On 21 August, CTLE held an interactive professional development event for new UM faculty members, offering a general introduction to teaching and learning in UM context and an overview of supportede-learning tools. Nearly 60 new colleagues attended the training.

Prof. Katrine Wong, Director of CTLE, expressed a warm welcome to colleagues and wished everyone a successful journey at UM. She began by looking at UM’s Vision and Mission Statements. She then spoke about student-centered education and discussed with participants ideas surrounding outcome-based education, UMMoodle (learning management system in UM) and faculty development opportunities. She highlighted the importance of student feedback, academic honesty and recent guidelines on using generative AI (GenAI) tools in teaching and learning.

Prof. Wong also emphasized the importance of effective course design by referring to the alignment of intended learning outcomes with assessments and teaching strategies. Information of various support services available to faculty members was shared. (Download Slides) (Watch Video)

In the second part of the event, new colleagues were introduced to e-learning tools essential for teaching and learning at UM. Mr. Miguel Costa, a CTLE Academic Staff Advisor for Technology, and Dr. Chris Fulton, E-Learning Technology Officer at CTLE, provided an overview of the most frequently asked questions about the university’s e-learning systems. Their session covered essential topics such as accessing services through the MyUM portal, viewing course information via the Student Information (SI) Web, and utilizing UMMoodle, the university’s learning management system, to create paperless classrooms. Miguel and Chris also facilitated a discussion on the use of AI in academic work, including the implementation of Turnitin for plagiarism detection and AI checking. Additionally, they highlighted the support offered by CTLE, including collaborative professional development events, a Teaching and Learning blog, and consultation services.  (Download Slides) (Watch Video)

Colleagues can find more resources for teaching and learning and register for upcoming events on CTLE’s website at ctle.um.edu.mo.

教與學優化中心為新入職教師舉辦專業發展培訓

8月21日，教與學優化中心為新入職的澳大老師舉辦專業發展培訓，介紹澳大的教與學及支援學習的工具，近60位新同事出席。

中心主任王嘉祺教授歡迎新同事加入大學，並祝願他們教學順利。她首先談到澳大的願景與使命，並介紹了以學生為中心的教育、成果導向教育、UMMoodle（澳大的學習管理系統）以及老師發展機會；她也強調學生反饋、學術誠信，以及近期在教學中使用生成式人工智能（GenAI）的指引等。

王教授重申高效課程設計的重要性，並指出預期學習成果與評估，需與教學策略結合；會上她也分享了校內各種支援服務的資訊。（下載PPT）（觀看影片）

活動的第二部分，由中心學術顧問（科技）Miguel Costa先生和電子教學技術專員Chris Fulton博士對新同事介紹了在澳大教學裡必備工具，他們涵蓋了包括：MyUM服務、SI Web（學生資訊網頁）、使用UMMoodle等主要話題，並討論了包括抄襲、Turnitin檢查工具等相關GenAI議題。此外，他們還分享了中心提供的支援，包括專業發展活動、教學博客以及諮詢服務。（下載PPT）（觀看影片）

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