Abstract:
This CoP primarily aims to develop the five pillars of the PERMA model (i.e., positive emotions, engagement, relationship, meaning, and accomplishment) as well as caring ethics and related values among pre-service and in-service teachers, and to increase teachers’ capabilities to deal with the psychosocial issue of cyberbullying and understand the nature of education in connection with happiness and pursuit of life goals. With reference to the University’s Strategic Plan 2016-2025, the CoP will promote pre-service and in-service teachers’ professionalism and societal caring, which are the core values of EdUHK. The CoP also aligns with the University Learning and Teaching Plan of 2019-2021, especially the theme of Student’s Learning Outcomes. A major area in this theme is to support students’ achievement of the Graduate Attributes and the Generic Intended Learning Outcomes (GILOs). Creative thinking, critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and positive attitude are crucial Graduate Attributes and GILOs for university students, especially among pre-service and in-service teachers-in-training. Through their participation in well-being enhancement activities, pre-service and in-service teachers will be able to develop different strategies to deal with difficulties or issues in their studies and everyday life, generate and evaluate effective well-being enhancement strategies, and adopt an open-minded and positive attitude towards their lives and the future. They will also develop knowledge and capability to promote positive social interactions and deal with the issue of cyberbullying. Another key area in the theme of Student Learning Outcomes is to enrich students’ learning experience through non-formal learning opportunities, including areas of life and positive education, and mental strength development. The CoP will use non-formal education, such as workshops, self-directed learning, E-Hub, and evidence-based programmes to promote positive and inclusive attitudes, mental strengths, well-being, and positive dynamics. The CoP will also recruit postgraduate students as Research Assistants, thus matching the theme of Postgraduate Learning and Teaching in the University Learning and Teaching Plan, which encourages RPg/EdD students to engage in teaching and other projects. Besides, the CoP activities also echo with the theme of E-learning and Digital Competency. A key area of this theme is to promote innovative learning and teaching by foraging new teaching approaches and assessments. The CoP will adopt innovative teaching and assessment approaches since an E-Hub will be developed as a teaching and learning tool to facilitate self-directed learning among pre-service and in-service teachers. On-line measures will also be created to enable students to perform self-assessment and reflection on their learning.
The CoP has the following objectives:
To develop training activities with creative techniques that enhance well-being and foster positive life values from both perspectives of life education and positive education among pre-service and in-service teachers;
To increase pre-service and in-service teachers’ efficacy in promoting positive social interactions and combating cyberbullying via the five essential elements in the PERMA model: positive emotions, engagement, relationship, meaning, and accomplishment;
To help pre-service and in-service teachers develop reflective skills and values-laden perspectives in their personal and professional lives associated with search for life meaning, well-being, interpersonal, and socioemotional adjustment;
To promote self-reflection and self-directed learning as well as caring ethics among teachers-in-training; and
To increase the awareness of university educators and other professionals in supporting the positive development of students as well as pre-service and in-service teachers in higher education through collaboration and knowledge transfer activities.
Code:
T0234
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Start Date:
06 Apr 2020
End Date:
31 Dec 2021
Status:
Completed
Deliverables:
Books/ Book Chapters/ Journal Articles/ Conference Papers
Chan, K. K. S., Lee, J. C. K., Chan, A. W. Y., Leung, A. N. M., Yu, L. B., Chen, J., Tang, C. H. Y., & Wan, S. L. Y. (2021, December 8-10). Enhancing students’ positive life values and well-being [Online conference presentation]. The International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2021. The Education University of Hong Kong. (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/enhancing-students-positive-life-values-and-well-being)
Li, C. W., Lau, N. S., & Tse, C. Y. (2021, December 8–10). Where is life education? [Online conference presentation]. The International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2021. The Education University of Hong Kong. (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/where-is-life-education)
Seminars/Presentations/Sharing Sessions
Cheung, A. (2021). Art therapy workshop (repeated on 31 May, 29 June, 29 July, 30 August, 27 September, 25 October, and 8, 15 December 2021). The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 78) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/art-therapy-workshop)
