1. School of Creative Media Orientation Week 2010 Dr Linda C. H. LAI (Director of Teaching & Learning) 24 August 2010

2. What is Orientation Week? Week-long, academic orientation: FORMAL teaching and learning activity Setting directions and first taste of SCM life-style 1 st week of Semester A (30 Aug – 3 Sept)

3. What is Orientation Week? For ALL undergraduate programmes BACM, BADMB, BScCM, AAMET, Foundation Year Study OBTL initiative (Outcomes Based Teaching & Learning) purposes ← → outcomes

4. 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

5. 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

6. Intended Learning Outcomes Express and build up own identity through different resources......e.g overseas exchange program, internship, scholarships, and other existing funds at CityU … 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…

7. 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 Intended Learning Outcomes

8. Who are involved in O-week? Over 50 Year 2 and 3 students as group leaders, programming, execution... Programme and Studio Leaders 13 Teaching Staff members holding special workshop sessions

9. What's in the week-long programme? School-level Sessions + Programme-level Activities + Group Activities + Hanging out, Being yourselves...

10. 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

11. (5) SCM Culture A Group Creation at the end of O-week

12. (6a-l) Show Time Staff initiated sessions to share own expertise Choose a minimum of 3 from the list

13. (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

14. (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

15. (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 (6a-l) Show Time

16. Programme-level Activities Introduction to Curriculum (BA1, BAD1, BSc1, AA1, Foundaion1) Introduction to Academic Advising (BA2)

17. Group Activities Web Portfolio Making Outing Activities SCM Culture

18. 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

21. Tasks to be completed Web Portfolio Set up Outing Activities (6a-l) Show Time: Choose at least 3 (5) SCM Culture

22. Production Centre Account! Account Activation when tasks are completed Activation with FREE e-money (Details to be announced on O-week Blog)

23. Useful info O-week Website O-week Blog O-week Show Time Registration Page SCM Website OBTL Website

24. For Enquiries Your Group Leaders Chun 葉啟俊 kaiyip@cityu.edu.hkkaiyip@cityu.edu.hk / 3442 9035

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