Student-oriented Teaching and

Seminar
GENA1113
 Outline

• Assessment update (regarding Zoom)

• Missions and ideals of a university;
• Agreeing on groups, presentation topics and
schedule
 Assessment
STOT/Seminar Presentation (50%):
• Performance in presentation (40%) [see below] +
• Group Presentation Evaluation Forms filled for each presentation (10%)

Participation in Discussion and Performance in Class and Evaluation Report

(50%):
• Overall STOT performance, which includes degree of participation in group
discussions, seminar presentation, peer evaluation and the following
discussion (20%) +
• Individual evaluation report, which includes self-reflection on the learning
experiences and achievements after completion of the course (30%)
 Assessment
Performance in presentation (40%):
• Method of delivery (20 marks)
• Spoken delivery avoids monotony;
• Does not read from a paper;
• Does not read from a slide;
• PowerPoints (if used) are efficient.
• Organization (20 marks)
• Uses time efficiently – gets to the point quickly;
• Sets out clear objectives and stays on them;
• Provides helpful opening and closing summaries.
• For Zoom presentations: Enable video please. The presentation recordings
will not be made available to students.
 Ideals of a university
The Humboldtian Model (R. D. Anderson, 2004)
• Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835)
• The goal of the university is Bildung, “personal self-development through
the pursuit of truth”, not vocational training
• University is based on the unity of teaching and research
• “[T]he university is a community of scholars and students engaged in the
task of seeking truth”
• Freedom of teaching for the professors; freedom of learning (reading
whatever they chose and attending whatever lectures they wanted) for
the students;
• Isolation (Einsamkeit) and freedom: the state must provide resources for
universities and refrain from interviewing with
 Ideals of a university
The Academic Code of New Asia College: Philosophy and Principles (excepts)

1. While pursuing knowledge, also learn how to cultivate your moral character.  The two goals are
to be achieved as an integrated whole.
2. While learning lays the foundation for cultivating your moral character, attaining personal
integrity is what motivates you to study.
3. The core of learning, whether to become knowledgeable or to become a person of integrity, is
comprised of love -- love for family, love for teachers and friends, love for country and people,
and love for humanity in general. The efforts of learning are for the purpose of acquiring a
good understanding of human civilization and contributing to the well-being of our society.
4. Discard petty calculations about self-interest, and dispel the shallow notion that schooling is
but a means for seeking qualifications for employment.
5. A job may satisfy personal needs, but a career is aimed at serving people. Determined to work
for the noble cause of serving, you will not find yourself out of a job; being determined merely
to seek a job will not necessarily help you achieve success in serving a cause or building a
career.
 Ideals of a university
• Oakeshott, M. (2003). The Idea of a University. Academic Questions, 17(1),
23-30
• 金耀基 : 〈大學之理念、性格及其問題〉，載《大學之理念》，初版
臺北市 : 時報出版公司， 1983 年，頁 1-23
• 龔克 : 〈學生和學術，誰為大學之本？〉，載《新亞生活》，香港：
香港中文大學新亞書院， 2010 年，頁 15-17 。
• 梁文道、周保松 : 〈大學的價值〉，載《走進生命的學問》，北京 :
三聯書店， 2012 年，頁 151-164 。
• 劉紹麟：〈大學與中學的分別〉、〈「有用」與「冇用」的學科〉，
載《打倒符碌：做個有料大學生》，香港：學生福音團契出版
社， 2003 年，頁 8-20 。
• 丁學良：〈何謂世界一流大學〉，載《什麼是世界一流大學》，北
京：北京大學出版社， 2004 年，頁 10-28 。
 Ideals of a university
• What are your expectations from university studies?

• What is a good professor like?

• What is a good student like?

• What is a good university like?

 Schedule
Meeting 3: 28 February 2020 (Fri):
• Prepare to present a critical summary of one text in item “2. Roles and
Social Responsibilities of University Students ( 大學生的角色及社會責
任 )” and “3. Adjustment to University Life ( 大學生活的適應 )”.
• Try to ensure, as a group, that all texts are covered.

Meeting 4: 6 March 2020 (Fri): Presentation

Meeting 5: 20 March 2020 (Fri): Presentation
Meeting 6: 17 April 2020 (Fri): Presentation
Meeting 7: 24 April 2020 (Fri): Presentation
Agreeing on groups and
presentation topics