TLC Newsletter Issue 01 - Dec 2020

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Dear Staff and Students of Lingnan University,

Welcome to the inaugural TLC eNews.
Please find below some important updates from the Teaching and Learning Centre.

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In this issue;

YOUR INPUT NEEDED!
Our University has since 28 September 2020 started the implementation of Hybrid Teaching and Learning. Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC), and Information Technology Services Centre (ITSC) would like to collect your feedback for better offering professional support. We should be much grateful if you could spend about 3 minutes to complete an online questionnaire

Staff Survey:
https://lingnan.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1A07imuotdYt7GR

Student Survey:
https://lingnan.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0651SY6fy3XQl3T

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NEW STRATEGIC PLAN 
TLC is pleased to announce the development of a new 5 Year Strategic Plan which identifies 4 areas of Strategic Priority.

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Developing Lingnan academic staff as leaders in the provision of innovative pedagogy

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Aligning our learning spaces, virtual, physical and informal and expanding our flexible learning arrangements

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Leveraging data and an evidence-based approach in order to support change in learning and teaching

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Delivering an engaging, personalized and digitally enriched OBE Curriculum in the context of Liberal Arts Education.

.... More details are available on our revamped TLC website


NEED HELP? 
Staff - Need assistance with PEDAGOGY / ASSESSMENT related challenges in the move to hybrid teaching?
Did you know that you have a dedicated TLC staff member who is your primary point of contact for any pedagogical support. These are;

*Others including for example – SSC, ITSC, Registry, Core Curriculum and General Education Office, Science Unit, Office of Service-Learning, School of Graduate Studies, Global Liberal Arts Programme

Students - Need assistance with LEARNING related areas to do with your study – You can book assistance from a PLF..

HIGHLIGHTS!

Over the last few months in support of teaching and learning across the University we have conducted 21 staff workshops as part of our INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGY SERIES. For example, How to Approach Teaching Face to Face and Online at the Same Time? – EXPLORING HYBRID and Making the Most of Blended Learning (366 staff [head counts]attended the TLC workshops, 4.3 / 5 aggregate feedback on the usefulness of the session to improve teaching Missed these workshops, you can access the resources HERE

… conducted
10 student workshops as part of our STUDENT DIGITAL FLUENCY SERIES. For example, on Mobile Learning, AI, Data Science, Video Editing and 3D Modelling (453 students [head counts] attended TLC workshops, 4.1 / aggregate feedback on the usefulness of the session)
Missed the workshop, you can access the resources HERE

… provided Blended Learning consultation to
81 subject teachers and reviewed 90 courses as part of the TDG Top-Sliced Project – “Advancing Blended Learning @ Lingnan to a new Stage”, READ MORE about this exciting initiative..

AND.. Recruited …
30+ Student  Blended Learning Ambassadors

The University also recently recognized Lignan’s Outstanding Teachers as a part of the Teaching Excellence and Service Awards (TEAS) event

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This was hosted during our first Teaching and Learning Innovation week

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This week also included an international collaboration with
Alverno College in the area of Blended Learning
Many Rich Resources from this week and Alverno collaboration available HERE

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Some of the most recent workshops provided for staff were;

  • How to Approach Teaching Face to Face and Online at the Same Time? – EXPLORING HYFLEX
  • YoTeach!  Give Student Voices in F2F and Online Teaching - In and Out of Class!
  • Making the Most of Blended Learning
  • Faculty Pioneer Meetings
  • Sharing Session on Teaching Development Grants (TDG) Projects
  • Panel Discussion with Alverno - Advantages of Using Technology in Face-to-face Teaching & Challenges and Opportunities of Hybrid Teaching and Learning
 

Missed these workshops, you can access
the resources HERE

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PLF UPDATE

TLC is pleased to again offer for all students the Peer Learning Facilitation programme. This is a service provided by senior and academically excellent students for other students and they offer Lingnanians free tutoring and learning support for their courses. 

If you would like to Book a Consultation
with a Peer Learning Facilitator click
 HERE


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“ADVANCING BLENDED LEARNING @ LINGNAN TO A NEW STAGE”
Why Blended Learning @ Lingnan?

Advancing blended Learning @Lingnan to a new Stage (ABL) is an approved project for a Top-sliced Portion of the 2019-22 Teaching Development and Language to achieve the Strategic Plan 2019-2025, 
“ to develop smart teaching and learning and other cutting-edge pedagogies with the help of new digital education technology to support teaching and learning endeavours to meet students’ new learning needs in a rapidly changing world”.

What are the aims of the project?

