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Distinguished Lecture: Looking Forward to the Next 10 Years

Zoom

Title of Lecture: Navigating Globalization: 21st Century Survival Skills & the Future of the University Speaker: Prof Matt Sparke, Executive Director of Global and Community Health, University of California, Santa Cruz In conversation with: Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), HKU Professor Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, Director of the Common Core, HKU   The Common Core Distinguished […]

Art Refresher & Relaxation – Jamming, interpretation, beauty in silence

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

The Common Core in collaboration with our HK Learning Partner Friday is hosting a series of Refreshers in May for any student or staff looking to de-stress and just play around with art. In these sandbox sessions, you are welcome to come freely create and experiment with a mix of available materials and tools to […]

Art Refresher & Relaxation – Plants, earth, organic materials

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

The Common Core in collaboration with our HK Learning Partner Friday is hosting a series of Refreshers in May for any student or staff looking to de-stress and just play around with art. In these sandbox sessions, you are welcome to come freely create and experiment with a mix of available materials and tools to […]

Communication-intensive Courses (CiC) Symposium

Zoom

You are cordially invited to join the Communication-intensive Courses (CiC) Symposium on 26 May 2022. The event is co-organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES), and the Common Core. The details are as follows. Date: 26 May 2022 (Thursday) Time: 9:30am – 1:30pm (HKT) Venue: […]

Art Refresher & Relaxation – Emotions, diversity, sensitivity

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

The Common Core in collaboration with our HK Learning Partner Friday is hosting a series of Refreshers in May for any student or staff looking to de-stress and just play around with art. In these sandbox sessions, you are welcome to come freely create and experiment with a mix of available materials and tools to […]

Art Refresher & Relaxation – Flowers, transformation

Common Core / BASc Lounge Room 150 1/F Main Building, The University of Hong Kong

The Common Core in collaboration with our HK Learning Partner Friday is hosting a series of Refreshers in May for any student or staff looking to de-stress and just play around with art. In these sandbox sessions, you are welcome to come freely create and experiment with a mix of available materials and tools to […]

[Summer Programme] WeThrive: Learn and experience the art and science of happiness

Zoom

WeThrive is a university-wide learning programme designed to equip students with a set of intellectual, intrapersonal, and interpersonal capabilities for nurturing student positive strengths and holistic developments in the University and beyond. Topics will, among others, cover: What are ingredients to happiness and productivity? What roles do positive and negative emotions play in a thriving […]

Social Meetup for Tutors

MB151

Come join our social gathering for Common Core tutors to network and get acquainted with fellow colleagues. Make friends, play games, and the opportunity to win prizes in a lucky draw!

Teaching Citizenship Through Gaming – Kick-Off Session

2/F Multi-Purpose Area, HKU Library

This research project is an opportunity for undergraduate students (as partners) to design a game experience to teach citizenship. Our partners, Press Start Academy, will mentor and guide a small group of students on the journey to learn the principles of game design, ideation, prototyping, and experience design. Participants are expected to host a final play session […]

Online Seminar: Improvisation and Design Thinking in Teaching and Learning

Zoom

Higher student expectations of universities and competition from non-traditional educational providers place pressure on teachers to design and facilitate unique and authentic learning experiences. This standalone seminar introduces how the frameworks and tenets of improvisation and design thinking can empower teachers to engage students at a deeper and more expansive level of inquiry, connect across […]

[New Date] Film Discussion – The Namesake

MB122 MB122, 1/F, Main Building, HKU

Join us for a fun and interactive movie night where we screen The Namesake, a movie based on Jhumpa Lahiri’s award-winning novel. After immersing yourself in the heartfelt story that Lahiri writes about, get ready to take a small look into your own identity with reference to your cultural heritage, geographic upbringing and self-image. How […]

Creating non-linear stories using Twine to support case-based learning

Zoom

Date: 30 November 2022 (Wednesday) Time: 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Venue: RRS 321, 3/F Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU Speaker: Mr. Donn Gonda, CETL Registration: https://www2.cetl.hku.hk/cetlevents/regist/492/registEvent.php?eventId=492 Abstract Storytelling can be a powerful tool to enhance students’ communication skills. These stories can help students to understand complex and abstract concepts by allowing them […]