Professor Paul Lam
Associate Professor, Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research OR
Simon Ho
Instructor I and Centre Manager, Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research
Designed for
Postgraduate students of all disciplines who would like to learn more about the nature of teaching and learning at university level. This will enable the teaching assistants to understand their role and the teaching strategies they can use more clearly.
Objectives
The module prepares postgraduate students to perform more effectively as tutors and even as future lecturers. Students will learn about the nature of university teaching and learning, consider various strategies to make teaching and learning effective, and apply principles to solve actual teaching and learning challenges commonly faced at CUHK.
Structure
The module is composed of one 2-hour workshop. In the workshop, the teacher will explain and illustrate the key concepts and strategies regarding effective teaching and learning at university level, such as students’ approaches to learning, and how learning activities and assessment can be arranged for active learning. Students are required to participate in a number of in-class activities, including consideration of a number of scenarios of common teaching situations.
Brief Description
Teaching is not merely about the delivery of factual knowledge from teachers to students but is more about facilitating students’ understanding of knowledge and their ability to apply knowledge into real situations. Students will consider the goals of university education and reflect on their own achievements. They will also chart their own approaches to learning, and consider the sorts of teaching and learning strategies that maximize a deep approach to learning. Lastly, students will apply these learning principles to cases of common challenges in and out of the classroom. This will provide students with the opportunity to reflect upon their own teaching skills and planning strategies.
Schedule
Group 1
Group 2
Date
14 Sept 2011 (Wed)
Date
13 Oct 2011 (Thu)
Time
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Time
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Venue
Rm 712, William Mong Engineering Building
Venue
Rm 712, William Mong Engineering Building
Group 3
Group 4
Date
26 Oct 2011 (Wed)
Date
10 Nov 2011 (Thu)
Time
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Time
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Venue
Rm 712, William Mong Engineering Building
Venue
Rm 712, William Mong Engineering Building
Medium of Instruction: English
Remarks:
This is one of the four optional modules for Professional Development Course for Teaching Assistants.
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