| Date and Time |
Programme |
Speaker |
13 December 2017
(Wed)
10:30am-12:00pm |
Opening Seminar*
Omniscience Learning Space:
A New Dimension of Learning |
Dr Ricky Ng
Head
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC |
13 December 2017
(Wed)
2:00pm-2:15pm |
Opening Speech* |
Professor Christina Hong
President
Technological and Higher Education
Institute of Hong Kong (THEi), VTC |
13 December 2017
(Wed)
2:15pm-2:45pm |
VPET Seminar*
Medical Technology and Workplace Learning |
Mr Howard Waldner
Dean
School of Health and Public Safety
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology,
Calgary, Canada
|
13 December 2017
(Wed)
2:45pm-3:15pm |
VPET Seminar*
From a Failed Flipped STEM
Classroom to a Flipped Students-
Teacher Relationship: Reflections on a
Journey to Student-partnered
Teaching, Research, and Administration |
Dr Dave Towey
Director of Teaching and Learning
Deputy Head/Associate Professor
School of Computer Science
The University of Nottingham Ningbo China,
China |
13 December 2017
(Wed)
3:15pm-3:45pm |
VPET Seminar*
Staff Professional Development at the
First Sino-foreign University in
Mainland China |
Dr James Walker
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
The University of Nottingham Ningbo China,
China |
13 December 2017
(Wed)
3:45pm-4:15pm |
VPET Seminar*
Vocational and Professional Education and
Training (VPET) in European and Irish Context |
Dr Aidan Kenny
Assistant General Secretary
Teachers’ Union of Ireland, Ireland |
14 December 2017
(Thu)
4:00pm-5:30pm |
Colloquium*
Sustainable Development in VPET |
Dr Aidan Kenny |
Dr Dave Towey |
| Mr Howard Waldner |
Dr James Walker |
Moderator: Dr Ricky Ng
Head
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC |
15 December 2017
(Fri)
11:00am-11:30am |
Sharing Session*
Open Educational Resources (OER) of
VPET Modules,
QESS Funded Project |
Ms Rechell Lam
Senior Education Development Officer
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC
Ms Patsy Leung
Education Development Officer
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC |
15 December 2017
(Fri)
11:30am-12:30pm |
Seminar*
Edu Tech for VPET |
Mr Sunny Mak
Education Development Officer
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC
Ms Ciny Lau
Education Development Officer
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC |
15 December 2017
(Fri)
2:30pm-3:00pm |
Sharing Session#
Open Educational Resources (OER) of
VPET Modules,
QESS Funded Project |
Ms Rechell Lam
Senior Education Development Officer
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC
Ms Patsy Leung
Education Development Officer
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC |
15 December 2017
(Fri)
3:00pm-4:00pm |
Seminar#
Edu Tech for VPET |
Mr Sunny Mak
Education Development Officer
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC
Ms Ciny Lau
Education Development Officer
Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC |
* The session will be conducted in English.
Academic and teaching staff from vocational and professional education and training (VPET) institutions, VPET stakeholders, primary and secondary school leaders and teachers, and general public.
Capacity: 150 for each session
Free admission
Prof. Christina Hong, President of THEi, gives an opening speech to kick off the VPET Conference Series.
Dr Ricky Ng, Head of Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC, delivers an opening seminar to discuss the new dimension of learning.
Mr Howard Waldner introduces the medical technology and its implications for workplace learning in Calgary, Canada.
Dr Dave Towey inspires the audience with his own teaching experience on adopting flipped learning in a STEM classroom in China.
Dr James Walker proposes a framework of staff professional development at the university based on a research project.
Dr Aidan Kenny provides a macro view on VPET development in Europearn and Irish context.
Our honorable speakers reponse to the questions posted on Padlet, an interactive mobile application, during the panel discussion session in the colloquium.
Ms Rechell Lam, Senior Education Development Officer of Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC, presents the concept of open educational resources and showcases the teaching and learning packages funded by QESS.
Ms Patsy Leung, Education Development Officer of Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC, shares her experience on developing open educational resources under a QESS funded Project.
Mr Sunny Mak, Education Development Officer of Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC, presents the latest development of MOOC in VPET context.
Ms Ciny Lau, Education Development Officer of Centre for Learning and Teaching, VTC, illustrates the application of AR/VR for teaching safety in engineering disciplines.
Audience attend the VPET Conference Series at the VPET Theatre and listen to the recent trend of vocational and professional education and training in Hong Kong and other countries.