Promoting L&T innovation

Teaching capacity building

PolyU has introduced different professional development schemes and activities to develop the capacity for and make an impact on enhancing quality in day-to-day learning of students in PolyU.

Teaching and Learning Related Projects

PolyU offers a variety of project funding schemes with a view to enriching student learning experience. These schemes aim to motivate academic staff to engage in developing innovative and impactful approaches to enhance the quality of learning, improve learning environment and promote teaching professional development at cross-institutional, institutional and departmental levels. They include:

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

PolyU has been an edX Contributing Charter Member since December 2017. By 2018, 10 PolyU MOOCs have been launched with 260,000+ global learners enrolled with 10,000 completions. PolyU will continue to develop and deliver engaging Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) that integrate active learning and modern pedagogies to enhance the learning experience for participants on a global stage.

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Innovative learning and teaching facilities

PolyU is committed to a 10-year revitalization plan to renovate the lecture theatres, general teaching rooms and informal learning spaces on its main campus (starting from 2015), to address the surging needs for innovation and transformation in learning and teaching in the era of widespread technological change. Refitted and new spaces feature modern, comfortable, user-friendly, and interactive environment with movable furniture, extensive writing surfaces, enhanced acoustics, and upgraded technologies.