University Teaching is an introductory course in teaching and learning in tertiary education, designed by staff at the Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning at the University of Hong Kong.
With input from instructors, guests and interviewees, including teaching award winners, students, and experts in the fields, you will be exposed to research evidence in relation to effective university teaching and practical instructional design strategies. You will also be exposed to multiple examples of effective teaching, and hear the views of teachers whose teaching has been judged to be excellent.
More specifically, University Teaching will help you to address the following questions:
- What does teaching in higher education involve?
- What does research evidence tell us about effective teaching in higher education?
- How can we ensure that our instructional design will help our students achieve their intended learning outcomes?
- What pedagogic options do we have to make our teaching successful?
- What assessment and feedback practices can help our students learn more effectively?
After completing the learning tasks in this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss the teaching and learning context in higher education and reflect on the potential challenges and opportunities you might encounter.
- Explain key teaching and learning concepts and relevant evidence in relation to effective university teaching.
- Analyse the relationships between various aspects of teaching and student learning.
- Identify a range of instructional strategies to support effective student learning.
- Apply key concepts to the structuring of course outlines and lesson plans in order to create learning experiences to support successful student learning.
Course trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJu-dViz3NE
Course outline: http://www.cetl.hku.hk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/CETL-MOOC-course-outline.pdf
University Teaching
ofrecido por
The University of Hong Kong
Acerca de este Curso
4.7
128 calificaciones
Habilidades que obtendrás
TeachingManagementInstructional DesignTeaching Method
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
Semana
1Course Introduction
1 video (Total 2 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
1 video
3 lecturas
Course outline10m
Course communication10m
Course entrance survey10m
1 ejercicio de práctica
Orientation quiz8m
What does it look like teaching in higher education?
This module focuses on a wider scope of what it is like teaching in higher education, such as, what responsibilities are involved, where challenges and opportunities might occur, and how experienced academics approach their teaching development, to help you to think about your teaching role in a broader context.
8 videos (Total 78 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
8 videos
Teaching and learning spaces6m
Student voice: What are we looking for in university education?8m
Student voice: What kind of teaching engages us?13m
Student diversity in learning (I) : Three examples6m
Student diversity in learning (II) : Implications for teaching4m
What does it involve teaching in a university? – Interviews with colleagues16m
What options do we have for long-term professional development? – Interviews with colleagues18m
1 lectura
Reading list45m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Self assessment10m
Module quiz20m
Semana
2What does research tell us about effective teaching in higher education?
This module focuses on a selection of established research evidence on effective university teaching in higher education for you to learn what works, what doesn’t, what helps, and what hinders. No overwhelming literature review. These are only selected essentials.
8 videos (Total 42 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
8 videos
Three domains of learning and levels of understanding6m
Teaching and learning approaches9m
Factors that influence student learning (I)6m
Factors that influence student learning (II)5m
Seven principles of effective teaching (I)4m
Seven principles of effective teaching (II)4m
Seven principles of effective teaching (III)3m
1 lectura
Reading list30m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Self assessment15m
Module quiz20m
Semana
3How shall we go about curriculum and instructional design?
This is a practical module where you will be introduced to some key ideas you can immediately apply in your instructional design. You will also hear directly from the founders of one of the concepts in this module, Professor John Biggs and Dr. Catherine Tang.
8 videos (Total 46 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
8 videos
Constructive alignment8m
Interview with Biggs and Tang8m
Writing learning outcomes (I)5m
Writing learning outcomes (II)5m
Writing learning outcomes (III)2m
Compiling a course outline9m
Planning a lesson4m
1 lectura
Reading list20m
2 ejercicios de práctica
Self assessment15m
Module quiz30m
Semana
4What pedagogical options can we find from successful examples? – An instructional toolbox
Module 4 presents a range of real instructional examples from different disciplines, hoping to inspire you to design your own course. Depending on your interest and discipline, you are invited to choose three (or more) examples to watch. For almost every example, there are one or two readings for those who are interested in exploring more.
9 videos (Total 100 min), 4 readings
9 videos
Problem-based learning (I) : PBL in practice10m
Problem-based learning (II) : Rationale, design and practical experiences23m
Audience response system15m
Think-pair-share8m
Teaching a large class7m
Flipped learning4m
Team-based learning3m
Experiential learning24m
4 lecturas
Information sheet – Problem-based learning10m
Information sheet – Experiential learning10m
Reading list40m
Self-reflection on the instructional examples30m
50%
comenzó una nueva carrera después de completar estos cursos
83%
consiguió un beneficio tangible en su carrera profesional gracias a este curso
17%
consiguió un aumento de sueldo o ascenso
Principales revisiones
por JA•Sep 13th 2018
Excellent course. I need to get up to speed with modern University teaching methods and have found this course very helpful and engaging.
por MW•Nov 7th 2018
Well designed course to learn basics of pedagogy that is vitally important to be a university teacher
Instructores
Dr. Lily Min Zeng
Assistant Professor (course designer)Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
Tracy, Xiaoping Zou
Dr.Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning
Acerca de The University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong is the territory’s oldest institute of higher learning and also an internationally recognized, research led, comprehensive university. It engages in frontier research and academic endeavours that reflect and address the needs of a fast changing, knowledge-based world.
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What is in this course?
The course will help you to address the following questions:
- What does teaching in higher education involve?
- What does research evidence tell us about effective teaching in higher education?
- How can we ensure that our instructional design will help our students achieve their intended learning outcomes?
- What pedagogic options do we have to make our teaching successful?
- What assessment and feedback practices can help our students learn more effectively?
Is this course for me?
If you are thinking about becoming an academic teacher, or you have just got an academic teaching post, or you just have an interest in understanding the essentials of university teaching, this course is for you.
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