EdUHK Award Winning Innovations Salon 2020
Date and Time
March 5, 2021 (Friday)
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM (GMT+08:00)
EdUHK Award Winning Innovations Salon (AWIS) 2020
The AWIS is an annual occasion for EdUHK to share with the education professionals and industries highlighted innovations from the University, of which a good harvest of awards has been reaped from exhibitions and competitions in year 2020.
This year, AWIS will go online. The event will cover three main topics – Innovations Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs, Technologies for New Ways of Learning, and Inventions for Healthy Living.
There will be a live webcast of panel discussions with scholars and researchers sharing their innovations, plus a virtual exhibition covering more technical details. It also provides a platform for participants to exchange ideas.
Join us to be inventive and edu-novative to co-create a cohesive community!
Program Agenda:
10:00 Opening Speech by Prof Lui Tai-lok, Vice President (Research and Development)
10:15 Panel Discussion (1) – Innovations Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs
Moderator: Mr Frankie Lo, Chairman, Hong Kong Research Center on Child Learning
Speakers:
· Dr Anna Kam Chi-shan
· Dr Kean Poon Kei-yan
· Dr Kevin Yuen Chi-pun
Department of Special Education and Counselling
11:00 Panel Discussion (2) – Technologies for New Ways of Learning
Moderator: Mr Perkins Ho, Senior Educate BD Manager, Amazon Web
Services, Inc.
Speakers:
· Prof Yeung Yau-yuen, Department of Science and Environmental Studies
· Dr Song Yanjie, Department of Mathematics and Information Technology
· Prof Woo Chi-keung, Department of Asian and Policy Studies
11:45 Panel Discussion (3) – Inventions for Healthy Living
Moderator: Mr Ronald Tse, a technopreneur
Speakers:
· Dr Hung Keung, Department of Cultural and Creative Arts
· Dr Chris Tsang Yiu-fai, Department of Science and Environmental Studies
· Dr Zou Di, Department of English Language Education
12:30 End of Webinar
14:00 Virtual Exhibition (with live chat)