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「通識教育何去何從，還有賴一群通識教師一起摸索……
通識教育的路，從來就不可能是一個人走的。」
王永雄博士簡歷
王永雄博士在香港中文大學物理系取得理學士、哲學碩士及哲學博士學位，自1996年起留校執教，現任物理系高級導師，主要研究興趣包括凝聚態物理學及光學。王博士同時對神學有濃厚興趣，並於2004年取得信義宗神學院基督教研究碩士學位。
11年來王博士在中文大學一直積極參與通識教育的教學工作，近年主要教授UGB240M「天文學」一科。這科是最具口碑的通識科目之一，在課程內容和施教方面都很出色，多年來由朱明中教授、郝少康教授、王永雄博士、鄭啟明博士、彭金滿博士和湯兆昇博士等物理系老師共同發展，並分別教授不同組別。UGB240M除介紹有關天文學的科學知識外，更從歷史角度檢視不同的宇宙觀，同時帶領學生思考天文學與其他學科的關係，了解物理學、分子生物學及神學等不同學科對話的可能。
為幫助通識同學容易掌握深入的科學概念，王博士致力建立教材，並靈活設計教學活動，大量運用圖像視訊及即場示範，把抽象的科學概念形象化，並強調科學與日常生活的關係。王博士的教學強調課堂外的學習，除觀星活動外，他也運用網上討論來跟進課堂內容，並常常向學生推薦相關的課外讀物，鼓勵同學發掘堂上課題與自己日常生活的關係，從而建立學生的閱讀興趣及培養他們終身學習的能力。這科目運用多種評核方法，而且向學生提供非常清晰的指引。儘管這科目內容不易掌握，而且對學生的要求非常高，但每年仍吸引大批學生修讀，而且得到學生高度評價，說明了王博士教學之成效。
王永雄博士對中大通識教育貢獻良多。近年物理系推出多項內容充實的通識科目，王博士都參與了課程的發展，功不可沒。王博士更積極介入課堂外的通識活動：舉辦科普講座、撰寫科普著作。2005年，他與鄭啟明博士為
「通識叢書」系列合著了《物理縱橫》一書，深受讀者歡迎，對推動通識發展，起了正面的作用。
“The
future direction of general education depends on us concerned
teachers venturing hand-in-hand...... The path of general education
has never been paved by any individual alone.”
Biography
of Dr Wong Wing Hung
Dr Wong
Wing Hung received his BS, MS and PhD degrees from the Department
of Physics, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He began teaching
in CUHK in 1996, and is currently Senior Instructor in the Department
of Physics. His research interests include condensed matter physics
and optics. Dr Wong has a deep interest in theology, and in 2004
was awarded a Master of Christian Studies degree by the Lutheran
Theological Seminary.
In his
11 years of teaching, Dr Wong has always been active in general
education. In recent years he has been teaching the General Education
course UGB240M: Astronomy, which has been jointly developed and
taught over the years by a teaching team from the Department of
Physics, comprising Professor Chu Ming-Chung, Professor Hark Sui
Kong, Dr Cheng Kai Ming, Dr Pang Kam Moon, Dr Tong Shiu Sing and
Dr Wong himself. The course is masterly in both design and implementation.
It imparts to students not only scientific knowledge alone, but
also different views of the universe in historical perspective,
the philosophy of science and astronomy’s relations to other
disciplines.
In order
to facilitate the learning of general education students, possibly
with little science background, Dr Wong developed course materials
that are well-organized and flexible, also thoughtfully designed
teaching and learning activities, using multimedia materials and
demonstrations to help students to grasp abstract concepts and
the connection between science and daily life. Emphasizing learning
beyond the classroom, Dr. Wong staged stargazing sessions, recommended
good extracurricular books and articles, related the subject matter
to daily life, and in addition hosted a web discussion board on
the Internet to follow up his lectures. These measures were deliberately
designed to help develop students’ interest in reading, and to
cultivate an active interest in life-long learning. Multiple assessment
methods were used with very clear guidelines to students. The
course was rigorously taught; though very demanding for students,
Dr Wong has constantly been rewarded by high enrollment and positive
feedback from the class.
Dr Wong's
contribution to general education has many facets. He played a
pivotal role in developing a number of substantial general education
courses offered by the Department of Physics. Dr. Wong has also
been active in promoting general education outside the classroom
by giving lectures and publishing articles popularizing science.
He co-authored with Dr Cheng Kai Ming Introduction to Physics
(in Chinese), a very well-received book on physics for the General
Education Series.
His innovative
course design and exemplary teaching evidenced during the past
years will undoubtedly continue.
