Summary on CityU’s application for Start-Up Fund for the Establishment of Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Institution
CityU
Themes / Objectives
Work Plan / Activities
Expected Outcomes
To launch 5 CoPs of the following Activities will include –
themes
to
facilitate
CityU’s
y
Discovery-enriched Curriculum (DEC) –
y
y
Discovery & innovation – focuses on
networking platforms;
y
online
Gateway Education – focuses on
examples of good practice;
areas
of
Ug’s
y
general
Regular
CoP
sharing
of
CityU will encourage academic units to
CoP
will thrive and be able to sustain
of good practice for sharing; and
participation into the criteria of CityU’s
themselves through new members and
Reports and publications; and
Performance-Based
ideas. Relying on peer-review based
of
colleagues
and
y
for
and
of
CityU anticipates the successful CoPs
integrate
Engagement
measures
y
Repository of materials and examples
students.
meetings
experience
y
y
y
E-platform and online forums;
Sustainability Mechanisms
Pay
Review
Scheme.
assessments, successful CoPs can
Active participants of CoP may be
obtain
provided with teaching release time
existing resources, including Teaching
through existing university schemes.
Development
ongoing
support
Grants
through
(TDGs)
and
practice;
CityU’s Interdisciplinary Professional
Capacity building by engaging
Development Awards, Idea Incubator
consultants
relevant
Scheme and Campus Sustainability
responsibility and ethics;
expertise and conducting peer
Fund. Unsustainable CoPs will be
Sustainability – aims to integrate
observations;
allowed to dissolve.
education;
Social
devotes
responsibility
to
environmentally
y
of
repositories of materials and
(T&L)
y
Development
the implementation of DEC;
improving all teaching and learning
y
Development of online social
y
y
Recognition/Reward Mechanisms
&
ethics
fostering
sustainable
–
y
social
ideas
y
of
y
Public events, e.g. seminars,
CityU envisage a periodic call for new
and practices into T&L activities; and
workshops,
Technology & Creativity – explores
competitions;
peer-reviewed.
Conferences and other events
will be given start-up funding.
creative uses of technology in T&L.
y
forums,
CoP
to disseminate good practice;
and
y
Outreach efforts to secondary
schools, industry and NGOs.
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1
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proposals,
which
will
be
Meritorious proposals
Summary on HKBU’s application for Start-Up Fund for the Establishment of Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Institution
HKBU
Themes / Objectives
Work Plan / Activities
Under the overarching principle of
y
HKBU
Expected Outcomes
Recognition/Reward Mechanisms
Sustainability Mechanisms
that The ultimate goal is that individual CoPs HKBU has set up a working group to Mechanisms at the University level will
envisages
“helping students to think creatively,
appropriate proposals, up to a should contribute to further enhancing the review the issue of evidence of good include –
critically and positively”, 5 themes
maximum funding level of $0.5M, culture
have been identified –
will be submitted by interested improvement of HKBU’s T&L quality. The for their annual appraisal so as to evaluate
y
Assisting the development of the
coordinators
new 4-year cohort by enhancing
corresponding
existing mentoring system into a
existing mechanism for the TDGs
full-fledged academic advising
will be extended to cover the
amongst involved colleagues under the review by this working group.
successes of the CoPs initiative both
system;
CoP proposals.
relevant themes;
within and outside HKBU to encourage
Further discussions on the concepts of
internal
CoPs around the campus; and
scholarship of T&L.
y
Assessing learning outcomes to
ascertain
that
achieving
the
students
y
are
Enhancing
T&L
with
y
will
be
y
y
relevant
y
An
publishing high quality students’
Establishing
a
community
of
evaluation
on
for CoPs gatherings and activities; and
y
Dissemination of the good works and
participation
and
promote
the
mechanisms for sustainability.
Attendance
in
relevant
workshops & conferences;
-
Organisation
of
relevant
conferences and study visits;
-
Engagement of consultants;
Support
for
the
establishment of CoPs;
supported
CoP
will
have
respective set of expected outcomes.
-
initial
Dissemination of the good work
and materials produced by CoPs;
and
-
the
Space provision to allow easy booking
at HKBU.
Activities expected –
scholars to further the cause for
interdisciplinarity.
initial
y
Apart from academic/teaching
y
-
works; and
recognise/reward
and award-winning teachers;
Individual CoPs are expected to have local
the CoPs.
showcasing/
to
The
A group of well-respected, dedicated
effectiveness and usefulness of CoPs
networking, e-communities and
–
mechanisms
holistically.
y
matters.
and Ug students to participate in Each
Enabling students to achieve
teaching
Exchange of ideas and good practices participation in CoPs can be included for
resources and eTools, e.g. social
excellence
y
the
continuous teaching that academic staff can provide
staff, HKBU will encourage RPg
online
mobile learning;
y
for
and
The are –
CoPs.
officer
sharing
the expected outcomes at the University level quality
start
administrative and organisation
intended learning outcomes and
y
project
recruited
programme
HKBU’s Graduate Attributes;
One
to
of
Assessment of the CoP initiative.
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2
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its
Summary on LU’s application for Start-Up Fund for the Establishment of Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Institution
LU
Themes / Objectives
Work Plan / Activities
Expected Outcomes
The theme is “Establishment of a The Centre will perform/ promote the
Centre
for
the
Advancement
of following functions –
Outcomes Based Education (OBE)”. To
y
Set
up
collection/repository
y
y
Recognition/Reward Mechanisms
A repository of best practice in OBE.
Continuous
improvement
in
sustain the momentum of OBE, both
OBE related materials from LU
within
within
UGC
and other UGC institutions and be
UGC-funded institutions.
institutions, LU aims to further the OBE
made available for the UGC-
initiatives. The proposal will –
sector.
student
On-going scholarship through the
assessment of learning outcomes.
y
y
y
y
LU
and
across
the
Promote new, and support existing
y
among
self-development
and
Forster scholarship in the area of OBE;
Research Associate/ Assistants to
based Service Learning into the LU
Engage faculty and students in related
keep the collection current and
curriculum.
projects;
pursue
Facilitate
faculty
and
the
latest
relevant
research.
student
y
Dissemination of OBE research
Provide faculty with a repository of
and best practice via working
scholarly and practical materials;
papers and practical workshops
Provide a forum for communication of
within and outside LU.
and
across
the
UGC
y
funded
Engaging students in approaches
to student self-development and
institutions; and
Offer initial start-up funds for OBE
integration
assessment of learning outcomes.
y
based initiatives.
Developing
approaches
embedding
outcome
to
based
Service Learning into the LU
curriculum.
y
Linking with other UGC institutions
to
share
materials
and
best
practice.
y
Developing
OBE
related
workshops based on best practice
and faculty need.
y
Providing an initial start-up funding
contribution
to
fledgling
OBE
initiatives.
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3
-
of
outcomes
support will be sought based on the value
Annual Outstanding Contribution to added
OBE Award (Student)
y
Creative approaches to OBE, e.g.
Further
y
other
engagement of Centre Manger/
initiatives and best practice within LU
y
y
and
OBE initiatives;
self-reflection;
y
y
y
LU
Annual Outstanding Contribution to During start-up period, outside funding
OBE Award (Faculty)
the
knowledge and application of OBE
of
y
Sustainability Mechanisms
by
the
Centre
including
the
possibility that the initiative will lead to a
Annual Report showcasing OBE jointly funded UGC Centre of Excellence
initiatives among UGC faculty
for OBE.
Summary on CUHK’s application for Start-Up Fund for the Establishment of Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Institution
CUHK
Themes / Objectives
Work Plan / Activities
CUHK will establish and develop CoPs
y
Expected Outcomes
Regularly invite excellent teachers
to
Ambassador (TEA) Programme” in
Ambassadors,
which
demonstrating
promoted with a prestigious status,
leaders
qualities
and
excellent
teaching
or
a
critical
Exemplary
through the “Teaching Excellence
teachers
form
y
who
identify
a
teachers
Recognition/Reward Mechanisms
as
y
The
prestigious
status
Sustainability Mechanisms
of
y
Enriching
and
enlivening
pool
of
Ambassadors achieve prestigious
Ambassadors will generate self- and
Ambassadors
will
be
status and are recognised as
peer-recognition.
excellent teachers and well-respected senior
variety
of
y
practices
and
y
Scholarly
outputs
scholarship of teaching.
teachers
will
Ambassadors offer experiences
publicised, e.g. Ambassadors and
be
produced
inviting
management to participate.
by
disseminated/
continuously
of
mass
of
by
the
y
Seeking
out-reaching
and
collaboration
innovative approaches will be invited
areas/topics on their good and
to be Ambassadors to work towards
innovative teaching practices.
and practices tailored to address
CoP members will be invited to be
Encourage and facilitate (staff will
specific needs and challenges of
speakers in conferences such as the
Ambassadors to ensure wider coverage, and
Reach out to frontline teachers and
be
frontline teachers and units.
