Learning, Teaching, & Assessment @

Nazarbayev University

Dina Vyortkina May 2016 1

Overview

• Strategic documents

•Principles and approaches

•Plans for the future

•Resources to share

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L&T Strategy incorporates:

•Vision, mission, academic excellence mandate of NU •NU graduate attributes • Internationally benchmarked principles of quality learning and teaching • Institutional support •L &T governance •Outcomes and indicators of performance

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Principles of L&T

• Innovation

• Integration

• Inclusion

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Principles of L&T: Innovation

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Principles of L&T: Integration

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Principles of L&T: Inclusion

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Approaches to L & T

1. Academic integrity

2. Research-integrated teaching

3. Enquiry-based learning

4. Collaborative learning

5. Technology-competent learning

6. Internationally-connected learning

7. Context-sensitive learning

8. Inclusive learning

9. Responsible learning

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Student success

Inclusivity

Internationalization

Technology

Collaboration

Research

Integrity

Governance

• Academic Council • Learning and Teaching Committee • AQE Committee • Instructional Technology Committee

Engagement with

• IR

• CAC

• Faculty Senate

• NULITS (IT and Library)

• USM

• Others

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Student representatives

Assessment at NU

“… to enable students to develop and demonstrate their intellectual potential”.

1. Provide a fair and reliable measure of student performance against learning outcomes.

2. Aid students to perform to the best of their abilities.

3. Encourage, motivate, and involve students in their learning.

4. Assist students in their development through feedback.

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Principles of assessment at NU

1. Reliable and valid

2. Info about assessment explicit and accessible

3. Alignment (learning outcomes +Graduate Attributes/assessment/instructional activities) • Program and course level

4. Inclusive, equitable, and authentic

5. Formative and summative

6. Feedback is integral part of assessment process

7. Fair and transparent

8. Regularly reviewed

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How do we review assessment practices?

• Annual Program Monitoring

• School Quality Enhancement Plans

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Coming soon

• Training for TAs

• Teaching awards

• Expanding Instructional Technology Showcase to a Learning and Teaching conference

• Devising NU PD program

• Streamlining faculty mentoring program

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Resources to share

• Blog

• Diigo collection

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