Dear Colleagues,
We invite Course Coordinators at HKU to join our Winter Sandbox Series: Creative Online and Hybrid Course Designing, which aims at supporting Course Coordinators in their course designs in various aspects, including integrating effective online and blended learning components into their courses.
The first session will be held on 11 December 2020 (Friday). There will be a 20-minute presentation, followed by breakout room discussions facilitated by CETL academics. In the breakout rooms, TELi instructional designers and disciplinary experts will also provide support and feedback.
Session 1: Designing effective online and hybrid learning experiences (12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 11 December 2020)
Following the Backward Course Design model and the constructive alignment principle, the first Sandbox will walk through with participants key stages of course designing: (1) Identifying desired results; (2) Determining evidence that demonstrates the achievement of the desired results; and (3) Planning learning experiences and instruction. In particular, we will explore several important issues pertaining to online and hybrid course designs, including striking a balance between direct instruction and guided inquiry, making a good use of synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities, and adapting conventional face-to-face instructions to different modalities for a better learning quality. Participants will also be provided with guiding questions, templates, and authentic examples to facilitate their course designing and re-designing.
About the Series:
The Winter Sandbox consists of six sessions. Four hands-on sessions will allow space for creative thinking and expert feedback and time to workshop your iterative re-designs. The other two sessions will provide expert input on learning design and blended learning respectively.
We encourage participants to join all the sessions in this Series. Course Coordinators are recommended to bring their course templates and ideas for the Spring Semester (January-May) in 2021.
Registration: https://www2.cetl.hku.hk/cetlevents/regist/456/registEvent.php?eventId=456
More information about the Winter Sandbox Series can be found here: https://www.cetl.hku.hk/winter-sandbox-2020/
See you online!
Centre for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning