Staff Development Online Series:
Innovative Teaching Techniques
Innovative Teaching Techniques
Innovative Teaching Techniques shows faculty and instructional staff several innovative, simple-to-plan and simple-to-implement techniques for boosting student learning. The five techniques can be used in your lecture or tutorial to increase student attention while promoting deep learning. Besides the techniques presented in the first five modules in the series, a sixth module introduces you to Action Research so that you can create, implement, and assess your own innovative teaching techniques.
Modules are available through Canvas with online videos of about 6-8 minutes each and with some other materials. Faculty and instructors who register for a module will be asked to take a short quiz before they start a module and to do so again to complete the module.
Modules in the series include:
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- List some differences between surface and deep learning;
- Explain the Classification Table Technique;
- Apply the classification table to your own teaching.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Explain the differences between surface and deep learning;
- Explain the One-sentence Synopsis Technique;
- Apply it to your own teaching.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Explain the differences between surface and deep learning;
- Explain the Recognizing the Problem Technique;
- Apply it to your own teaching.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Explain the difference between surface and deep learning;
- Explain the Identifying the Principle Technique;
- Apply it to your own teaching.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- List some differences between surface and deep learning;
- Explain the Survey Technique;
- Apply it to your own teaching.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Describe what action research is;
- List the steps in the action research cycle;
- Apply it to your own teaching.
Modes of Completion
- Completion
Participants take a pre-quiz, work through the video materials, and take the post-quiz for a module. If you score at least 70% on the post-quiz for a given module, you get a Certificate of Completion for that module.
OR
- Completion with Honours
Participants take the pre-quiz, work through the video materials, and take the post-quiz. In addition, you complete a written assignment. If you score at least 70% on each post-quiz for a given module and submit a satisfactory written assignment, you get a Certificate of Completion (with Honours) for that module.
Upon completion of all modules in this series (with or without honours), your effort will be recorded as completion of an In-house Staff Development activity (Teaching & Learning) module on the HRO system.
Certificate of Completion (with Honours) will normally be issued at the beginning of Semester B and all others in July based on registrants' achievement.
Course Information
| Target participants: | Faculty and teaching staff |
|---|---|
| Study hours: | 3-6 hours for the six-module series and the written reflection (i.e., ~0.5+ hour per module without the written reflection). |
| Course date * : | Offered online in Semester A and B. Participants can enroll through AIMS |
| Module coordinator: | Dr William CHEUNG |
* Participants can enroll anytime during Semester A and B. They work at their own pace to complete the module by the end of the semester B.