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Dr. Abdel Karim DaragmehAn-Najah National University

EU Partners: National Partners:

An-Najah National University

Accreditation and Quality

Assurance Commission

Birzeit University

Palestine Polytechnic University

University College of Applied

Sciences

Al-Aqsa University

Erasmus + Programme – TAP Project Number: 573738-EPP-1-2016-1-PS-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP

Universidad De Alicante/ Spain

University College Cork/ Ireland

Slovak University of Technology

Four Elements/ Greece

TAP Consortium

The project's main goal is to improve assessment practices in foundational first year education using technology options. The more specific objectives include:

1. Conduct study for current practice in freshman education across HEIs and making it the core for developing strategic change at this important foundational stage in university education.

2. Redesign and implement 10 large enrolment modules in the professional degree programs across disciplines.

3. Draft and institutionalize formative assessment policies for large enrolment group.

4. Use established technologies to facilitate timely feedback loops.

5. Draft national frame matrix for assessment practices which includes nature and type of assessment for large hall freshman classes.


Project Goal & Objectives

The project is expected to yield 7 major outcomes:

1. 10 higher education modules from professional degree programs redesigned

across a range of professional degree programs.

2. 20 well-trained teachers and practitioners who could lead the innovative formative assessment practices in large enrolment classes after project

period.

3. Integrating technology based assessment to increase staff efficiency.

4. New assessment policies for large enrollment classes. Ongoing

5. National framework for large enrollment freshman education. Ongoing

6. 2 publications in ISI indexed journals on current assessment practices and the

feasibility of reengineering those practices in the Palestinian context.

7. Project website which will be utilized to transfer these practices to other

disciplines and institutions.


Project Outcomes


WP1 Preparation

Title Major Activities WP Leader Start Date End Date

WP1: Preparation

1.1: Kick-off Meeting & ST 1

AQAC

Dec. 2016 Feb. 2017

1.2: National Baseline Study Feb. 2017 May. 2017

1.3: Study Results and Dissemination May. 2017 Oct. 2017

1.4: Project Website May. 2017 Continuous

1.5: Steering Committee Meeting 2 Sep. 2017 Oct. 2017

Kick-off Meeting

– Preparatory kick-start meeting and steering committee meeting 1

– Four-Elements hosted the kick-off meeting

– The consortium partners met to discuss project plan, to elect committees and to agree on final plan.

– Deliverable: Kick-off meeting Minutes, February 13, 2017


WP1 Preparation


WP1 Preparation

National Baseline Study – Tools: student and teacher surveys: May 31, 2017

– Visit: 4-Elements baseline study visit to Palestine April 03 - 07, 2017

– Online Follow up Meetings: • November 02, 2016,

• March 06, 2017

– Deliverable: National baseline study report.• First draft delivered on: June 14, 2017

• Feedback delivered on: June 28, 2017

• Final report delivered on: August 25, 2017


WP1 Preparation:


WP1 Preparation

Greek delegation visit in Palestine


WP1 Preparation

National Baseline Study Dissemination

Project Website

– http://www.tap.pna.ps/

– Delivered in draft: June 27, 2017

– Launching: August 2017


WP1 Preparation

http://tab.pna.ps/

Steering Committee Meeting 2: – Date: October 05 - 06, 2017

– STUBA hosted the meeting.

– The steering committee met at the end of year 1 to review progress and financial reports for year 1; discuss results of the national study; discuss dissemination plan; form research tams; approve action plan for year 2.

– Deliverable: The meeting Minutes, October 2017

– Research Group Formation


WP1 Preparation


WP1 Preparation

Project Plans

– Action plan Y 1

– Action plan Y 2

– Action plan Y 3

– Quality plan

– Dissemination plan


WP1 Preparation


WP2 Development

Title Major Activities WP Leader Start Date End Date

WP2: Development

2.1: Capacity Building for National Staff

ANNU & UCC

Dec. 2017 Mar. 2018

2.2: Equipment Procurement Feb. 2018 May. 2018

2.3: Module Design Apr. 2018 Aug. 2018

2.4: Module EU Consultation Jun. 2018 Jul. 2018

2.5: Steering Committee Meeting 3 May. 2018 Aug. 2018


Capacity Building for National Staff:

– Date: March 12 – 16, 2018

– UCC, Ireland

– 4 day capacity building training on assessment

practices.

