On June 8-13, I traveled to Hong Kong to run faculty workshops at Hong Kong Baptist University. Earlier in the year, a group of faculty and administrators had visited several universities in the U.S. to study some of their instructional innovations in the area of writing. The group was impressed with what they learned about writing across the curriculum, especially in the area of writing to learn, and they decided to bring together about 50 faculty from all disciplines to engage in a workshop on their campus. While there, I also gave an interactive talk about writing to learn for teachers at the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School (Wom Kam Fei Schools), under the auspices of the Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Schools Council. Hong Kong is undergoing major higher education reform, with the addition of a fourth year of college, and it was exciting to learn about the transitions and to provide information about U.S. models. My host, Dr. Stephen Chan, and his amazing group of assistants, deserve huge thanks and praise for their expert coordination of the activities, especially arranging the spectacular venue for the faculty workshop--the Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club.

The Start of the Workshop

Working with faculty during a breakout		Overlooking the Clearwater Bay with uninhabited islands

Receiving a gift from the amiable Dr. Stephen Chan