Outline

Can e-Learning Guarantee Student Success?

Dr Eva WongCentre for Holistic Teaching & Learning

Hong Kong Baptist University

4 March 2011

3+3+4 SymposiaThe 11th Symposium

Advancing Teaching and Learning:Evidence, Outcomes and E-Learning

Parallel Discussion Session: E-learning and Student Success

Outline

• Whole Person Education at HKBU• ACEP0010 before e-Learning• ACEP0010 with e-Learning• What’s next?

Whole Person Educationat HKBU

• Six Major Elements (since 1956):– Spiritual, Intellectual, Humane, Professional,

Social, Physical• Operationalised by Seven Graduate

Attributes (since 2008):– Thinking, Knowledge, Communication,

Citizenship, Skills, Learning, Teamwork

ACEP0010Arts and Culture

The Credit-bearing Course

Aims & Objectives• The main focus of this course is to enhance students’ awareness

on and appreciation of the arts and cultural diversity in both local and global contexts through various seminars, workshops, activities.

• It also aims at equipping students with concepts of goal setting and learning strategies to study effectively and efficiently in their university career and beyond.

ACEP0010“Arts and Culture”

ACEP0010With eLearning activities incorporated

Course Intended Learning Outcomes:

At the completion of this course, students should be able to:1. Participate and evaluate diversified arts and cultural activities.2. Explain the dynamic interplay between self, social environment

and culture in local and global contexts.3. Communicate knowledge ideologically and economically

through socio-cultural field study, report writing, oral presentation and in-class/online discussions.

4. Create a reflective portfolio on their learning experience of this course.

Integration of eLearning into ACEP0010

Asynchronous Discussion

• Review and evaluate the quality of performance and social impacts of each arts and cultural activity students have participated.

• Discuss social issues in Hong Kong after each seminar.

Benefits

• Enhance students’ awareness of local cultures outside class (Knowledge, Citizenship).

• Encourage student-teacher and student-student interactions (Communication).

Integration of eLearning into ACEP0010Class Captures• Class captures were uploaded to the BU eLearning platform

after each class/seminar.• Video captures of students’ group oral presentation.Benefits• Students reviewed content of each class/seminar whenever

and wherever they wanted to, promoting self learning (Learning).

• Students reflected on their own performance during the oral presentation after they received feedback and grading from peers and instructor (Thinking, Skills).

Class Captures: Oral PresentationGroup A8: 露宿者的另類生活形態

“ 我們從 ACEP 課程上學的了好多能力或潛在能力。我們學過了寫 essay ，採訪技巧、交流禮節、文化特徵和演講技巧。這將應用於我們未來 3 年的學習與生活：或採訪、或演講、或作文、或社交。每一項都深刻影響著我們未來的一舉一動。還有更多的是潛在能力：對藝術的瞭解和欣賞、古老師告訴我們的表演注意點、對香港政府結構的瞭解，都是我們潛在應用的一部份。我們每一次聊天或表現都會隱隱透射出這些能力的影子。這難道不是一種另類的應用嗎？顯然， ACEP 的短短 100 天將會影響到之後 3 年我們在香港的生活。”

Reflections – Learning Experience

“ 在這個課程上我第一次去研究新聞、寫新聞分析報告，第一次去親身探訪瞭解情況、去拿第一手的資料而不是只在文獻的基礎上寫文章，第一次嘗試小組合作去做presentation 。這些寶貴的經驗，激發了我探究日常生活的興趣，讓我掌握了做presentation 和寫 report 的學習技巧，學會學習，學會 teamwork 解決問題。我相信這些經驗和技巧為我日後的其他學科的更加專業的學習奠定了基礎。當然，這門課程還鍛煉了我很多生活上的小能力，比如認路看地圖、比如提升廣東話水準、與人溝通交流、比如 time management 和自我管理等等，我想這些能力的建立培養並不亞於學習上的進步。”