Workshop 1 introduced participants to

authentic and alternative assessment options

practiced worldwide to assess student

learning and skills.

WP2 Development


Workshop 2 focused on technology assisted

assessment options, their functions and value.

Workshop 3 trained participants on designing

evaluation activities for their own courses. Provided

the participants with examples from modules used in

the EU university system.

– The training included hands-on practice on relevant

technologies and course samples implemented at the EU

university.

WP2 Development


WP2 Development


WP2 Development

Equipment Procurement– Equipment for two large hall education rooms was

procured and installed in each national HEIs.

– These equipment will provide the necessary infrastructure

to support self-directed online learning assessment

modules for 10 first year courses.


WP2 Development

# Item Qty

1. Interactive Projector 2

2. Laptop 2

3. Access Point 4

4. Presentation Clicker 6

5. Desktop PC 2

6. HD-SDI + IP Lecturer Tracking Camera and Board Writing Detecting Camera

2

7. Supply and Install with item no. 6 2

8. Tablet PC 10


WP2 Development

Module Design

– 10 courses were selected, 2 from each national

university. The course designers were also

selected and oriented to the aims and objectives

of the assessment transformation in first year

education.

– Quality design checklist was devised and shared

with the coordinators and designers.


WP2 Development

– The 10 new modules were evaluated by EU

experts from partner universities to ensure quality

of designs.

– The 10 updated courses were uploaded to the

Moodle platform and submitted for review by the

EU partners.

– 10 first year education modules have been

implemented in the national partner institutions.


WP2 Development

# Course Name Course Designer University

1. Foundations of Professional Nursing Ali Al-KhateebUCAS

2. English Language Course Aya El Mashharawi

3. Educational Psychology

Mousa Khaldi

Hasan Abdelkareem BZU

4. General Physics 1 AbdalAziz Shawabka

5. General Biology for HS Mohammad QneibiANNU

6. Calculus 1 Hadi Hamad

7. Computer and Programming Principles Hani SalahPPU

8. Accounting Principles 1 Iqbal Sharif

9. Macroeconomics Abdel-Hakeem EtallaAQU

10. Business Principles Alaedin Alsayed


WP2 Development

Steering Committee Meeting 3:

– Date: July 11 - 13, 2018

– UA hosted the meeting.

– The committee discussed the progress on 10 course designs, consultations by EU universities, Modules implementation, Ongoing dissemination activities

– Deliverable: The meeting Minutes, July 2018


WP2 Development

Major Activities WP Leader Start Date End Date

WP3:Disseminati

on & Exploitation

Module Implementation

UA

Aug. 2018 Jan. 2019

Monitoring meetings Oct. 2018 Nov. 2018

Implementation evaluation Aug. 2018 Feb. 2019


WP3 – Dissemination & Exploitation



Module Design Implementation

– Faculty who designed the courses implemented

them in collaboration with the CELT. The

implementation was included in class and out of

class assessment activities. They also included

regular feedback for teacher on quality of

lecturing, class procedure and class activities.



Monitoring Meetings– The coordinators within each national HEI organized 2

monitoring meetings to follow up on and address

challenges of the implementation process.

– The 2 monitoring meetings focused on the quality of the

teaching and learning experience in the new modules

(quality of learner responses ; low or high participation ;

learner motivation ; feedback loops, etc.).



Implementation Evaluation– UA led the evaluation process which is meant to measure

quality of performance and satisfaction levels for all

project stakeholders (students, teachers, AQAC and

university administrators). The formative evaluation

component targeted the whole project activities. UA

determined the methodology and designed the tools.

