SBMS Newsletter Issue 08

SBMS Newsletter Issue 08

• Humour as a pedagogical approach to improve student engagement, enhance learning and relieve stress • Upcoming Cryo-EM core facility for the advancement of our biomedical sciences research • School members awarded silver medals in the Special Edition 2022 Inventions Geneva Evaluation Days • Dr. Martin Cheung and his team discover new molecular mechanism in promoting melanoma angiogenesis and metastasis, paving the way for new therapeutic opportunities

This photo is taken by Mr. Duncan Hok Kan Cheng, Year 1 MBBS Student, HKUMed.

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June 2022 | Issue 08

Welcome Message

I would like to begin by recognizing everyone’s continuous contributions and perseverance. Despite obstacles, we have seen encouraging progress and achievements in the School in the past few months. There are new papers got accepted, research seminars, knowledge exchange activities, teaching-related events, new PIs and staff on board, student and staff awards, grants…etc. Every effort of every member in the School counts. Apart from hard work, another key element of our success is cohesive community. I believe that in spite of social distancing and face masks, we have built connections and helped each other out because we all have a common goal in advancing science. This sense of community is precious. Summer days here can be rainy and stormy, but as always, let’s look for the silver lining and rainbow. Whatever your plans are in this summer, stay positive (mentally!), keep working towards your goal, and be kind.

Dr. Lydia Cheung Member, Knowledge Exchange and Global Committee School of Biomedical Sciences

Teaching and Learning Humour as a pedagogical approach to improve student engagement, enhance learning and relieve stress Feature Story

by Dr. Joanna Ho

Research shows that humour may facilitate the relief of stress and tension caused by one's fears, such as by the recent COVID-19 pandemic (Hussein and Aljamili, 2020). According to Jones (2014), the use of humour as a pedagogical tool is on the rise globally in almost every discipline. To validate the positive impacts of humour in teaching at HKU, we purposefully implemented humour pieces and systematically analyzed the impact of such humour incorporation in the field of biomedical sciences (Figure 1) . Such implementation by teachers and the analysis of students’ perceptions on the effectiveness of humor on their learning were carried out in six different courses spanning over the Common Core Curriculum and BBiomedSc programme. The interim >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8

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