The Experiential Learning of Sustainability – Division of Landscape Architecture Lunchtime Lecture

Message from Division of Landscape Architecture

Friday, 28 March 2014
Lunchtime Public Lecture
HKU Division of Landscape Architecture

THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OF SUSTAINABILITY
Ms Vincci Mak
Assistant Professor
HKU Division of Landscape Architecture

Abstract:

Sustainability has taken a crucial role in Hong Kong’s education. The HKU Division of Landscape Architecture is currently at the frontier of research and teaching of sustainable development in the region.

This talk will present a research project, “Hong Kong Platforms: Towards a Sustainable City” (HKPL), as a case study to discuss the experiential learning of sustainability.

While global sustainable issues are usually covered in taught courses, HKPL has developed a set of interactive tools for students to bridge the global scale of sustainability issues to their everyday life and the community that they live in. With this set of learning tools, students are able to engage in the study of sustainability in their everyday living environment, relating their own experience to the theoretical understanding of sustainability. The project also has an interactive discussion platform that we hope to nurture an on-going dialogue to discuss issues of sustainability in the future.

www.hongkongplatforms.org

DATE: Friday, 28 March 2014
TIME: 1–2pm
VENUE: KB622, 6/F Knowles Building, Pokfulam Road, the University of Hong Kong

Free pizza and soft drink will be provided.

This lecture is part of ‘The Lay of the Land’, a lecture series hosted by the HKU Division of Landscape Architecture focused on research in progress.

10th Anniversary of Project Mingde (Department of Civil Engineering)

Message from Department of Civil Engineering

Project Mingde, a charity project to build schools and facilities in mainland China, was established by the Department of Civil Engineering at HKU in 2004. It aims to provide education for children in impoverished villages or disaster areas in mainland China and let students contribute to the society by their skills and knowledge. Project Mingde has completed four projects in Guangxi and Sichuan and provided HKU students with opportunities to involve in the design and construction process. Project Mingde is now inviting students from other disciplines to join by different means. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Project Mingde is going to hold an exhibition and a sharing session (Registration) to present its rationale and the messages from students participating in the project.

Please visit the official webpage (http://www.civil.hku.hk/mingde/) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/projectmingde/) of Project Mingde for more details.

For enquiries, please contact us at mingde.comm@gmail.com.

Exhibition

Date: 20-21 March 2014 (Thu-Fri) 10:30am – 7:30pm
22 March 2014 (Sat) 9:30am – 3:30pm
Venue: Covered area outside the Main Library, HKU

Sharing Session

(Registration)

Date: 27 March 2014 (Thu)
Time: 6:00pm (Light refreshment) / 6:30pm – 7:30pm (Sharing)
Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, HKU
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GHELC E-newsletter Issue 11: Making a difference to local communities

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are sharing with you two local experiential learning projects that are taking place this semester. These two projects, CLIT2097 Independent Documentaries: Theory and Practice and ARCH4710 Landscape Practicum demonstrate our University’s efforts in the outreach and collaboration with the local community to increase awareness and to expand an engaged knowledge of the the local territory.

In addition, the Experiential Learning Fund 2014-2015 (First Round) is now open for applications. The application deadline is May 16, 2014. Faculties are welcomed to discuss their experiential learning projects and applications with our team prior to submitting their applications.

Best regards,

Dr. Albert Ko

Director

Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre

The University of Hong Kong

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GHELC E-newsletter Issue 10: Safety and Security in Non-local Experiential Learning Activities

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

As the Reading Week is coming soon, many faculty teachers and students will be traveling outside Hong Kong for various experiential learning activities (field education, research or civic engagement). Therefore, in this latest issue of our e-newsletter, we are sharing with you security and safety tips that will be useful for preparing the trips.

Moreover, on Monday March 3rd (12.45pm – 2.00pm), a student workshop on ‘Safety and Security for Experiential Learning Activities’ will be held for students in providing basic safety and security preparation for students traveling or working in unfamiliar environment. We urge all students participating in experiential learning activities during the Reading Week to join the workshop.

