GOOD PRACTICES

Case example 1

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: April 11, 2018
Subject area: Engineering
Sneak peek: In order to provide engineering students with hands-on experience leading to real-world impact, the teacher leads an experiential learning project which allows students within the Faculty of Engineering to come together and work on the wastewater treatment in Myanmar.

Case example 2

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: April 11, 2018
Subject area: European Studies
Sneak peek: European Studies is, by nature, an internationalised programme, with a compulsory one-year academic exchange in Europe. The course coordinator has made three endeavours to further internationalise the already well-established curriculum, by developing “Internationalisation at Home”.

Case example 3

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: April 11, 2018
Subject area: Humanities
Sneak peek: Through tailor-made titles embedding global and cross-cultural dimensions and well-structured intercultural process, the courses attract both local and international students and provide them with sufficient mutual learning opportunities.

Case example 4

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Sept 3, 2018
Subject area: Journalism
Sneak peek: To create opportunities for international/ intercultural communication, local Hong Kong students were encouraged to form multicultural groups with peers coming from Mainland China, the United States, Australia, Southeast Asia and Central Europe for term projects …

Case example 5

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Sept 3, 2018
Subject area: Science & Chemical and Biological Engineering
Sneak peek: The teacher is dedicated to facilitating students’ intercultural and interdisciplinary engagement by designing meaningful learning opportunities in his class. One example was role play, during which students were randomly assigned to groups and played the roles of different stakeholders …

Case example 6

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Sept 3, 2018
Subject area: Computer Science
Sneak peek: A collaborative atmosphere was cultivated in the classroom of “IT Management: Principles and Practices” to allow students of diverse backgrounds — Hong Kong, Mainland China, other parts of Asia, Europe, and Africa — to learn from one another.

Case example 7

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Sept 3, 2018
Subject area: The Science and Lore of Culinary Culture
Sneak peek: In this course, the teacher incorporates culinary practices drawn from both local and international contexts into the literacy of basic scientific theories and concepts. One of the assessment items is that students have to conduct an experiment and present the findings based on their own choice of food.

Case example 8

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Jan 15, 2019
Subject area: China Studies
Sneak peek: To help students undergo a positive mindset shift and develop intangible skills, whether they are intercultural communication or perspective taking, the teacher attempted to unpack the notion of what China Studies meant for her students.

Case example 9

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Jan 15, 2019
Subject area: English Language
Sneak peek: It is argued that internationalising a big course has long been a formidable task. However, the teacher, who teaches and coordinates a compulsory English course for all first-year students, managed to internationalise her class by drawing on interesting and thought-provoking examples from all over the world and presenting multiple perspectives to students when exploring global issues.

Case example 10

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Jan 15, 2019
Subject area: Biology
Sneak peek: A role play was brought to the classroom of Introduction to Environmental Sciences housing fifty Year 2 local Hong Kong science majors to enhance students’ multiple perspectives.

Case example 11

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Jan 15, 2019
Subject area: Management
Sneak peek: Instead of teaching internationalisation as a separate subject, Prof. Chao tactically incorporates elements of internationalisation into her courses MGMT 2110, MGMT 2130, and MGMT 6520L to provide a global worldview to the students.

Case example 12

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Jan 30, 2019
Subject area: English Language
Sneak peek: Drawing on a wide range of worldwide speeches on social thoughts and political movements, the teacher helps students acquire insights into rhetorical devices and language choices while also nurturing their global perspectives.

Case example 13

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Jan 30, 2019
Subject area: English Language
Sneak peek: To internationalise teaching and learning, Mr. Leung dedicates himself to creating an inclusive assessment environment for students.

Case example 14

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Apr 17, 2019
Subject area: English Language
Sneak peek: The course was thoughtfully designed to have some wise practices on the development of students’ global citizenship through its assessment design.

Case example 15

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Apr 17, 2019
Subject area: English Language
Sneak peek: To leverage learners’ diversity for the purpose of enhancing their learning, the teacher creates an environment where students need to discuss complex global issues collaboratively.

Case example 16

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Jun 30, 2019
Subject area: Speech and Hearing Sciences
Sneak peek: Experiential learning (EL) can be used as one effective way to enhance internationalisation of teaching and learning because it provides students with real-life experiences in the field, often giving them opportunity to deal with complex problems and work with people from different backgrounds. Embedding EL into the formal curriculum enables students to apply academic knowledge to tackling real issues.

Case example 17

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Oct 25, 2019
Subject area: European Studies (German Stream)
Sneak peek: In addition to learning everything about Germany, from language, history, culture, economy to international relations, students of the four-year BSocSc in European Studies programme (German Stream) are all entitled to a mandatory exchange year in Germany in Year 3. The teacher was eager to add value to the signature study-abroad experience by designing pre-tour and post-tour interventions.

