Learning, Teaching, and Assessment at NU

Learning, Teaching, & Assessment

@ Nazarbayev University

Dina Vyortkina May 2016

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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 3

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.

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Academic integrity Research-integrated teaching Enquiry-based learning Collaborative learning Technology-competent learning Internationally-connected learning Context-sensitive learning Inclusive learning Responsible learning

Integrity Research

Inclusivity Student success Internationalization

Collaboration

Technology

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Governance • Academic Council

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

Student representatives

Engagement with • IR • CAC • Faculty Senate • NULITS (IT and Library) • USM • Others 9

Assessment at NU â€œâ€Ś to enable students to develop and demonstrate their intellectual potentialâ€?.

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

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Inclusive, equitable, and authentic Formative and summative Feedback is integral part of assessment process Fair and transparent Regularly reviewed 11

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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