China National Arts Fund 2023
EDuIT is thrilled to announce that the China National Arts Fund 2023 has listed the Academy's “Creative Arts Management and Leadership Training in the Greater Bay Area” on its list of approved funding projects. It is a recognition of the Academy's years of hard work and academic success in the field of performing arts education.
This training is designed to empower the next generation of leaders in the performing arts industry with the latest technologies and strategic administration skills, enabling them to drive innovation and shape the future of the sector. Beginning this June, top talents from the creative industry across Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, the Greater Bay Area, and other regions of the Mainland will embark on a cutting-edge two-month intensive training programme. The majority of the program will take place in Hong Kong, where participants will gain advanced skills and knowledge to drive innovation and shape the future of the performing arts industry.
EDuIT team is grateful for the unwavering support of senior management, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the Hong Kong SAR Government in driving innovation and advancing education in the creative industry. Thank you for your continued dedication towards our shared mission.
Upcoming Workshops
Tailor-made ChatGPT Workshop for Complementary Studies
A tailor-made workshop will be offered to Complementary Studies on Apr 12. It equips language teachers with the necessary tools and techniques to harness the power of AI in their classrooms. With AI technologies such as ChatGPT and POE, teachers can enhance their teaching and stay at the forefront of innovative teaching methods. The workshop might be of interest to teachers who deliver similar language courses, e.g. teaching French or Italian to performers.
Following this workshop, additional sessions will be provided for the School of Music and School of Dance to ensure all faculty members have the opportunity to benefit from this valuable training.
Due to the explosive development of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) recently, EDuIT will conduct a survey on the use of AGI tools for teaching and learning purpose. Stay tuned.
iMovie and Shotcut workshops
Just as videos have become an essential part of higher education, basic video editing skills have also become an important skill for educators and students today. In these workshops, participants will learn how to use Shotcut (with multi-OS supports) and iMovie (For iPad and iPhone), both are free tools, to edit videos. Upon completion, participants will be able to cut videos, create transitions, add subtitles, and insert images and music to the videos.
These new skills will help enhance your video presentation and performance.
Shotcut Video Editing Workshop
Date: 20 Apr (Thur), 1:00-2:00 pm (in Cantonese)
Venue: Room X216
Facilitator: Adrian Fu, Senior Multimedia Designer (Audio Visual)
iMovie (for iPhone/iPad) workshop
Date: 27 Apr (Thur), 1:00-2:00 pm (in Cantonese)
Venue: Room X216
Facilitator: Lion Chow, Multimedia Designer (Audio Visual)
Event Highlights
Workshop highlights: ChatGPT Workshop for Academic Staff (16 March)
Thank you all for your enthusiastic support of the workshop on that day. The use of Generative AI is not only a game changer in higher education, but it also sparks many discussions among performing arts educators about the challenges and opportunities for teaching and learning.
EDuIT hopes the session was able to offer some insights and spark some thoughts on Generative AI. Due to requests from schools and teaching units, more customised workshops on the subject will be held.
EDuIT encourages you to talk with us, delivering custom-made seminars for teaching/administrative staff based on the needs of the Schools and departments.
Host of Nvidia and JUCC event
EDuIT had the pleasure to host the Joint Universities Computer Centre (JUCC) Steering Committee Meeting on March 31 afternoon. EDuIT was honoured that Nvidia presented its most recent developments in ChatGPT, Generative Al, BERT, Nvidia Megatron and Metaverse.
Highlights of March events
EDuIT provided video production support for various APA workshops and events, including the Academy Opera "Giulio Cesare" and "A Conversation with Kenny Koo and Benedikt Fohr" presented by the School of Music. Additionally, EDuIT staff received SUA Pilot Training for Advanced Rating by the Civil Aviation Department, granting them the license to operate heavy-duty drones and enhance multimedia capturing for the Academy.
