On December 6, faculty members from various universities shared experiences and discussed ways to work together to further improve the quality of higher education at the second sub-forum entitled “Technology-Enhanced Collaborative and Blended Learning,” of the ongoing Global MOOC and Online Education Conference 2021, which was co-chaired by the University of Macau, the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance, and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE).
The sub-forum started with opening remarks from Prof. Michael K. Hui, Vice Rector (Academic Affairs) of the University of Macau. He pointed out that digital technology played an important role in the transformation of higher education, in improving teaching and learning experience, and in building a social environment for lifelong learning. He informed that the University of Macau had established the Centre for Teaching & Learning Enhancement to explore the deep integration of digital technology and education, as part of the university’s efforts to promote digital education reform.
Hui also stated that the Global MOOC and Online Education Conference provided an important platform for global higher education institutions to exchange experiences in digital education reform. He wished the sub-forums and the Main Conference great success.
Delivering a keynote speech, Robert Vanderlan, senior associate director of the Center for Teaching Innovation at Cornell University, said that MOOC and online education had changed the traditional higher education models, while digital technology kept expanding the influence of traditional education. He suggested that higher education institutions consider teaching needs, users’ privacy, and usability and accessibility when selecting online teaching tools.
Rachel Gunderson, an instructional designer in the Center for Teaching Innovation of Cornell University, likewise pointed out in her keynote speech that the flexible use of online teaching tools was conducive to achieving teaching goals and improving teaching quality.
During the case studies and panel discussion that followed, Zhang Xiaolei (Associate Professor, School of Education of Tianjin University), Li Shuang (Associate Professor, Ocean College of Zhejiang University), Irwin King (Director, Centre for eLearning Innovation and Technology of the Chinese University of Hong Kong), Nevia Dolcini (Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies of the University of Macau), and Sophia Deng (Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology of the University of Macau) shared their practical experience of online education and teaching of their respective institutions, and discussed the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on online education and the advantages of hybrid teaching. They agreed that digital technology could improve the efficiency and effectiveness of teaching management.
Wang Chuang, Dean of the Faculty of Education of the University of Macau, served as the moderator.
Katrine K. Wong, Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning Enhancement at the University of Macau, and Wang Chuang, Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Macau, gave closing remarks at the sub-forum.
Wong said that good teaching design was conducive to improving students’ enthusiasm and ensuring the quality of online teaching, while Wang expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the guests for sharing their insightful thoughts. He said that online education was still in the exploratory stage, and that teaching design and implementation were still facing various challenges. Wang called on universities all over the world to strengthen cooperation and jointly promote the development of online education.
The Global MOOC and Online Education Conference 2021 was held online on December 6-9. The Conference was jointly hosted by the Global MOOC and Online Education Alliance and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE), on the theme “Together for a Shared Future-Leading Higher Education Innovation in the New Digital Era.”
Source: Tsinghua University ( https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/info/1245/10866.htm)
澳大協辦2021世界慕課與在線教育大會第二場分論壇
由澳門大學、世界慕課與在線教育聯盟以及聯合國教科文組織教育信息技術研究所聯合主辦的2021世界慕課與在線教育大會第二場分論壇：“數字技術增強協作與混合式教學”於12月6日順利舉行，與會嘉賓就數字技術與教育資源的運用、如何助力提高高等教育質量展開了深入討論。
澳門大學副校長（學術）許敬文教授為本論壇致開幕辭。他指出，數字技術在高等教育轉型過程中發揮重要作用，有利於提升教學效果和學習體驗，建設終身學習的社會環境。澳門大學積極推動數字化教育改革，建立教與學優化中心，探索數字技術與教育教學的深度融合。許敬文表示，世界慕課與在線教育大會為全球高等教育機構提供了交流教育數字化改革經驗的平台，並預祝分論壇與大會取得圓滿成功。
在主題演講環節，康奈爾大學教學創新中心高級副主任羅伯特·范德蘭（Robert Vanderlan）認為，慕課與在線教育改變了傳統的高等教育模式，數字化技術不斷擴大傳統教育的影響力。他建議高等教育機構在選擇在線教學工具時堅持滿足教學需求、保護使用者隱私、易於學習使用等原則。康奈爾大學教學創新中心教學設計師雷切爾·岡德森（Rachel Gunderson）提出，靈活使用在線教學工具有利於實現教學目標、提升教學質量。
在澳門大學教育學院院長王闖擔任主持的案例展示和圓桌論壇環節上，天津大學教育學院副教授張曉蕾、浙江大學海洋學院副教授李爽、香港中文大學電子學習創新科技中心主任歐文·金（Irwin King）、澳門大學哲學與宗教學系副教授內維亞·多爾奇尼（Nevia Dolcini）、澳門大學心理學系助理教授鄧瑋分享了各自機構的在線教育教學實踐經驗，並就疫情對在線教育的推動作用、混合式教學的優勢進行討論，一致認為數字技術能夠提升教學管理效率和效果。
澳門大學教與學優化中心主任王嘉祺和王闖為本次會議發表總結致辭。王嘉祺表示，有效的教學設計有利於提高學生積極性，保證在線教學質量。王闖表示，在線教育仍處於探索階段，教學設計、執行等環節仍然面臨各種挑戰，他呼籲全世界高校加強合作與共享，共同推動在線教育發展。
世界慕課與在線教育大會主會議於12月6-9日在線成功舉辦。本次大會由教育部高等教育司指導，世界慕課聯盟與聯合國教科文組織教育信息技術研究所共同主辦，主題為“一起向未來——引領新數字時代高等教育創新”，旨在搭建全球慕課與在線教育發展交流與互鑑的平台，促進全球大學、國際組織、在線教育平台等機構共同攜手，引領新數字時代下高等教育創新。
新聞來源：清華大學 （https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/info/1176/89657.htm）
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