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Dr. TSANG Chun On Anderson
Department of Surgery, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Secondment Period: September-December 2021
Biography
Dr. Anderson Chun-On Tsang is a neurosurgeon and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Neurosurgery at The University of Hong Kong. He obtained his MBBS degree at The University of Hong Kong in 2010, after which he joined the Department of Surgery at Queen Mary Hospital where he received training in neurosurgery. His research interests focus on cerebrovascular disease and clinical neurosurgery.
Project Topics
- Devising discipline-specific pedagogic resources to enhance VTL; and
- Developing effective hybrid/dual-mode/ hyflex pedagogies.
Project Aims
On colleagues’ teaching practice:
- The development of discipline-specific materials in medical virtual education will support teaching staff in teaching clinical diagnostic skills virtually with confidence.
On students’ learning experience:
- Educate students on professional manners and unique skill-set for telemedicine consultation;
- Open up a new dimension of online learning beyond student-tutor but also student-patient interactions; and
- Enable inter-disciplinary learning with the help of Telehealth technologies.
Mr. Mathew PRYOR
Division of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture
Secondment Period: January-June 2022
Biography
Dr. 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 technologies.
In addition to the HKU University Distinguished Teacher Award (2021), he has also 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, transdisciplinary learning and online learning environments. He is co-author of the award winning Curios / Digital Exhibition Space, an innovative virtual learning management system that allows students to work together to develop, visualise and discuss coursework projects through the medium of a virtual exhibition gallery.
Mathew is a Registered Landscape Architect in Hong Kong and the UK, and a Fellow of the HKILA.
Project Topics
Project to develop a mechanism for peer observation of teaching in design-based studio courses.
Key words: evaluation of teaching performance, peer observation, teaching development, teaching mentorship, design studio.
Project Aims
Project to create a structured mechanism for peer observation for design studio courses in the Faculty of Architecture, which could:
- support teaching development and recognize achievement in teaching and learning in design
- engage colleagues in teaching discussions relevant to the built environment disciplines (incl. architecture, planning, surveying, landscape, urban design, heritage conservation etc.), especially around best teaching practices, relevant educational theory, and the need for sharing and reflection.
Dr. Kelvin KWOK
Department of Law, Faculty of Law
Secondment Period: January-June 2022
Biography
Dr. Kelvin Kwok is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Academic Affairs) at the Faculty of Law. Together with three other colleagues, he convenes the T&L Interest Group in the Faculty. He is a Fellow of AdvanceHE (FHEA) and has mentored and evaluated applicants under the HKU AdvanceHE scheme. He has received the Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award in 2016 and the University Early Career Teaching Award in 2017. He has assumed significant leadership roles in teaching and learning over the years, including serving as a Co-Director of the BBA(Law)&LLB double-degree programme and the Director of International Mooting. He has been active in promoting experiential learning through mooting, coaching student teams for two international mooting competitions and winning championship on 3 occasions.
Project Topics
Exploring VTL platforms such as the HKU e-Portfolio System.
Project Aims
To enhance colleagues’ teaching practice and students’ learning experience in law courses through VTL.
Dr. Rachel Ka Wai LUI
Faculty of Science
Secondment Period: January-June 2022
Biography
Dr. Rachel Lui was recruited as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Science in 2012. She actively experimented with different teaching tools such as flipping the classroom and gamification, and has received numerous Teaching Development Grants. Supported by the Teaching Exchange Fellowship Scheme, she collaborated with colleagues in UCLA to develop teaching materials using a new technology called Learning Glass. Recently she proposed a Common Core Course Artificial Intelligence: Utopia or Dystopia? and it is well received by her students. She, together with her colleagues, received the Faculty Award for Teaching Innovations in E-Learning in 2016, and the Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award in 2014. In 2019, she achieved the status of Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) in recognition of attaining proficiency in the knowledge and professional values set out in the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education. She also received the Award for Teaching Excellence in the Faculty of Science in 2020-21.
Project Topics
Developing effective and authentic online assessment
Project Aims
On colleagues’ teaching practice:
- Develop innovative authentic online assessments;
- Help to uphold academic integrity; and
- Enhance engagement in a quality online environment.
- Engage the course content at a deeper level;
- Improve the quality of the work; and
- Measure all-round student competencies.
Dr. Binbin ZHENG
Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education (BIMHSE), Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Secondment Period: January-June 2022
Biography
Dr. Binbin Zheng is currently an associate professor in the Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education (BIMHSE) in the LKS Faculty of Medicine. Her training background is in Education Technology and her current research focuses on examining the effectiveness of online teaching and learning in medical education.
Project Topics
- Develop a near-peer teaching program in Faculty of Medicine;
- Develop an online teaching certificate program for near-peer tutors; and
- Develop a formative assessment model to evaluate the effectiveness of the near-peer teaching program.
Project Aims
- Promote the “students as partners” initiative;
- Increase student agency by encouraging them to get involved in the curriculum design, decision-making, implementation, and assessment in the formal curriculum;
- Provide teaching opportunities for medical students to better prepare them for future career;
- Strengthen students’ professional identity development;
- Establish a training model for near-peer tutors in different disciplines;
- Provide best practices for implementing near-peer teaching programs in formal curriculum; and
- Develop an observation protocol to observe near-peer tutors’ teaching and facilitating skills.