CUHK T&L Innovative Expo.
addressing the challenges/ needs of frontline
programmes to share, disseminate
department/units
and diffuse successful teaching
self-initiated
experiences;
development
activities
Address major challenges or niche
their
and
areas identified by frontline teachers
Ambassadors,
and programmes;
network of interested front-line
Establish CoPs with participants at
different levels; and
the following objectives –
y
y
y
y
Advance the levels of the CoPs
y
y
recruited)
faculties/
to
organise
y
professional
needs
Disciplinary and inter-disciplinary
for
and will continue to function in a
CUHK educational awards.
by
self-initiated
led
the
and
synergetic
y
y
Continuously updating the topics provided by
programmes/
CoP
meeting
teachers
to
motivate
continuous interaction.
y
Self-reflection
based
and
improvement
and
participation
in
regular
manner.
international
T&L conferences
to
development of CoPs.
Excellent teaching practices are
reward
teachers and Ambassadors with
geared
scholarly works through the TEA
providing support of research staff, to help
the relevant expertise/interest.
teaching-research nexus.
Programme, which will in turn lead to
secure funding in the future to sustain the
Scholarly outputs help establish
international recognition.
CoPs.
Form
wider
forming
communities
a
by
y
y
up
to
strengthen
scholarship of teaching.
topics, thus generating synergies.
teaching force and international
Encourage all involved to advance
communities.
to
scholarship
of
teaching.
y
Works showcased in the CoP
Research staff will provide support
website project an image of the
in literature search and review,
importance of teaching.
classroom
collection/
experiments
and
analysis/interpretation
of data.
y
Continuous enhancement will be
achieved by timely feedback and
self-reflection.
Launch a CoP website to enhance
communication
and
showcase/disseminate papers on
the good teaching practices and
research works.
Assess the effectiveness of CoPs.
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4
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teachers
initiating
their
y
for
feedback
for
thus
review
on
Sponsorship
rapport and network between the
y
recognition
participants in the assessment of
bringing together CoPs on similar
y
Additional
based CoPs are to be established
from excellent teaching practices to
y
y
opportunities with other institutions.
Advancing/facilitating
scholarly
work,
by
Summary on HKIEd’s Application for Start-Up Fund for the Establishment of Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Institution
HKIEd
Themes / Objectives
Work Plan / Activities
Principal
HKIEd will establish 3 CoPs –
y
Coordinators
and
E-platforms as
repositories of
knowledge
learning – to establish the CoP on a been identified.
forums and e-learning space
2.0
innovative
platform
to
co-create drawn
up
Each CoP has also
detailed
work
health spanning 2013 to 2015.
evidence-based
promotion practices to promote healthy will
include
gatherings,
lifestyles;
CoP
sharing
plan
Activities
meetings
/
Education
–
to
y
sessions,
y
reporting.
contexts; and
Fostering
a
Mobile
Learning
Community
to
enhance
students’
subject learning through English.
Sustainability Mechanisms
Each CoP will be invited to give Each CoP is regarded as an organic
presentation on their work in public community and will develop and grow as
forums.
y
it disseminates its outputs to the broader
The outputs and achievements of the academic community.
Mobile Learning Community);
CoPs will be publicised and members’ develop
Reporting and publication of
participation will be recognised.
via
self-sustaining
CoPs will also
mechanisms,
including the right mix of activities to
attract interests and active participation,
various means, e.g., journals
effective
and booklets;
information resources and rewards.
Sharing
sessions
of
good
practices / experiences; and
y
y
resources,
outcomes / good practices
enhance launching of e-platforms, publication
student-teachers’ learning in the FE of report/booklet, and evaluation and
and
(for e-Health Promotion and
Field Experience (FE) Supervision in workshops / seminars, design and
Teacher
y
y
Recognition/Reward Mechanisms
e-Health Promotion to facilitate lifelong Coordinators of the three CoPs have
Web
y
Expected Outcomes
Sustained
exchange
information
and
sharing.
