The School of Open Learning is excited to launch the SOLmates Webinar Series, scheduled to kick-start in January 2025. This dynamic series is designed to provide a platform to empower students to master study skills and enhance overall learning effectiveness.
Starting from January till July, our dedicated SOLmates will host interactive webinars, sharing invaluable learning techniques, strategies and insights to help you excel academically. Join us on the enlightening journey to unlock your potential and make the most of your academic experience.
Please click HERE to register.
Webinar 1
Date: 24 January 2025 (Fri)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Language: Cantonese
Speakers and Topic: Dr SHUM Wai Chong Ryan & Mr LAI Hiu Yeung Andy , Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, “Mastering the Winning Formula for Distance Learning Success at HKMU”
Key Highlights: Share tips for mastering time management, golden rules of communication and collaboration, creating the optimal learning environment, and enhancing distance learning with digital tools.
Webinar 2
Date: 17 February 2025 (Mon)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Language: Cantonese
Speaker and Topic: Dr CHU Hon Wai Wilson, School of Science and Technology, “Getting Started with GNU Octave: A Powerful Tool for Numerical Computing”
Key Highlights: Introduce a free tool for advanced computational tasks, providing a hands-on overview of basic operations, matrix manipulation, and data visualization, along with practical demonstrations of plotting capabilities and insights into creating custom functions.
Webinar 3
Date: 10 March 2025 (Mon)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Language: English
Speaker and Topic: Dr LEE Chi Wai Patrick, School of Arts and Social Sciences, “Documenting Sources in Academic Writing – APA”
Key Highlights: Explain the concept of plagiarism and discuss how to handle in-text and text-end citations using APA format.
Webinar 4
Date: 25 March 2025 (Tue)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Language: Cantonese
Speaker and Topic: Dr WONG Ming Sin Jessie, School of Education and Languages, “Personality x Learning: Let MBTI Guide You to Effective Study Techniques”
Key Highlights: Explore the relationship between MBTI personality types and learning styles, share personalised study techniques, and break through study challenges to unleash potential.
Webinar 5
Date: 9 April 2025 (Wed)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Language: Cantonese
Speaker and Topic: Dr HO Ka Ming Jonathan, School of Nursing and Health Science, “How to Write a Literature Review?”
Key Highlights: Determine the scope of a review, select relevant electronic databases, develop a search strategy, and synthesis and analyse the literature.
Webinar 6
Date: 29 April 2025 (Tue)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Language: Cantonese
Speaker and Topic: Dr HAN Jie Crystal, School of Science and Technology, “No Worries in Writing: Easily Mastering Scientific Papers!”
Key Highlights: Explore secrets of a well-organized paper, turn literature reviews into your superpower, and share tips for maintaining a logical flow in your writing.
Webinar 7
Date: 18 June 2025 (Wed)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Language: Cantonese
Speaker and Topic: Dr FUNG Ka Hei Louis, Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration, “Study Skills for Business-related Course”
Key Highlights: Prepare the journey in studying business-related courses, share techniques in delivering good performance in assignments and tips to succeed in business-related courses.
Webinar 8
Date: July 2025 (to be confirmed)
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Language: Cantonese
Speaker and Topic: Dr CHAN Wai Leung, School of Arts and Social Sciences, “Zettelkasten: A Useful Approach for Effective Note-taking in Social Sciences”
Key Highlights: Introduce the background, basic principles of the Zettelkasten method and its application to social science studies.
