Appendices

Sub-Committee on Education

Membership

Professor Poon Wai Yin (Chairman, Pro-Vice-Chancellor/Vice-President)
Professor Lai Pan Chiu (Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts)
Professor Dennis Fan (Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), Faculty of Business Administration)
Professor Cecilia Chun (Director, Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research)
Professor Hau Kit Tai (Choh-Ming Li Professor of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education)
Professor Irwin King (Associate Dean (Education), Faculty of Engineering)
Professor Shekhar Kumta (Assistant Dean (Education), Faculty of Medicine)
Professor Chu Ming Chung (Faculty of Science)
Professor Stephen Chiu (Faculty of Social Science)
Professor Lutz-Christian Wolff (Dean of Graduate School)
Mr. Duncan Kwan (Student Representative)
Miss Michelle Wong (Student Representative)
Ms. Kitty Yu (Secretary, Senior Assistant Registrar)

To advise the University's Strategic Planning Committee on strategic planning in relation to the University's overall development on education, and the teaching and learning activities and initiatives undertaken by the University.
To oversee, for advice to the Strategic Planning Committee, matters pertaining to the development of undergraduate and postgraduate curricula, as well as the continuous evaluation and improvement of the curricula.
To advise on the implementation of innovative pedagogies, including online teaching and learning methods, and forms of assessment that are conducive to the provision of quality education to students.
To give advice on professional development programmes for teaching staff and promote teaching excellence.
To advise on the student support system, including learning resources and infrastructure, for promotion of a rich student learning environment.
To formulate proposals, for recommendations to the Strategic Planning Committee, with regard to the following four priority areas for planning and development of teaching and learning policies and initiatives: (1) updates and review of curricula for quality assurance and enhancement; (2) eLearning initiatives; (3) distance learning courses for self-financed taught postgraduate programmes; and (4) joint flagship programmes.
To identify aspects that can be further refined for promotion of high quality teaching and learning across the University.