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5
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of
knowledge
promotion,
provision
of
Summary on PolyU’s application for Start-Up Fund for the Establishment of Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Institution
PolyU
Themes / Objectives
Work Plan / Activities
Expected Outcomes
Setting up CoPs is one of the PolyU plans to adopt a structure of 2
strategies
to
achieve
y
PolyU’s layers of CoPs –
Building
of
Recognition/Reward Mechanisms
linkages
and
y
Sustainability Mechanisms
Recognising the importance of the CoP
Programme
the
deploy resources from suitable sources for
Thematic CoPs, each led by a
and other stakeholders at PolyU
Institutional CoP chaired by Special
supporting productive existing CoPs and/or
facilitator and a co-facilitator, will be
to
Assistant to Deputy President and
new CoPs.
identified are –
formed for the focus areas. Specific
knowledge,
y
y
y
Service Learning;
goals and work plan for 2012-15 will
expertise
Academic Advising;
be formulated. Activities for and by
Using the Blackboard Learning
CoP
Management System to enhance
experience
T&L;
meetings
the university.
y
Recognising
y
The 5 priority themes
and
rewarding
excellent teaching; and
y
Enhancing
students’
English
abilities.
exchange
of
resources
for
and
collaborative
y
Provost.
y
The Institutional CoP provides a platform
Disseminating institutional support by
for sharing and synthesising the outcomes/
improvement of T&L.
multiple means such as emails from
experience of the Thematic CoPs, enabling
Enhancement of CoP members’
Senior Management to Faculty/School
PolyU to learn as an organisation and
capabilities in T&L.
Deans and Department Heads and
improve
Development, dissemination and
recognizing Facilitators of the CoPs at
practices from the Thematic CoPs will be
learning, consultancy, investigative
implementation of innovations,
a high profile symposium, organizing a
identified, and recommended for further
studies, development and pilots of
products and tools for advancing
launching ceremony, etc.
developing, disseminating and scaling-up.
strategies to address problems,
T&L practices with an impact on
evaluation of outcomes and their
student learning.
recognise contribution to CoPs in staff
Enhancement of PolyU’s policies
appraisal and personnel decisions
on
such
members
will
include
sharing
for
via
y
seminars,
peer
dissemination
supported
conference/
y
y
publications; and
y
sustain
establishing
After the current triennium, PolyU will
relationships between academics
ultimate goal to enhance T&L across
by
y
Institutional
Special
CoP,
Assistant
facilitators
and
co-facilitators
on
good
y
Further
development
of
Advising
Department
as
Heads
re-appointment
to
and
promotion.
y
CoPs.
Deputy
President and Provost as Chair,
based
experience synthesized from the
comprising
to
T&L
y
Honourable titles for members in CoP,
tangible reward in terms of funding/
the
of
culture of continuing professional
resources
thematic CoPs as members and the
and teaching development, and
development/ conference attendance
Director
of
etc. and intangible incentive such as
of
Educational
Development as coordinator, has
PolyU’s
capability
as
a
supporting,
agenda
promoting
professional
regular sharing and support in teaching
learning organisation.
been formed and will address the
institutional-level
for
development.
y
of
and
Presenting a CoP Award to honour
excellent accomplishment in the CoPs.
sustaining CoPs as a strategy for
T&L development.
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6
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y
its
practices.
Good/promising
It is planned to develop outstanding CoP
members to be future leaders of CoP.
Summary on HKUST’s application for Start-Up Fund for the Establishment of Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Institution
HKUST
Themes / Objectives
To
establish
Work Plan / Activities
cross-disciplinary
Expected Outcomes
y
and The Work plan is as follows –
cross-generational CoPs on 3 themes
y
group for each community and an initial
HKUST –
leader/facilitator.
y
Student
academic
advising
and
y
mentoring;
y
Early career faculty developing their
y
role as teachers; and
y
Faculty engagement in the University
y
Common Core.
y
Build
University-wide
focused
on
the
y
y
interest
in
the
y
y
Dissemination
of
expected outcomes for their community.
evidence-based good practices
Decide on activities to achieve the
for
triennium objectives.
professional development.
teaching,
learning
and
y
Where possible, release time from
Sustainability Mechanisms
y
one course could be provided.
sustainability of individual communities
Purchase
T&L or
will be the community’s end-of-triennium
international travel for conference or
report. When this clearly demonstrates
workshop attendance.
the value of this form of professional
Community presentations of their
development
work through seminars.
objectives that are of value to the
of
books
on
evaluation
and
identifies
further
members, then the community would be
sustained by the University.
