TEACHING AND LEARNING 17 16 HKU ANNUAL REPORT 2022 Resilience and forward-thinking marked the University’s teaching and learning in the 2021–22 academic year, when we made progress in advancing and modernising our curriculum while coping efficiently with the ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19. Our guide has been the HKU Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Strategy 2021–28, which lays out a framework for innovating teaching and maximising students’ potential. HKU’s teachers have been embracing new technologies to ensure students can continue to learn whatever the circumstances and to explore new ground, both in terms of how content is taught and the content itself. Simulations, virtual reality and 3D cameras are being used in disciplines as diverse as archaeology and nursing. To support teachers, the University runs a biannual Teaching and Learning Festival featuring workshops and sharing sessions and it has opened Digital capabilities have become more important than ever in society. To meet that demand, we launched several new programmes in 2022–23 that emphasise digital literacy and the ability to work with big data and artificial intelligence. These include the Bachelor of Engineering in Data Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Digital Technologies, Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics, Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analytics, and Bachelor of Science in Marketing Analytics and Technology. In a similar vein, the double degree Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws prepares students to deal with legal issues related to STEM. Another new programme, Bachelor of Psychology, addresses the growing demand for mental health professionals. Meanwhile, tech components have been applied to the student services provided by the Centre of Development and Resources for Students, which offers online counselling and psychological support to students with needs, as well as a CV-checker and AI-based mock job interviews that give students feedback on their performance. Enterprising students have a growing array of opportunities to develop their ideas and get an early start in innovation and entrepreneurship. iDendron (see Technology Transfer and Knowledge Exchange chapter) has offered funding and entrepreneurial training to students for several years, while the Tam Wing Fan Innovation TEACHING INNOVATION PROGRAMME INNOVATION STUDENT INNOVATION The 3rd HKU Teaching and Learning Festival 2022 celebrated the achievements of teaching innovation and development that positively impact student learning. The Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing Two was officially opened in December 2021. The Innovation Wing One and Two and the Innovation Academy together form an integrated hub for innovation, exploration, outreach and collaboration. Learn more about HKU’s new big data-oriented programmes the new Learning Lab, a unique hybrid classroom that offers professional development for teachers and a model for bridging the divide between online and in-person students. We have also formalised our university teacher professional learning programme into the HKU Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, a portable qualification for teachers who complete our general training programmes that will be launched in 2023. Wing, which opened in phases in late 2020 and late 2021, supports maker culture through a well-equipped space where students can collaborate, develop their ideas, and receive training from experts and peers. So far more than 2,300 students from all 10 faculties have come through the Innovation Wing.
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