Information about the Previous Pre-semester Workshops

Experience Sharing of Online Teaching, Mixed-mode Teaching & Alternative Assessment (Showcase of Teaching Award Winners 2020)

With many uncertainties ahead of us, some students may or may not be able to come back to the campus to attend classes. A mixed mode of face-to-face and online teaching may become predominant in the new academic year. We are delighted to have invited our Teaching Award Winners 2020 to showcase their recent experience of preparing and conducting ‘mixed mode teaching’ (i.e. some students attend the class in person together with some attending online) with the use of ZOOM to engage students in interactive activities and to assess student learning performance.

In addition, colleagues from the Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning (CHTL) will introduce you a joint project between HKBU and EduHK under an initiative of the “Academic Study Institute” (ASI) for the promotion of alternative assessment(s) when teaching online.

In this session, you will be inspired with some practical tips on conducting ‘mixed-mode teaching’ with ZOOM and the good use of alternative assessment(s) to facilitate your online teaching and assessment in the days ahead.

Experience Sharing of Online Teaching, Mixed-mode Teaching & Alternative Assessment (Showcase of Teaching Award Winners 2020)

With many uncertainties ahead of us, some students may or may not be able to come back to the campus to attend classes. A mixed mode of face-to-face and online teaching may become predominant in the new academic year. We are delighted to have invited our Teaching Award Winners 2020 to showcase their recent experience of preparing and conducting ‘mixed mode teaching’ (i.e. some students attend the class in person together with some attending online) with the use of ZOOM to engage students in interactive activities and to assess student learning performance.

In addition, colleagues from the Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning (CHTL) will introduce you a joint project between HKBU and EduHK under an initiative of the “Academic Study Institute” (ASI) for the promotion of alternative assessment(s) when teaching online.

In this session, you will be inspired with some practical tips on conducting ‘mixed-mode teaching’ with ZOOM and the good use of alternative assessment(s) to facilitate your online teaching and assessment in the days ahead.

Experience Sharing of Online Teaching, Mixed-mode Teaching & Alternative Assessment (Showcase of Teaching Award Winners 2020)

With many uncertainties ahead of us, some students may or may not be able to come back to the campus to attend classes. A mixed mode of face-to-face and online teaching may become predominant in the new academic year. We are delighted to have invited one of our Teaching Award Winners 2020, Dr Archimedes Guerra from the Department of Marketing to showcase his recent experience of conducting ‘mixed mode teaching’ (i.e. some students attend the class in person together with some attending online) with the use of ZOOM to engage students in interactive activities and to assess student learning performance. Dr Guerra will showcase the different devices he used in a mixed-mode teaching environment with a variety of e-tools to engage both sets of students online and physically inside the classroom. He will also share the alternative assessment methods designed for assessing student learning performance online.

In this session, you will be inspired with some practical tips on conducting ‘mixed-mode teaching’ with ZOOM and different e-tools, together with the use of alternative assessment method(s) to facilitate your online teaching and assessment in the days ahead.

Using Moodle for ZOOM

To facilitate your online teaching and enhance student learning, it is useful for teachers to get familiar with the fundamental functions available in ZOOM & Moodle. The adoption of online video conferencing software and LMS are in line with the University’s vision to promote quality teaching and learning through different endeavours.

This online workshop will provide participants with an overview of the basic functions available in ZOOM and Moodle.

Using Moodle for Grading Assignment & Plagiarism Detection

With the demand of using online/alternative assessment(s) when teaching online, it is useful for teachers to get familiar with the use of rubrics to grade Moodle assignments with online feedback to enhance teaching and learning quality.

This online workshop will provide participants with an overview of grading Moodle assignment with rubrics and ways of giving online feedback together with know-how to detect plagiarism by using Turnitin via Moodle.

Moodle 3.5 Basics & Plagiarism Detection

To facilitate your teaching and enhance student learning, it is useful for teachers to get familiar with the fundamental functions available in Moodle. The adoption of LMS is in line with the University’s vision to promote quality teaching and learning through different endeavours.

This hands-on workshop will provide participants with an overview of Moodle 3.5, guidance on preparing a courseroom and tailoring various activities, together with know-how to manage student assessment by using Turnitin via Moodle.

Moodle 3.5 Intermediate Workshop

Following the Outcome-Based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) approach, teachers shall develop and use rubrics to grade students’ work. With group works and group projects are being widely adopted as part of the learning activity in the University, it would be useful to know how the grouping functions available in Moodle could facilitate group activities and group assignment.

This hands-on workshop will provide participants with a more in-depth usage of Moodle activities, like grading assignment with rubric, forming a group for group assignment/discussion and using OU wiki/blog. In addition, new features in Moodle 3.5 like tracking students’ performance and taking attendance for teachers to better understand their students’ learning progress in the course will also be covered.

