This communication skills workshop facilitated by communication expert Michael Campion, empowered students to develop their oral presentation abilities for greater personal and professional success. Michael, a Partner and Head of Corporate Training at Quinlan & Associates, drew upon his extensive … Continued
Dr. Michael Rivera’s course “All You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Humans” demonstrates an innovative approach to teaching essential literacies for public engagement. By incorporating a range of multimodal assessment tasks – from social media posts and school talks to … Continued
The research explored the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools to redefine the boundaries of creative expression and develop students’ literacies. Inspired by Jacques Rancière’s vision of universal creativity, this research project show how students are rapidly becoming fluent … Continued
In partnership with the Children’s Tumour Foundation of Australia, HKU students are leveraging AI-powered multilingual health translation and learning about written and digital literacies at the same time. By translating complex medical information on Neurofibromatosis into accessible formats for minority … Continued
In collaboration with the Common Core, the Centre for Applied English Studies, and local NGOs, HKU students traveled to non-profit schools in Mae Sot on the Thai-Myanmar border to engage young Burmese students who had fled the civil war in … Continued
At the Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) in Innsbruck, Austria, our project team presented their latest findings on enhancing language assessments and literacies teaching. By integrating real-world communication scenarios into the assessments, the presentation highlighted how these innovative techniques could … Continued