及教学创新大赛评审解析等内容展开，旨在帮助参训教师系统提高教学素养与竞赛水平，推动高校教师队伍高质量发展。

Training contents include:

• Approaches and mechanisms for ethics and conduct development among university faculty

• Strategies for synergistically enhancing teaching capability and research innovation capacity

• Sharing of practical experience in classroom teaching design, teaching demonstrations, and teaching skills

• Analysis of evaluation criteria and guidance for preparing for the National University Teaching Innovation Competition

Date: 6-7 December, 2025
Venue: Administrative Auditorium, Shipai Campus, South China Normal University (华南师范大学石牌校园礼堂)

Note: Please register by 29 November at office@gdgjxh.org.cn. The training fee is RMB 1,250 per person, which covers training costs, materials, and a certificate. Meals, accommodation, and travel expenses are at the participant's own cost.

Call for Nominations | Council Member Candidates for the Second Council of the International Cooperation in Education Branch, Guangdong Higher Education Association

广东省高等教育学会中外合作办学研究分会第一届理事会任期已满，现启动换届工作，面向各有关高校和单位征集第二届理事会理事候选人推荐人选，共同推动广东省中外合作办学事业高质量发展。

Candidate Eligibility:

• Adherence to political standards, ethical norms, and academic integrity.

• Current employees such as university leaders, deans, or program directors directly involved in Sino-foreign cooperative education, generally under 65 years of age.

• Minimum of 3 years of teaching or management experience in Sino-foreign cooperative education.

• Demonstrated research capability and achievements in higher education international cooperation and exchange.

• Commitment to fulfilling duties as stipulated in the branch management measures.

• Ability to attend council meetings and perform voting responsibilities.

• No legal restrictions prohibiting service as a council member.

Submission Deadline: December 2, 2024

Note: Please  register by 2 December at ctl@bnbu.edu.cn. All recommended candidates must complete and submit the scanned  and signed Recommendation Form via email by the deadline.

Conference | Deepening Industry-Academia Collaboration, Empowering Teacher Development – The 16th Project Quarterly Meeting of the Association of Sustainable Educational Development in Higher Education

本次会议聚焦于深度探究基于需求导向的产教融合实践路径，着力优化教师发展中心职能、提升其运行效能，全方位强化教师教育教学能力，从而精心培育既具备创新精神、实践能力，又富有社会责任意识的高素质应用型人才。

Theme: Needs-Oriented Expansion of Industry-Academia Collaboration: Empowering Professional Talent Development and Faculty Growth through University Teaching Development Centers

Date: 26-28 December 2025

Venue: Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance (上海立信会计金融学院)

Note: CTL has three slots with waived conference fees to join this event (first-come, first-served). All participants are responsible for their own accommodation, travel and other costs. To register, please contact us at ctl@bnbu.edu.cn by 19 December.

For any inquiries, kindly reach out to Ms. Yao WANG at yaowang@bnbu.edu.cn.

Observation | 2025 Guangdong University Student Mental Health Education Teaching Skills Competition

根据《广东省教育厅关于举办2025年广东高校大学生心理健康教育课教学基本功比赛的通知》，定于11月29日举办2025年广东高校大学生心理健康教育课教学基本功比赛决赛

Competition Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm, 29 November 2025 (Sat)

Competition Venue: Room F-212, Building 5, Lingnan Normal University (岭南师范学院第五教学楼 F-212)

Note: Each institution has two observers for on-site attendance. Please complete registration by 26 November.