Professional Development for Faculty

Presenters: K.T. Lam, Head of Systems and Digital Services, Library
                   Kevin Hau, Systems Librarian, Library
                   Andrew Wong, Systems Librarian, Library

Format: Seminar

Presenters: Gabi Wong, Learning Commons Manager, Library
                   Diana Chan, Associate University Librarian, Library

Format: Seminar

Presenters: Prof Albert Lee, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University
                   Prof Joseph Ng, Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University
                   Dr Eva Wong, Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University

Format: Seminar

Presenters:  Sean McMinn, Senior Instructor, Language Center
                     Yanlin Li, Research Assistant, Language Center

Format: Seminar

Presenter: Prof Melissa A. Fitch, Fulbright Scholar, CUHK

Format: Seminar

In this seminar, faculty has been shown how to:

1. Utilize simple strategies to solicit, retain and later incorporate information about students during course lectures and activities.
2. Explain the connection between student engagement and achieving course outcomes.
3. Develop a plan to use student information to create an exciting, positive learning experience.

Workshop Materials:

Presenter: Dr Tak Ha, CELT

Format: Seminar

In this seminar, the presenter has reported on the characteristics (such as family background, active learning experiences, reading habits, learning approaches, academic skills, self-regulation, etc) and pre-university academic experiences of our UG intakes and the difficulties they encountered in their first year. The findings were extracted from a number of studies, including surveys of our UG intake when they were first admitted and at the end of their first year.

Presenter : Prof Jane Jackson, Applied Linguistics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Format: Seminar

Presenter: Prof Susan Fiksdal, Fulbright Scholar, HKBU

Format: Seminar

Presenter: Sean McMinn, Senior Instructor, Language Center

Format: Seminar

In Spring 2012, CELT will offer the following workshops to introduce you to a range of institutional eTools that support your teaching at HKUST. These include the Learning Management System (LMES), Turnitin (an anti-plagiarism tool) and HKUST Survey Tool.

About the workshops