181th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Chulalongkorn University (Online)

The 181th AUN-QA programme assessment at Chulalongkorn University was held online from 21 to 25 September 2020. Two study programmes were assessed: Doctor of Dental Surgery Programme and Master of Science Programme in Periodontics.  Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert led the programme assessment for the Doctor of Dental Surgery Programme with Dr. Kiran Kaur as co-assessor. This was the 4th online/remote programme assessment held by AUN-QA Network in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Quality Assurance of Course Evaluation and Teacher Quality Workshop at University of Santos Tomas

The 2-day online workshop on "Quality Assurance of Course Evaluation and Teacher Quality" was held on 25 and 26 August 2020 for the University of Santos Tomas (UST), the Philippines. The online workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Principal Consultant of Educational Quality International via UST Blackboard learning management system. 

The workshop was attended by 36 CITED Facilitator, Pedagogical Lead and e-learning Specialist. The learning outcomes of the workshop are:

• Apply the “ABCDE” facilitation process and “GROWTH” coaching to clients in seeking improvement on course plans and materials;
• Distinguish competences and learning outcomes;
• Apply the principle of outcomes-based education and constructive alignment to evaluate course plans and materials;
• Evaluate the constructive alignment of instructional and assessment methods to achieve learning outcomes;
• Assess validity and reliability of assessment rubrics and marking schemes for constructive alignment; and
• Enhance the evaluation of course plans, materials, teacher quality and the roles of CITED

The 2-day online workshop was a success and the feedback was:

"We cannot thank you enough for the very fruitful learning experience that we had with you for the past two days.  It was very insightful and we were able to gather a lot of inputs from the participants, with your facilitating skills".

"We have learned so much from your workshop and we plan to immediately come together as a team and synergize our efforts in applying all the concepts, ideas, strategies, and tips you shared with us".