CETL EPSU Seminar: Turnitin GradeMark: Giving feedback by the pool?

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Organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Speaker: Mr Darren Harbutt (Instructional Designer, CETL, HKU)
Date: 21st October, 2014 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:45pm – 2:00pm [Sandwiches will be served with coffee and tea.] Venue: Room 321, Run Run Shaw Building

Abstract:

Research has shown that giving feedback is one of the keys to improving student performance, particularly in relation to formative assessment. While handwritten feedback and face-to-face consultations continue to serve us well in this regard, e-learning tools can also play an important role. One such tool is GradeMark, which enables online grading and a variety of forms of feedback, and now comes together with the familiar anti-plagiarism service Turnitin. GradeMark opens up further rich possibilities and can prove a useful addition to teachers’ feedback repertoire.

This seminar will first look at the basics of GradeMark, including hands-on time to explore the tool. Then it will consider examples of how GradeMark can be used for a variety of teaching and learning feedback scenarios: for essays, for presentations, for submissions in non-traditional formats such as images and slides, and finally for marking and giving feedback away from a computer via the Turnitin iPad app. As part of the seminar is hands-on, it would be useful if you could bring along a laptop and/or an iPad.

About the Speaker:

Darren Harbutt has over twenty years’ teaching experience which he finds invaluable in his role as an Instructional Designer in the e-learning Pedagogical Support Unit, located in CETL. In his work in education, learning and teaching are always at the forefront, supported by appropriate technology and based on sound pedagogical principles.

For information on registration, please contact:
Ms Ivy Lai , CETL
Phone: 3917 8996; Email: laichun2@hku.hk.

CETL Workshop: Teaching Excellence Award Scheme Workshop

Organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Abstract

This workshop is open to all teaching staff who are interested in finding out more about the Teaching Excellence Awards. Staff will be provided an overview of the award scheme, the key selection criteria and advice in preparing an evidence-based teaching portfolio. Staff who are thinking about applying in the next round are strongly encouraged to attend. Staff who are not sure, or would simply like to know more about the scheme, are most welcome.

Date: 13th November, 2014 (Thursday)
Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Venue: Room 321, Run Run Shaw Building

For more information about the workshop and the award scheme, please contact Dr. Cecilia Chan from CETL at 3917 8534 or email her at Cecilia.Chan@cetl.hku.hk

ONLINE REGISTRATION

For information on registration, please contact:
Ms Ivy Lai, CETL
Phone: 3917 8996; Email: laichun2@hku.hk.

CETL Seminar: Experiential Learning in Comparative Literature: Internship in Comparative Literature and Cultural Sectors

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Organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Speakers: Dr Jason HO, Department of Comparative Literature, HKU.
Date : 28 October 2014 (Tuesday)
Time : 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Venue : Room 321, Run Run Shaw Building

Abstract:

This lunchtime seminar will present the department’s unique internship program supported by the Teaching Development Grant (TDG). The internship programme places students to workplaces related to various cultural sectors like publishing houses, newspapers and magazines, filmmaking companies and non-government organizations. Since its first launch in 2011, the internship programme has placed almost 100 students in different cultural sectors, among them some have received full-time offers from the host organizations upon graduation. Colleagues and students across different faculties are welcome to join this lunchtime seminar and share their experiences with the speaker.

About the Speakers:

Dr Jason HO is lecturer in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Co-PI of the TDG. He coordinates the department’s internship programme since its trial run in the summer of 2011. He has built up a strong network with different people and key figures in the cultural field of Hong Kong. He has worked closely with Broadway Cinematheque, Edko, CNEX, Visible Record, Ming Pao, 100 Most, The Good Life, and Viva Blue House etc, fostering connections with students and alumni from different walks of life.

Dr HO has worked with Dr Esther CHEUNG of the same department on this TDG project. Dr CHEUNG was the PI of the project and has been dedicated to experiential learning practices at HKU since 2005. She pioneered the filmmaker-in-residence scheme which was first set up in the Department of Comparative Literature and later adopted by the university as the University Artist Scheme (UAS) administered by the Faculty of Arts. She has been working to enhance the pedagogical approaches to internships and experiential learning. She was the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA) at the University of Hong Kong.

Sandwiches will be served with coffee and tea.

For information on registration, please contact:
Ms Ivy Lai , CETL
Phone: 3917 8996; Email: laichun2@hku.hk.

Invitation to International Conference – Assessment for Learning in Higher Education 2015

Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee, it is my pleasure to warmly invite you to take part in our International Conference – Assessment for Learning in Higher Education 2015, which will be held on 14-15 May 2015 at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

We are also delighted to have confirmed internationally renowned educational experts – Prof. John Biggs (Formerly University of Hong Kong), Prof. David Boud (University of Technology Sydney), Prof. Royce Sadler (University of Queensland), Prof. Dai Hounsell (University of Edinburgh), Prof. David Carless (University of Hong Kong), and Prof. Rick Glofcheski (University of Hong Kong) as keynote and plenary speakers of the conference.

