Emirates Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment

New faculty orientation

The New faculty orientation consists of two consecutive sessions.

Section one: Learning Outcome Assessment at UAEU

The first sessions introduces new faculty to the fundamentals of learning outcomes assessment and the UAEU assessment framework. It covers the following topics:

• UAEU assessment infrastructure
• Outcome-based teaching and learning
• Learning outcomes articulation and alignment
  • SMART learning outcomes
  • Bloom s Taxonomy of Cognitive Domains
  • Curriculum maps and alignment tables
• Learning Outcome Assessment
  • Continuous improvement Cycle
  • Grading vs. Assessment
  • Formative vs. summative assessment
  • Direct vs. indirect assessment tools
  • Effective assessment plans
  • Closing the loop
• Institutional and Program Accreditation Activities
  • Institutional vs programmatic accreditation
  • National and international accreditation

Session two: Hands-on training on the Learning Outcomes Assessment Management System.

During the section session faculty will learn how to:

• Browse the assessment tasks assigned to them
• Upload assessment tools for each outcomes
• Browse the assessment results for current and previous offering
• Submit analysis remarks at the section and course level
• Recommend remedial actions
• Submit progress reports on the implementation of remedial actions
• Close the assessment loop by analyzing the impact of the implemented actions.
• Generate assessment reports