Introduction
The transition to the 4-year Degree coupled with the adoption of outcomes-based teaching and learning (OBTL) present staff with significant challenges and opportunities for professional development. The Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning (CHTL) has an important role to work with academic colleagues for the enhancement of student learning.
The TALES seminar series is designed to assist both new and experienced academic staff to adapt to the changing nature of the environment in which they work. TALES will help colleagues understand how our students learn, and provide resources, academic support and learning opportunities with OBTL and e-learning. The CHTL team will work with teachers to develop effective pedagogy in a holistic environment to enable our students to take proactive action to better manage their own learning.
Intended Learning Outcomes
TALES 2010-2011 is the first offering of the seminar series. Ten sessions have been scheduled with the aim of helping participants achieve three important intended learning outcomes.
At the end of TALES, participants will be able to:
- Describe the HKBU Graduate Attributes and their importance in the OBTL implementation;
- Develop constructively aligned Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs), Teaching and Learning Activities (TLAs) and Assessment Methods (AMs) for their respective courses;
- Experiment with new and innovative teaching activities through the deployment of e-learning;
Series Outline
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(Note: Light Lunch will be provided)
Session Details
TALES 1 – Wednesday, 13 October 2010
| Title: | Motivating Student Learning with Engaging Pedagogies |
| Speaker/s: | Professor Edmond Ko
Director of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation & Adjunct Professor The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) |
| Abstract: | UGC-funded institutions have adopted an outcomes-based approach in their preparation of the normative four-year undergraduate curriculum to be introduced in 2012. In most cases a curriculum framework has been established and program-level intended learning outcomes articulated. The next challenge is to ensure that the delivery of the planned curriculum, in terms of the use of innovative pedagogies and assessment strategies, will indeed deliver these outcomes.
The objective of this workshop is to prepare front-line teachers to take up this challenge, with the focus on motivating student learning with engaging pedagogies. Participants will be introduced to specific approaches that have been shown by research to be effective in enhancing student learning, and given an opportunity to develop action plans to adopt these approaches in their teaching. |
| Time: | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (light lunch from 12:30-1:00pm) |
| Venue: | ACC 209 |
Biography:
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Edmond Ko is Director of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation and Adjunct Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Prior to that, he served as Vice-President (Undergraduate Education), Dean of Students, and Professor (Chair) of Chemistry at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), and as the Vice Provost for Education and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. As the key person charged to improve undergraduate education at Carnegie Mellon and CityU, Professor Ko has directed activities in student recruitment and admissions, student development, student residence, curriculum design, quality assurance, and faculty development.
For more information about Professor Edmond Ko, Please click here. |
TALES 2 – Wednesday, 20 October 2010
| Title: | Studies to Gauge Student Learning at HKBU : Teaching Evaluation (TE) analysis, pilot of the Learning Experience Inventory (LEI-C), and the Formative Review Exercise (FRE) |
| Speaker/s: | Dr. Eva Wong with CHTL colleagues |
| Abstract: | For some time now, the Teaching Evaluation (TE) is the only instrument used at HKBU to collect student data on how they were taught. In line with the emphasis on learner-centred education, previous TE data should be analyzed and comparable data on students’ learning experience should also be collected. With outcomes-based teaching and learning (OBTL) implemented at HKBU, an instrument to gauge the learning experience of students, the Learning Experience Inventory – Course (LEI-C) has been piloted in the past two semesters. A design of a systematic exercise to collect and analyse data on students’ learning experience, the Formative Review Exercise (FRE) is being implemented. In this TALES session, we will explain the FRE design, and share with participants the results of the LEI-C pilot and analyses done on the TE data collected over the past five academic years. Based on data collected from various stakeholders: students, teachers, and administrators, the FRE aims to provide feedback on the implementation of OBTL at HKBU to individual Departments and the University. It is envisaged that the data sets collected in the FRE will become important indicators of the effectiveness of student learning at HKBU. |
| Time: | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (light lunch from 12:30-1:00pm) |
| Venue: | ACC 209 |
TALES 3 – Wednesday, 27 October 2010 |
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| Title: | Developing a New Generation of ?Leaders through Service Learning and Community Engagement |
| Speaker/s: | Prof.?Dayle Smith
Visiting Fulbright Scholar for GE and Management, HKBU |
| Abstract: | Can students be ethically engaged in furthering the welfare of their communities while balancing the many demands on their young lives? Can we, as educators,?inspire and motivate our students to explore our most pressing needs as a global community and empower our students to act? As we educate a new generation, what pedagogical practices can we employ to provide a catalyst for change in the hearts and minds of students as they reconsider the purpose of higher education and their role as global citizens? Professor Smith offers her insights on the scholarship of engagement, making the case for the service learning experience from the student, community partner and faculty perspective. |
| Time: | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (light lunch from 12:30-1:00pm) |
| Venue: | ACC 209 |
Biography: |
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Professor Dayle Smith, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong Baptist University; Professor of Management, Department of Leadership, Organizations and Social Responsibility, School of Business; Former Chair of University of San Francisco GE Curriculum Committee |
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TALES 4 – Wednesday, 3 November 2010 |
