Activities

Implementing Outcome-Based Education: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

Facilitator(s)/ Speaker(s):
Angela Ho (EDC)

Date / Time / Venue:
21 November 2007 / 12:30-14:00 / TU616

Abstract:
PolyU made a strategic move to start adopting Outcome-Based Education (OBE) during the Curriculum Revision exercise in 2004. In the past three years programme teams and subject teachers diligently revamped the curriculum for implementing OBE in the programmes and subjects. Many colleagues have since clarified student learning outcomes; aligned curriculum, teaching and assessment with the outcomes; tackled problems arising from "teaching" and "assessing" generic outcomes; and implemented criterion-referenced assessment.

At the same time, UGC is also promoting outcome-based approaches to student learning, and has urged the universities to give due emphasis to students' achievement of learning outcomes when they develop the new four-year undergraduate curriculum. The educational quality audit to be conducted in all the UGC-funded institutions by the newly established Quality Assurance Council of UGC will focus on the same subject.

Outcome-Based Education is definitely a long-term commitment for PolyU and higher education in Hong Kong, and thus it warrants academic staff's continuous attention and efforts. For PolyU, we may find it useful at this point of time to reflect on where we are and where we are going in this important endeavour. This workshop is planned to help colleagues to review their progress and accomplishments in implementing OBE, and to identify the way forward.

Meanwhile, University Management has earmarked a special fund, the OBE Fund, for projects related to the development of strategies and methods for implementing OBE in programmes and subjects. DLTC Chairs, programme leaders and colleagues who intend to apply for the fund will find this workshop useful in assisting them with fund application.

 

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