School of Biomedical Science The Chinese University of Hong Kong eNewsletter

In the Teaching and Learning Innovation EXPO 2013 jointly organized by the Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR) and the Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC) on 5 December 2013, members of our Teaching and Learning (T&L) Unit including Dr. Isabel S.S. Hwang, Dr. Ann S.N. Lau and Dr. Rebecca K.Y. Lee attended the event on behalf of our School and shared with other participants their teaching and learning experiences and strategies, as well as the outcomes of their pedagogical innovations.

In recognition of their outstanding performance, Dr. Isabel S.S. Hwang was awarded Poster Commendation for her presentation on "The Power of Mobile eLearning Apps: How the Teaching and Learning Environment is Being Given a Facelift in Biomedical Teaching", and Dr. Ann S.N. Lau won the Poster Award for her presentation "Transforming the Gadgets @ CU eLearning System to a Peer Assessment Platform and Fostering Group Interactions".

Through participating in this annual event, it is hoped that our T&L members can exchange with other CUHK teachers their experiences in good and effective classroom teaching methods and learning activity designs, thus contributing further to the advancement of teaching quality and enhancement of student learning.

Authors /Speakers
Poster or Oral Presentation Title
Dr. Isabel S.S. Hwang1
Poster and oral presentations:　
"The Power of Mobile eLearning Apps: How the Teaching and Learning Environment is Being Given a Facelift in Biomedical Teaching" (Poster Commendation)
Dr. Rebecca K.Y. Lee1, Dr. Ann S.N. Lau1, Ms. Daisy M.H. Chen2, Ms. Judy T.S. Lo2, Prof. Paul L.C. Lam3
Poster presentation:
"Interactive Web-based & Mobile-based Courseware for Effective Learning"
Dr. Ann S.N. Lau1, Ms. Lee Ka-man1, Ms. Eva S.L. Cheung2, Ms. Prinporn C.W. Lau2
Poster and oral presentations:
"Transforming the Gadgets @ CU eLearning System to a Peer Assessment Platform and Fostering Group Interactions" (Poster Award)
Dr. Ann S.N. Lau1, Prof. Paul L.C. Lam3, Mr. Kevin C.K. Wong3
Poster and oral presentations:
"The Extended Use of uReply as a Tool for Evaluation"

1 School of Biomedical Sciences

2 Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC)

3 Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR)