Listening to music is a unique experience we can rarely encounter in daily life. There are so much we can communicate directly and spontaneously in a music event. It is an interactive moment of cultural and emotional exchange. With the new NFT Musicking model and “web3” technology, the creativity and communication skills of the studentsContinue reading “The Wheel of Emotions in NFT Musicking”

Literary texts have been gradually integrated as part of the secondary English Language Curriculum in Hong Kong, with the aim of enhancing students’ exposure to the creative and imaginative appeal of language. Despite the effort of curriculum developers, the lack of alignment between curriculum orientations and assessment has caused teachers to resort to a product-orientedContinue reading “Empowering BEd (EL) Students with Tools of Curriculum Alignment through Adopting Performance-based Assessment in the Teaching and Learning of Literary Texts”

STEM education is receiving an increasing attention in Hong Kong and world-wide. Its key objective is to develop creativity of students through “design and make” activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “STEM+A” represents a combination of STEM and its integration with Arts. A minor programme, titled “Creativity”, has already been offered in EdUHK forContinue reading “Enhancing Developments in Creativity through Cross-disciplinary STEM+A learning”

Critical thinking and creativity are long-standing objectives in EdUHK strategic plans and within her generic intended learning outcomes (GILOs). Given considerable uncertainty existing in the process of conducting inquiry, students are required to make their own decisions in every stage of doing it, which intrinsically involves the application and development of both creative and criticalContinue reading “Cultivating Students’ Critical Thinking and Creativity through Web-based and Classroom-based Inquiry”