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For stipend/benefits and other information on this award, click on the link below.
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Building General Education Curriculum in Hong Kong Universities
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Award #9129
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Category:
Lecturing
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Special Feature: Full-Maintenance Grant
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Number of Awards: 5
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Deadline:
August 1, 2008
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Grant Activity: Teach one course in area of specialization. Consult with colleagues and committees at the host university (and other Hong Kong universities) that have responsibility for developing general education programs and courses for the new 4-year undergraduate program to be implemented in 2012. Participate in a team coordinated by the Hong Kong-America Center that will organize workshops in Hong Kong on general education.
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Specialization(s): Applicants in a variety of disciplines are welcome.
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Additional Qualifications: Experience, preferably in a leadership role, in development of university or college's general education curriculum or first-year program and in presenting faculty workshops on effective modes of teaching and learning.
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Location: Grantees will be affiliated with the Hong Kong-America Center and one of the participating Hong Kong universities.
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Length of Grant: 5 months or 10 months
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Starting Date: September 2009. 10 months strongly preferred, but 5 months are possible in some cases. 5-month grants may start in September 2009 or January 2010
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Comments: The purpose of these awards is to assist Hong Kong universities in their preparations for replacing the current 3-year undergraduate program with a 4-year program that will include general education requirements in September 2012. The major selection criterion for these awards will be the applicant's ability to contribute to the development of new general liberal arts courses that incorporate broad themes of Western and Asian society and culture that will equip Hong Kong students to enter productive civic and economic roles in the 21st century. Faculty in all disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences as well as engineering, policy studies, business, law, the arts, etc. will be considered. Applicants should have strong professional records and broad competence in their academic discipline. They should also have experience (preferably in a leadership role) on a college or university-wide committee that developed an exemplary general education curriculum for American undergraduates as well as experience in developing interdisciplinary courses and in organizing and presenting faculty workshops on effective modes of teaching and learning. Familiarity with curriculum alignment and online teaching strategies will be an advantage. Applicants must be comfortable with active participation in a team coordinated by the Hong Kong-America Center that will be working with the Hong Kong universities. They should also be prepared to engage in a dialogue with their Hong Kong colleagues and write a paper for a published anthology on general education based on their experience in Hong Kong. Please note that while the grant benefits for these awards will be comparable to those provided to other American lecturers to Hong Kong under the Fulbright Program, they will be paid in Hong Kong dollars and disbursed by the Hong Kong-America Center. Individuals who are interested in these awards but who are unable to apply for 2009-10 should note that they will also be offered in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 competitions.
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Staff: Assistant Director David B.J. Adams, 202.686.4021, dadams@cies.iie.org or Program Associate Trevor Foley, 202.686.4025, tfoley@cies.iie.org
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