2021 QS Reimagine Education Award winners
Three project teams from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) celebrate victorious achievements at the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2021. Two teams have won Gold in the category of life sciences and hybrid learning, while one team won bronze under ICT Tools for Teaching, Learning and Support.
Recognised as the 'Oscars' in Education, the Reimagine Education Awards' extended panel of over 200 international judges select winners with innovation, scalability, efficacy, and uniqueness as the criteria of achieving outstanding standards. The winning HKU projects are:
2021 QS Reimagine Education Gold Award (Hybrid Learning)
Project title: Breaking disciplinary Silos with Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP): An e-Mart approach
Representatives: Dr George Lim Tipoe, Dr Fraide A. Ganotice Jr.
Using team-based case-oriented discussion that is facilitated by Open edX with learning analytics, the IPECP programme provides opportunities for students from 12 programmes in six Faculties to learn about, from, and with one another. The programme prepares students in health-related disciplines with skills to provide future quality care, even in times of health crisis.
For the full list of Team Content Experts, please click here.
2021 QS Reimagine Education Gold Award (Life Sciences)
Project title: Cardiac Imaging Massive Open Online Course
Representative: Dr Ming-Yen Ng
Cardiac imaging is critical in diagnosing, ruling out and managing cardiac disease. Being the first ever cardiac CT and MRI MOOC that provides a postgraduate certificate (CT & MRI combined), it uses a blended learning approach with high quality video/animation production, internationally recognised expert speakers, discussion forum, multiple choice questions, chatbot and interactive games in multiple languages.
For the full list of Team Content Experts, please click here.
2021 QS Reimagine Education Bronze Award (ICT Tools for Teaching, Learning and Support)
Project title: Digital Exhibition Space (DES)
Representatives: Mr Mathew Robert Pryor, Ms Lynn Hanyuning Lin
Digital Exhibition Space (DES) is a pedagogical innovation based on the creative use of 3D virtual technologies to generate socialised e-learning laboratory, in the form of a gallery exhibition, to make learning process and outcomes visible. Students learn and achieve learning objectives by working together to build and curate presentations of their coursework, and by visiting and giving feedback on classmates' work.