“ 我們從課程的種種活動中不僅獲得了很多關於文化和藝術方面的知識，也獲得了很多對社會和人生的認識。然而或多或少，現實總是與理想會有差距，課程中還是有一些我覺得做得不盡如人意的地方；比如說，我個人覺得課程的結構性不是很強，不同活動間難以串成一個完整的知識網絡，此外外出參觀內容的選取也有些單一，大多是古典音樂或是戲劇，其實還有很多不同的藝術形式如繪畫和現代藝術也很吸引我們。儘管如此，課程還是給了我們許多難得的機會來瞭解香港的多元文化與社會，對我們今後在香港的學習和生活都有著很大的幫助。”

Reflections – Improvement of the course

“ …… 然而，正如事物兩面，課程也有和期望略有差距的地方，在藝術節目欣賞方面確實是一場盛宴，可對於相對在藝術鑑賞方面知識欠缺的同學，在完整理解這些藝術作品的時候有一定障礙，有時只是模模糊糊的印象。曲高和寡，我們誠然也謂之為藝術，可多些課前介紹，作品背景構思，藝術鑑賞方法之類的內容會讓藝術更加親切可親，這也將更容易被同學所接受。”

“ 接著就是報告寫作和線上討論部份了，主要是將自己的觀點通過文字強有力地傳達出來。…… 線上討論也是一種緊跟時代潮流的形式。以前只是在網路的討論區發表過意見，沒想到現如今也可以通過這種方式和同學一起就一些問題交換看法，進行辯論。或許這只是嘗試的第一步，許多地方還可以改善，讓更多的人可以參與到討論中去，而不只限于僅有的題目範圍。報告和討論鍛鍊了我獨立思考並發表自己看法的批判性思維能力，這是一名大學生應該具備的素質 …… ”

“ 說到看戲，雖然是粵語戲劇，但是舞臺藝術的魅力還是吸引了我 …… 在觀看之後的討論版也很好，大家各抒己見，大家一起討論，一改以往寫觀後感的單調乏味。 …… ”

Reflections – eLearning

“ ACEP 這門課程的設計可以說是學習與運用交替運用。在看完每一次演出後，都會讓我們寫觀後感或者是在 MOODLE 上討論，分享我們的感受。在聽完嘉賓的演講後，我們也有分享自己感受的機會。”

2010-2011 Sem1

ACEP 0010

HKBU Graduate Attributes

Knowledge Thinking Learning Communication Skills Citizenship Teamwork

Cheung Chau Exploratory Trip √ √ √Film Industry and Hong Kong Cultures √ √ √

Politics and Democratic Development in HK √ √ √

Perspective on Creativity and Business √ √ √

Anti-Corruption √ √

Interviewing techniques and mass media in HK √ √ √ √

Society Watch projects √ √ √ √ √ √

Presentation and Writing skills √ √ √

Self- Evaluation and Reflection √ √ √

Arts and Cultural Performance Visits √ √ √

• Continue to deploy eLearning functions for ACEP in Sem2

• Pilot class capture a Public Speaking (PS) course.

• A completely revamped PS course offered jointly by 3 units will be a core in our new GE programme.

What’s next?

Public Speaking Coursein our General Education Programme

“Public Speaking” is designed for students who are rather shy to speak out. The course (70% English and 30% Putonghua) helps our students develop their speaking skills in English and Putonghua. More importantly, its helps them to generate ideas and organize them for effective delivery.

Course Intended Learning Outcomes:• Demonstrate a grasp of key concepts, principles, and theories underlying

effective communication; • Conduct audience analysis to prepare speeches for intended audiences; • Draw upon a variety of sources to enrich their oral presentations; • Apply principles of effective communication to the preparation and

delivery of presentations; • Analyze and evaluate presentations produced by themselves and others.

Can e-Learning Guarantee Student Success?

No, we cannot guarantee student success.

But, with the help of e-Learning, at least we can have better

evidence of students’ engagement in learning.

Whole Person EducationHKBU Graduate Attributes

September 21, 2009

Q & ACHTL Website: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/chtl

Dr Eva WongCentre for Holistic Teaching & Learning

Hong Kong Baptist University

4 March 2011