Symposium of The Outcome Based Approach: Where are We Now and Where are We Going

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Symposium of The Outcome Based Approach
Where are We Now and Where are We Going

• Task Force on Outcome-based Approaches in
• Student learning
• Mounir Hamdi - HKUST

University Grants Committee May 27, 2009
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Knowledge Based Society
Higher Education
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This is the 2nd Annual Symposium on OBE

• There is a worldwide shift towards an Outcome
  Based Education paradigm
• .focusing and organizing everything in an
  educational system around what is essential for
  all students to be able to do successfully at the
  end of a learning experience
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  William Spady (1994)
• It is a student-centered learning philosophy
  rather than the traditional content-centered
  learning philosophy

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Last Year Symposium Quality Education - Quality
Outcomes THE WAY FORWARD FOR HONG KONG

• Goal Promote outcome-based approaches in student
  learning to front line teaching staff and
  students through the sharing of experience with
  renowned international and local academics
• Dr. Peter Ewell, Vice President, the National
  Center for Higher Education Management Systems,
  USA
• Dr. Skip Fletcher, President of Accreditation
  Board for Engineering Technology (ABET)
• Dr. Ricky W. Griffin, Interim Dean of Mays
  Business School, Texas AM University
• Prof. Ian Saunders, Head, School of Social and
  Cultural Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of
  Western Australia
• Dr. Thomas A. Angelo, Professor of Higher
  Education and Director, The Centre for Teaching,
  Learning, and Curriculum, La Trobe University
• Panel Discussion Moderated by Prof. Edmond Ko,
  UGC member and Professor of Chemical Engineering,
  HKUST
• It was quite successful and was attended by about
  768 participants

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Goals of this Symposium

• Promote outcome-based approaches in student
  learning among Hong Kong higher education
  institutions
• Promote outcome-based approaches in student
  learning to front line teaching staff and
  students through the sharing of experience with
  expert local academics
• Allow Hong Kong academics and students to share
  experience and debate issues and the way forward
  in this very important trend in Higher education
• Make the program of the Symposium to be field
  focus rather than General (Business, Engineering,
  Sciences, and Social Sciences, Humanities and
  Education Sub-groups)
• Address and Debate 4 important issues of QAC
• Articulation of Outcomes
• Alignment of student activities to outcomes
• Assessment of outcomes
• Continuous process for the improvement of
  programmes

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Organization of This Symposium

• UGC Task Force on Outcome-based Approaches in
  Student learning
• Established by UGC about one year ago
• UGC members and staff
• Members of the 8 higher education institutions in
  Hong Kong
• Terms of reference
• To foster collaboration amongst UGC-funded
  institutions in OBE
• To identify and disseminate international best
  practices and how they are to be adopted in the
  Hong Kong context
• To render assistance to and encourage teaching
  staff to adopt outcome-based approaches
• To establish dialogue with relevant professional
  bodies
• To advise UGC and serve as a contact point
  between the Committee and institutions on this
  subject and
• To work with and facilitate institutions in
  weaving outcomes into the design and
  implementation of the 334 curricula

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Program of the Symposium

• Morning
• Welcome message by Prof Edmond Ko (UGC HKUST)
• Opening Remarks and Symposium Overview By Prof
  Mounir Hamdi (HKUST)
• From Here to There with OBA But Where is Here
  and Where is There? By Prof Howard Davies (PolyU)
• OBA and The Quality of Student Learning By Dr
  Trevor Webb (UGC)

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Program of the Symposium

• Afternoon
• Four Concurrent Sessions
• Business Sub-group
• Outcome-based Accreditations AACSB and EQUISDr
  Louis Ma, CityU
• Engineering Sub-group
• Professional Development of Engineering Faculty
  as Educators A Panel Discussion Facilitator
  Prof. Edmond KO (UGC, HKUST)
• Prof Robert Li,CityU
• Prof Irwin King, CUHK
• Prof Khaled Ben Letaief, HKUST
• Prof Charles Surya, PolyU
• Prof George Tham, HKU

