To encourage wider adoption of virtual teaching and learning (VTL) and to sustain strategic development of VTL for longer-term, the UGC and the Quality Assurance Council introduced in 2021 a Special Grant for Strategic Development of Virtual Teaching and Learning.
The overall objective of the Special Grant is to steer and support the strategic move towards more intensive and systematic adoption of VTL in the medium to long run by the entire UGC sector.
The Special Grant is comprised of two portions – (i) a portion for institutional initiatives and (ii) project proposals for inter-institutional collaborative activities (IICAs). A list of initiatives and projects supported at HKBU is summarised as follows:
Institutional VTL Initiatives
Broad Category: Governance Frameworks, Assessment Methods, Quality Assurance Systems and Professional Best Practices of VTL
| Title of Initiative | Implementation Party | |
| 1. | A Brief Proposal on the Ethics of Privacy Issues in Virtual Teaching and Learning | Dr Benedict CHAN (REL) |
| 2. | Making Virtual Learning Real in Translation Technology and Beyond | Prof Mark SHUTTLEWORTH (TIIS) |
| 3. | Exploration of Strategies, Assessment Methods, and Platforms to Prevent Plagiarism in Online Examinations | MATH |
| 4. | Accelerating Student Success and Performance in a Sustainable VTL Environment through Effective Quality Assurance | CHTL |
| 5. | The Rise of Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment for Effective VTL | CHTL |
Broad Category: Enrichment of the Overall Educational Experience of Virtual Learning
| Title of Initiative | Implementation Party | |
| 6. | ‘Virtual Board’: Hybrid Delivery and Display for Enhanced Teaching and Learning | Dr Angela HE (ENG) |
| 7. | Digital Humanities Channel | Dr Daisy TAM (HMW) |
| 8. | Enhancing International Students’ Online Learning Experience and Virtual Exchange | Prof Kwai Cheung LO (HMW) |
| 9. | Development of Hong Kong Virtual Stock Exchange Game | ACLW & ITO |
| 10. | Development of Virtual Field Trip Teaching Package for Biology Undergraduate Students | Dr Patrick YUE (BIOL) Dr Anna LEUNG (BIOL) |
| 11. | Enhancement of Students’ Practical Skills in Organic Chemistry and Analytical Sciences using Online Learning Platform | Dr Koon Sing HO (CHEM) Dr Chi Sing LEE (CHEM) |
| 12. | Interactive Intelligent Computer Virtual Lab | COMP |
| 13. | Development of an Online Virtual Learning Platform for Chinese Medicine Students | CMTR |
| 14. | Development of Online Virtual Learning Platform of Authentication of Chinese Materia Medica (CMM) for Bachelor of Pharmacy in Chinese Medicine Students: Taxonomic, Macroscopic, Microscopic, Physical and Chemical Approaches | SCM |
| 15. | VTL Pedagogical Development for Interfacing Student Learning and Social Realities | Prof Daniel LAI (SOSC) Prof Sandy LI (SOSC) |
Broad Category: New Strategies, Pedagogies, Platforms and Facilities in Pursuit of Longer-term Visions on VTL
| Title of Initiative | Implementation Party | |
| 16. | Pilot Scheme for Developing Audio-Based Teaching and Learning | Dr Yiu Fai CHOW (HMW) |
| 17. | Developing an Online Learning Platform for Annotating Model Texts and Giving Feedback to Student Writing | Dr Simon WANG (LC) |
| 18. | The Implementation of a Flipped Classroom in the Putonghua Core Course: LANG1026 Practical Putonghua | LC |
| 19. | Virtual Teaching and Learning for Interpreter Training and Beyond | TIIS |
| 20. | Global Distributed New Music Workshop Series | MUS |
| 21. | Building the Capacity of Research-Informed Teaching and Learning in the Virtual T&L Context | Prof Kara CHAN (COMD) Prof Gina LAI (SOC) Prof Noel SIU (MKT) |
| 22. | Cases in Chinese Internet Studies (CICIS) | Prof Steve GUO (JOUR) Dr Vincent HUANG (COMS) Dr Angela WANG (JOUR) |
| 23. | Zoom Vision Switcher System for Online and Hybrid Class Delivery | Dr Robert ELLIS-GEIGER (AF) |
| 24. | Virtual Learning, Real Education (VLRE) | Dr Regina CHEN (COMS) Dr Vincent HUANG (COMS) Dr Florin SERBAN (COMS) |
| 25. | Videolization and Visualization of Teaching Materials to Enhance Online Teaching and Learning of Skill-Based Contents and Facilitate Staff Development of Hong Kong Baptist University | Ms Bonnie CHIU (COMD) Mr Dean COX (COMD) Dr Paolo MENGONI (COMD) Mr Michael ROBINSON (COMD) |
| 26. | Digital Archive of Exemplary Student Works from the Department of Communication Studies | Mr Henry FUNG (COMD) Ms Jessie KO (COMD) |
| 27. | Location Agnostic Teaching and Learning Eco System for the Creative Arts | AVA |
| 28. | Virtual Computer Lab for VTL | ITO |
Broad Category: Integration of VTL into Scenarios such as Practicum and On-site Training
| Title of Initiative | Implementation Party | |
| 29. | An Experimental Platform with Mobile Devices and Smart Sensors for Scientific Experiments and Smart City | PHYS |
| 30. | Integrating Service-Learning and VTL Technologies: A Collaborative Project with Teachers and Community Partners | CISL |
Inter-institutional Collaborative Activities
| Project Title | Lead University | HKBU’s Project Leader | Partners | |
| 1. | Advancing the Learning and Teaching of Academic Integrity and Ethics through Augmented Reality Learning Trails for VTL | HKBU | Dr Theresa KWONG (CHTL) | EdUHK, CUHK, PolyU and UIC |
| 2. | AI-assisted Virtual Presentation Skills Training | PolyU | Ms Vicky MAN (LC) | HKBU, CityU |
| 3. | VTL Support on KEEP VISUAL Framework | CUHK | Dr Gray HO (CHEM) Dr Jean LAI (COMP) | HKBU |
| 4. | Using Learning Analytics of Course Learners in the Moodle Learning Management System for Informed Decisions of Teachers | EdUHK | CHTL | HKBU |
| 5. | Establishing Effective Virtual Teaching Strategies to Support Learning beyond the Classroom | CUHK | CHTL | HKBU, CityU, HKUST |
| 6. | “Keep the conversation going!” – Providing Efficient Feedback and Communication Approaches between Students and Teachers in-class, Out-of-class and Virtual Learning | HKU | CHTL | HKBU |