One-minute Video Project

As part of the Community of Practice on Developing, Recognising and Rewarding Excellent Teaching, our team has solicited views, opinions, advice and inspiring stories from key stakeholders of PolyU (teachers, researchers, administrators, employers, etc) on a core theme of What will it take to educate the next generation of thought-leaders for a complicated world? Please click the thumbnails and see the responses from the interviewees:
     
PolyU stakeholders (teachers, researchers, administrators)
 

Prof. Roger Ball
Professor, School of Design, PolyU
Prof. Iris Benzie
Chair Professor of Biomedical Science, Department of Health Technology and Informatics, PolyU
Dr. Chan Hin Wang, Kevin
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Social Sciences, PolyU

Prof. Winnie Cheng
Professor, Department of English, PolyU

Prof. Kaye Chon
Dean of School and Chair Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, PolyU

Dr. Doris Chong
Clinical Associate, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, PolyU

Mrs. Dorinda Fung
Director of Student Affairs, PolyU

Mr. Ho Wing Kee, William
Section Head (User Experience & Outreach)
Pao Yue-kong Library, PolyU

Mr. Dean Anthony Fabi Gui
Language Instructor, English Language Centre, PolyU

Dr. Basak Denizci Guillet
Associate Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, PolyU
Prof. Cathy Hsu
Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, PolyU
Prof. JJ Hsieh
Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, PolyU

Dr. Helen Law
Assistant Professor in Radiography, Department of Health Technology and Informatics, PolyU
Ms. Chloe Lau
Instructor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, PolyU
Mr. Anthony Lee
Senior Teaching Fellow, School of Design, PolyU

Ms. Wanze Li
Senior Manager, Institute of Advanced Executive Education, PolyU

Prof. Cecilia Li
Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, PolyU

Dr. Anthony Lok
Visiting Fellow / Programme Director, Department of Management and Marketing, PolyU

Mr. Henry Ma
Associate Dean, School of Design, PolyU

Mr. Stephen Mau
Assistant Professor, Department of Building and Real Estate, PolyU

Dr. Prakash Metaparti
Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Logistics and Maritime Studies, PolyU

Dr. Vincent Ng
Associate Head & Associate Professor, Department of Computing, PolyU

Mr. Johan de Rooy
Teaching Fellow, School of Accounting and Finance, PolyU

Mr. John Sager
Educational Development Officer, Educational Development Centre, PolyU

Dr. Sunny Sun
Assistant Professor, School of Accounting and Finance, PolyU

Prof. Eric Tsui
Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, PolyU

Mr. Kelvin Wan
Project Assistant, Department of Social Sciences, PolyU

Dr. Robert Wright
Associate Professor, Department of Management and Marketing, PolyU

Prof. Calvin Wong
Associate Head & Professor, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, PolyU

Dr. Joanne Yip
Assistant Professor, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, PolyU

 

Dr. Queeny Yuen
Placement Co-ordinator for Veterinary Nursing, Royal Venterinary College, University of London

Prof. Peter Yuen
Dean, College of Professional and Continuing Education, PolyU

 

     
     
Business Leaders’ Insights on the Burning Question
 

Dr. Ritchie Bent
Group Head of Human Resources, Jardine Matheson Ltd
Dr. Hubert Chan
Chairman, Hong Kong Communications Co. Ltd.
Dr. Kelvin Leung
Chief Executive Officer, DHL Global Forwarding (Hong Kong) Limited
Ms. Kwan Kin Mei
Executive Director, Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management
Mr. Ajmal Samuel
Chief Executive Officer, Octo3 Technologies
Dr. Wong Kam Shing
Managing Director, Kowloon Watch Group
Ms. Wong Nga Chi
Executive Director, Kowloon Watch Group
Mr. Kevin Wong
Business Development Manager, Kowloon Watch Group

     
     
     
Educating Tomorrow's Thought-Leaders: Distinguished Scholars Answer a Burning Question

It was an unashamedly simple and courageous plan: Approach leading scholars from around the world and see if they would take up the challenge to answer a burning question (within 200-300 words): What will it take to educate the next generation of thought-leaders for a complicated world?. As you will see in the pages that follow, the response has been overwhelming and we owe them all our deepest gratitude!

Click HERE to download the booklet

Acknowledgements:
On behalf of our entire Community of Practice on Developing, Recognising and Rewarding Excellent Teaching, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all our interviewees who so graciously gave us their valuable time to share their thoughts about our burning question.

Indeed their sharing provides us all with valuable insights in improving our practice. In the true spirit of ‘community’, their diverse views brings us together in pursuit of a common goal, and in the process, help make this world a better place…

Thanks also goes to Miss Loretta Ho (Project Associate of Educational Development Centre) for her wonderful coordination efforts and in ensuring that this pioneering One-minute Video project gets done! Finally, a big word of thanks to our student helpers who demonstrated great team-spirit and professionalism throughout the entire project in interviewing and editing the videos: Mr. Lee Trevor Man Hon, Mr. Leung Tsz Hin (Castor), Mr. Tang Mo Tin (Peter) and Mr. Yam Chi Him (David). Well done team!

Dr. Robert P. Wright
Co-Facilitator
Community of Practice on Developing, Recognising and Rewarding Excellent Teaching (DRRET CoP), PolyU
August, 2014