Evaluate progress at mid-triennium and
an
The main mechanism for deciding on the
y
and
It
is
expected
that the
topic-based
recommendation report at the end of the
communities would change over time. If
triennium.
other topic areas are identified as being of
interest to potential or existing members,
y
then these would be welcomed by senior
Arranging events such as meetings,
management and CoPs as a form of
Increase faculty interest and shared
seminars and workshops involving both
professional
expertise in undergraduate teaching
internal and external expertise.
sustained.
and learning;
y
Increased
learning The main activities will likely be –
experience;
y
y
communities
student
y
scholarship of T&L.
Core members establish objectives and
produce
The main goals are to –
A greater sense of collegiality
around T&L.
Selection of discipline-balanced core
focusing on key strategic efforts in T&L in
Recognition/Reward Mechanisms
y
Attending and/or presenting at seminars,
Nourish scholarly teaching and its
conferences and reporting back on what
application to student learning;
was learned to the community.
Increase faculty collaboration across
y
Producing
documents
on
disciplines; and
evidence-based,
good
for
Increase the rewards for and prestige
dissemination
of excellent teaching.
online space, in seminars/conferences
via
the
practices
community’s
and through peer-reviewed scholarly
journals.
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7
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development
would
be
Summary on HKU’s application for Start-Up Fund for the Establishment of Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Institution
HKU
Themes / Objectives
Work Plan / Activities
To facilitate the transformation of the
y
Expected Outcomes
Tier 1 – A CoP consisting of the TLQC
y
Strengthening
of
Recognition/Reward Mechanisms
leadership
Sustainability Mechanisms
and Active participation in CoPs will be The sustainability is ensured by the
making
Chairman (PVC(T&L)) and members, the
nurturing of leaders of T&L within taken into consideration on annual following facts –
Senate Teaching and Learning Quality
Faculty Associate Deans (T&L), staff of
and across the university.
Committee (TLQC) and Faculty TLQCs
the Centre for the Enhancement of
into CoPs in T&L enhancement through
Teaching
building a common understanding of the
teaching award winners.
administrative
and
policy
“joint enterprise” of this group, by
providing
opportunities
for
-
“mutual
engagement” of the TLQC members as
and
Learning
and
y
staff appraisal exercises, as well as
Building of a community of scholars Faculty
University
teaching
y
Development
procedures
of
to
systematic
collect,
Senate Committee.
y
within their own disciplines.
analyse,
Tier 1 – an extended group of the
university TLQC which is a standing
with enhanced knowledge of T&L awards.
some
To establish a shared understanding of
what constitutes a CoP and the “joint
and
y
Tier 2 – offer mutual support for
members
who
responsibilities
have
to
been
given
oversee
T&L
enterprise” of CoP.
reflect and act upon direct and
matters and help them to play their
indirect evidence of student learning
roles more effectively.
addressing common issues of concern,
To deliberate on “assessment for learning”
as the joint enterprise and its key aspects
and to develop a common language and
for action.
well as teachers across the Faculties in
common
resources
across
the
-
-
university.
for each Faculty.
y
To share good practices and difficulties
encountered, and to consider international
of
All CoPs must be sustained through the
assessment, learning outcomes and
development of a culture of quality of
learning activities.
T&L across the University and the
Enhancing
y
Tier
2
–
CoPs,
cross-Faculty
Faculty-based, organised according to
initially on: include –
specific areas of focus to be led by Tier 1
implementation
alignment
y
of
of
learning
outcomes,
y
y
-
assessment, and learning activities;
To establish a shared understanding of
what constitutes a CoP and the “joint
setting standards and developing
enterprise” of CoP.
assessment rubrics that are aligned
y
CoP members.
constructive
-
with program learning outcomes and
Review literature on discipline-based and
non-discipline-based assessment for
institutional learning outcomes;
learning.
providing
effective
feedback
(or
-
feedforward);
Draw on international good practice and
identify good practices in assessment for
use of technology in assessment; and
learning at local and overseas universities
documentation and analysis of direct
for adaptation.
evidence of student learning and
-
teacher feedback to further enhance
Conduct
retreats;
student learning.
conferences and visit universities.
The ultimate goal is to strengthen and
nurture leadership in T&L.
-
seminars,
Attend
alignment
practice.
or
focus on area of needs. Initial areas ,
y
the
embedding of such culture in everyday
trends and practices.
Two tiers of CoPs will be established to
of
workshops
overseas
and
T&L
Engage in scholarship of T&L.
A support infrastructure will be put in place.
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8
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