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HKU weekly notice (from July 1 to July 9, 2016)

30 Jun 2016

 

Sharing Session cum Prize Presentation Ceremony of “Reading Battle” Stories of the Seven 300s
Funded by the Quality Education Fund since 2013, the project “Reading Battle” aims to strengthen reading comprehension ability of primary school students through engaging them in an interactive e-quiz cloud service, Reading Battle, as post-reading activities.

Reading comprehension questions on a collection of quality children’s literature were developed with scaffolding support on Reading Battle. Then after reading the respective children’s literature, students attempt a quiz with questions which are well-tailored and designed for primary school students. With instant feedback, students can self-check if they have successfully grasped the meaning of the literature. It also enables teachers to have a good understanding of their students’ reading habit and progress. Reading Battle is accessible via web browsers, or available on iOS or Android.

Reading Battle has proven to be very successful in motivating students to read and to enhance their reading ability. Up to now, around 50 institutions have joined the scheme. A Sharing Session cum Prize Presentation Ceremony will be held and members of the media are welcome to cover the event. Details and programme are as follows:

Date:              July 4, 2016 (Monday)
Time:              2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Venue:            T2, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong
Language:      Cantonese

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Emily Cheung, Senior Manager (Development and Communications) (Tel.: 2219 4270 / E-mail: emchy@hku.hk); or Ms Wendy Wu (Tel: 3917 0380 / E-mail: wendywu@hku.hk).

“Self-Directed Learning in Science (SDLS) Student Award Scheme 2016 – The Young Scientists’ Party”
“Self-Directed Learning in Science with e-Learning Support for Learner Diversity and Smooth Primary-Secondary Transition (SDLS)” is a University-School Support Programme funded by the Education Bureau, and hosted by the Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE), Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. This is a three-year (2014-2017) project, aiming to provide support to teachers and schools to implement self-directed learning (SDL) in the Science Key Learning Area (KLA) in the upper primary (P4-6) General Studies and lower secondary (S1-3) Integrated Science subject in Hong Kong schools. The ultimate, overarching goal is to nurture and develop students’ self-directed learning ability and equip them to become confident and capable life-long learners in the 21^st century so as to improve students’ self-efficacy and achieve smooth transition from primary to secondary school education in the science KLA. For details, please visit our website: http://sdls.cite.hku.hk.

The Students Award Scheme (the Scheme) is a signature event for students in our participating schools (both primary and secondary) to showcase and celebrate a wide range of their achievements on self-directed learning progress and outcome, e-learning and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related areas on their learning in General studies and Science learning. Apart from this, teachers and principals will also share their practical experiences in their learning design as well as school implementation to serve as a hub for the promotion of SDL, e-Learning and STEM education among schools.

There are 30 schools participating in this project this year and all are invited to attend the Scheme, which is designed in accordance with self-directed learning elements. Through the Scheme, we aim to help teachers to better understand about self-directed learning and to encourage students to work more on knowledge building. There will be both within-school awards and inter-school grand award to encourage and recognize the good work of teachers and students.

Media representatives are cordially invited to cover “SDLS Student Award Scheme 2016 - The Young Scientists’ Party” and details are as follows:

Date:      July 9, 2016 (Saturday)
Time:      9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Venue:   Rayson Huang Theatre and Rooms 101 & 104, 1/F, Runme Shaw Building, HKU

Programme Rundown:

Time	Activity	Venue
9:00 am - 9:15 am	Registration	Rayson Huang Theatre Foyer
9:15 am - 9:25 am	Welcoming Speech by Prof. Nancy Law	Rayson Huang Theatre
9:25 am - 11:00 am	Students Poster Session and Sharing	Rooms 101 & 104, 1/F, Runme Shaw Building
11:00 am - 11:15 am	Break	Rayson Huang Theatre Foyer
11:15 am - 11:55 am	Winner Presentation	Rayson Huang Theatre
11:55 am - 12:40 pm	Sharing of Principals and Teachers	Rayson Huang Theatre
12:40 pm - 1:00 pm	Results Announcement, Prize & Certificates Presentation	Rayson Huang Theatre

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Emily Cheung, Senior Manager (Development and Communications), Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 2219 4270 / fax: 2540 6360 / email: emchy@hku.hk).