Best regards,

Dr. Albert Ko

Director

Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre

The University of Hong Kong

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GHELC Student Workshops – Safety and Security for Experiential Learning Activities

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All students joining non-local experiential learning activities during the Reading Week are encouraged to join this workshop. The aim of the workshop is to provide basic safety and security preparation for students traveling or working in unfamiliar environment. Students will also be familiarised with necessary techniques and protocol to maintain a well functioning team.

Date: Monday March 3, 2014
Time: 12:45pm – 2:00pm
Venue: LE6, Library Extension
Speakers: Dr. Albert Ko, Director of Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre & Head of Student Development, CEDARS

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GHELC Seminar: Learner-Centered Instruction in Clinical Legal Education by Prof. Richard Roe – 18 Feb

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Street Law, or practical law for laypersons, is a promising approach for educating the public about the law that affects people’s daily lives and developing their civic and academic skills, as well as for meaningful public service and outreach in the community by law schools and law students. Moreover, it is highly effective in developing the lawyering abilities of law students as a matter of clinical legal education.

Professor Roe will conduct a representative participatory activity to introduce the concept and methodology of Street Law. Then, he will ask participants to watch and analyze a 15-minute video that highlights the key elements of an exemplary Street Law class in an inner-city high school in Washington, D.C and illustrates the range of instructional possibilities and values – from instructional methods to learning outcomes. The instructor in the video employs a number of techniques in the context of a mock trial, including a role-play, class participation, direct instruction, guided practice, advocacy, and assessment. Professor Roe will show and discuss the video, focusing on the identifiable components of the highly interactive, participatory, and learner-centered methodology and the learning value to both the law student instructor and the end learners, in this case high school students. The video will be examined from two perspectives: 1) how to conduct an effective Street Law class and teaching in general on a substantive topic, in this case rules of evidence, distilling fundamental methodological principles for Street Law and clinical legal education generally and 2) how law student and layperson engagement in authentic law-related issues can develop and advance lawyering and civic skills. The video was produced by the D.C.Bar Association and its Labor and Employment Section.

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GHELC E-newsletter Issue 9: In conversation with Helen Liu – Create Social Values through Multimedia

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

In this latest issue of our E-newsletter, we are grateful to have Dr. Helen Liu, Assistant Professor of Department of Politics and Public Administration, to share her experience in teaching and learning of the course POLI0098 Nonprofit Management for Political Science undergraduates. She exemplified how to integrate the experiential learning component into the course in which students worked directly with community partners to identify the social values and utilized multimedia tools to promote social values.

On March 25, 2014, our Centre is organising the ‘Experiential Learning @ HKU’ Symposium to share the best practices of teaching and learning of experiential learning courses in HKU, and to provide a platform for fostering university-community engagement. We invite you to join us at the Symposium, where you will be sure to have a meaningful experience.

Best regards,

Dr. Albert Ko

Director

Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre

The University of Hong Kong

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GHELC E-newsletter Issue 8: Refugee Law in Action – Clinical Legal Education Program – Refugee Stream

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

In this issue, we will continue to share best practices in experiential learning in HKU. Faculty of Law, partnering with the Hong Kong Refugee Advisory Centre, offers the Clinical Legal Education Program for students to have training on refugee law and opportunity to practice with real clients in legal consultation. The article exemplifies the feedback from staff and students of the programme and students’ development during the learning process. Last semester, the programme instructors gave a seminar introducing the teaching and learning of the course. We have uploaded the slides and video of the seminar to our website for sharing.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all Faculty members and students a happy Chinese New Year of Horse!

Best regards,

Dr. Albert Ko

Director

Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre

The University of Hong Kong

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GHELC E-newsletter Issue 7: The Story behind Powermart

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

In this issue, we will share the story of an experiential learning course “Business Consulting Practicum” offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics. A group of Business students conducted marketing research and prepared business plan for their client, Hong Kong Rehabilitation Power. The article describes the students’ learning experience, the challenges they encountered during the participation process, and the feedback from the client. With the help from student volunteers, we have prepared a documentary video for sharing with Faculties.

Best regards,

Dr. Albert Ko

Director

Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Centre

The University of Hong Kong

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