Active Learning by Using Echo360 & Mirroring360

The University deploys both Echo360 and Mirroring360 as centrally supported e-tools. This workshop will introduce the use of these tools and its related pedagogical features.

As an Active Learning Platform, “Echo360” promotes student engagement in classrooms and online courses. Other platform features including but not limited to classroom video captures, engagement and analytics tools etc, help turn classrooms and events into collaborative communities of learning, such as real time polling and quizzing. Meanwhile, the use of “Mirroring360” to facilitate classroom presentation. By using Mirroring360 to wirelessly mirror and record your Chromebook, iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac screens to your PC or Mac without the need for hardware or cables. You can also share your screen to students’ computers or mobile devices. You will learn how to improve your course delivery and/or identify students’ learning needs more effectively in the workshop.

Moodle 3.5 Basics & Plagiarism Detection
(This workshop is cancelled)

With Moodle being the sole Learning Management System (LMS) adopted in the University,  it is useful for colleagues with teaching assignments to get familiar with the fundamental functions to enhance teaching and student learning. The adoption of LMS is in line with the University’s vision to promote quality teaching and learning through different endeavours.

This hands-on workshop will provide participants with an overview of Moodle 3.5, guidance on preparing a courseroom and tailoring various activities, together with know-how to manage student assessment by using Turnitin via Moodle.

Moodle 3.5 Intermediate Workshop

In view of the importance of implementing the Outcome-Based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) approach in the University, teachers are encouraged to use rubrics to grade for their students work. With group works and group projects are being widely adopted as part of the learning activity in the University, it would be useful to know how the grouping functions available in Moodle could facilitate group activities and group assignment.

This hands-on workshop will provide participants with a more in-depth usage of Moodle activities, like grading assignment with rubric, forming a group for group assignment/discussion and using OU wiki/blog. In addition, new features in Moodle 3.5 like tracking students’ performance and taking attendance for teachers to better understand their students’ learning progress in the course will also be covered.

Moodle 3.5 Basics & Plagiarism Detection

Moodle is the sole Learning Management System (LMS) adopted in the University since July 2017. It is therefore useful for colleagues with teaching assignments to get familiar with the fundamental functions available in Moodle to enhance teaching and student learning. The adoption of LMS is in line with the University’s vision to promote quality teaching and learning through different endeavours.

This hands-on workshop will provide participants with an overview of Moodle 3.5, guidance on preparing a courseroom and tailoring various activities, together with know-how to manage student assessment by using Turnitin via Moodle. 

Moodle 3.5 Intermediate Workshop

In view of the importance of implementing the Outcome-Based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) approach in the University, teachers are encouraged to use rubrics to grade for their students work. With group works and group projects are being widely adopted as part of the learning activity in the University, it would be useful to know how the grouping functions available in Moodle could facilitate group activities and group assignment.
This hands-on workshop will provide participants with a more in-depth usage of Moodle activities, like grading assignment with rubric, forming a group for group assignment/discussion and using OU wiki/blog. In addition, new features in Moodle 3.5 like tracking students’ performance and taking attendance for teachers to better understand their students’ learning progress in the course will also be covered.

Moodle 3.1 Basics & Plagiarism Detection

Moodle is the sole Learning Management System (LMS) adopted in the University since July 2017. It is therefore useful for colleagues with teaching duties to get familiar with the fundamental functions in Moodle to enhance teaching and student learning. The adoption of LMS is in line with the University’s vision to promote quality teaching and learning through different endeavours.

This hands-on workshop will provide participants with an overview of Moodle 3.1, guidance on preparing a courseroom and tailoring various activities, together with know-how to manage student assessment by using Turnitin via Moodle.

Moodle 3.1 Intermediate Workshop

In line with the Outcome-Based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) approach adopted in the University, teachers are encouraged to use rubrics to grade students’ work. With group work and group projects are being widely adopted as part of the learning activity in the University, it would be useful to know how the grouping functions in Moodle could facilitate group activities and group assignment.
This hands-on workshop will provide participants with a more in-depth usage of Moodle activities, like grading assignment with rubric, forming a group for group assignment/discussion and using OU wiki/blog. In addition, new features in Moodle 3.1 like tracking students’ performance and taking attendance for teachers to better understand students’ learning progress in the course will also be covered.

Echo360 – Introduction Workshop

The University deploys Echo360 as a centrally support lecture capturing software from January 2018. This workshop will introduce the use of this tool and its related pedagogical features.

