Teaching Excellence Award TEA Forum 20 October 2005

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Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) Forum20 October
2005

• The TEA Exercise
• Mr Aman Shah

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TEA Panel

• Panel Chair appointed by the QAC
• Representative each from the Faculties, Schools
  CCCU
• 2 representatives from QAC
• 1 student member
• 1 member from Alumni Association
• 2 external members

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TEA Process

• Over the last few years, selection criteria has
  been continually updated.
• Classroom observation has been introduced.
• International benchmarking diemsnion.

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Schedule for 2005/2006

• TEA Forum (Feedback) 20 October 2005
• Nomination period10 October - 7 November 2005
• Briefing Session of Nominees 17 December 2005
• Submission of Teaching Portfolios 21 November
  2005 - 3 January 2006
• Classroom observation 27 February - 25 March
  2006
• Interview/presentation 19 April 2006

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Changes for 2005 2006

• Panel includes a member of the Alumni Association
• The statement in support of a nomination has a
  more limit
• Statements should be written by nominators
  themselves
• Criteria includes OBTL

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OBTL

• Commitment to the Universitys strategy to
• implement outcomes-based teaching and learning
• (OBTL)
• Participation in the relevant seminars and
  workshops in the University
• Participation in the Department/Division/School/Ce
  ntre in redesigning the curriculum
• Sharing experience with others in the
  Department/Division/School/Centre and with others
  in the University
• Leadership in helping the Department/Division/Scho
  ol/Centre to move towards the OBTL environment

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OBTL

• Teaching as a Reflective Practice
• Outcomes (ILO)
• TLAs
• Assessment
• See http//www.cityu.edu.hk/obtl

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How to facilitate and motivate student learning

• Students need to know
• what they are supposed to learn
• how they will learn them
• how they will be assessed
• Addressing these issues explicitly will
• help motivation and student learning.