Teaching and Learning Connections Issue 1: Cultivating a Community of Practice on Teaching and Learning

Foreword

Posted January 25, 2016

Foreword – Ian Holliday

For many years, the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has taken the lead in facilitating debate about quality teaching and learning on campus and beyond. International conferences, public lectures, large-scale seminars and small-scale workshops have all been organised to create platforms for the exchange […]

Message from the Director of CETL – Grahame Bilbow

January 25, 2016

It is with great pleasure that I pen this welcome to the first issue of our new e-newsletter, ‘Teaching and Learning Connections’, which aims to connect people who are interested in teaching and learning at the University of Hong Kong and beyond. Over the years, it has been CETL’s role (and, of [...]

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‘What do you mean by a Community of Practice?’ – Tracy Zou

January 25, 2016

As the editor, I received this question from almost all contributing authors when I invited them to write and also many others who were interested in our initiative. I started with a general definition. Communities of Practice (CoPs) refer to groups of people sharing the same passion [...]

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Feature Articles

Hidden Treasures – Dai Hounsell

January 25, 2016

Almost by chance, a little gem caught my eye in one of those glossy paid-for supplements that usually go straight to the bin. It was quite brief (just two or three sentences) but it had grabbed my interest because it was about a novel way of working with international students. That topic [...]

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When Ideas Meet Expertise: Synergy in the Teaching and Learning Community – Interview with Dr. Michael Botelho

January 25, 2016

Interview with Dr. Michael Botelho (The University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Excellence Award Winner, 2015) Tracy: What is your inspiration for teaching? What are some of the factors that contribute to your great achievement? Michael: Good question! I have to think on that. I suppose it [...]

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Guest Blogs

Communities of Practice: For Teachers and Students as well? – Miranda Legg

January 25, 2016

At the Centre for Applied English Studies (CAES) where I work, we have many formal and informal Communities of Practice. We have formal research interest groups and assessment moderation groups, to name a few. We also have the corridor and the lunch table. Some of my best teaching ideas have [...]

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Learning Together as a Community – Cheri Chan

January 25, 2016

When undergraduate students enter teacher education, they are often flooded with multiple pedagogical concepts, theories and methodologies. This is a double-edged sword. Pre-service teachers will clearly expect university teachers to impart knowledge to them, but when we do this, we are also [...]

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Community Wise – Alice Lee

January 25, 2016

The word ‘community’ is derived from Old French comuneté, from Latin communitas, communis, things held in common ~ Oxford Dictionaries (2014) What does it take to make a community? A common interest, obviously. People sharing a common interest naturally come together and share information and [...]

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Discussions

Questions for Discussion Section (Issue #1)

January 25, 2016

What does a Community of Practice (CoP) mean to you? The issue has opened a wide range of possibilities of cultivating CoPs to enhance teaching and learning at HKU and beyond. When reading the literature as well as compiling this issue, we have seen various conceptualisations and [...]

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Foreword

Message & Editorial

Feature Articles

Guest Blogs

Discussions