Building an OBA Roadmap

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Student learning needs

Aims/ desired learning

outcomes

Content/ fundamental

concepts

Learning activities

Assessment

Actual learning

outcomes

Feedback for

evaluation

What is OBA ??

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Student learning needs

Aims/ desired learning

outcomes

Content/ fundamental

concepts

Learning activities

Assessment

Actual learning

outcomes

Feedback for

evaluation

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Student learning needs

Aims/ desired learning

outcomes

Content/ fundamental

concepts

Learning activities

Assessment

Actual learning

outcomes

Feedback for

evaluation

Focus on alignment to achieve outcomes

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Student learning needs

Aims/ desired learning

outcomes

Content/ fundamental

concepts

Learning activities

Assessment

Actual learning

outcomes

Feedback for

evaluation

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Nested Process

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UniversityUniversity UniversityUniversity

ProgrammeProgramme ProgrammeProgramme

CourseCourseCourseCourse

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Strategies for alignment

• Reviewing course outlines• Renewing course evaluation questionnaires• Examining spread of assessment• Considering diagnostic testing• New learning activities, e.g. case-based learning, eLearning

• Mentoring schemes to assist student learning • Mentoring schemes to improve teaching quality • Student participation in feedback• Etc. etc.

Student learning needs

Aims/ desired learning

outcomes

Content/ fundamental

concepts

Learning activities

Assessment

Actual learning

outcomes

Feedback for

evaluation

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Existing projects focusing on alignment?

• List these on ONE side of your file card.

• Label this side of the card with a large 2 & the name of your Dept/ Faculty/ School

• Chat with folk around you

• We will disseminate the lists by email

Example to show

and

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Major TasksMajor Tasks

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Major TasksMajor Tasks

Discussed and evaluated amongst the programme’s members. Feedback is collected to refine the outcome statements

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Drafted Learning Outcomes Drafted Learning Outcomes http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/sci/OBA/project_progress/project_progress04.html

Project Progress> Project deliverables

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Major Tasks Major Tasks (con’t)(con’t)

Feedback is collected & act as a reference to refinethe outcome statements

Most programmes reached this stage

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Existing activity focusing on defining &/or measuring

outcomes?• List these on ONE side of your file card.

• Label this side of the card with a large 1/3 & the name of your Dept/ Faculty/ School

• Chat with folk around you

• We will disseminate the lists by email

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Lots of current activity!

• Ug programme reviews – with action plans• TPg programme reviews – just beginning• QAC – looming on the horizon• TDGs – well underway• Benchmarking – an ongoing exhortation• 3+3+4 planning – getting closer• Inc. time around 2012 when students will exit

from both forms 6 and 7 to enter CUHK

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Weaving strands together

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• Making sense of disparate activities

• Saving work through synergies

• Supporting student learning

• Taking a scholarly approach

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Capacity building using TDGsCurriculum elements

University-wideLearning

outcomesContent

Learning activities

Assessment Evaluation

2005 TDGs – Enhancements to T&L

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2006 & 2007 TDGs – Stronger focus on OBA

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Plan of action

• Think about

• Which one first? -> -> ??

• Or start with ??

• Or -> -> ??

• There are several ways to get going.

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Road map development

• List what is happening in the Faculty/ Unit

• Choose the strongest element to showcase

• Select the first challenge to work on

• Plan an event/ activity/ mini-project

• Work out a timeline 2008-2012

• Be inclusive of all current projects & demands

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Year 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12

Pilot TDGs

Time-release funding for OBA work in each Unit

Activity

Each Unit develops an OBA

roadmap

Priority strategy (PS) No. 1.

PS No. 2.

PS No. 3.

PS No. 4. Etc.

Report: each Unit

Pilot TDG

Roadmap

Negotiated brief priority strategy report

Internal CUHK event

Final report

Report to UGC

Final TDG report end

of 2008

Roadmap repo

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Hosting HK event

Final OBA repo

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Final comment: Be innovative!!

Embed CUHK characteristics

• Bilingualism and biculturalism

– Combining tradition and modernity

– Bringing together China and the West

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The Chinese University of Hong Konghttp://www.cuhk.edu.hk

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/clear/

Thank you!