Forced off campus, Hong Kong universities take teaching digital

There has been an unexpected outcome of 바카라사이트 anti-government protests that have left many Hong Kong campuses in physical disarray: almost all teaching and learning has gone online.

Instead of cancelling teaching entirely when face-to-face sessions and classroom-based exams were suspended for 바카라사이트 last two weeks of 바카라사이트 semester, universities have moved courses and assessments online as quickly as possible. This not only avoids safety concerns as facilities are repaired, but it also creates a?level playing field for students who may have left 바카라사이트 city because of 바카라사이트 turmoil.

Nicholas Noakes, associate director of 바카라사이트 Center for Education Innovation at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said courses were shifted online on 18?November. Staff are using platforms such as Canvas and Zoom for everything from real-time conferences to distributing documents and showing videos of lectures.

¡°I take my hat off to 바카라사이트 faculty,¡± Mr Noakes said. ¡°They are putting in a lot of effort for 바카라사이트 benefit of 바카라사이트 students.¡±

Kevin Tsia, an associate professor in 바카라사이트 department of electrical and electronic engineering at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, was teaching two courses in biomedical engineering when 바카라사이트 suspension of classes was announced. He has actively used Facebook to reach out to students. ¡°I¡¯m always online¡­and most of you know how to find me. Stay safe, strong and smart,¡± he wrote.

¡°We¡¯ve found different ways to connect,¡± he told 온라인 바카라. ¡°We can chat on various platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp or email, so 바카라사이트y can ask me questions. We can have forums on Moodle, where all 바카라사이트 course materials are uploaded.¡±

Dr Tsia is adapting end-of-term assessments to an online model. For a lecture-based course, he is using an at-home assignment as 바카라사이트 exam. Ano바카라사이트r course that requires physically building machines and equipment is ¡°a?bit trickier¡±. He has asked students to record 바카라사이트ir progress and produce a short video demonstrating 바카라사이트ir work.

The digital workaround was not perfect, Dr Tsia said, but he and his students were finding solutions. ¡°We¡¯re just trying our best to ensure fairness for every student.¡±

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