COIL Seminar Series 2025

Event Details

Date : 5, 11 & 25 Mar 2025

Time : 12:30pm – 1:30pm (HKT)

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Abstract

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is a cost-effective way of promoting internationalisation of teaching and learning through virtual exchange and teaching collaboration between tertiary institutions. This innovative approach develops students’ intercultural competence, global citizenship, and communication, collaboration and digital skills. With the mission to support teaching and learning, Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC) is running a COIL seminar series in March 2025.

The seminar series is comprised of an introductory workshop on COIL framework and pedagogy and two sharing sessions of effective COIL practices in medicine, language, social sciences and business. With esteemed speakers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Monash University, and Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the series will inspire participants to design their own COIL courses and plan for a COIL proposal for Teaching Development Grant (TDG) application.

Date : 5 Mar 2025 (Wed)

Time : 12:30pm – 1:30pm (HKT)

Venue : Learning Lab (RRS 321 Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU)

Speaker : Dr. Jessica To, TALIC, HKU

Video Recording
Presentation Slides from Dr. Jessica To

Abstract

This workshop guides HKU colleagues to develop their first COIL course and COIL proposal for TDG application. It begins with an introduction to COIL framework and pedagogy, followed by advice about establishing collaboration with partnered institutions and designing pedagogical activities. It then discusses how to formulate a COIL proposal and how to avoid common pitfalls in the application process.

Exploring international collaboration: A guide to COIL framework and TDG proposal development

Dr. Jessica To is a Lecturer at TALIC, The University of Hong Kong. As the COIL co-ordinator of HKU, she promotes COIL to faculty colleagues and provides advice on COIL course design and implementation. With great enthusiasm in innovative teaching and learning, she led multiple education research and teaching development grant projects in Hong Kong and Singapore. At HKU, she was awarded the Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award (Team) for her productive use of exemplars in developing students’ understanding of assessment standards. Her expertise lies in higher education pedagogy and assessment for learning. Her publications appear in prestigious peer-reviewed journals such as Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, Higher Education Research and Development, and Teaching and Teacher Education.

Date : 11 Mar 2025 (Tue)

Time : 12:30pm – 1:30pm (HK Time) / 3:30pm – 4:30pm (Melbourne Time)

Venue : Zoom

Speakers :

  • Professor Fraide Ganotice (Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU) – Learning in alliance: The global Interprofessional Education at HKUMed
  • Dr. Howard Manns (Faculty of Arts, Monash University) – Stress, progress and reassess: Developing a COIL activity between Australian, Indonesian and Japanese university students

Facilitator : Dr. Jessica To, TALIC, HKU

Video Recording
Presentation Slides from Prof. Fraide Ganotice
Presentation Slides from Dr. Howard Manns

Abstract

Following the introductory workshop, this session invites academics with substantial experience in COIL to share how they manage COIL practices and navigate implementation challenges. In the first sharing, Professor Ganotice will talk about the global Interprofessional Education at HKUMed and his collaboration experience with local institutions and School of Pharmacy, University College London. In the second sharing, Dr Manns will first review the administrative, practical and pedagogical challenges in setting the COIL activity up (“stress”). Then, he will outline how students engaged with the activity and report on their experiences – both positive and negative (“progress”). Lastly, he will discuss how to use the student feedback to improve this activity each year (“reassess”). Participants could interact with both speakers after their presentations.

Learning in alliance: The global Interprofessional Education at HKUMed

Professor Fraide Ganotice is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Bau Institute for Medical and Health Sciences Education at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. He also serves as the Program Director for the global Interprofessional Education (gIPE) programme.

The gIPE programme at HKU is one of the largest of its kind in Asia, boasting extensive multi-institutional partnerships both locally and internationally. The programme has received significant recognition, including the Gold Award at the 2021 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Reimagine Education Awards in the Hybrid Learning category, 2023 Teaching and Learning Strategy of the Year of Times Higher Education, and the 2021 Teaching Innovation Award (Team Award) by The University of Hong Kong. Find out more about the IPE programme from https://www.ipe.hku.hk/.

Stress, progress and reassess: Developing a COIL activity between Australian, Indonesian and Japanese university students

Dr. Howard Manns is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Monash University. He is a member of the Online Intercultural Exchange (OIE) research cluster at Monash University. The OIE cluster is focused on fostering, developing and researching COIL activities on language and culture in the tertiary education space.

Beyond COIL, Dr Manns researches and teaches on language and culture, and what happens when people without the shared language and culture come into contact. His publications focus on Australian English, Indonesian and tactile Australian Sign Language.

Date : 25 Mar 2025 (Tue)

Time : 12:30pm – 1:30pm (HK Time / Singapore Time)

Venue : Zoom

Speakers :

  • Dr. Michael Rivera (Faculty of Social Sciences, HKU) – Reflections on teaching consultancy, communication and cross-cultural competencies
  • Dr. Hoo Hui Teng (Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University) – Promoting students’ intercultural capabilities via Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

Facilitator : Dr. Jessica To, TALIC, HKU

Video Recording
Presentation Slides from Dr. Michael Rivera
Presentation Slides from Dr. Hoo Hui Teng

Abstract

As the final event of the COIL seminar series, this session discusses COIL case studies from social sciences and business. In the first sharing, Dr Rivera will share his COIL experiences and strategies in the course “Global consultants: Policymaking for social impacts” in collaboration with the University of Birmingham. In the second sharing, using the example of Dr Hoo’s course “Cultural Intelligence”, she will share how NTU students collaborate with peers from Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India, to produce a podcast for COIL assignment. Participants could interact with both speakers after their presentations.

