{"id":994,"date":"2019-01-06T09:12:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-06T09:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/Exhibz\/?page_id=994"},"modified":"2024-06-12T16:08:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:08:56","slug":"about-hktea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/symposium.hktea.edu.hk\/about-hktea\/","title":{"rendered":"About HKTEA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"994\" class=\"elementor elementor-994\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cb5d74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cb5d74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d7d27f\" data-id=\"4d7d27f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aeda45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-exhibz-title\" data-id=\"7aeda45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"exhibz-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n    <div class=\"title-section-area\">\r\n        <h2 class=\"section-title\">\r\n            <span class=\"sub-title\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\tAbout HKTEA        <\/h2>\r\n\t\t                    <\/div><!-- Section title -->\r\n    \r\n    \r\n\r\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dac5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8dac5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To further emphasise the importance of high-quality teaching and enhance the impact of the UGC Teaching Award, the UGC initiated the Hong Kong Teaching Excellence Alliance (HKTEA) in 2019 and provides regular funding to support its operation. The HKTEA cultivates a network enabling UGC Teaching Award Fellows to collectively play a sustained role in promoting teaching excellence in and beyond the UGC sector.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The objective of HKTEA is to promote best teaching practices, to nurture academic leaders who have the capability and commitment to enhance teaching and learning, and to foster a culture of recognizing good teaching in the UGC sector.\u00a0 The objective is achieved via 4 strategic areas:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To build the HKTEA brand name through signature activities benefitting a large number of members and teachers<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To work hand-in-hand with the UGC to find synergies in promoting teaching excellence<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To build capacity for sustainable impact by engaging a group of active members and committed teachers, and to enhance their interactions and professionalism<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To embrace an evidence-based, self-reflective and pragmatic approach to planning future development<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Contact us at\u00a0<u><i>symposium@hktea.edu.hk<\/i><\/u>\u00a0for any inquiries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df761f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4df761f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hktea.edu.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About HKTEA To further emphasise the importance of high-quality teaching and enhance the impact of the UGC Teaching Award, the UGC initiated the Hong Kong Teaching Excellence Alliance (HKTEA) in 2019 and provides regular funding to support its operation. 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