Kwong, A. (2021). Expressive art therapy Workshops (repeated on 4, 9, 18, 23 November and 2, 7, 9, 13 December 2021). The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 67) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/%E8%A1%A8%E9%81%94%E8%97%9D%E8%A1%93%E6%B2%BB%E7%99%82%E9%AB%94%E9%A9%97%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E5%9D%8A)
Cheung, C. (2021). Psychodrama experiential workshop (repeated on 5 October, 11 November, and 3, 17 December 2021). The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 27) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/psychodrama-experiential-workshop)
Lam, J. (2021). Music therapy workshop (repeated on 24 June, 2 September, 5 November, and 6, 16 December 2021). The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 43) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/music-therapy-workshop)
林麗蕙、勞考丕、區皓兒和黃麗雯（2021年3月26日）：《世代對談交流會：生命的路是否要預先規劃？》(Dialogues among Different Generations)［網上講座］。香港教育大學。（參加人數：33）(https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E7%9A%84%E8%B7%AF%E6%98%AF%E5%90%A6%E8%A6%81%E9%A0%90%E5%85%88%E8%A6%8F%E5%8A%83)
梁敬文、鄭國雄、麥美倫、鄺嬡萍、萬穎恩和傅錦蔚（2021年4月7日）：《世代對談交流會：如何面對逐漸變老的自己？就讓我們優雅地老去吧！》(Dialogues among Different Generations)［網上講座］。香港教育大學。（參加人數：24）(https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/1bc75941-5316-467d-818e-4e4913f65b20)
巫金嫻、溫小蓮、王悅蕙、黃欣悅和馬梓瑩（2021年4月23日）：《世代對談交流會：與疫共存，病後變活》(Dialogues among Different Generations)［網上講座］。香港教育大學。（參加人數：19）(https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/%E8%88%87%E7%96%AB%E5%85%B1%E5%AD%98%E7%97%85%E5%BE%8C%E8%AE%8A%E6%B4%BB)
鄭寶鑾、謝雋曄、林森彥和黃敏寧（2021年5月6日）：《世代對談交流會：漫步黃昏話死生》(Dialogues among Different Generations )［網上講座］。香港教育大學。（參加人數：20）(https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/6ef43865-74c0-41e8-94f6-0b5d48014960)
馮智恒、余君偉、勞考丕和甘紫寧（2021年11月24日）：生命對談暨電影欣賞會。香港教育大學。（參加人數：36）(https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/fcdd9af7-ee4f-4d82-ab5a-c253b9831430)
Ho, C. Y. H., & Yu, B. H. L. (2021, April 10). Creating digital stories: Positive psychology and the value in children’s literature [Online workshop]. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 24) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/positive-psychology-and-life-value-in-childrens-literature)
Chan, K. Y. C. (2021, April 16). Creating digital stories: Workshop on language arts in telling the stories [Online workshop]. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 24) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/workshop-on-language-arts-in-telling-the-stories)
Lee, J. S. (2021, April 24). Creating digital stories: Workshops on digital storytelling tools [Online workshop]. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 24) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/workshops-on-digital-storytelling-tools)
Lee, C. L. J. (2021, May 8). Creating digital stories: Workshop on writing children’s literature and pedagogical skills [Online workshop]. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 24) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/workshop-on-writing-childrens-literature-and-pedagogical-skills)
Wong, M. H. R. (2021, May 15). Creating digital stories: Workshop on lesson plan writing [Online workshop]. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 24) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/workshop-on-lesson-plan-writing)
(2021, November 27). Monthly Day of Mindfulness for Educators. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 13) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/monthly-day-of-mindfulness-for-educators)
Chan, W. Y. A., Chen, J. J., Tang, H. Y. C., & Wan, L. Y. S. (2021, January 6). Seminar on positive education [Webinar]. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 28) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/seminar-on-positive-education)
Chan, K. S. K., Cheung, Y. M. R., & Leung, N. M. A. (2021, January 7). Seminar on cyberbullying and mindfulness [Webinar]. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 13) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/seminar-on-cyberbullying-and-mindfulness)
Li, C. W., & Kong, H. M. R. (2021, January 29). Seminar on life education in university: Ideas and Implementation [Webinar]. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 18) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/seminar-on-life-education-in-university-ideas-and-implementation)
Fung, L. C. A. (2021, April 20). Seminar on aggression and victimization among children and adolescents [Webinar]. The Education University of Hong Kong (Number of participants: 30) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/aggression-and-victimization-among-children-and-adolescents)
Chui, T. Y. H., & Luk, S. H. S. (2021, April 23). Seminar on meaning in Life [Webinar]. The Education University of Hong Kong. (Number of participants: 35) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/meaning-in-life)
常霖和郭懿德（2021年11月30日）：從心著「首」［網上講座］。（參加人數： 21）(https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/7888faf0-fae1-4326-a483-e0db5cf4b225)
Teaching and Learning Resources/ Materials (including online resources)
A web platform of E-Hub for Life Education and Positive Education. (https://cop-lepe-ehub.eduhk.hk/) (https://repository.eduhk.hk/en/publications/a-web-platform-of-e-hub-for-life-education-and-positive-education)
Financial Year:
2019-20
Type:
CoP