Implementing Outcomes Based Teaching

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Implementing Outcomes Based Teaching
Learning_at_CityU

• Quality Assurance Committee
• Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Education
• 2 September 2005
• Presented by Professor Richard Ho

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Past Success TLQPR 2003

• The Panel was impressed a very real commitment
  to the enhancement of teaching and learning with
  a willingness to be self-critical and adaptive.
• a comprehensive QA structure in place at CityU,
  that draws on a "culture of evidence".
• a substantial shift in emphasis, from teaching
  to learning

2003 TLQPR Report
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Future Challenges

• Four-Year University Curriculum
• From Learning in general to Outcome-based
  Learning
• Role adherence

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What is Outcomes Based Teaching Learning ?

• Do we know where we are going to ?
• Intended learning outcomes
• How are we going to get there ?
• Teaching and learning activities that facilitate
  the attainment of such outcomes
• How do we know that we are there ?
• Assessment of the learning outcomes
• Motivation for learning and a measure of learning
  effectiveness

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The Big Picture
Outcome-based Learning
Culture

• Our Ideal Graduates
• Competent professionals
• Critical thinkers
• Able to enter a more international
• culturally diverse workplace
• Lifelong learners
• Able to appreciate the wider world of
• scholarship in arts sciences

Four Year University Curriculum
Three Year University Curriculum

• Our Role in Education
• Internationally competitive
• Professional and application oriented
• Whole person development

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Post-2003 TQLPR Actions

• Workshops with TEA winners on innovative teaching
  and assessments
• Survey of assessment practices in the University
• Focus group discussion with programme leaders
• Identification of pockets of success in OBTL
• Core group on constructive alignment formed in
  early 2005
• Core group recommendations on OBTL framework

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CityUs CommitmentSenate Decision

• the Senate approved to establish a framework
  to implement Outcome-based Teaching and Learning
  in all taught programmes for immediate
  implementation
• Senate, 24 May 2005

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Senate Decision Coverage

• Outcome-based Learning Framework
• Program and course design
• Pedagogical methods
• Assessment methods
• Teaching evaluation? Learning evaluation
• QA process and infrastructure
• Reward system

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Schedule

• Phase 1 (Sept 2005) Introduce the OBTL
  
• Phase 2 (Sept-Dec 2005) Identify and Develop
  Programme/Course Learning
  Outcomes
• Phase 3 (Jan-May 2005) Develop Appropriate
  Learning Assessments and
• Construct the Curricula
• Phase 4 (June-Aug 2006) Plan the
  Implementation
• Phase 5 (gtSept 2006) Implement the OBTL
  Approach

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How ?

• Champions Faculty teams supported by
  faculty based consultants
• Chief Consultant- Professor John Biggs
• and consultant- Dr. Catherine Tang
• Supporting Units QAC, ODUE, and EDO

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Prof John Biggs

• Extensive experience in education
• Previously Professor of Education in the
  University of Hong Kong
• Author of the book Teaching for Quality Learning
  at University
• Developed the concept of constructive alignment
• The concept itself is home grown in HK

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Dr. Catherine Tang

• Seasoned Expert in
• Constructive Alignment
• Assessment
• PI and Consultant to several UGC teaching
  development projects
• Head of EDU in HK PolyU and HKIEd

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• Thank You

• The opening of young minds will remain the most
  crucial activity any society can undertake
• Gerald Levin of Time Warner

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Thank You