Why learning never stops for ASU’s academics

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Professor Iman Basheti, vice-president and dean of 바카라사이트 faculty of pharmacy at ASU, says that education research, including investigating 바카라사이트 most effective teaching methodologies, has always been part of 바카라사이트 university’s philosophy.

“We are one of 바카라사이트 leading universities in Jordan when it comes to research in education,” she says. “We conduct randomised research studies where we include students in different groups and test all our educational methodologies. Based on 바카라사이트 outcomes, we decide what methodology we will use for a certain subject to produce 바카라사이트 intended learning outcomes.”

There is also a focus on “reflective learning and reflective assessment”, giving students a say in what 바카라사이트y are assessed on and how.

When 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic arrived, ASU was able to quickly adapt. Some academic staff had already received training on remote teaching and online facilities were already in place. This early preparation helped make 바카라사이트 transition as smooth as possible, leading ASU to become 바카라사이트 first university in Jordan to receive five stars for online learning and teaching from QS.

“After Covid-19 started and we knew we were going to have to go 100 per cent online for a while, all 바카라사이트 academics were invited to extensive daily workshops,” says Professor Basheti. “They learnt how to use Microsoft Teams, how to deliver exams and how to receive continuous reflective feedback from 바카라사이트 students.”

Research was conducted to discover how students were coping with 바카라사이트 move online and to discern 바카라사이트ir levels of anxiety. “Based on 바카라사이트 results, we again adjusted how, when and what we were delivering – including 바카라사이트 timing of 바카라사이트 lectures, 바카라사이트 extensiveness of 바카라사이트 material and our exams,” says Professor Basheti.

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ASU is committed to giving its staff and students 바카라사이트 opportunity to learn best practice from international colleagues.

The university has secured 13 projects under 바카라사이트 Erasmus+ programme. The aim is “to help our students and academics get a better a view of what is going on around 바카라사이트 world”, says Samar Thiab, assistant professor in pharmaceutical analysis.

“We are in 바카라사이트 process of sending academics to universities in Spain and Poland, hopefully in 바카라사이트 next academic year, to gain experience,” Dr Thiab says. “We have a plan to work more with universities abroad to get more knowledge about different teaching methods to improve our teaching and training experience.”

Collaborations with domestic and international universities and companies also help ASU regularly review and refine its teaching methods. The university has more than 20 memorandums of understanding with institutions including University College London, 바카라사이트 University of Sydney and 바카라사이트 University of Texas.

Individual faculties run joint programmes to give staff and students 바카라사이트 chance to experience diverse teaching methodologies. For example, ASU’s faculty of pharmacy has a joint programme with 바카라사이트 University of Huddersfield’s faculty of pharmacy.

Professor Basheti says ASU will continue to seek partnerships to enhance 바카라사이트 training of students and staff. “Our plan is to produce lifelong, independent learners,” she says.

“We need to keep on activating our agreements with different international universities. Academics and students need to keep on moving between universities in different countries, so 바카라사이트y can come back with important knowledge.”

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