Organised by the Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC)
Details of the workshop:
Date : 8 October 2024 (Tuesday)
Time : 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Venue : Learning Lab, Room 321, 3/F Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus, HKU
Speaker : Prof. Mathew Pryor, Associate Professor, Division of Landscape Architecture, HKU
Facilitator : Prof. Luke Fryer, Assistant Director / Associate Professor, TALIC, HKU
Abstract
Teaching exchange can be an effective mechanism for exploring different approaches to the teaching of contemporary issues across programme curricula and at the institutional level, and to gain new perspectives and insights on student learning. In this upcoming seminar, Prof. Mathew Pryor will share the experience of his 100-day teaching exchange (Spring 2024) with the Landscape Department at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden, looking at their multi-disciplinary exploration of urban biodiversity issues, and discusses the changes it has had on his own teaching and pedagogical research.
About the Speaker
Prof. Mathew Pryor is an Associate Professor (Teaching) within HKU’s Faculty of Architecture. He teaches Design Studio as well as technical courses in Landscape & Ecology and Sustainable Development.
In addition to the HKU University Distinguished Teacher Award (2021), he has received awards for teaching excellence and innovation from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (USA), the University Grants Council HK, and Hong Kong University.
His pedagogical research examines the student experience in design studio and enhancing teaching performance through peer observation. He is co-author of Curios, an award-winning virtual learning management system that facilitates online teaching and makes students online learning social, visible, and sharable.
For information, please contact:
Ms. Canice Mok, TALIC
Phone: 3917 6069; Email: tsmok@hku.hk
