HKBU Foundation Annual Report 2018-19

University’s Recent Developments 大學最新發展 19 Led by Dr. Simpson Wong, Associate Professor of the Department of Education Studies, a team comprising researchers from three local universities invented tangram games to train and test children’s reading, writing and word identification skills at an early age. Through these games, teachers and parents can also easily identify children with early visual processing difficulties and hence provide them with suitable support. 由教育學系副教授黃緯立博士領導、本港三所大學學者組 成的團隊，根據七巧版的拼圖原理研發出新遊戲，可於 較早的學習階段訓練及測試兒童讀寫和辨識字形結構的能 力，並讓教師和家長可盡早識別有早期認字能力不足的學 童，從而提供適當支援。 Community Engagement 社會服務 An art installation created by Visual Arts student Mabel Lau and her collaborator was selected as one of the seven installation pieces under the “InPARK” Public Art Scheme. Made of fibreglass and galvanised steel, the artwork derives from the striped “watermelon balls” that were often played with by kids in the past. It is placed at the Tsun Yip Street Playground in Kwun Tong where people can enjoy sitting on the balls. 視覺藝術院劉美寶同學與夥伴共同創作的作品「沉球」， 入選「駿業街遊樂場公共藝術計劃」，是七組獲選作品 之一。作品以玻璃纖維及鍍鋅鋼製作，狀如以往深受孩 童歡迎的塑膠足球「西瓜波」。作品於觀塘駿業街遊樂場 展出，並供大眾休憩之用。 HKBU endeavours to engage students in service-learning so that they can apply their knowledge to address community needs. For example, a group of Government and International Studies students initiated a campaign to advocate marine life conservation after discussing the environmental issues arising from the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. They dressed up as Chinese white dolphins to deliver the message of saving this species from extinction. This has fostered not only social changes but also the students’ good citizenship development. 浸大致力推展服務學習，鼓勵學生運用知識回應社會需 要。一班政治及國際關係學系學生在學習港珠澳大橋造成 的環境問題後，發起宣揚保護海洋生態的活動，裝扮成中 華白海豚，呼籲大眾拯救這瀕危物種。活動不但促進社會 改變，亦加強了學生的公民意識。 The University Library, the College of International Education and the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society jointly launched the “Hong Kong Wildtracks” website. The first interactive audio map developed in Hong Kong, the website integrates geographic information, ecology and scientific research, including more than 60,000 entries of local ecological data such as soundscapes, bird distribution, species diversity and abundance. The website aims to help the public and academics to study the wildlife in Hong Kong. 大學圖書館、國際學院及香港觀鳥會推出全港首創網上自然 生態聲音互動地圖─「香港自然蹤跡」，該網站結合地理資 訊、生態知識及科學研究等元素，收錄超過六萬項本地生態 數據，包括雀鳥叫聲、分佈、物種及數量，幫助大眾及學界 深入認識香港的自然生態。