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School of Creative Media Orientation Week 2010. Dr Linda C. H. LAI (Director of Teaching & Learning) 24 August 2010. What is Orientation Week?. Week-long, academic orientation: FORMAL teaching and learning activity Setting directions and first taste of SCM life-style.
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School of Creative MediaOrientation Week 2010 Dr Linda C. H. LAI (Director of Teaching & Learning) 24 August 2010
What is Orientation Week? • Week-long, academic orientation: FORMAL teaching and learning activity Setting directions and first taste of SCM life-style • 1st week of Semester A (30 Aug – 3 Sept)
What is Orientation Week? • For ALL undergraduate programmes • BACM, BADMB, BScCM, AAMET, Foundation Year Study • OBTL initiative (Outcomes Based Teaching & Learning) • purposes ← → outcomes
What is Orientation Week? • Divided into Groups • Each group with students from different programmes • Led by 3 year two / three students • Work together / play together / create experience • Independence Vs Inter-dependence
Objectives of Orientation Week • For an intense experience of the diversity and variety resources of SCM & CityU • To encounter & experience ‘creativity’ in different angles • To encounter yourselves from different angles • To start thinking about learning / teaching / curriculum philosophies so as to build a broader vision of life
Intended Learning Outcomes • Express and build up own identity through different resources... • … beginning with creating one's portfolio on a SCM students on-line platform • identify resources within SCM for academic and own creative purpose… • ...meeting Production Centre & IT team, discovering faculty expertise and talents • identify resources within CityU to enhance one's academic and career prospects… • ...e.g overseas exchange program, internship, scholarships, and other existing funds at CityU
Intended Learning Outcomes • gain basic understanding of the curriculum of one's degree programmes and principles of structure • work in a team for artistic creation and build up good relationship with fellows • understand the new undergraduate system and General Education
Who are involved in O-week? • Over 50Year 2 and 3 students as group leaders, programming, execution . . . • Programme and Studio Leaders • 13Teaching Staff members holding special workshop sessions
What's in the week-long programme? School-level Sessions + Programme-level Activities + Group Activities + Hanging out, Being yourselves...
School-level sessions (1) Study by the Rules (2) SCM Tales (3) Survival: IT Team + Production Centre (4) SCM Ahead (5) SCM Culture (6) Show Time
(5) SCM Culture A Group Creation at the end of O-week
(6a-l) Show Time Staff initiated sessions to share own expertise Choose a minimum of 3 from the list
(6a-l) Show Time (6a) Drive Computer by Motion – Dr Fu Hongbo (6b) How to Grow an Apple on Your Arm and Befriend a Pen and a Chair – Dr Linda Lai (6c) Introduction to Game Design – Mr Yim Chun Pang (6d) Inspection of Certain Possibilities to Re-arrange your Vision of Reality – Dr Olli Tapio Leino
(6a-l) Show Time (6e) Gorilla Installation: Time, Space & Performance – Ms Koala Yip (6f) Live Foley Performance – Dr Robert Jay Ellis-Geiger (6g) Don’t Fear Art, Don’t Fear Electronics! Go Crazy with a 9V Battery – Mr Samson Young (6h) Animation Showcase since Childhood – Prof Tamas Pal Waliczky
(6a-l) Show Time (6i) The Rise of Video Game (1950-2010): Stone Age to Modern Time – Mr Dick Thung (6j) A Role-play Game Beyond the Confines of a Room – Dr Hector Rodriguez (6k) Visual Storytelling Workshop – Dr Louisa Wei (6l) Fo Tan Studio Visit – Miss Phoebe Man & Mr Warren Leung
Programme-level Activities • Introduction to Curriculum (BA1, BAD1, BSc1, AA1, Foundaion1) • Introduction to Academic Advising (BA2)
Group Activities • Web Portfolio Making • Outing Activities • SCM Culture
Hanging out, being yourselves... • Counter at SCM Area: news, lost and found, looking for someone, brief chats • Small Exhibition in the garage area • SCM Blogging
Tasks to be completed • Web Portfolio Set up • Outing Activities • (6a-l) Show Time: Choose at least 3 • (5) SCM Culture
Production Centre Account! • Account Activation when tasks are completed • Activation with FREE e-money (Details to be announced on O-week Blog)
Useful info • O-week Website • O-week Blog • O-week Show Time Registration Page • SCM Website • OBTL Website
For Enquiries • Your Group Leaders • Chun 葉啟俊 kaiyip@cityu.edu.hk / 3442 9035