2026 BNBU Teaching Contest 北师香港浸会大学教师教学大赛

To promote teaching excellence at Beijing Normal - Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU), the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is pleased to launch the 2026 BNBU Teaching Contest. This institution-wide initiative aims to uphold the spirit of “Fostering Virtue and Cultivating Talents”, promote teaching innovation, support the development of teachers, and build a high-caliber teaching community.

Contest Groups and Eligibility

The 2026 BNBU Teaching Contest is open to all full-time faculty members, and consists of the following two groups:

1.       Teaching Innovation Group

• The lead instructor must have taught the participating undergraduate course for at least two times within the past five years;

• Participants may enter as individuals or as teams.

2.       Young Teacher Group

• The lead instructor must be under the age of 40 (born after August 31st, 1985);

• Permits individual participation only.

  
  

Key Dates

• Pre-registration: Participants are required to submit their pre-registration information (Group Category + Course Name) to ctl@bnbu.edu.cn by 5:00 pm on 29 December 2025 (Mon),

• Final Submission Deadline: 5:00 pm, 12 January 2026 (Mon)

• On-site Presentation (tentative): 21 January 2026 (Wed)

We warmly encourage all teachers to participate and showcase their innovative teaching practices.

For inquiries, please contact Ms. Meredith XIE at 0756-3677704 or meredithwyxie@bnbu.edu.cn .

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.

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.