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Program of the Symposium

• Afternoon
• Four Concurrent Sessions
• Sciences Sub-group
• An Overview of the Development of the
  Outcome-based Approaches in Student Learning in
  Science Faculties/Schools Facilitator Prof
  Isabella WY Poon, CUHK
• Prof Lilian Vrijmoed, CityU
• Prof Isabella WY Poon, CUHK
• Prof Clement HC Leung, HKBU
• Prof NK Tsing, HKU
• Prof SY Cheng , HKUST
• Dr Daniel KL Lee, PolyU
• Social Sciences, Humanities and Education
  Sub-group
• Humanizing OBA for the Humanities, Prof Tony
  Hung, HKBU
• Providing Evidence to Programmes about OBA in the
  Humanities and Social Sciences, Prof Keith
  Thomas, CUHK

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Program of the Symposium

• Afternoon
• Breakout Sessions
• Business Sub-group
• Technology Facilitated OBA - Real-Time Response
  Systems
• Facilitators Dr Justin Robertson Dr Ron Kwok,
  CityU
• Writing, Mapping and Assessing Learning Outcomes
• Facilitator Prof Robin Snell, LU
• Assessing Generic Outcomes in Business Subjects
• Facilitator Prof Larry Farh, HKUST
• Technology Assisted OBA - Using Blackboard
• Facilitators Dr Eva Wong Dr Theresa Kwong,
  CityU

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Program of the Symposium

• Afternoon
• Breakout Sessions
• Engineering Sub-group
• Articulation of Programme and Subject Outcomes
• Facilitators Prof K.S. Chiang , CityU
• Curriculum Design and Alignment of Outcomes
• Facilitator Prof Mounir Hamdi , HKUST
• Assessment of Outcomes
• Facilitator Prof Charles Surya, PolyU
• Programme Improvements
• Facilitators Prof Chan Lai Wan, CUHK

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Program of the Symposium

• Afternoon
• Breakout Sessions
• Sciences Sub-group
• Issues in Outcome Specification and Assessment
  Life and Applied Sciences
• Facilitators Prof LS Chan, HKU
• Issues in Outcome Specification and Assessment
  Mathematical Sciences
• Facilitator Dr Daricks WH Chan, HKBU
• Issues in Outcome Specification and Assessment
  Physical Sciences
• Facilitator Prof Brad Foreman, HKUST
• Issues in Outcome Specification and Assessment
  Laboratory-based/ Project-based Courses
• Facilitators Dr H.F. Cheung Dr Crusher Wong,
  CityU

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Program of the Symposium

• Afternoon
• Breakout Sessions
• Social Sciences, Humanities and Education
  Sub-group
• Session 1
• Technology Affiliated OBL in Social Sciences
• Facilitators Ms Hokling Cheung Dr. Paul Shin,
  CityU
• Designing Learning Spaces to Support an OBA in
  the Humanities and Social Sciences
• Facilitator Prof Bob Fox, CUHK
• Session 2
• Cultural Language Immersion Scheme for Social
  Science
• Facilitator Prof Lilian Vrijmoed, CityU
• Designing Outcome Based Module
• Facilitators Dr Iris Ong Ai Choo Dr Wang Lixun
  , HKIEd
• Developing Subject-based Learning Outcomes in
  Social Science, Humanities and Education
• Facilitators Prof May Cheng, HKIEd

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Program of the Symposium

• Afternoon
• Breakout Sessions
• Social Sciences, Humanities and Education
  Sub-group
• Session 3
• Outcome Based learning in an Inter-disciplinary
  Social Science Programme Challenges and
  Strategies
• Facilitator Prof Annie Chan, LU
• Overview of OBTL at City U
• Facilitator Dr Catherine Chiu, CityU
• Session 4
• OBASL Bottom-up or Top-down. A perspective from
  HKU
• Facilitators Dr Peter Cunich Dr David Pomfret
  Prof Michael Prosser , HKU
• OBTL Through Newspaper Clippings
• Facilitators Dr Surya Deva, CityU

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Symposium Participants
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Special Thanks

• UGC (Jacqueline CHUI, Dr Trevor Webb, and Dr.
  Edmond Ko)
• UGC Task Force members
• Keynote Speakers
• Panels and Sessions Facilitators
• Speakers
• All participants
• Polytechnic University of Hong Kong

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Thank You
Enjoy the Symposium