Toni Kelly 17 th June 2014 When West meets East From Birmingham to Hong Kong.

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Toni Kelly 17 th June 2014 When West meets East From Birmingham to Hong Kong

Aston Webb Building 2

3 The Main Building University of Hong Kong

Centennial CampusMain Campus The Campus Master Plan

Today Culture Shock! The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Learning and Teaching at HKU Audio Visual Channels in Hong Kong New Developments 5

Culture Shock! 6

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THE PROCESS OF ADJUSTMENT Birmingham Leaving home and family Adjusting Arrival In Hong Kong Leaving Hong Kong Arrival back home Reverse Culture Shock Re-Adjusting Adapting to life back In Birmingham Completion Of Contract Culture Shock Feeling Unhappy The “W” Curve

The University of Hong Kong Enough of that…. 10

Institutions Funded by University Grants Committee CityPoly 1984 CityU 1994 Baptist College 1956 HKBU 1994 CUHK established 1963 HK Polytechnic 1972 PolyU 1994 HKU origins date back 1887 Founded 1911 Lingnan College 1967 Lingnan U 1999 HKIEd established 1994 Self-accredit 2004 HKUST established 1991

The University of Hong Kong Founded st University in Hong Kong Research Led President and Vice Chancellor, Professor Peter Mathieson University of Bristol 1 st non-Chinese VC for 40 years 12

The Grand Hall Open in early 2013 ~ 900 seats Performance-level acoustics Lectures and Events 13

The University of Hong Kong 14 HKU Today 10 Faculties (Architecture, Arts, Business & Economics, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science & Social Sciences) 15,227 undergraduate students 11,778 taught and research postgraduates (TPG & RPG) 6,798 staff of which 3,173 are teaching, research and academic support staff

The University of Hong Kong Students Local Students 80% Mainland students 10% – 12,438 applications (2,076 more than last year) International students 10% – from 35 countries

The University of Hong Kong 16 Governance – Court (supreme advisory body) – Council (supreme governing body, Trusteeship) – Senate (principal academic authority) – Faculty Boards and Committees Management – Senior Management Team (VC, DVC, EVP and PVCs) – Deans of Faculties – Heads of Departments Administration led by EVP Dr Steve Cannon – Registry, Finance, HR, Estates Office and IT Services

Three Strategic Themes of the University ( ) Enhancing the Student Learning Experience Advancing Research and Innovation Promoting Knowledge Exchange and Demonstrating Leadership in Communities Across the Region 17

Theme 1: Enhancing the Student Learning Experience Move to a 4 year UG Degree programme Double cohort intake in September 2012 Common Core Curriculum – To help students to see interconnectedness and the interdependent nature of human existence through exploring some common human experiences

The University and the Community HKU has a proud tradition of involvement in the community beyond our campus gates. Over the past century, our students, staff and alumni have shared their knowledge and given their service, individually and collectively, to advance the welfare of society in Hong Kong and abroad

The University and the Community The Community see the University Campus as theirs to use

Teaching and Learning at HKU 21 Under the leadership of PVC Teaching and Learning Centre for Enhancement of Teaching – CETL works with Faculties / Departments / Program Teams to develop customized in-house professional learning programmes. eLearning Pedagogical Support Unit – The EPSU operates according to the philosophy that the educational process must be learning led and technology enabled. In practice being learning led means focusing on student learning and intended learning outcomes and using technologies only when they can improve the learning process.

Teaching and Learning at HKU 22 Under the leadership of PVC Teaching and Learning eLearning Team – Maintain and upgrade the Virtual Learning Environment – Offer training courses on Moodle, Panopto and edX – Support an eLearning resources website – Compile regular reports on eLearning adoption Learning Environment Services – Day-to-day management of Learning Commons – Operational support of IT/AV facilities – Support for special lectures, conferences and events – Video conferencing

Teaching and Learning at HKU 23 Distinctive Features of the New Curriculum (Inter)disciplinary inquiry Multidisciplinary collaboration Enquiry in multiple contexts Diverse learning experiences Multiple forms of learning & assessment Engagement with local & global communities Development of civic & moral values

Evolution of eLearning 24 Launched WebCT as Learning Management System (LMS) 1998 Adopted eLearning Strategy Formed eLearning Committee Formed eLearning Pedagogical Support Unit Formed eLearning support team in ITS Launched Moodle as central LMS Retired WebCT Moodle course activation (June 2013: 2600/4700=55%) Integration with Student Information System Integration with Panopto for lecture capture Released Moodle mobile theme Joined edX (May 2013)

Partner of edX (May 2013) 4 Massive Open Online Courses for – Medicine: Infectious Disease and Public Health – Arts: Chinese and Western Philosophy – Architecture: Vernacular Heritage in Asia – Business and Economics: Law, Economy and Society Simple Private Online Course (SPOC) as precursors to MOOC Develop SPOCs on edX Edge platform 25

Teaching and Learning Mobility Student Information System Integrated LMS (Moodle) Lecture Capture (Panopto) edX Platform (mooc/spoc) Learning Environment Services Learning Space Design V- and P- Learning Environment 26

Learning Environment Services 27 Situation when I arrived Responsibility for supporting the Physical and Virtual Learning Environment transferred to IT Services in 2012 New Classroom Support Team created 2012 Reports into “User Services”, IT Services Classroom Services Team (AV professionals) plus new team to support Centennial Campus New staff recruited all IT Professionals

Learning Environment Services 28 Situation when I arrived 6 months after opening, significant works still being carried out – So much noise! Estates “do” everything! – Buy furniture – Install projection screens – Schedule maintenance No plan, no strategy, no Committee

Learning Environment Services 29 Introducing the LES Team In my previous role, this was me….

The Physical Learning Environment (Classrooms/Lecture Theatres) 30

Chi Wah Learning Commons 31 6,000 m 2 on two floors 1,500 seats A variety of spaces – Individual stations and flexible group work tables – Group study rooms – Quiet reading rooms Support and Services

A B C D E Chi Wah Learning Commons 1/F

The Oval 33

Innovative Classrooms 34

Innovative Classrooms 35

Computer Facilities 36

Audio Visual Industry in Hong Kong 37 It’s not like at home…..

Learning Space Developments at HKU 38 Summer lecture theatres to be refurbished – 4 as traditional lecture theatres – 4 as interactive (or “turn and learn”) theatres

Learning Space Developments at HKU 39 Learning Space Development Projects Traditionally Estates have identified space to be redeveloped They:- – Write the specification – Apply to UGC for funding – Appoint the Architects – Appoint the Contractors Who appoint the AV Integrators – Select the furniture – Deliver the completed project to the University

Learning Space Developments at HKU This year, although spaces had already been identified and funding obtained LES attended all the design team meetings – “it’s most unusual to see the end user at these meetings” (The Architect) Have led the AV specification and design process Have selected furniture and colour schemes Are now attending the weekly contractor’s meetings Have created a Learning Space Guidelines Document 40

Learning Space Developments at HKU This year, although spaces had been identified and funding obtained LES attended all the design team meetings – “it’s most unusual to see the end user at meetings” (The Architect) Have led the AV specification and design process Have selected furniture and colour schemes Are now attending the weekly contractor’s meetings 41

Learning Space Developments at HKU 42 The start of the project Traditions and ceremonies are a very important event in the construction (and any other) industry The Contractor is responsible for arranging If no ceremony and something goes wrong……

43 Thank you