On 20 August, CTLE held New Faculty Training. This training, providing new faculty members with a general introduction to teaching and learning in the UM context, aims to equip colleagues with skills that can be used to facilitate more effective teaching and learning at UM. Over 60 UM new faculty members joined this interactive professional development event.

Prof. Katrine Wong, Director of CTLE, gave a warm welcome to new colleagues and wished them a successful academic journey at UM. She began by outlining UM’s vision to be an internationally recognized university through quality education, impactful research and community service. Key components include leveraging UMMoodle for announcements, assignments and online discussions, and promoting teaching excellence via faculty development events, Teaching Portfolio Faculty Learning Community, as well as University Teaching Excellence Awards.

Prof. Wong also emphasized aligning Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) with assessments to ensure measurable student achievements, incorporating active and collaborative learning strategies. She introduced UM’s guidelines on generative AI and Academic Honesty Quiz. Faculty are encouraged to use different resources in the community. The session also highlighted the importance of addressing diverse learner needs and integrating AI ethically to complement human interaction in education. Slides and video of Prof. Wong’s presentation are available on our website.

Essential E-Learning Tools at UM

The second part of the training, led by Dr. Chris Fulton and Mr. Miguel Costa, introduced participants to UM’s core e-learning systems. The most widely used system is UMMoodle, our platform for managing courses and enhancing communication with students through tools like discussion forums. Faculty can access UMMoodle via the MyUM portal (myum.um.edu.mo), which also provides links to other essential services, including the Student Information System (SI Web), UM’s secure generative AI tools, and more. The session also highlighted additional resources to support teaching, such as Turnitin for academic integrity and resources and services available through the Centre for Teaching and Learning Enhancement (CTLE). Presentation slides and video are available on our website.

8月20日，教與學優化中心舉辦了新老師培訓，逾60名新老師參加。培訓旨在為他們了解在澳大環境下教與學的概況，幫助他們掌握提升教學技能。

中心主任王嘉祺教授歡迎新同事，並祝願他們在澳大學術旅程取得成功。她首先概述澳大通過優質教育、具影響力的研究和社區服務，實現成為國際知名大學的願景；她也分享了包括利用UMMoodle進行公告、作業和線上討論，通過教員發展活動、教學檔案學習社群以及大學教學卓越獎勵，推動教學卓越。

王教授還強調將預期學習成果（ILOs）與評估對齊，，並融入主動和協作學習策略。她介紹了澳大關於生成式人工智能（GenAI）的指引和學術誠信測驗，鼓勵老師們多利用大學資源。培訓還突出了應對多元化學習者需求、以倫理方式整合GenAI以補充教育中人際互動。（下載講稿）（觀看演講）

第二部分由本中心科技學習專員Chris Fulton博士和科技學院Miguel Costa先生帶領，向新老師介紹了澳大重要的學習工具，包括UMMoodle，常用於管理課程並通過討論論壇等工具，來增強師生溝通的平台，老師可通過MyUM入口網站（myum.um.edu.mo）訪問UMMoodle，該網站還提供其他重要服務的連結，包括學生資訊系統（SI Web）、澳大安全的GenAI工具等。他們還介紹了支援教學的其他資源，如用於學術誠信的Turnitin，以及通過本中心網站提供的資源和服務等。（下載講稿）（觀看演講）