Reflections on teaching consultancy, communication and cross-cultural competencies

Dr. Michael Rivera is a Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Social Sciences. In collaboration with HKU’s Common Core Office and the University of Birmingham’s Liberal Arts and Sciences programme, Dr Rivera co-delivered workshops on policymaking, communication skills and global consultancy in 2022 and 2023. He teaches a broad range of courses on human societies, social issues, history and wellbeing. He is currently engaged in pedagogical research projects looking into care-based and social justice-oriented education, as well as the importance of cross-cultural exposure for students.

Promoting students’ intercultural capabilities via Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

Dr. Hoo Hui Teng is a Senior Lecturer at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University. She leads the Business School’s Assurance of Learning innovation which looks into pedagogies, assessments and feedback for effectual teaching and learning. Dr Hoo is a multiple teaching award educator and a recipient of several educational grants, including two NTU COIL grants in 2022 and 2024.
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Ms. Miffy LEUNG

Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre

Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme Seminar – Grants for overseas reciprocal visits through ‘Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme’

Event Details

Date : 3 January 2025 (Friday)

Time : 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Venue : Learning Lab (RRS 321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU)

Chairman : Prof. Olivia Leung, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), HKU Business School

Facilitator : Prof. Lily Zeng, Assistant Professor, TALIC

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Abstract

Grants for overseas reciprocal visits through ‘Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme’

To encourage HKU staff to introduce new ideas and innovative teaching methods by engaging with teachers from overseas universities, HKU has established the “Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme”. Under this scheme, HKU will provide funding up to $50,000 for reciprocal staff visits and a teaching relief grant of up to $60,000 may also be awarded to successful applicant’s department.

A seminar will be organized, open to all teaching staff, to offer a comprehensive overview of this funding scheme. The seminar aims to provide information on key objective, funding amounts, eligibility and application process. Additionally, it will offer valuable advice on preparing a successful application and guide participants on planning exchange visits to enhance the scholarship of teaching at HKU, which is the aim of the scheme. The seminar will also showcase examples, on how this funding opportunity can be used by HKU teaching staff to share experience and to collaborate on teaching and curriculum development initiatives with overseas reputable universities through reciprocal visits.

We highly recommend that staff who are considering applying for the scheme to attend the seminar. It will be beneficial for staff who attended the last seminar but didn’t have sufficient time to establish overseas connections, as well as those who are planning ahead for next application cycle (having a Friday, February 28, 2025 closing date), would also find the seminar useful. If you are unsure whether the scheme align with your teaching innovations, or if you simply want to learn more about it, you are welcome to attend. For further information, please refer to the Circular on this scheme available at https://tl.hku.hk/staff/tefs/.

For information, please contact:

Ms. Canice MOK

Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre

Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme Seminar – New perspectives on teaching urban biodiversity – An immersive teaching exchange at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Event Details

Date : 8 October 2024 (Tuesday)

Time : 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Venue : Learning Lab, Room 321, 3/F Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU

Speaker : Prof. Mathew Pryor, Associate Professor, Division of Landscape Architecture, HKU

Facilitator : Prof. Luke Fryer, Assistant Director / Associate Professor, TALIC, HKU

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Abstract

Teaching exchange can be an effective mechanism for exploring different approaches to the teaching of contemporary issues across programme curricula and at the institutional level, and to gain new perspectives and insights on student learning. In this upcoming seminar, Prof. Mathew Pryor will share the experience of his 100-day teaching exchange (Spring 2024) with the Landscape Department at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden, looking at their multi-disciplinary exploration of urban biodiversity issues, and discusses the changes it has had on his own teaching and pedagogical research.

About the Speaker

Prof. Mathew Pryor is an Associate Professor (Teaching) within HKU’s Faculty of Architecture. He teaches Design Studio as well as technical courses in Landscape & Ecology and Sustainable Development. In addition to the HKU University Distinguished Teacher Award (2021), he has received awards for teaching excellence and innovation from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (USA), the University Grants Council HK, and Hong Kong University. His pedagogical research examines the student experience in design studio and enhancing teaching performance through peer observation. He is co-author of Curios, an award-winning virtual learning management system that facilitates online teaching and makes students online learning social, visible, and sharable.
For information, please contact:

Ms. Canice MOK

Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre

Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme Seminar – Grants for overseas reciprocal visits through ‘Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme’

Event Details

Date : 2 October 2024 (Wednesday)

Time : 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Venue : Learning Lab (RRS 321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU)

Chairman : Prof. Olivia Leung, Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning), HKU Business School

Facilitator : Prof. Luke Fryer, Assistant Director / Associate Professor, TALIC, HKU

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Abstract

Grants for overseas reciprocal visits through ‘Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme’

To encourage HKU staff to introduce new ideas and innovative teaching methods by engaging with teachers from overseas universities, HKU has established the “Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme”. Under this scheme, HKU will provide funding up to $50,000 for reciprocal staff visits and a teaching relief grant of up to $60,000 may also be awarded to successful applicant’s department.