Case example 18

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Oct 25, 2019
Subject area: Communication Studies
Sneak peek: Having taught Advertising for more than 20 years, the teacher wanted to make sure that not only the course contents and materials stayed in tune with the global market, but that students would also be able to make connections with the application of the knowledge to a particular cultural context.

Case example 19

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Oct 25, 2019
Subject area: Business Administration
Sneak peek: The teacher created opportunities for students to investigate how global happenings interact with local situations in class.

Case example 20

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Oct 25, 2019
Subject area: Education Studies
Sneak peek: The teacher internationalised the captioned course, which secured a focus in the development of knowledge, skills, and attitude to integrate ICT into teaching, by engaging its participants in cross-cultural collaborations online.

Case example 21

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Nov, 2019
Subject area: Environmental Management
Sneak peek: Master of Science in Environmental Management Programme develops students’ global perspectives on environmental science through various means. The teacher highlighted a field trip that was highly relevant to this goal.

Case example 22

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2019
Subject area: Religious Studies
Sneak peek: Dr. Kwok deployed various strategies to respond to the bitter-sweetness of internationalising teaching and learning in a classroom of imbalanced diversity, having one non-local-non-mainland student among all Hong Kong locals. To encourage meaningful interactions between the students of different cultural origins, a group assignment was designed and given in three-fold.

Case example 23

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2019
Subject area: Sustainable Urban Development
Sneak peek: This Global Citizen Program, a three-week, four-credit course co-organised with the National Taipei University, not only provides the opportunity for teachers to put students into different locations but also enables students through an active learning approach to learn and work on complex sustainability topics within an intercultural team environment.

Case example 24

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: May, 2020
Subject area: English Language
Sneak peek: In order to provide students with experience that is hard to contain in a traditional classroom, the teacher leads a Nurturing Global Leaders (NGL) programme which enables students to teach marginalised youth outside of Hong Kong.

Case example 25

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: May, 2020
Subject area: Sociology
Sneak peek: In order to create a learning environment for students to examine community and cultural policy through the lens of the global context, the teacher encouraged students to explore and reflect on their learning by creative work.

Case example 26

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: Engineering
Sneak peek: Prof. Tim Woo is dedicated to creating opportunities for his students to develop as global-ready graduates by being part of the HKUST Robotics Team, Robotics Special Project, and Final Year Design Project.

Case example 27

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: Social Science
Sneak peek: Prof. Julian Groves sees diversity and internationalisation as something more than just having an international mix of students. It also means understanding how to create environments which are inclusive.

Case example 28

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: Geography
Sneak peek: The teacher made use of various opportunities to enhance intercultural learning. For example, he put students in culturally mixed teams for coursework to enhance their subject knowledge situated in different cultural contexts.

Case example 29

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: Anthropology, Education Studies
Sneak peek: This case example captures the teacher’s experience of enhancing students’ intercultural understanding through field visits and cross-generational learning experience.

Case example 30

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: Chinese
Sneak peek: The following captures some good practices of the teachers in engaging non-native Chinese speakers to enhance their Chinese skills both in and out of the classrooms.

Case example 31

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: English language
Sneak peek: The teacher follows two principles to leverage diversity in the classroom and foster student integration in his courses which broadly cover General English, Academic English, and English for specific purposes.

Case example 32

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: European Studies (French Stream)
Sneak peek: Students in BSocSc (Hons) in European Studies (French Stream) have the opportunities to learn language, history, culture, economy, international relations, and many other topics about France.

Case example 33

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: Biomedical science
Sneak peek: The teachers elucidated their efforts in reforming the above Common Core course from lecture-based teaching to student-oriented learning. From there, they incorporated experimental projects into the course to develop students’ ability to raise questions and nurture the culture of research among students.

Case example 34

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: Education
Sneak peek: As a specialism coordinator, the teacher incorporates the philosophies of open-mindedness, cultural pluralism, and mutual respect into teacher education so that the students, consisting of full-time teachers and those who have been teaching/intend to teach at International Baccalaureate (IB) schools, are well prepared to teach in an international learning environment.

Case example 35

Author: CoP – ITL
Published date: Dec, 2020
Subject area: English Literature
Sneak peek: As a teacher, Dr. Liz is committed to creating and facilitating a safe learning space for students so that they can participate in whatever way they can. She leverages student diversity through initiating small group discussions first and then moving on to large group discussions and scaffolding students using questions designed at multiple levels.