TEACHING AND LEARNING Hardware: The Teaching Innovation Production Studio has opened, where teachers can make videos and other teaching materials using highquality film and audio recordings, a large green screen and technical support from TELI staff. The studio also has two smaller DIY stations where teachers can record lectures on their own against pre-created backdrops. Students are also being catered for with the new Digital Literacy Laboratory that opened in September 2018 and provides space, equipment and technical support for students to make their own videos, which has become a requirement in a growing number of courses, particularly in the Common Core. Software: TELI has developed an innovative online learning platform that makes videos more interactive. Users can input questions and comments as they watch videos and these are time-stamped and saved. A chatbot is now under development that would be able to answer some questions and refer the rest to a forum where teaching assistants or other students could respond. MOOCs: The University’s growing number of MOOCs (massive open online courses) is fuelling demand for video production and other technological support from TELI. HKU now has 15 MOOCs on edX and Coursera, including Asia’s first FinTech MOOC which was launched in May 2018 and attracted more than 30,000 enrollments from every country in the world, including Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong which is using the MOOC for staff training. The FinTech MOOC will be combined with two upcoming MOOCs on blockchain and business ethics for a professional certificate to be offered in 2019. In addition, our Dinosaur Ecosystems MOOC was selected as one of edX’s top 10 courses in 2018 out of nearly 2,000 offered globally. And More: TELI is also producing teaching apps, supporting University events such as the C9+1 Symposium, helping scholars produce short videos on research as required by scientific journals, and providing paid-for services for other organisations to support its work, such as a coming Hong Kong Jockey Club-funded project to help NGOs digitise their work flows. “We’ve expanded very quickly because there’s a strong demand for technology to support innovation. If teachers want to make more use of technology, we can make it happen,” said Professor Ricky Kwok, Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning). 99.5% employment For the 12th consecutive year, graduates achieved full employment (including the pursuit of further studies). The figure is for UGC-funded students who graduated in 2016–17. 20,000+ applications For qualifications other than HKDSE. 10,464 outbound HKU students Covering all overseas learning activities of all durations and academic levels. Students went to Mainland China and countries in all five continents. 5**in 9 subjects HKU admitted the first student ever to score 5** in 9 subjects in the HKDSE, as well as 8 of the 11 students to score 5** in 7 subjects. HKU also had the highest average admission scores across all Hong Kong universities. The Teaching Innovation Production Studio (TIPS) is equipped with top quality film and audio recording equipment. Teachers and students, with expert tech help from TELI staff, can make video teaching materials, record lectures or create footage for MOOCs. ︱15 14︱ HKU’s Technology-Enriched Learning Initiative (TELI) expanded in several directions in 2017–18, enabling staff and students to make more seamless and effective use of technology. Lights! Camera! Action!
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