CTLE held an interactive professional development event for new UM faculty members

On 21 August, CTLE held an interactive professional development event for new UM faculty members, offering a general introduction to teaching and learning in UM context and an overview of supportede-learning tools. Nearly 60 new colleagues attended the training.

Prof. Katrine Wong, Director of CTLE, expressed a warm welcome to colleagues and wished everyone a successful journey at UM. She began by looking at UM’s Vision and Mission Statements. She then spoke about student-centered education and discussed with participants ideas surrounding outcome-based education, UMMoodle (learning management system in UM) and faculty development opportunities. She highlighted the importance of student feedback, academic honesty and recent guidelines on using generative AI (GenAI) tools in teaching and learning.

Prof. Wong also emphasized the importance of effective course design by referring to the alignment of intended learning outcomes with assessments and teaching strategies. Information of various support services available to faculty members was shared. (Download Slides) (Watch Video)

In the second part of the event, new colleagues were introduced to e-learning tools essential for teaching and learning at UM. Mr. Miguel Costa, a CTLE Academic Staff Advisor for Technology, and Dr. Chris Fulton, E-Learning Technology Officer at CTLE, provided an overview of the most frequently asked questions about the university’s e-learning systems. Their session covered essential topics such as accessing services through the MyUM portal, viewing course information via the Student Information (SI) Web, and utilizing UMMoodle, the university’s learning management system, to create paperless classrooms. Miguel and Chris also facilitated a discussion on the use of AI in academic work, including the implementation of Turnitin for plagiarism detection and AI checking. Additionally, they highlighted the support offered by CTLE, including collaborative professional development events, a Teaching and Learning blog, and consultation services.  (Download Slides) (Watch Video)

Colleagues can find more resources for teaching and learning and register for upcoming events on CTLE’s website at ctle.um.edu.mo.