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| Title: | Motivating Student Self-directed Learning – How Lecture Video Capture Can Help? |
| Speaker/s: | Dr. Alfred Tan, Mr. Samson Ng, Mr. Kendall Yan & Mr. Tomson Xu
The BU eLearning Support Team @ CHTL |
| Abstract: | In this session we shall introduce a few forms of lecture video capture technology, and how such e-Learning technology can be leveraged to engage and enhance students’ learning. We shall also address some of the pertinent concerns often voiced by the users of these e-Learning technologies. Finally, we will introduce, for the first time, to the HKBU audience our Panopto@HKBU lecture video capture system. With this introduction, we shall open our Call for Participation in our Panopto@HKBU Pilot Programme for any eligible academics staff who may wish to be part of our technology champions of this exciting and easy to use lecture video capture system. |
| Time: | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (light lunch from 12:30-1:00pm) |
| Venue: | ACC 209 |
TALES 5 – Wednesday, 10 November 2010 |
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| Title: | Academic Integrity – Plagiarism |
| Speaker/s: | Professor Tony Hung
Adjunct Consultant, CHTL & Professor, LC Ms. Dianne Cmor Senior Assistant Librarian, LIB Dr. Theresa Kwong Senior Teaching & Learning Officer, CHTL |
| Abstract: | Have you encountered the unfortunate situation of finding that your students plagiarized others’ work? With the advent of the Internet and the ease of “cut & paste”, we educators are having a hard time checking that our students are actually doing their work themselves. But how do go about teaching our students what is academic integrity, in particular, “why they should not plagiarise”? We advocate a three-prong approach to combating plagiarism: (i) Educating students on the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of avoiding plagiarism; (ii) Plagiarism detection and deterrence; and (iii) Designing ‘non-plagiarism-friendly’ assignments. In this workshop, we will show you how academic, Library and CHTL colleagues can work together to enact this approach. We will showcase library resources/services/technologies in support of preventing plagiarism, and discuss with participants why students have such a hard time with proper citation and how we, collectively, can help them. We will also share with the audience the results of a recent survey on students’ perception on plagiarism at HKBU and introduce some effective learning and teaching strategies to deter plagiarism. |
| Time: | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (light lunch from 12:30-1:00pm) |
| Venue: | ACC 209 |
TALES 6 – Wednesday, 17 November 2010 |
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| Title: | Overview on assessment and assessment rubrics |
| Speaker/s: | Professor?Edmond Ko
Director of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation & Adjunct Professor The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) |
| Abstract: | This workshop will focus on preparing front-line teachers to make effective use of assessment strategies in order to enhance student learning.? Examples will be used to familiarize participants with different assessment approaches, in particular the use of assessment rubrics. |
| Time: | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (light lunch from 12:30-1:00pm) |
| Venue: | ACC 209 |
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Edmond Ko is Director of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation and Adjunct Professor of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Prior to that, he served as Vice-President (Undergraduate Education), Dean of Students, and Professor (Chair) of Chemistry at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), and as the Vice Provost for Education and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. As the key person charged to improve undergraduate education at Carnegie Mellon and CityU, Professor Ko has directed activities in student recruitment and admissions, student development, student residence, curriculum design, quality assurance, and faculty development.
For more information about Professor Edmond Ko, Please click?here. |
TALES 8 – Wednesday, 1 December 2010 |
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| Title: | Development and Assessment of Teamwork Skills |
| Speaker/s: | Professor Edmond Ko
Director of the Center for Engineering Education Innovation & Adjunct Professor The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) |
| Abstract: | Teamwork is an important competency for university graduates, but asking students to work on group projects will not automatically lead to the development of teamwork skills. The main reason is that students often do not know what underpins effective teamwork and thus do not know how to develop the requisite skills. Teamwork skills are also rarely assessed with an intention towards promoting learning. We will discuss in this workshop how to design effective team-based learning experiences and to assess performances of team members both individually and collectively. Examples will be drawn from an on-going teaching development project at HKUST which attempts to integrate teamwork development throughout an undergraduate curriculum. |
| Time: | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm (light lunch from 12:30-1:00pm) |
| Venue: | ACC 209 |
Biography: |
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| For information about Professor Edmond Ko, Please click?here. | |
TALES 9 – Wednesday, 8 December 2010 |
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| Title: | Looking Beyond the ILOs. What Happens Next?
Constructive Alignment in the European Studies Program (Participants are invited to bring in their laptops for this session) |
| Speaker/s: | Dr. Tushar Chaudhuri, Lecturer
Dr. Sylvia Brandt, Visiting Scholar Department of Government and International Studies, HKBU |
| Abstract: | The ILOs have been formulated, the syllabus is ready. Is the job done? No, the actual work begins here. Now we have to make sure that our students know that they are achieving the outcomes set for them. And that they are able to identify the problems if they are not. In the workshop we would like to focus on some teaching & learning activities that the European Studies Program has been using to meet the ever diversifying needs of its undergraduate students. The participants should be able to:
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| Time: | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (light lunch from 12:30-1:00pm) |
| Venue: | ACC 209 |
All are welcome. For enquiries, please contact us at chtl@hkbu.edu.hk. As seats are limited, it would be very helpful if you could register your attendance at here
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