Good teachers strive to find new ways to expand their instructional repertoire and engage their students. A variety of grants are available for teachers seeking professional development. Among other subjects, these grants offer support for enhancing the teaching quality received by and language proficiency of students; improving online teaching; internationalisation of the curriculum, i.e. the development of collaborative courses/activities with non-local partners; and adopting eLearning and innovative pedagogies.
Teaching Grants
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Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant
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Grant Scheme for Internationalization of Curriculum
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Special Funding Scheme to Enhance Student Engagement and Address Student Learning Needs
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Funding Scheme for Development of the Credit-bearing Service Learning Programme
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Funding Scheme for Engaging Postgraduate Students in Teaching and Teaching Development
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Courseware Development Grant Scheme
Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant
Grant Scheme for Internationalization of Curriculum
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Grant Scheme for Internationalization of Curriculum
In alignment with the University’s strategic development directions of internationalization, a “Conceptual Framework on Internationalization of Curriculum” was developed in 2016 to facilitate internationalization of curriculum (IoC) at programme level. A Grant Scheme for Internationalization of Curriculum has been set up to support the development of collaborative courses with non-local partners; and/or activities that facilitate IoC.
Special Funding Scheme to Enhance Student Engagement and Address Student Learning Needs
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Special Funding Scheme to Enhance Student Engagement and Address Student Learning Needs
The Special Funding Scheme to Enhance Student Engagement and Address Student Learning Needs was approved by the Senate Committee on Teaching and Learning to better engage students in learning and address student learning needs for quality teaching and learning.
Funding Scheme for Development of the Credit-bearing Service Learning Programme
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Funding Scheme for Development of the Credit-bearing Service Learning Programme
The Funding Scheme for Development of the Credit-bearing Service Learning Programme (CSLP) is established with the specific purpose to encourage units to develop formal courses or other non-formal campus service opportunities for implementation of the CSLP, and models or framework in support of the long-term development of CSLP.
Funding Scheme for Engaging Postgraduate Students in Teaching and Teaching Development
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Funding Scheme for Engaging Postgraduate Students in Teaching and Teaching Development
The Funding Scheme for Engaging Postgraduate Students in Teaching and Teaching Development is established to support the implementation of the strategic goal of the University in further engaging postgraduate students in teaching and teaching development.
Courseware Development Grant Scheme
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Courseware Development Grant Scheme
It is allocated by Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG) to facilitate the production of exemplary examples of micro-modules (MMs) and non-MM courseware, the promotion and capacity building for pedagogy research on eLearning, the development of high-quality Small Private Online Courses (SPOCs) from high-quality micro-modules, and the adoption of eLearning and innovative pedagogies. CDGS is managed and monitored by the Sub-Committee on Education Technologies of the University’s IT Governance Committee (ITGC-SET).
