Aiming at inspiring and promoting creativity in teaching, as well as creating opportunities for teachers of all generations to share experiences and apply innovative teaching methods, VNU University of Economics and Business organizes the contest "Inspirational lessons", details as follows:
I. The purpose of the contest
- Inspiring and promoting creativity in teaching activities at VNU University of Economics and Business.
- Creating opportunities for teachers of all generations to share, spread experiences, and apply innovative teaching methods with the view to building a dynamic, quality and creative studying environment.
II. Scope and object
- Scope: Experiences and innovations in teaching methods in order to get inspirational lessons at VNU University of Economics and Business (applicable to all training systems).
- Lecturers at the UEB
- No more than 03 members in 01 group, participation in the contest is voluntary and contestants must follow regulations. Contestants can apply for different categories.
III. Judges
The members of judge are leading experts with in-depth experiences in the field of education, including 01 leading expert on Educational Organization and Educational Technology from reputable organizations, 02 representatives from Office of Academic Affairs and General Administration will work together with the judges.
IV. How to apply
Detailed instructions for submission here.
Register for the exam
Individuals/groups fill the form and submit the entries as required here.
Registration deadline: May 29, 2020
Content, form of expression and evaluation criteria
No | Items/ Content | Form of expression | Evaluation criteria |
1 | Starting the class vibrantly and effectively | Scenario for the booting activities or actual clips about an actual launch operation | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria - Stirring classroom atmosphere - Learners can gain skills (creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, communication) |
2 | Reviewing old lessons and summarizing all learned knowledge | Scenario for the booting activities or actual clips about a review activity that lecturers have done | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria - Encouraging participation of all members - Review learned knowledge effectively |
3 | Organizing group exercise effectively in class and attract the participation of all members | A description of content, assign methods, group exercise grades or a practical clip about a group exercise in class | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria - Being fair for all members - Encouraging participation of all members - Promoting the ability to assign tasks in groups - Promoting the ability to assess and analysis of learners. |
4 | Activities help to stimulate learners’ creative thinking | Scenario of activities to stimulate learners' creative thinking or actual clips about a stimulating activity of learners that teachers have done | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria - Encouraging participation of all members - Having creative products of individuals or groups - Promoting individualization in group activities |
5 | Activities for exciting classes | A description or clip of an activity that the teacher has implemented to make the class lively | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria - Creating a lively atmosphere in the classroom - Everyone in the class can join (easy level). - Encouraging participation by all members (attraction level) |
6 | Evaluation activities in the classroom | A description or clip of an activity that the teacher has conducted for assessment activities in class | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria - Being fair for all members - Ensuring objectivity in assessing individual efforts (for individual exercises), assessing the differences among groups (for group exercises) - Saving time marking for teachers |
7 | Sharing an unforgettable memory of an inspirational lesson | Article or clip sharing an unforgettable memory of an inspirational lesson during teaching time at UEB | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria - Promoting humanity in the relationship between Teacher and Student. - Arousing the fire of career love for lecturers. - Arousing and maintaining the love of school and class for students and lecturers through the generations |
8 | Tips for effective online teaching | A description or clip sharing tips on how to teach online effectively | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria - These skills are easy to understand and applicable for almost teachers and subjects - The majority of students absorb with a positive attitude - Increasing interactive ability on IT platforms - The goals achieved in the online classroom / subject must be no less than the one of the offline classroom / subject. |
9 | Empathy skills of learners before, during and after subjects | A description or clip of one or some activities that teachers have done to empathy students | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria - Evaluating students' desires for the subject and lecturers - Evaluating students' wishes about adjustments made by lecturers during teaching process - Assessing student desire to get supports after the course |
10 | Other contents | All appropriate forms of presentation | 1. General criteria 2. Specific criteria The author explains these goals by himself |
General criteria include:
- Creativity: Lecturers can stimulate the student’s creativity; learners have the opportunity to synthesize and encourage the development of creative ideas to solve practical problems.
- Inspiration: Students are excited to enjoy the content conveyed in class.
- Interaction: Encourage information exchange between teachers and learners both in the classroom and outside the classroom
- Collaboration: Encourage learners to collaborate and develop group activities, share responsibilities and work assignments to all team members, towards empowerment.
- Diversity: The product is designed to suit the different learning styles of students, demonstrating different approaches to create a comprehensive learning pathway.
- Enhance autonomy: The product encourages student autonomy, creates confidence for students and enhances the autonomy ability of students.
- Feasibility: Contest products should be guaranteed to be implemented immediately in teaching at University of Economics and Business.
- Spillover: Contest products can be described appropriately and can easily be applied spillovers in different modules at the University of Economics and Business.
V. Schedule
- May 29, 2020: Registration deadline for the contest
- June 29, 2020: Deadline for submitting entries.
- July 14, 2020: Publication of the "UEB Inspirational Lessons" and awarding the prizes.
VII. Awards
The winning individuals/ groups will be awarded the Certificate of Merit by the Rector and receive the following prizes:
- 01 prize of Inspirational lesson, worth 5,000,000 million VND
- 08 prizes for different categories, each worth 2,000,000 million VND
- 01 Group Prize for the faculty/unit having the largest number of contestants, valued 3,000,000 million VND
Chosen submissions will be published in the magazine of "UEB Inspirational Lessons".
The structure of the award is subject to change.
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Bui Phuong Chi - Lecturer of Faculty of Accounting and Auditing
Email: sangtaoueb@gmail.com
Contact number: 0886569988