International Symposium and Expo on Service-Learning and Socially Responsible Global Citizenship (Online)
The Service-Learning and Leadership Office (SLLO) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to announce the International Symposium and Expo on Service-Learning and Socially Responsible Global Citizenship, to be held online on July 9-10, 2021. Through this Online Symposium and Expo, we hope to connect teachers, students, and the community to share their Service-Learning (SL) experiences and showcase their projects without the physical limitations of geographical boundaries and the hassles of time zones.
We are thrilled to see the Symposium and Expo has attracted over 800 participants. The event is over, but the good news is the virtual Expo will remain open to the public for free until the end of 2021. The recordings of the Keynote and the talks are also uploaded for your viewing.
Welcome to visit: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/sllo/expo/
More information about the Symposium and Expo can be found below.
The Expo - Virtual World Interactive Workshops Poster & Video Session Inspirational Talks from Experts Rundown
The COVID-19 pandemic imposed social distancing on all of us and precipitated a plethora of changes in serving the community. It forced us to clarify our beliefs and reiterate our determination to serve. Reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, one key lesson we have learned is that creative, caring, inclusive and regular communication between different partners can lead to an improved understanding of individual responsibility and foster a greater capacity to adopt “the new normal”. Learning about how others have adjusted and adapted their practices and learning can be a stepping stone to a “new future”, that is not just a stopgap that has to be adopted during this difficult time, but has far-reaching potentials for benefitting the community at large and reaching out to the most excluded ones, both right now and in the future beyond COVID-19.
Through the Symposium and Expo, we target to provide spaces for like-minded colleagues to share practices, expertise and collaborations. There will be inspirational talks, exhibition rooms, poster sessions, or even interactive workshops. It will take place online, and we will use technology to facilitate participants to have spontaneous conversations with those around them and explore different interactable objects.
We sincerely invite you to join us!
The Expo - Virtual World
Rundown
9 July 2021 (Friday)
Note: The schedule of all activities are displayed according to HK Time Zone (HKT / UTC+8).
10 July 2021 (Saturday)
Note: The schedule of all activities are displayed according to HK Time Zone (HKT / UTC+8).
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Interactive Workshop
- The workshops will be conducted on ZOOM and in English, unless otherwise specified.
- Prior registration is required for all workshops.
- Some workshops have limited quotas and seats will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis
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Workshop A |
Hospitality Fun Day in PolyU - A Taste of a Service-Learning Subject |
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Date |
9 July 2021 |
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Time |
15:15-16:30 (HKT) |
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Facilitators |
Dr. Jonathan Sutton and Mr. Raymond Kwong (School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), and their students |
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Format/Venue |
Face to face, PolyU campus |
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Language |
English |
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Quota |
20 (FULL) |
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Taglines |
#Hotelhospitality #Firsthandexperience #AsianLemonade&VioletPlot #EggWaffle #Housekeepingbasic #Onionpancake |
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Photos |
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Workshop B |
Art Apart |
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Date |
9 July 2021 |
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Time |
15:15-16:00 (HKT) |
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Facilitators |
xrtpeace,The University of Hong Kong |
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Format/Venue |
Online |
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Language |
English |
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Quota |
50(FULL) |
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Taglines |
#artpeace #xrtpeace #artapart #drama #music #art #youthorganization #studentled |
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Photos |
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Workshop C |
Ma’ayan Bamidbar |
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Date |
9 July 2021 |
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Time |
15:15-16:00 (HKT) |
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Facilitators |
Landmarks, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
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Format/Venue |
Online |
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Language |
English |
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Quota |
- |
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Taglines |
#intercultural #diversity #inclusion #language |
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Photos |
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Workshop D |
Disability Inclusion Challenge 1: From Tensions to Transformation |
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Date |
9 July 2021 |
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Time |
15:15-16:00 (HKT) |
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Facilitators |
Ms. Karen Sagun-Ongtangco and Mr Charles Bermejo (Faculty, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines) |
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Format/Venue |
Online |
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Language |
English |
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Quota |
30 (FULL) |
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Taglines |
#disabilityinclusion #ThePhilippines #sensitivity #awareness #sensorydisability #physicaldisability #disabilityexperience #PersonswithDisabilities(PWD) #diversity #nodiscrimination |
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Workshop E |
Empathic Design Thinking Workshop |
