Professional Development Workshop Series 

Our professional development workshop series intend to foster dynamic conversations regarding education, encompassing topics such as teaching, learning, pedagogic research, and AI literacy. They are designed for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers alike. External/Overseas academics and industry speakers are featured in each workshop. The events are open to all CUHK staff and free to attend; however, registration is mandatory. 

The workshop series resources can be accessed from https://www.cuhk-tlcop.net/resources.  

Academic year 2023-24 
Workshop series 5: Writing Your Teaching and Learning Research 

4 June 2024, 3:30 – 5:00pm (HKT) 

Critical Thinking and Writing

Dr Heather Dyer, Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, UK


7 May 2024, 3:30 – 5:00pm (HKT)

How to Edit Academic Work

Dr Sanjida O’Connell, Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, UK


16 April 2024, 3:30 – 5:00pm (HKT) 

How to Professionalise Your Writing

Dr Sanjida O’Connell, Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, UK


19 March 2024, 3:30 – 5:00pm (HKT)

Critical Thinking and Writing

Dr Heather Dyer, Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, UK

Workshop series 4: AI Literacy for Academics

15 April 2024, 4:30 – 5:30pm (HKT) 

Academic AI Tool Project

Robert Dixon and Dylan Humphreys, Dixon Humphreys


18 March 2024, 3:30 – 5:30pm (HKT)

AI Tools and Bots 

Robert Dixon and Dylan Humphreys, Dixon Humphreys


4 March 2024, 3:30 – 5:30pm (HKT) 

AI Models and Prompt Engineering 

Robert Dixon and Dylan Humphreys, Dixon Humphreys


19 February 2024, 3:30 – 5:30pm (HKT) 

Generative AI vs Retrieval AI

Robert Dixon and Dylan Humphreys, Dixon Humphreys

Workshop recordings are available here.  

Workshop series 3: Quantitative Approaches in Researching Pedagogical Practice 

29 February 2024, 4:00 – 5:30pm (HKT)

Questionnaire Design (Part II)

Dr Pamela Campanelli, The Survey Coach, UK


28 February 2024, 4:00 – 5:30pm (HKT)

Questionnaire Design (Part I)

Dr Pamela Campanelli, The Survey Coach, UK


22 February 2024, 11:00am – 12:00pm (HKT)

Quantitative Methods in Teaching and T&L Research: Making the Most of Your Data 

Dr. ‪John Alexander Wright, The Chinese University of Hong Kong


2 February 2024, 4:00 – 5:30pm (HKT)

Introduction to Computational Text Analysis Using R (Part II)

Dr Tom O’Grady, University College London, UK


1 February 2024, 4:00 – 5:30pm (HKT)

Introduction to Computational Text Analysis Using R (Part I)

Dr Tom O’Grady, University College London, UK

Academic year 2022-23 
Workshop series 2: Thinking Methodologically in Teaching and Learning Research

29 June 2023, 3:30 – 5:30pm (HKT)  

Quantitative Methods for Qualitative Researchers (Part II)

Collaborating affiliation(s): Cardiff University, UK


28 June 2023, 3:30 – 5:30pm (HKT) 

Quantitative Methods for Qualitative Researchers (Part I)

Collaborating affiliation(s): Cardiff University, UK


27 June 2023, 3:30 – 5:30pm (HKT)   

Reflexivity, Positionality and Power

Collaborating affiliation(s): The SCL Agency, UK


23 June 2023, 3:30 – 5:30pm (HKT)  

Qualitative Data Analysis

Collaborating affiliation(s): University of Bath, UK


21 June 2023, 3:30 – 5:30pm (HKT)

Research Designs in Qualitative Research 

Collaborating affiliation(s): University of Bath, UK


19 June 2023, 3:30 – 5:30pm (HKT) 

Thematic Analysis of Qualitative Data

Collaborating affiliation(s): Newcastle University, UK

Workshop series 1: Researching Your Teaching Practice Workshop Series

23 May 2023, 3:00 – 4:30pm (HKT)

Creative Thinking for Researchers

Collaborating affiliation(s): Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, UK


13 April 2023, 3:00 – 4:30pm (HKT) 

Finding your Academic Voice

Collaborating affiliation(s): Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, UK


7 March 2023, 2:30 – 4:00pm (HKT)

Navigating the bumps and turns of scholarly peer review

Collaborating affiliation(s): Nagasaki University, Japan


15 February 2023, 2:00 – 5:30PM (HKT)

Quantitative Ethnography (QE) Masterclass

Collaborating affiliation(s): University of Wisconsin, US and Monash University, Australia


9 February 2023, 3:00 – 4:30pm (HKT)

Writing a Paper with Impact

Collaborating affiliation(s): Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, UK


10 January 2023, 4:00 – 5:30pm (HKT)

Teacher Research: What Is in It for Me?

Collaborating affiliation(s): University of Edinburgh, UK


5 January 2023, 3:00 – 4:30pm (HKT)

Crafting your literature review

Collaborating affiliation(s): Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, UK


30 November 2022, 4:00 – 5:30pm (HKT)

Navigating the Messiness of Journal Peer Review: Decision-making of Early Career Researchers

Collaborating affiliation(s): University of Edinburgh, UK