Science, Mathematics, and Art (SMArt) Project 2016 Exhibition at HKIA

Period: Now until July 14

The largest exhibition of the Science, Mathematics, and Art (SMArt) Project 2016, co-organised by the Faculty of Science of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), is now being held at the Hong Kong International Airport. The exhibition showcases the artworks inspired by science and mathematics, as well as the videos which illustrated the creation process. STE(A)M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) is a global trend in education. This exhibition will demonstrate the effort in this direction by the University and HKSTP, which will be shown to hundreds of thousands locals and tourists arriving or departing Hong Kong every day.

The SMArt Project 2016 aims to inspire more students to appreciate the intrinsic relationship between science, mathematics, technology, and art, through a series of interactive lectures and workshops. About 100 junior secondary school students from 40 secondary schools gathered to get SMArt about sugar art, pinhole photography, magnetic fluid, water-hating surfaces, ceramic art, as well as fractal structure on 16^th and 17^th January.

This exhibition was presented earlier in MTR Central station, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, HKSTP, HKU and ten local  secondary schools.

Venue: Aisle A, Level 7, Departure Hall, T1, Hong Kong International Airport

For more information about the SMArt Project, please visit www.scifac.hku.hk/smart/.

For enquiries about the project, please contact Dr Benny Ng at Phone: 5410 3822 / 3917 4594 E-mail: ngbenny@hku.hk.

Exhibitions at the HKU Main Library refurbished atrium
Painting Everyday Life in Myanmar exhibition

Period: June 13 to September 9, 2016

In coordination with Ian Holliday, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at The University of Hong Kong and his Thukhuma collection, The University of Hong Kong Libraries will exhibit a collection of contemporary paintings by Myanmar artists.

About the collection
The Thukhuma collection is personal and partial. It does not display the full range of paintings now being produced by Myanmar artists, and certainly there are major gaps. The guiding principle is to present multiple artistic perspectives on a society in transition. Most of the paintings thus date from the past few years. http://thukhuma.org/

Venue: 2/F Atrium/Exhibitions Area, Main Library, HKU

Media Contact:  Mr. Gary Chin, Tel: 2859 2211 / Ms. Marina Yeung, Tel: 2859 8903

UMAG exhibitions
1. Mexican Modernity: 20th-Century Paintings from the Zapanta Mexican Art Collection

Period: June 3, 2016 (Friday) to August 14, 2016 (Sunday)

Mexican Modernity displays, through 40 paintings, the development of painterly styles and social representations of Mexico, from the more European influenced compositions to predominantly indigenous themes that regularly appeared as liberal Mexico sought to distinguish itself from its Spanish colonial past. The exhibition aims to introduce the different, and at times unique styles, such as muralist art and neomexicanismo, and to highlight the importance that Mexican local painters played in the development of neo-expressionist and postmodern art, as well as the colour palette and compositions that are today celebrated as significant contributions.

Venue: 1/F T.T. Tsui Building, UMAG, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam

2. Never-before-seen collection Black Tigers: Special Exhibition of Selected Rubbings from UMAG

Period: May 12, 2016 (Thursday) to July 3, 2016 (Sunday)

Rubbings are inked impressions on paper that have been reproduced from engravings or reliefs. In addition to their long history, rubbings are one of the key ways in which to preserve the calligraphy, culture and history of imperial China. Rubbings are also known as “black tigers”, a term that refers to their generally dark colour and the inherent difficulty in authenticating the rubbings—a challenge that can prove to be as tricky as dodging an attacking tiger’s bite. Rubbings are categorised according to the objects from which they are taken, ranging from pictures and characters on ancient cliffs to steles, epitaphs, bronzes, coins and bricks.

Highlights of the current exhibition include an exceptional rubbing believed to be Tang Dynasty Emperor Taizong Li ShiminA.D.599–649) ’s war horse, a rare Southern Song dynasty stone inscription from Joss House Bay in Hong Kong, an exquisite depiction of a female figure and numerous canonical calligraphic examples from steles, tombs and mountainsides of various periods.

Venue: 2/F, Fung Ping Shan Building, UMAG, HKU, 90 Bonham Road, Pokfulam

Opening Hours:
09:30 – 18:00 (Monday to Saturday)
13:00 – 18:00 (Sunday)
Closed on University and Public Holidays

Tel/Email: (852) 2241 5500 (General Enquiry) / museum@hku.hk
Admission: Free
Website: www.hkumag.hku.hk
For guided tours and other exhibition-related activities, please click here.

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Media enquiries:
UMAG Communication Officer Miss Elena Cheung, Tel: (852) 2241 5512, Email: elenac@hku.hk.