  • To increase the quantity and quality of Blended Learning across the University
  • To provide for staff and students a suite of resources and professional development opportunities as related to Blended Learning
  • The creation of various communities of practice as agents of change to enhance sharing of ideas re blended learning
  • Collaboration on Blended Learning Initiatives through partnering with interested institutions in AALAU (Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities) and GLAA (Global Liberal Arts Alliance)

We have an ambitious goal that 100% of all Courses
at Lingnan will have some eLearning component by 2022!
Want to know more? OR to book a 1-1 consultation
on Blended Learning? Click
HERE

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PILOT of the iPORTFOLIO

A key area of development is the enhancement and rebranding of the ePortfolio system as the University’s iPortfolio system (currently in trial with the Graduate School).

The iPortfolio will provide a customised personal learning environment for students that connects to and complements the Learning Management System (LMS) and offers them a way to map and record their personal journey via portfolio artefacts and learning and career planning resources.

Want to know more?... Click HERE

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REMINDER re ITF for STUDENTS
Did you know?  - The ITF fluency programme is a
graduationrequirement and must be completed by
6 Jan 2021.It is a suite of Self-Paced online Resources
and assessment of your understanding of various
aspects of the use of Information Technology.
It can be accessed HERE

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ALSO DON’T FORGET – 
The Online Tutorial on Plagiarism Awareness
is compulsory AND must be completed by ideally
end of November.

Want to know more..? Click HERE

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TLC has been tasked to take on a more strategic
role in relation to teaching and learning data and
specific to the various surveys across the institution. 

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2019 - 20 FIRST YEAR and FINAL YEAR STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE SURVEY

The First and Final Year Student Learning Experience Surveys focus on students’ learning experiences and self-evaluation of their achievement of the intended learning outcomes, especially the Graduate Attributes.Of note was that the ratings given by the final year students on their achievement of Graduate Attributes are higher than those from the first year students except for a few items.The top three items rated by final year students are Exchange Experience (Outside Hong Kong) (4.36 to 4.42), Adaptability (4.02 to 4.14) and Intercultural Views (4.00 to 4.09), while the lowest three items rated by them are Curriculum Cohesion (3.51 to 3.43), Chinese Language (3.39 to 3.28) and Workload (3.46 to 3.05).

Click HERE for more details.

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TEACHING AND LEARNING DATA AUDIT
- In preparation for the QAC 3rd Round Audit, TLC is working with an external consultant to conduct an audit of the variation of ways that the institution collects and uses data related to Learning and Teaching. This consultant will seek input from Stakeholders (Deans, Heads of Departments / Units / Programme Coordinators) on the types of data useful for them for curriculum and pedagogical Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement. They will review the current Institutional Surveys and Student Course Teaching and Learning Evaluating survey as fit for purpose and prepare a written report that identifies a framework for the implementation of Learning Analytics at Lingnan University.
(This report would capture the variation of ways teaching and learning data is captured, stored, accessed and acted upon and also include a benchmark comparison on our current practices with recommendations for improvement).

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OBATL SUPPORT
TLC is pleased to support staff in curriculum and OBATL work. In this regard we have reviewed 44 Courses and 8 programmes from April to now. If you would like help to review OR even to have a conversation at the inception of a new Course or Programme please feel free to reach out to your dedicated Faculty Liaison or TLC 

We are also working on an Assessment Toolkit as a resource for staff in the creation of rubrics that align with best OBE practices.

 

 
 
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OBE Health Check 
- In preparation for the QAC 3rd Round Audit, and as a timely exercise to gauge our uptake and adoption of OBATL TLC is employing an external consultant to provide a “Health Check” related to OBE. This consultant will conduct an audit of implementation of Outcome-Based Education across the University. They will seek input from Stakeholders (Deans, Heads of Departments / Units. Programme Coordinators, Academic Staff on the understanding of OBE and implementation. Review a random sampling of Course Syllabus documents and prepare a written report that identifies an OBE Health check for the University in relation to the embedding of OBE across all contexts. (This report would capture the variation of ways OBE has been implemented, benchmarked best practices from other UGC institutions and a comparison on our current practices with recommendations for improvement as appropriate).


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Lingnan’s approach to Teaching and Learning Change Management is based on an overarching principle that PEOPLE are the primary factor in driving any change.
In this regard we have established 5 Community of Practices. These communities offer a way to share the collective wisdom of Lingnan staff and students across a number of key initiatives.
You are very welcome to learn more about these and if interested to join please feel free to contact us.

INTERESTED TO JOIN A COMMUNITY? - More info HERE


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FEEDBACK
We welcome all feedback on any area of TLC’s work.
Please feel free to contact us -  

General Enquiries
Phone: (852) 2616-7117
Fax: (852) 2572-5706
E-mail: tlc@LN.edu.hk 

2/F, B Y Lam Building, Lingnan University,
Tuen Mun, The New Territories, Hong Kong.