Main areas of work are identified and aligned with EDC missions as depicted in the table below. Individuals, sections and cross-sectional teams take responsibility for the achievement of target goals in each of these key performance areas.
Mission: To inform the development and facilitate the implementation of learning-and-teaching-related policies, guidelines, and strategic initiatives in the University
- Contribute to the discussion of L&T issues, solutions and recommendations for action at university committees or working groups, faculty and departmental committees on learning and teaching (e.g. as members, conduct of research and consultation, drafting of discussion papers)
- Provide professional input to the development and implementation of policy-related and L&T-related projects (e.g. eLearning QA, learning to learn, Flipped classroom, Virtual tutorials, Internationalisation)
- Provide training services essential to the implementation of the University’s policies (e.g. Peer Review, Academic Integrity)
- Provide secretarial support to university committees or working groups
- Support the administration of teaching development funding (e.g. TDG, ACE)
Mission: To promote a culture of learning and teaching excellence, grounded in impactful pedagogies, the innovative use of educational technologies and scholarly approaches to learning and teaching
- Provide professional consultancy services on L&T and institutional initiatives (e.g. partnerships on L&T enhancement projects; ACE-funded MOOC teams; early ed-tech implementation)
- Offer extended professional and technical services culminating in deliverables for L&T projects and institutional initiatives (e.g. video production)
- Provide consultation and working with academics on SoTL outputs (e.g. conference papers, journal articles, etc.)
- Disseminate good practices in L&T through showcasing excellent teaching and deliverables from L&T projects
Mission: To build capacity for members of the University involved in teaching or supporting learning and teaching
- Provide courses to support skills development of teachers across the career span (e.g. BETA, IUT, CUT, OUTT, BOLT, BOLT SPOC)
- Provide thematic programmes to support skills development of teachers in emerging areas (e.g. new Strategic Plan, emerging trends in higher education, flipped learning, revised assessment practices, evidence-based learning and teaching)
- Provide professional development opportunities in a variety of formats (e.g. f2f workshops, just-in-time training, symposia, in-department workshops, etc.) addressing emerging international trends and strategic initiatives and policies of the University
- Manage EDC facilities for supporting innovative L&T (e.g. the Digital Learning Zone in Core BC)
Mission: To champion an evidence-based approach to quality enhancement in learning and teaching
- Plan, develop, implement, analyse, interpret, and review institutional surveys (e.g. Student Feedback Questionnaire, First-Year Survey, Final-Year Survey) and I-LOAP measures as part of University QA processes and provide feedback on the results and recommended actions as needed
- Obtain, analyse, interpret, and report learning data for quality enhancement (e.g. development of our in-house Learning Analytics Platform (LAP) to disseminate results of our in-house produced Subject e-Engagement Report (SeER) and LMS data analysis for frontline teachers, Programme Learning Analytics Report (PLAR) for programme leaders, and Institutional Surveys on Learning Experience (ISLE) reports for management and relevant staff)
Mission: To contribute to sector-wide learning-and-teaching-related initiatives and exercises
- Provide professional input to teaching award nominations (e.g. Mentorship Scheme; local awards (e.g. UGC) and international and regional awards (e.g. QS Reimagine, eLFA)
- Partner with the University in preparation for external audits (e.g. UGC surveys, TDLEG plans and reports, HK Teaching Excellence Alliance events)
- Assist the University in responding to external requests (e.g. TDLEG plans and reports, UGC surveys, etc.)
- Advance EDC as a leading centre in strategic and innovative educational development in the region and beyond (e.g. leading and joining inter-institutional funded L&T projects, speaking at esteemed international conferences, organising local events and international conferences, conducting exchanges and benchmarks with other local, regional and international institutions, sitting on Executive Committees and Advisory/Review Boards for local, mainland, regional and international institutions, journals and organisations)
