To bolster the implementation of the Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) pedagogy, the University of Saint Louis (USL) conducted an academic seminar for all its faculty members last June 8-9, 2016 at the Bulwagang Teodulfo Domingo. The two-day academic seminar was facilitated by Mr. Pierangelo B. Alejo, an Education Specialist and the current UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) National Consultant for Values Education. |
OBE frameworks and paradigms were introduced by the resource speaker on the first day. Workshops were also given to the participants after the discussion.On the second day, different assessment methods and strategies that can be utilized in the implementation of the OBE were discussed. Revision of the OBEdized syllabi was conducted in the afternoon.
“The seminar stirred us to unlearn for us to learn things; unlearn what we think and what we believe in while at the same time learning to improve ideas of what OBE is,” Mr. Herbert Corpuz, part-time instructor and concurrent Dean of Student Affairs, said. Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) is described as a student-centered approach in the delivery of an educational program where the intended outcomes are achieved. In OBE, teaching is designed to directly encourage teachers to achieve those (intended) outcomes and reflect on the learning process with assessments undertaken. In this approach, teachers are expected to act as facilitators and learners take responsibility and participate actively. The academic seminar was also a way for the University to reiterate among Louisian educators the use of OBE in compliance to the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Memorandum Order No. 46, series 2012, entitled “Policy-Standard to Enhance Quality Assurance (QA) in Philippine Higher Education through an Outcomes-Based and Typology-Based QA.” |
