The Centre for Educational Development (CED) is an agency designated by the
Academic Board (now the Senate) in September 1984 in response to special
consultant's report.  The model of CED is considered appropriate to
facilitate the development of teaching and learning within an institution
espousing the whole-man education ideal.  The CED's role extends into two
main areas: a) services in the provision of teaching and learning resources
- equipment, software, and assistance with their use; b)development
programmes particularly in respect of teaching and learning.  Closely linked
with these is curriculum development.

The operations include administrative tasks (e.g. service booking, materials
and equipment acquisition , cataloguing and inventory); University-wide
services (e.g. video, slide and audio tape programmes); learning laboratory
(e.g. language and other media booths); development programmes (e.g.
seminars and workshops for faculty and staff, students development
programmes, research on teaching and learning.)

Audio and visual equipment available University-wide include cassette
recorders, photographics equipment, amplifier system, tape duplication and
editing facilities, overhead projectors, slide projectors, filmstrip
projectors, 8mm and 16mm film projectors, and closed-circuit television
systems.  The CED also holds an information resources collection.  There
are a teaching aids production station, project room, software library and
hardware store as well as special AV classrooms.  The Learning Laboratory is
equipped with language booths and other media facilities.  The Television
Studio and Audio Recording Studio are available for special productions, and
a Maintenance Workshop supports CED technical services.  In addition to
educational software available at CED, there is also and inter-library loan
service established between the Centre and some 68 local institutions,
companies and services centres.

At present, CED maintains several student development programmes including
"Reading Skills", "Thinking Skills", "Teaching and Learning at Tertiary
Level", "Handling Basic AV Equipment", "Reading Programme", and a Learners'
Club facility with multimedia learning room, quiet study room, and group
study/project room.  The Learners' Club incorporates the University's
language enhancement initiative through club activities.  Staff development
programmes include induction meeting for new academic staff, the in-service
program on the Practice of Higher Education (PHE), orientations for support
staff, workshops on specific topics on faculty/departmental basis, a
continuing series of seminars each academic year.

In the new Shaw campus, the CED will be provided with greatly enhanced
facilities.  There will be a full size television recording studio, a
multimedia development laboratory, new audiovisual special rooms, a teaching
practice room, and substantial additions in equipment.  The academic support
functions of CED will be further elaborated in the context of operating in a
twin-campus (Ho Sin Hang campus and Shaw campus) setting.



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