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Date |
9 July 2021 |
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Time |
16:00 -17:00(HKT) |
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Facilitators |
Dreamstarter |
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Format/Venue |
Hybrid (face-to-face + online) |
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Language |
Cantonese |
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Quota |
25 for onsite & 40 for online (FULL) |
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Taglines |
#empathy #interactiveexercises #experientiallearning #humancentred #designthinking #education |
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Workshop F |
Sustainable Community Development through International Partnership and Service-Learning: A case of an NGO in Vietnam |
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Date |
10July 2021 |
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Time |
10:30-11:30 (HKT) |
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Facilitators |
ECO Vietnam Group |
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Format/Venue |
Online |
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Language |
English |
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Quota |
30 (FULL) |
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Taglines |
#Vietnam #CulturalExperience #KhmerDance #LivePerformance #VirtualLearning #HeritageConservation |
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Photos |
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Workshop G |
E-sports Experience for Elderly (EEE) 長幼電競齊體驗 |
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Date |
10 July 2021 |
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Time |
11:30-12:15 (HKT) |
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Facilitators |
Man Kwan QualiEd College |
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Format/Venue |
Online |
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Language |
Cantonese |
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Quota |
- |
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Taglines |
#e-sport #servicelearning #love #care #fun #truth #goodness #beauty #allareeducatable #communication #positiveeducation |
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Photos |
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Workshop H |
Disability Inclusion Challenge 2: From Silos to Solidarity |
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Date |
10 July 2021 |
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Time |
11:30–12:30 (HKT) |
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Facilitators |
Ms. Karen Sagun-Ongtangco and Mr Charles Bermejo (Faculty, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines) |
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Format/Venue |
Online |
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Language |
English |
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Quota |
30 (FULL) |
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Taglines |
#disabilityinclusion #ThePhilippines #sensitivity #awareness #developmentaldisability #psychosocialdisability #guideddiscussion #PersonswithDisabilities(PWD) #diversity #nodiscrimination |
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Workshop I |
AI Workshop 人工智能工作坊 |
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Date |
10 July 2021 |
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Time |
11:30am -13:00(HKT) |
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Facilitators |
Dr Grace Ngai (Head of Service-Learning and Leadership Office, Associate Professor of Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University), and her colleagues and students |
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Format/Venue |
Online |
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Language |
Cantonese |
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Quota |
- |
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Taglines |
#AI #livedemonstration #teachingresources #basicconcepts #practicalskills #teachers |
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Photos |
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Poster and video session
In our virtual Expo, over 50 e-posters and videos presenting community engagement initiatives, service-learning research and projects from researchers, teachers and students from Hong Kong, Mainland China, Asia, North America, Africa, and Europe will be displayed.
A poster and video sharing session will be held on 9 July 2021 (17:00-18:30, HKT). During this session, the presenters will be online next to their e-posters or videos to exchange ideas and share experiences with you.
• Voting and Prize Game
Three tracks of posters and videos are to be exhibited, namely Secondary School, Higher Education (Student), and Higher Education (Faculty).
Full list for Higher Education (Faculty) Track
Full list for Higher Education (Student) and Secondary School Tracks (Come and vote for the best in your eyes!)
For the Secondary School and Higher Education (Student) tracks, People’s Choice Awards will be given to the top 3 teams receiving the highest number of votes in each track.
All participants are welcome to participate in voting for the best poster/video in their eyes. The voting will start at the beginning of the Expo and the cut off time will be 10 July 2021 12:30pm (HKT).
A prize game will be performed to encourage our participants to actively participate in this activity. A total of six prizes with a value of HK$200 will be presented.
The results of the People’s Choice Awards and prize game will be announced in the Award Ceremony. We will contact the winners through their registered emails after the event.
People’s Choice Award winners are:
| Secondary School Track | |
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| S02 | Video: La Salle College - From Lasallians with Love |
| S03 | Video: St. Clare's Girls' School - Multi X Multi 2.0 |
| S04 | Video: Little Animals Protection Society, Hefei Thomas School - Saving Lives Together: A Cross-Cultural Effort to Build An Animal Shelter |
| Higher Education (Student) Track | |
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| H01 | Video: University of Santo Tomas - #AghamUnite |
| H03 | Video: Methodist College Kuala Lumpur - Beach Clean Up |
| H04 | Video: The Chinese University of Hong Kong - BMED Academy |
Call for Submissions
(Closed)
Secondary School
中學組別 Higher Education
(Student-initiated Service-Learning) Higher Education
(Faculty)