Media gathering with CityU Teaching Excellence Awards winners
We would like to invite you to cover the following event:
Event: Media gathering with CityU Teaching Excellence Awards winners
Date: 28 May 2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 3:00 pm
Venue: Staff Lounge, 9/F,
Five academic staff members will receive Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA) this year. The winners are Mr Dean Fisher from the English Learning Centre, Dr Kam Ping-kwong from the Department of Applied Social Studies, Dr Paul Lam Heung-fai from the Department of Building and Construction, Dr Paul Shin Kam-shing from the Department of Biology and Chemistry, and Dr Tom Vinaimont from the Department of Economics and Finance. TEA was set up to recognise and reward distinguished teachers.
The five winners will talk about their teaching philosophies. Dr Kam encourages students to have faith in social work and make a positive impact on other peoples’ lives. Mr Fisher, who has 23 years of English teaching experience, believes teaching and learning should be student-centered and students should be trained to be independent. Dr Paul Lam unites classroom learning with real life examples to enhance the academic experience. Dr Paul Shin believes students will be more eager to learn when they have “fun” in studying. Dr Vinaimont helps students to manage complicated formulae and learn effectively.
Professor Joseph Cheng Yu-shek, Chairman of the Quality Assurance Committee of CityU, and Professor Christian Wagner, Chairman of the Selection Panel of TEA, will join the gathering to talk about the awards.
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For media enquiries, please contact Zoey Tsang (2788 9411 / 9550 1503) of the Communications Office, CityU.