– UA submitted an evaluation report with recommendations

for improvement in the next implementation phases.

Original Plan




WP4Dissemination &

Exploitation

4.1. Administrators study visit

BZU & STUBA

Mar. 2019 May. 2019

4.2 National framework for large enrolment 1st year education

Mar. 2019 Jul. 2019

4.3 Assessment policy reform Apr. 2019 Aug. 2019

4.4 National Dissemination Workshop May. 2019 Sep. 2019

• Added Activities




WP4Dissemination &

Exploitation

Dissemination Plan

BZU & STUBA

Mar. 2017 Jun. 2017

Press Releases Continuous

Promotional Materials Continuous


WP5 Quality Plan

Title Major Activities WP Leader Start – End Date

WP5Quality Plan

Quality Plan

UAAll throughproject life

Base line Study

Website

Capacity Building

Module Design

Deliverable: Project Quality Plan, March 10, 2017

The purpose of the Project Quality Plan is to define the quality expectations related with the TAP project and detail how results achievement will be monitored and thus the quality of the project activities and results will be enhanced. The content of the document includes content related to both internal and external quality measures.


WP5 Quality Plan

Quality Tools

• Website checklist

• National study quality checklist

• Module design checklist

• Course review template

• Course design template

• Activity evaluation survey

• Student pre-and post-evaluation surveys


WP5 Quality Plan


WP6 Management

Title Major Activities WP Leader Start – End Date

WP6: Management

Steering committee meetings

ANNUAll throughproject life

Project committees

Project logo & forms

Online bimonthly team meetings

Partnership Agreements

Fund transfer


Added Activities

• Capacity Building Training

– Date: January 30 – February 01, 2019

– Four Elements hosted the meeting.

– Capacity Building for 13 Palestinian academic faculty on curriculum content mapping, Intellectual Property, and Instructional video creation.


Added Activities

Representative Name The University

Dr. Imad Ibrik ANNU

Dr. Waleed Sweileh AQAC

Dr. Ahmad Aljanazrah BZU

Dr. Adnan Shehadeh PPU

Dr. Ester Boldrini UA

Dr. Marian McCarthy Cork

Dr. Jozef Gasparik STUBA

Dr. Katerina Kostakou Four Elements

Dr. Mohammed Mushtaha UCAS

Dr. Alaedin Alsayed AQU


Steering Committee Members


Dr. AbdelKarim Daragmeh ANNU

Mr. Iyad Abusamra AQAC

Dr. Mousa Elkhaldi BZU

Dr. Elayan Abu Ghrabyeh PPU

Dr. Guillermo Bernabeu UA

Dr. Briony Supple Cork

Dr. Sylvia Szalayova STUBA

Dr. Zotakis Four Elements

Dr. Wael Abdelal UCAS

Eng. Mohammed Alagha AQU


Scientific and Technical Committee Members


Eng. Tamer Haddad ANNU

Dr. Hasan AbdelKarim BZU

Dr. Adnan Shehadeh PPU

Dr. Ester Boldrini UA

Dr. Catherine O’Mahony Cork


Eng. Hatem Sultan UCAS


Quality Committee Members


Dr. AbdelKarim Daragmeh ANNU

Mr. Iyad Abusamra AQAC

Dr. Ahmad Aljanazrah BZU

Dr. Katerina Kostakou Four Elements


Mrs. Ola Azam UCAS


Dissemination Team

Bimonthly online meetings

Steering committee meetings

Face-to-face for national partners


Communication among partners

Gaza participation is the main challenge: Visas, mobility, etc.

Challenge was addressed by developing Capacity for core trainer from Gaza universities.


Challenges

Completed activities– 100% for originally proposed activities and

outcomes.

Ongoing activities:– National dissemination Workshop

– National framework matrix

– Teaching and learning strategy documents


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