With a view to motivating and better enabling UGC-funded universities to accelerate the adoption of necessary pedagogical changes and innovations to meet the learning needs of the new generation of students and enhance students’ learning experience, the UGC has introduced the Funding Scheme for Teaching and Learning Related Proposals in the 2012-15 Triennium. The Funding Scheme provided one-off funding to support worthwhile initiatives proposed by the UGC-funded universities that could help meet the learning needs of the new generation of students of this information age and better prepare them to compete well in the globalised economy.
The theme of the fund scheme are as followed:
- Theme-based Projects on Teaching and Learning;
- Collaborative Forums;
- Professional Development on Teaching and Learning.
The list of funding schemes in 2012-15 Triennium led and collaborated by EdUHK are tabulated below:
| Project Title | Corresponding Project Leader | Role | Theme | Collaborators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blended Learning for Building Student-Teachers’ Capacity to Learn and Teach Science-related Interdisciplinary Subject | Dr. LEE Yeung Chung, EdUHK Dr. LAU Kwok Chi Victor, CUHK Dr. YIP Wing Yan Valerie, HKU | Leading | A | EdUHK (Leading) CUHK HKU |
| Developing and Evaluating a Learning Analytics Platform to Support University Teachers for Pedagogical Decision-making in Fostering Reflective Engagement of Students | Prof KONG Siu Chung, EdUHK Dr. SONG Yanjie, EdUHK Dr. POON Kin Man, EdUHK | Leading | A | EdUHK (Leading) HKBU CUHK |
| Reinforcing the Importance of Academic Integrity and Ethics in Students through Blended Learning – A Deployment of Augmented Reality Applications | Dr. Eva WONG, HKBU EdUHK coordinator: Prof Kong Siu Cheung | Participating | A | HKBU (Leading) CUHK EdUHK PolyU |
| Knowledge & Education Exchange Platform (KEEP) | Prof. KING Kuo Chin Irwin, CUHK Prof. POON Wai Yin, CUHK Prof. HAU Kit Tai, CUHK EdUHK coordinator: Prof. CHENG May Hung | Participating | A | CUHK (Leading) CityU HKBU LU EdUHK PolyU HKUST |
| Establishment of New Paradigm with Feasible Models in Teaching and Learning Science for Problem Solving and Future Development | Prof POON Wai Yin, CUHK Prof. AU Kwok Keung Thomas, CUHK Prof. CHU Ming Chung, CUHK Prof. JIANG Liwan, CUHK Dr. MAK Kin Wah Matthew, CUHK Prof. SHAW Pang Chui, CUHK Prof WONG Teng Fong, CUHK Prof KONG Siu Cheung, EdUHK | Participating | A | CUHK (Leading) EdUHK HKUST |
| The Blended & Online Learning & Teaching (BOLT) Project: Collaborative professional development for capacity building in blended and online learning and teaching in HK | Mr Darren HARBUT, PolyU EdUHK coordinator: Prof. LIM Cher Ping | Participating | A | PolyU (Leading) HKBU EdUHK HKUST HKU |
| To serve, to share, to teach, to learn: A collaborative forum on service learning | Dr. Chan C. F. Stephen, PolyU EdUHK coordinator: Dr. FONG Wing Ho Tom | Participating | B | PolyU (Leading) CityU HKBU LU CUHK EdUHK HKUST HKU |
| Enhancing information literacy in Hong Kong higher education through the development and implementation of shared interactive multimedia courseware | Dr. WONG Chiu-wing Shirley, PolyU EdUHK coordinator: Dr. CHENG Po Ying Sidney | Participating | A | PolyU (Leading) CityU HKBU LU CUHK EdUHK HKUST HKU |
In view of the overwhelming support from universities to the Funding Scheme in 2012-15 Triennium, the UGC launched the 2016-19 Funding Scheme to incentivise universities in exploring and developing further in the sector-wide strategic areas including the following:
- Innovation;
- Enhancement of student learning experience;
- Enhancement of internationalisation and engagement with Mainland China;
- Language enhancement
The list of funding schemes in 2016-19 Triennium led and collaborated by EdUHK are tabulated below:
| Project Title | Corresponding Project Leader | Role | Theme | Collaborators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint university collaboration to develop students’ competence and leadership in promoting integrated STEM education | Dr. LEE Yeung Chung, EdUHK Dr. YIP Wing Yan Valerie, HKU Prof. LAU Kwok Chi Victor, CUHK Dr. LAM Siu Shu Eddie, PolyU | Leading | B | EdUHK (Leading) CEdUHK (Leading) HKU CUHK PolyU |
| Students as Teaching Partners: Developing Pedagogical Materials and Activities in Chinese Storytelling and Writing with Community Engagement under ‘Student Network Group’ Framework (with a Digital Archive of Chinese Narratives Open to the Public) | Dr. LI Yuen Mei Fanny, EdUHK | Leading | B | EdUHK (Leading) PolyU HKBU |
| Applying Virtual Reality Technology for building students’ risk awareness and knowledge of environmental hazards | Dr. CHEUNG Ting On Lewis, EdUHK | Leading | B | EdUHK (Leading) HKU CUHK HKBU |
| Special educational needs empowerment project for pre-service teachers | Prof. SIN Kuen Fung Kenneth, EdUHK | Leading | B | EdUHK (Leading) HKBU |
| Effective Implementation of the Flipped Classroom Approach in Hong Kong Higher Education for Enhanced Learning Outcomes | Prof. LAM Lai Chuen Paul, CUHK EdUHK coordinator: Dr. CHEUNG Ka Luen | Participating | A | CUHK (Leading) HKBU PolyU CityU EdUHK |
| KEEP Learning for Life: Knowledge & Education Exchange Platform 2.0 | Prof. KING Kuo Chin Irwin, CUHK EdUHK coordinator: Prof. CHENG May Hung May | Participating | A | CUHK (Leading) PolyU HKU HKUST CityU HKBU EdUHK |
| Beyond the e-portfolio: connectivity and communities of learning in a virtual environment | Dr. CHEN Yun Julie, HKU EdUHK coordinator: Prof. KONG Siu Cheung | Participating | A | HKU (Leading) EdUHK |
| Cross-institutional capacity building for Service-Learning in Hong Kong higher education institutions | Dr. Grace NGAI, PolyU EdUHK coordinator: Dr. XU Hui Xuan | Participating | B | PolyU (Leading) HKBU EdUHK LU |
| Driving Cultural and Educational Shift: Providing Support, Activities and Professional Development in the Pedagogy, Assessment and Evidence of Student Learning in Holistic Competencies | Dr. CHAN Ka Yuk Cecilia, HKU EdUHK coordinator: Ms. Yeon Yuk Mei Angie | Participating | B | HKU (Leading) HKUST HKBU CUHK LU EdUHK |
| Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development Hub (HKCPD Hub) | Dr. Lillian WONG, HKU EdUHK coordinator: Ms. CHU Wing Ki Blanche | Participating | D | HKU (Leading) CityU EdUHK PolyU HKUST |
| Strengthening the alignment of residential education and university’s educational aims | Dr. CHU K.W. Samuel, HKU EdUHK coordinator: Prof. YU Wai Mui Christina | Participating | B | HKU (Leading) EdUHK HKBU CityU |
