43 umagazine issue 18 Prof Li’s team is designing a MOOC which aims to bring out the creativity hidden in every student. He has been actively recruiting talented people in order to create a MOOC team at UM. He invited Katrine Wong, associate professor from the Department of English and director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning Enhancement (CTLE), to be in charge of the part of the course related to theatre and music. Prof Davood Gozli from the Department of Psychology is tasked with the job of analysing the patterns and underlying laws of creativity. Prof Li himself is responsible for exploring relationships between body, mind, ideas, and creativity. ‘The biggest characteristic of this course is that it brings together people with different talents, so we can create something that’s both fun and practical for learners,’ he says. The MOOC in creativity will be open to students from all over the world, regardless of their age. It will cover oft-discussed topics directly related to everyday life. One of humanity’s greatest assets in the 21st century is creativity, because this is one area in which machines can never replace humans. But unfortunately, there are very few courses in creativity. The three or four MOOCs currently available on this subject mainly deal with business, architecture, and music. The course designed by Prof Li’s team, however, is different. ‘There is something for everyone in this course,’ says Prof Li. CTLE Providing Technical Support Currently, the MOOC team has teachers from each faculty. They meet regularly to share thoughts and exchange ideas. The CTLE provides technical support for the MOOC team. Prof Ni explains: ‘Each course is different in terms of course content and teaching methods. That is why it is important for teachers from different faculties to share experience and come together to brainstorm ideas. This is the first time we have designed MOOCs, so there will be a lot of cost involved. But it’s still worth doing because the platform can reach an astounding number of learners. We also hope to help students retain what they learn through high-tech solutions.’ Prof Ni hopes to eventually launch more MOOCs related to the culture and history of Macao and China. The MOOCs developed by the two current teams will be completed and launched within this year. Compared to MOOC teams at other universities, which can have dozens or even hundreds of members, UM’s MOOC teams are very small, with only five to six people. But the team leaders refuse to compromise on quality simply because of size or constraints in resources and manpower. Indeed, they have been meticulous in preparing every aspect of the projects, from the duration of the course to presentation skills. Prof Ni is very impressed with the persistence of the two teams, saying, ‘Not only are they willing to rethink and redesign their teaching with limited resources; they are also willing to do it during their spare time, which is even more admirable. They are our MOOC talent seed or pioneers. When our first MOOCs become successful, they are bound to attract more faculty members to join our team and grow our MOOC capability.’ Davood Gozli教授 Prof Davood Gozli 王嘉祺教授 Prof Katrine Wong 李自豪教授 Prof Li Zihao 《創意》慕課的師資團隊 The faculty team behind the creativity MOOC 不一樣的慕課 3—集不同老師建有趣課程 MOOC Is Different 3 – Interesting Courses Developed by Teachers from Different 不一樣的慕課 2—學好第二語言好方法 MOOC Is Different 2 – A Good Way to Learn a Second Language 不一樣的慕課1—收集大數據令上課不單調 MOOC Is Different 1 – Big Data Makes Lectures More Interesting
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