A group of lecturers from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities won the "Innovative Educator Award 2020".

Information about the project "Innovating the 'Creative Thinking and Idea Design' course module using a blended learning approach"

On behalf of the group of authors:Dr. Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang– Deputy Head of the Faculty of Literature and 9 members:

• Member 1:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Xuan Thach – Head of the Faculty of Literature – General Director
• Member 2:Dr. Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang – Deputy Head of the Faculty of Literature – in charge of professional matters.
• Member 3:Dr. Dao Minh Quan – Deputy Head of Training Department – ​​in charge of technology
• Member 4:Dr. Nguyen Thuy Linh – Member
• Member 5:Dr. Tran Thi Thuc – Member
• Member 6:Dr. Tran Thanh Viet – Member
• Member 7:Ms. Nguyen Thi Bich, M.Sc. – Member
• Member 8:NCS. Nguyen Huong Ngoc – Member
• Member 9:Ms. Le Thi Tuan, M.Sc. – Member
• Member 10:Dr. Ta Thi Thanh Huyen – Member

Teaching experience and strengths of the author(s) involved in the project:

The project team consists of faculty members with many years of experience teaching literature and art studies at the Faculty of Literature – University of Social Sciences and Humanities, covering specific fields such as: Vietnamese literature, Western literature, Eastern literature, folklore and culture, and art studies.

Associate Professor Pham Xuan Thach, the group's overall leader, is the Head of the Faculty of Literature and has experience managing and leading projects, working groups, and developing the unit's training programs.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Nam Hoang – Head of Professional Development, has experience managing and operating the Department of Modern Vietnamese Literature. Currently, she is the Vice Dean in charge of undergraduate training at the Faculty of Literature. She has participated in many training courses on pedagogical skills and innovation, such as: the Innovative and Entrepreneurial Educator course of the VIBE Project (she was one of the VIBE Batch 3 trainees selected to study at the UCD Innovation Academy, and one of the 20 VIBE innovation ambassadors in phase 2), the Active Citizen and Social Enterprise trainer training course organized by the Ministry of Education and Training and the British Council, and two ToT courses on Policy Research and Policy and Management organized by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in collaboration with the Luxembourg Foundation. She directly proposed and developed the course module.Creative thinking and idea designand manage the teaching staff for the course.

Dr. Dao Minh Quan – the head of technology, is the Deputy Head of the Training Department, has experience in managing and operating training programs, and possesses in-depth expertise in information technology and educational technology. The other members of the team are experienced lecturers and researchers, responsible and passionate about innovation, and eager to improve teaching effectiveness. The authors' team has a strong teamwork spirit and experience, having collaborated effectively on many specific professional tasks.

Project objectives

Overall objective

Transitioning from in-person teaching to blended learning to improve the effectiveness and quality of the course.Creative thinking and idea design

Specific objectives

• Develop lectures in the form of digitized sketchnotes to foster creativity and personalize the lectures for each course module.
• Create video lectures to implement the flipped classroom format for certain learning content.
• Organize learning content based on the application of online tools to foster creativity and connectivity among learners in an online environment.