As an Active Learning Platform, Echo360 promotes student engagement in classrooms and online courses. Other platform features including but not limited to classroom video captures, engagement and analytics tools etc, help turn classrooms and events into collaborative communities of learning, such as real time polling and quizzing. The polling results can also be shared at a click away to foster conversations and reinforce teaching concepts. You will discover more distinctive features of Echo360 and learn how to improve your course delivery and/or identify students’ learning needs more effectively in the workshop.

Moodle Basics & Plagiarism Detection

Moodle Intermediate Workshop

Moodle Basics & Plagiarism Detection

This hands-on workshop will provide participants with an overview of Moodle 2.8, guidance on preparing a courseroom and tailoring various activities, together with know-how to manage student assessment by using Turnitin via Moodle.

Moodle Basics & Plagiarism Detection

• identify the general layout of Moodle;
• set up Moodle courserooms and editing the materials/resources therein;
• upload and/or create resources for learners to access;
• manage student assessment with Turnitin via Moodle.

Introduction to the eLearning tools for Enhancing Classroom Teaching & Lecture Capture @HKBU

Remark: Please bring along a smartphone or any smart device to this workshop to maximize your hands-on experience.

• describe how to use various eLearning tools @HKBU to enhance teaching and learning
• explore the eLearning tools available @ HKBU
• compare the practical uses of 2 PRS tools
• describe how lecture capture technology can be applied in pedagogy to enhance student learning

Blackboard (Bb) Basics Workshop

• Upload a syllabus, course schedule, and assignments;
• Use the Photo Roster tool to assist in identifying students;
• Add announcements, make their courses available to students and utilize other areas of the Course Tools section of Blackboard

Blackboard (Bb) Assignments with Rubrics Workshop

• Set up assignments with rubrics in Bb;
• Manage, import, and export grades using the Grade Centre feature of Blackboard;
• Provide feedback and manage assignment submissions (from the instructor’s perspective);
• Create as well as use some of the ready-to-use rubrics, importing them directly into your course as well as adapting them to meet your specific needs.

Plagiarism Detection Workshop

• Identify the functions of Turnitin;
• Set up a Turnitin assignment within Blackboard Learn;
• Access and interpret originality reports.

Blackboard (Bb) Basics Workshop

• Login and identify the general layout of a Bb course room;
• Upload a syllabus, course schedule, and assignments;
• Use the Photo Roster tool to assist in identifying students;
• Add announcements, make their courses available to students and utilize other areas of the Course Tools section of Blackboard;
• Select appropriate ones from the new and enhanced tools available for their use.

Blackboard (Bb) Assignments with Rubrics Workshop

• Set up assignments with rubrics in Bb;
• Set up tests in Bb;
• Manage, import, and export grades using the Grade Centre feature of Blackboard;
• Hide and show columns in the Grade Centre, organize columns in a preferred order and also make a grade column unavailable to students;
• Provide feedback and manage assignment submissions (from the instructor’s perspective);
• Create as well as use some of the ready-to-use rubrics, importing them directly into your course as well as adapting them to meet your specific needs.

Plagiarism Detection Workshop

• Identify the functions of Turnitin;
• Set up a Turnitin and SafeAssign assignment within Blackboard Learn;
• Experience submitting an assignment to Turnitin and SafeAssign as a student;
• Access originality reports, understand what an originality report looks like and what to start looking for.

Moodle Basics Workshop

• Login and identify the general layout of Moodle;
• Set up their Moodle course rooms, add/modify content and effectively structure their materials and information;
• Upload and/or create resources for learners to access;
• Set up and manage student assessments through Moodle.

Moodle Basics Workshop

• Login and identify the general layout of Moodle;
• Set up their Moodle course rooms, add/modify content and effectively structure their materials and information;
• Upload and/or create resources for learners to access;
• Set up and manage student assessments through Moodle;

Blackboard Basics Workshop

• Login and identify the general layout of a Bb courseroom;
• Upload a syllabus, course schedule, and assignments.
• Add announcements, make their courses available to students and utilize other areas of the Course Tools section of Blackboard;
• Select appropriate ones from the new and improved tools available for their use;

Please note that venue has been changed to OEE702B at Oen Hall Building (East Wing), Ho Sin Hang Campus

Blackboard Assignments with Rubrics Workshop

• Set up assignments with rubrics in Bb;
• Manage, import, and export grades using the Gradebook feature of Blackboard;
• Create, monitor, grade, provide feedback and manage assignment submissions (from the instructor’s perspective).
• Submit an assignment and view grades & feedback (from the student’s perspective);
• Select appropriate ones from the new and improved assessment/grading tools available for their own use;

Please note that venue has been changed to OEE702B at Oen Hall Building (East Wing), Ho Sin Hang Campus