How do Students Learn while Serving the Community through Engineering Projects?

Presenter: Prof. Kam-Tim Woo, the recipient of the 2015 UGC Teaching Award and the Associate Professor of Engineering Education of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Date:11 Nov 2015
Time:12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Venue:M1603 (Senate Room), 16/F, Lee Ka Shing Tower

You are invited to a sharing session by Prof Kam-Tim Woo, a recipient of the 2015 University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award. Prof Woo is the associate professor of Engineering Education of the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and is the founding Director of the Centre for Global & Community Engagement. He established a major programme for experiential learning through robotics team competitions.

Since 2007, students have gained 131 prizes and awards for their work under his supervision. He also leads students and colleagues developing advanced applications to the needy in the community which equipped the students with a wide range of critical and career-relevant skills.

Please register in advance as seating is limited.

(light lunch will be ready at 12:15pm outside the Senate Room)

Abstract of the seminar:

Challenging engineering projects such as underwater robotics and mobile apps can be a great way to learn.  It can also be a great way to serve the community with real impact.  But when one objective is focused on learning and another objective is focused on serving, can the two objectives truly be integrated into the same project?  How do you design such a project?  How do you teach the students to do it?  How do you know it is making an impact?  Dr. Tim Woo, UGC Teaching Award recipient in 2015, will be sharing with us his experience in making it happen. 

*This talk is organized by Office of Service Learning, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; co-organized by Faculty of Engineering and Educational Development Centre; sponsored by IEEE-HK SIGHT and Community of Practice on Service-Learning

EDC Coordinator: Josie Csete