A seminar will be organized, open to all teaching staff, to offer a comprehensive overview of this funding scheme. The seminar aims to provide information on key objective, funding amounts, eligibility and application process. Additionally, it will offer valuable advice on preparing a successful application and guide participants on planning exchange visits to enhance the scholarship of teaching at HKU, which is the aim of the scheme. The seminar will also showcase examples, on how this funding opportunity can be used by HKU teaching staff to share experience and to collaborate on teaching and curriculum development initiatives with overseas reputable universities through reciprocal visits.

We highly recommend that staff who are considering applying for the scheme to attend the seminar. It will be beneficial for staff who attended the last seminar but didn’t have sufficient time to establish overseas connections, as well as those who are planning ahead for next application cycle (having a Thursday, October 31, 2024 closing date), would also find the seminar useful. If you are unsure whether the scheme align with your teaching innovations, or if you simply want to learn more about it, you are welcome to attend. For further information, please refer to the Circular on this scheme available at https://tl.hku.hk/staff/tefs/.

For information, please contact:

Ms. Canice MOK

Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre

Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme Seminar – The applicability of enquiry-based learning beyond medical education: experiences shared from UQ

Event Details

Date : 30 May 2024 (Thursday)

Time : 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Venue : Learning Lab, Room 321, 3/F Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU

Speaker : Ms. Jody Chu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU

Facilitator : Prof. Luke Fryer, Assistant Director, TALIC, HKU

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Abstract

Enquiry-based learning describes a method of teaching and learning based on self-directed enquiry by the student, it has the potential to be applied to a variety of courses and programs. In this upcoming seminar, Ms. Jody Chu will be sharing her experience and insights gained from University of Queensland, with a particular focus on the application of enquiry-based learning as part of a curriculum revamp. Furthermore, Jody will discuss the importance of considering a suitable balance between in-person and e-learning under the umbrella of enquiry-based learning. By incorporating UQ’s expertise and understanding the challenges during their execution of enquiry-based learning during curriculum revamp, this seminar offers an opportunity for discussion of how self-directed learning can be encouraged and facilitated in our curriculum for higher education.

About the Speaker

Ms. Jody Chu is a senior lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). She received her BPharm and Master of Clinical Pharmacy degree at The University of South Australia and worked as a clinical pharmacist before joining HKUMed in 2013. Ms. Chu has over a decade of teaching experience for both undergraduate and postgraduate students at HKU and other Australian tertiary institutions. Ms. Chu received the University Early Career Teaching Award in 2017 and served as principle investigators and co-investigators in a number of teaching development grants (TDG) to enhance student learning in medical education. Ms. Chu is a Fellow in the Advanced HE serving both as mentor and reviewer for the HKU community.
For information, please contact:

Ms. Canice MOK

Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre

Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme Seminar – Enhancing Pharmacy Education: Lessons Learned from Teaching Exchange at UCL

Event Details

Date : 24 April 2024 (Wednesday)

Time : 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Venue : Learning Lab, Room 321, 3/F Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU

Speaker : Ms. Eliza Tam, Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, HKU

Facilitator : Prof. Luke Fryer, Assistant Director, TALIC, HKU

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Abstract

The Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) program at HKU has recently undergone a significant curriculum revamp which impacted on the course organisation and assessment. To enhance this transformation, the Teaching Exchange Fellowship (TEF) offered a remarkable opportunity for knowledge exchange with University College London (UCL), which is currently ranked number 4 in QS for Pharmacology and Pharmacy. In this upcoming seminar, Ms. Eliza Tam will be sharing valuable insights gained from UCL, with a particular focus on authentic learning and assessment methods such as Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Furthermore, she will discuss the importance of developing a curriculum that aligns with the evolving professional needs of the field. By incorporating UCL’s expertise and understanding the challenges during their execution, the aim is to bring in the best practice to suit our local context. This seminar offers insight and practical knowledge on how lessons learned can be transformed into practice and the value of authentic learning and assessment for 21st century learners.

About the Speaker

Ms. Eliza Tam is a lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). She received her BPharm degree at The University of Sydney and MClinPharm degree at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and worked as a pharmacist before joining HKUMed in 2013. Ms. Tam has over a decade of teaching experience at HKU and other tertiary institutions, spanning both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. At HKU, Ms. Tam received the Faculty Teaching Medal from the Faculty of Medicine in 2020 and served as principle investigators and co-investigators in four teaching development grants (TDG) to enhance student learning in pharmacy education. Ms. Tam is a member of the Team Content Expert from HKU receiving a Hybrid Learning Gold Award, one of the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards in 2021, and is a Fellow in the Advanced HE serving both as mentor and reviewer for the HKU community.
For information, please contact:

Ms. Canice MOK

Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre