Brief write-up
Project objectives
• To equip students with both knowledge and experience in science education during their undergraduate study.
• To maintain a close relationship with the local education sector through continuous partnership.
Activities, process and outcomes
• Design and implementation of the service-learning course.
• Collaborations with secondary schools were established. Students will serve as interns.
• A series of pre-service training activities were developed to equip students with knowledge and experience before the internship.
Deliverables and evaluation
• 1 Chemistry elective course was established. Students are assessed based on (i) internship performance and (ii) reflection reports.
• 3 types of pre-service training activities are developed for implementation in each year: (i) sharing session given by an experienced educator; (ii) teaching workshop held by frontline teachers; (iii) student-oriented design and implementation of STEM workshop.
Dissemination, diffusion, impact and sharing of good practices
• Course information are available in Department webpage to enhance the dissemination to other units and to students.
• Experience of engagement of Students as Partners in the design and implementation of teaching activities could be shared through workshops or informal communication.
Impact on teaching and learning
• This project explored and evaluated the possibility of including non-formal teaching activities in a credit-bearing course, where the activities can be led by professionals other than CUHK staff, for example, experienced teachers from the local education sector.
• Non-formal teaching activities could be good add-ons to provide an opportunity for students to develop general skills not covered by the major curriculum.
