Induction Programme 2016/17
Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of the Induction Programme, participants will be able to:
- Describe pertinent aspects of the teaching and learning culture at HKBU;
- Recognise the characteristics of HKBU students that relate to their learning and deploy appropriate motivational techniques to help students learn more effectively;
- Identify the resources (including pedagogical approaches, assessment methods and policies, and eTools) available at HKBU and deploy appropriate ones for the enhancement of teaching and learning.
Completion of the Induction Programme is mandatory for new academic/teaching colleagues up to the rank of Assistant Professor. The Programme is highly recommended to other new colleagues as well, as it will give an overview of the teaching and learning culture and the pedagogies commonly adopted at HKBU. The following workshops will be scheduled for August 2020:
Induction Workshop Details
Overview
Following the experience of adopting online teaching to ensure student learning quality in the last semester during the suspension of face-to-face classes, colleagues come to realize the importance of shifting their teaching practices from emphasizing summative assessment to formative assessment with the digital technology support. To better prepare colleagues for online teaching with the design of alternative assessment methods for the new semester, a series of workshops will be delivered to familiar colleagues with different types of e-tools and alternative assessment methods. Different means of digital technology facilitating student learning will be introduced.
Induction Workshop 1
Title:
Outcomes-Based Teaching and Learning (OBTL) and Assessment @ HKBU
Date & Time:
9 Sep 2016 (Fri), 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. /
13 Sep 2016 (Tue), 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. /
17 Sep 2016 (Sat), 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Venue:
ACC209
Facilitator(s):
CHTL Colleagues
Abstract:
HKBU is renowned for its dedication in providing a holistic education experience for its students. This is in line with university’s goal of becoming the region’s premier liberal arts university. With the full adoption of Outcomes-based Teaching and Learning (OBTL), teaching and learning at HKBU emphasises the creation of a more learning-centered environment, characterised with the use of engaging pedagogies to encourage students’ active participation, and the provision of timely feedback in motivating them to study at a high standard. Empirical studies informed us that “assessment drives student learning”. Hence the use of engaging teaching and learning activities (TLAs) coupled with appropriate formative and summative assessment methods (AMs) constructively aligned to the learning outcomes is the underlying principle of OBTL which must be enacted within and outside the classroom to help students achieve the learning outcomes.
This Session primarily aims to (1) explain the teaching and learning culture of HKBU and the implementation process of OBTL, (2) introduce various pedagogical and assessment options, (3) explain the importance of Criterion-Referenced Assessment (CRA) approach in OBTL, and (4) demonstrate the use of rubrics to evaluate student works.
