项目简介
Evidence-based approach to teaching English as a foreign language in higher education in the AI Era is a three-day intensive summer course designed for university teachers specialising in English language teaching as a common core course.
This course explores the transformative impact of generative AI and emerging technologies on language education in higher education. Through a series of workshops, interactive sessions, and collaborative activities, participants will gain practical insights into the issues and challenges for language education, integrating AI tools into teaching practices, advancing scholarship of teaching and learning, and fostering student engagement and motivation in the context of rapidly evolving technological landscapes.
This course will provide an opportunity for participants to engage with innovative practices, meet with HKU colleagues from similar fields, and collaborate with peers to design pedagogical studies to support their evidence-based approach to language education.
项目目标
Upon completing the course, the participants will be able to:
1. Evaluate the challenges and needs for language education to meet the evolving needs of higher education.
2. Utilise AI and digital tools to enhance teaching practices in language education and critically evaluate their ethical and practical implications.
3. Implement scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) projects to improve teaching effectiveness and student learning outcomes in language education.
4. Develop a teaching-research nexus for better career development.
5. Implement evidence-based strategies to cultivate student interest and engagement in language learning in the AI era.
项目日程
JULY 14
• Arriving in Hong Kong
• Hotel check-in
JULY 15 AM
• Welcome by the Vice President of HKU
• Campus tour
• Issues and challenges in language teaching in the era of generative AI
JULY 15 PM
• Advancing scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education
JULY 16 AM
• Advancing scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education
JULY 16 PM
• A visit to CUHK
• Fostering student engagement and motivation in the context of rapidly evolving technological landscapes
JULY 17 AM
• Designing a communication-intensive language course
• Multimodality in technology-supported L2 education
JULY 17 PM
• Collaborative research-teaching nexus project presentations (in groups)
• Award ceremony & closing remarks
JULY 18
• Returning home
*We are committed to delivering the sessions in in-person delivery mode as detailed in the programme rundown; however, please be aware that adjustments (e.g. shifting to online mode, changes in the speakers / topics) may occur due to unexpected circumstances.
教学团队
Dr. Jannie Roed
Dr. Jannie Roed is the Director of the Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC) at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). With a distinguished career spanning the UK and Hong Kong, Jannie brings extensive expertise in university teachers’ professional development, leadership, teaching development, and mentorship.
She is the coordinator of the HKU AdvanceHE Fellowship Scheme (formerly the Higher Education Academy). She currently also directs the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, driving excellence in academic practice and educator development. She oversees the professional development of university teachers at the university level.
Prof. Lily Min Zeng
Prof. Lily Zeng is an Assistant Professor at the Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC) and Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). She had taken on leadership roles in coordinating and delivering key professional development programmes at HKU and created a widely acclaimed MOOC on university teaching, which has been translated into 22 languages.
At TALIC, her current roles mainly include teaching in the Postgraduate Certificate programme for HKU teachers and overseeing the Senior Fellowship category within HKU AHE Fellowship Scheme. Her recent research interests and publications focus on the professional development of university teachers, the learning experiences of students in higher education, and adaptive learning.
Prof. Lianjiang Jiang
Prof. Lianjiang Jiang (George) is an Assistant Professor of language and literacy education at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. He is Deputy Director of the Consortium for Research on Language Policy and Practice (CRLPP) at HKU.
His expertise is in multimodality and multiliteracies, with a focus on digital multimodal composing, multimodal assessment / feedback, and digital pedagogies. He works extensively on digital multimodal composing as a valid literacy activity in second language classrooms. He is also the creator of the genre-based model to evaluate digital multimodal composing.
He is the Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator of research grants funded by the Research Grants Council and Education Bureau in Hong Kong. He is an awardee of the Macao Humanities and Social Sciences Research Outstanding Achievement Award. He was listed in the World's Top 2% Most-cited Scientists by Stanford University Ranking. He was also listed as an HKU Scholar in the Top 1% by Clarivate Analytics.
Dr. Carson Ka Shun Hung
Dr. Carson Ka Shun Hung is a Lecturer and E-learning Technologist at the Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC), The University of Hong Kong. He specialises in educational technology and generative AI integration in higher education.
He has delivered AI workshops on GenAI toolkit applications, AI agent development with n8n, custom chatbot building, GenAI-enhanced pedagogy design, and discipline-specific GenAI implementation in teaching, learning and assessment. He has led TDG introduction sessions and walk-in clinics for Generative AI innovation projects. He supports technology-enhanced learning initiatives and provides pedagogical guidance for academics across faculties.
Prof. Ronnel B. King
Prof. Ronnel B. King is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he leads the Positive Psychology and Education Lab. His research focuses on the factors that underpin motivation, socio-emotional learning, and well-being. He is also keen on leveraging positive psychology / education interventions to enhance these optimal states.
He has published more than 250 journal articles on these topics in the top-ranked journals in educational psychology. He is recognised as one of the most prolific educational psychology researchers in Asia and globally, and his citations are at the top 0.05% in the field. He is currently Associate Editor of the British Journal of Educational Psychology, Psychology in the Schools, and The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. He will lead his team to contribute to this programme.
Dr. Michelle Raquel
Dr. Michelle Raquel is a Senior Lecturer at HKU's Centre for Applied English Studies, holding a PhD in Education and bringing over 20 years of higher education experience. Her pedagogical expertise centres on curriculum design, communication skills integration, and English for specific purposes. As Project Leader of HKU's Communication-intensive Courses initiative since 2018, she leads a university-wide effort to embed communication competencies across the curriculum, building faculty capacity and communities of practice.
She has designed multiple English disciplinary courses, chaired the CAES Teaching and Learning Quality Committee, and was part of the team that launched the Writing Across the Curriculum programme at HK Polytechnic University. She also has over 15 years of project management experience across large-scale inter-institutional initiatives and has secured over HKD 20 million in competitive grants. Her scholarship explores innovative pedagogies, diagnostic and classroom-based assessment, and ESP testing. She co-edited Routledge's Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volumes I and II.
*Additional experts who will be involved will be announced once their time slots are confirmed.
合作院校介绍
在中国香港您可感受：
l 世界先进高等教育环境的熏陶
l 多元文化的社会交流
l 真实英语环境的浸泡
l 宜居宽容的城市氛围
l 美丽清洁的自然环境
l 高效有序的社会运行机制
香港大学
l 2026年QS排名全球第11位，较上年提升6位
l 多学科跻身全球前列，科研水平卓越，教育学长期稳居世界前5
l 教学体系接轨全球，学术环境包容多样
l 校园环境雅致，地理位置优越，毗邻香港岛核心区
TALIC
The Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC) is a central teaching and learning centre at the University of Hong Kong.
It serves as a distinguished resource hub dedicated to advancing best practices in higher education on local, regional, and global scales. With a vision to set the benchmark for teaching excellence, the centre works collaboratively with educators across disciplines and universities, fosters a community of practice among teachers, and encourages evidence-based approaches.
Aligned with the University's strategic objectives, it is committed to enhancing the quality of the student learning experience through holistic and innovative solutions, showcasing innovative teaching methodologies and the scholarship of teaching and learning worldwide, providing professional development tailored for university teachers at early and mid-career stages, and offering consultations for teachers to address diverse educational needs.
The centre proudly hosts the first accredited AdvanceHE Fellowship scheme in Hong Kong and a highly-rated MOOC on university teaching available on Coursera.