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Assessment for learning has attracted the interest of higher education institutions worldwide. Hosted by the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at HKU, the programme of the upcoming event is carefully designed to incorporate a wide range of topics that reflect the conference theme of ‘Assessment for Learning’, which is outlined on our website http://www.cetl.hku.hk/conf2015/ alongside the six sub-themes grouped as the following:

1. Innovative Assessment Approaches
2. Students’ Responses to Assessment
3. Assessment and Feedback
4. Institutional Initiatives in Assessment
5. Assessing Professional Competencies
6. Other Issues in Assessment for Learning

Please note that call for abstract submission is now officially open and submission deadline will be the 14th of November 2014. Abstract submission is free of charge. For submission guidelines, please click on the following hyperlink: http://www.cetl.hku.hk/conf2015/online-abstract-submission/

We would be most grateful if you would inform staff and students in your institution who may share interest in assessment for learning. Should you have any questions regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to contact our Conference Secretariat, Mr. Robbie Ho, on +852 3917-8994 or by email to conference2015@cetl.hku.hk.

We look forward to meeting you at this exciting event!

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Cecilia Chan
Chairperson, Conference Organising Committee
Associate Professor, Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, University of Hong Kong

Conference Website: http://www.cetl.hku.hk/conf2015/
Assessment Website: http://ar.cetl.hku.hk/

Teaching Excellence Award Scheme 2014

Message from Academic Development and Quality Assurance Section of the Registry

teas2014Further to the circular from the Provost dated June 16, 2014, this is to remind colleagues and students that nominations are now invited for the University Distinguished Teaching Award (UDTA) and the Outstanding Teaching Awards (OTAs) under the Teaching Excellence Award Scheme (TEAS) in 2014.

The TEAS aims to recognise, reward and promote excellence in teaching at the University. All Faculties are encouraged to nominate colleagues who have made an outstanding contribution to the leadership and scholarship of Teaching and Learning at both Faculty and University levels for the University Distinguished Teaching Award, and colleagues who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and curriculum development for the Outstanding Teaching Awards. The Outstanding Teaching Award comprises individual and team awards, the latter is to recognise and promote collaborative effort and achievement in enhancing Teaching and Learning.

For further details, please refer to the circular at:

URL: http://intranet.hku.hk:8030/web/reg/adqa/rslleung/TEAS-List-A-2014.pdf

Nominees are encouraged to contact the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) for advice on the preparation of teaching portfolios. Two TEAS Workshops organised by CETL will be held on September 29 and November 13, 2014 to support interested staff members to prepare for their submissions. Details about the workshops are available via the following links:

September 2014 Workshop: http://www.cetl.hku.hk/workshop140929/
November 2014 Workshop: http://www.cetl.hku.hk/workshop141113/

All nominations and the supporting documents should reach Ms. Synthia Chau, Academic Development and Quality Assurance Section, by December 12, 2014. Enquiries may be directed to Ms. Chau on 2859 2440 or via email to schau@hku.hk.

CETL Workshop: Teaching Excellence Award Scheme Workshop

Organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Abstract

This workshop is open to all teaching staff who are interested in finding out more about the Teaching Excellence Awards. Staff will be provided an overview of the award scheme, the key selection criteria and advice in preparing an evidence-based teaching portfolio. Staff who are thinking about applying in the next round are strongly encouraged to attend. Staff who are not sure, or would simply like to know more about the scheme, are most welcome.

Date: 29th September, 2014 (Monday)
Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Venue: Room 321, Run Run Shaw Building

For more information about the workshop and the award scheme, please contact Dr. Cecilia Chan from CETL at 3917 8534 or email her at Cecilia.Chan@cetl.hku.hk

ONLINE REGISTRATION

For information on registration, please contact:
Ms Ivy Lai, CETL
Phone: 3917 8996; Email: laichun2@hku.hk.

CETL & CC Seminar: Student-Centered Teaching: Joys and Challenges of the Greatest Profession

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Organized by Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and Common Core Curriculum Office (CC)

Speakers: Dr Todd Zakrajsek,
Executive Director, Academy of Educators in the School of Medicine and
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Date : 26th September, 2014 (Friday)
Time : 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Venue : Room 321, Run Run Shaw Building

Abstract:

Having the opportunity to mould future generations is an amazing opportunity and a daunting responsibility. Teaching well can be very challenging. There is a great deal of research demonstrating the effectiveness of student-centered and engaged learning. In this session we will explore teaching as a “profession,” and look at why teaching is exceptionally important to everyone and how research on teaching and learning can help us to be better at educating others. This session is designed to encourage participants to think about assessment, the roles of teachers and students, teaching, and learning in new and fundamentally different ways.

About the Speakers:

Dr Todd Zakrajsek is the Executive Director of the Academy of Educators in the School of Medicine and an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is the immediate past Executive Director of the Center for Faculty Excellence at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to that, he was the Inaugural Director of the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching at Central Michigan University and the founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Southern Oregon University, where he also taught in the psychology department as a tenured associate professor.

Dr Zakrajsek currently directs three National Lilly Conferences on College and University Teaching and Learning and one International Teaching Conference and also sits on two educationally related boards: Education Research Initiative for Lenovo Computer and Technology Enhanced Instruction for Microsoft.

For information on registration, please contact:
Ms Ivy Lai , CETL
Phone: 3917 8996; Email: laichun2@hku.hk.