Tag: education
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APSS-led Smart Campus Innovation Project Takes Both Gold Award and Global Education Award at QS Reimagine Awards 2024
PolyU’s “Engage, Empower, Excel: Smart Campus Innovation“, an interdisciplinary team led by Dr Rodney CHU, Senior Lecturer of APSS, achieved significant success at the QS Reimagine Education Awards and Conference 2024 in London. His team not only won the Gold Smart Omnichannel Campus Category Award, but also secured the prestigious Global Education Award – the ultimate recognition…
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Exciting Development: Virtual Assistant TIMS (VAT) by the CSD Team
The CSD team is thrilled to unveil Virtual Assistant TIMS (VAT), an AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot designed to revolutionize learning at PolyU. VAT integrates subject materials and knowledge with instant AI feedback, providing real-time support for students’ academic needs. Key Features of VAT: VAT’s intuitive design ensures accessibility and adaptability, making it a game-changer for education.…
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CSD Student Helpers’ Contribution to Translating Social Work Videos: Enhancing Learning for Future Students
The CSD student helpers have made a significant contribution to the department by translating a collection of APSS Social Work subject videos into English. By adding English subtitles, these students have helped make critical teaching and learning (T&L) materials more accessible to a broader audience. So far, they have successfully translated 30 videos, a remarkable…
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The Commencement of PolyU Fun-Tech Competition – Academic Conference and PolyU Guided Tour
Local Secondary Schools Participated in Guided Tour to PolyU Immersive Environments and Attended the Academic Conference hosted by the CSD. On 28th September 2024, the project team proudly hosted the opening event of the PolyU APSS Funtech Competition 2024, funded by the Innovation Technology Fund. This initiative aims to enhance digital literacy among local secondary…
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Naresuan University, Thailand
On April 24th, 2024, delegates from Naresuan University, Thailand, visited The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) to gain insights into the university’s cutting-edge immersive learning environments. The visit provided a unique opportunity for the Naresuan University team to experience PolyU’s innovative technologies, including the HiVE (Human-Integrated Virtual Environment) and the CAVE (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment),…
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Nanjing University SSBS Visits CSD
The CSD team was honored to welcome a delegation from Nanjing University (NJU) for a meaningful exchange of ideas and experiences. The visit to the CAVE and Digital Studio marked a significant step towards strengthening the partnership between the two universities, facilitating deeper collaboration for the future. During the visit, the NJU delegates were introduced…
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Service Learning Sessions
On the 5th and 6th of July, 2023, Dr. Angel LAI and her students from the Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) organized a series of Service Learning Sessions in the CAVE. These sessions were designed for secondary school students and aimed to promote self-growth and psychological discovery using Virtual Reality (VR) illustrations. The sessions…
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Huazhong University of Science and Technology Visits CSD
The Department of Applied Social Sciences (APSS) recently welcomed a group of Social Sciences students from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). This visit provided the students with a unique opportunity to experience firsthand the innovative technologies integrated into the APSS curriculum, offering them insights into PolyU’s forward-thinking approach to education. Highlights of the…
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Research Team Visit
On June 7th, 2023, Dr. Xue BAI and her research team visited the CAVE to explore the cutting-edge immersive technologies used in the facility. The visit provided the research team with an opportunity to experience how these innovative tools are being integrated into the academic and research environment, with a particular focus on Virtual Reality…
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CSD Supports Students with 360° Video Training for Overseas Attachment Workshop
On May 20, 2023, the CSD team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University provided technical support for students attending the Overseas Attachment Training Workshop. Led by Dr. Raymond TAM and Miss Elaine CHOW, the workshop aimed to equip APSS students with the skills needed to document their overseas fieldwork using 360° video technology. The workshop…
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