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Embracing AI-assisted VR Innovation for Public Speaking Training
Plan Master AI – A GPS for Lesson Design
Empowering Confident Clinical Communication using AI-Enhanced VR Simulation
AI is Transforming Education Design
Immersive Academic English Learning for Year 1 Students on CAES1001 VR Platform
Examples of How Colleagues at HKU Integrate AI and Manage Associated Risks
Empower Postgraduates: An Innovative, Inclusive Online Course to Bridge Sociology Gaps
Future Readiness: Online Learning for Student Societies
Beyond Gaming, DISCORD for Student Learning
Future-Ready Education: Prompt Engineering, an Emerging Competency
Embracing AI-assisted VR Innovation for Public Speaking Training February 6, 2026 Posted in: TALIC Featured Story
In large university classes, it is quite common for students, particularly those who are naturally shy, to remain quiet and refrain from active participation. Many of these students experience anxiety when it comes to delivering speeches or presentations to a large audience, often feeling overwhelmed by the dynamic and intimidating atmosphere of the lecture hall. Despite these challenges, mastering oral communication and presentation skills is a key competency for university students today. These abilities are not only essential soft skills but are also highly sought after in the professional world, particularly for new graduates stepping into the workforce.
Plan Master AI – A GPS for Lesson Design January 22, 2026 Posted in: TALIC Featured Story
A common challenge for pre-service teachers is the difficulty of integrating theory into practice, often resulting in discrepancies between their instructional ideas and actual classroom outcomes. Many pre-service teachers (PSTs) find themselves being “over-ambitious” setting objectives that are too difficult without providing appropriate scaffolding for their students.
“Plan Master AI acts like a “GPS for Lesson Design”: while the teacher remains the driver of the classroom, the AI provides a reliable map that flags missed turns in logic and ensures the “educational vehicle” is properly equipped to reach every student, regardless of the terrain.” Prof. Elizabeth Loh from the Faculty of Education.
Empowering Confident Clinical Communication using AI-Enhanced VR Simulation January 6, 2026 Posted in: TALIC Featured Story
Effective clinical handovers are vital for seamless patient care and strong teamwork in healthcare.
To build essential skills, competence and confidence, Nursing students benefit greatly from realistic, interactive practice. The AI-Enhanced Virtual Reality Simulation System in Nursing practice, co-created by the innovative team led by Dr. Maggie Chan*, Dr. Benney Wong, Mr. Abraham Wan at the School of Nursing, and Dr. Carson Hung and Mr. Ziv Tai at TALIC, were designed to prepare nursing students for professional nursing communications through cutting edge simulation technology.
AI is Transforming Education Design December 12, 2025 Posted in: TALIC Featured Story
The landscape of educational technology is fast evolving in the age of Artificial Intelligence, invigorating the emergent trend of human-AI collaboration in instructional design. The human-AI collaborative approach leverages AI’s capabilities to supplement instructor productivity and creativity, transforming how teachers and instructional designers create and curate contents in the intelligent immersive learning environment.
Artificial intelligence is well suited to address teachers’ diverse needs by supporting individual students’ learning progress, delivering timely feedback on students’ work, gaining insights from student analytics to enhance interactivity, as well as generating content tailored to specific learning contexts and scenarios to improve students’ learning experiences (Wen et al., 2025).
Immersive Academic English Learning for Year 1 Students on CAES1001 VR Platform September 22, 2025 Posted in: TALIC Featured Story
HKU’s CAES1001 virtual reality (VR) platform offers interactive learning by seamlessly connecting CAES, HKUL, and TALIC materials to engage students in self-learning and build academic literacies through digital innovation.
Interactive learning on a VR platform to familiarize new students with CAES resources
CAES1001, a first-year Academic English course, is working with the University of HongKong Libraries (HKUL) and the Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC) to launch a virtual reality (VR) self-learning platform. This innovative project aims to enhance learning for first-year undergraduates by offering engaging and interactive experiences. Through the platform, students can develop essential skills such as writing, speaking, digital, visual, and AI literacy, with resources tailored to HKU’s diverse student community.