IMPERATIVES OF BUILDING A WORLD CLASS ACADEMIC CITADEL OF LEARNING PRESENTED BY PROF. BAMITALE IDOWU OMOLE VICE CHANCELLOR, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE

CLARIFYING THE CONCEPT  Ranking  Times Higher Education Supplement (THES)  Webometric  Shanghai  Capacity to Compete in the Global Education Marketplace through Creation & Acquisition of Advanced Knowledge  Key Features

KEY FEATURES OF A WORLD CLASS CITADEL OF LEARNING  Research  Teaching  Employability  Internationalization  Abundant Resources  Innovation  Facilities  Inclusiveness

KEY STAKEHOLDERS  Government  Council  Senate  Trade Unions  Staff Members  Alumni  Students, and  Consumers

BUILDING A WORLD CLASS CITADEL OF LEARNING

ICT DRIVEN SYSTEM  e-Registration  Computer Based Assessment  Internet and Intranet  Near Paperless Administration System

ICT DRIVEN TEACHING & ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES  Use of Blogs and LMS to upload and download Course Materials  Completion and Submission of Assignments online  Online Discussion Forums  Computer Based Test (CBT)

QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM  Strict Admission Policy  Continuous Professional Development (CPD)  Prompt Feedback System (2 or 3 weeks)  Standard Recruitment Procedure  Entry Point Training Entry Point Training  Lecturers’ Assessment

LECTURERS’ ASSESSMENT SCALE (LTAS)  Five sub-scales:  Lecturer’s attitude to teaching  Lecture organization and presentation  Verbal and non-verbal communication  Teacher-student relationship  Feedback to students  Online based  To be completed during lecture free week  Feedback to lecturers through the Heads of Department  Click here to view scalehere

ACADEMIC RENEWAL AND CUTTING- EDGE RESEARCH  Partnership between Researchers and the Organized Private Sector.  Development of need-driven, robust, and relevant academic programmes  Regular curricular review  Endowment of research chairs  Grantmanship

LEARNING SUPPORT FACILITIES  Central Science Laboratory  i-Laboratory  e-library  Access to information superhighway  Standard (decentralized) library services

STABLE ACADEMIC CALENDAR  Transparent Governance  Consultative Leadership  Quarterly Faculty Colloquium  Work-Study Programmes for Indigent Students

REWARD SYSTEM  Calendarized Review System  Clarity of Promotion Criteria  Quality Assessment Procedure

SOURCING FOR FUNDS  Governmental Supports  Alumni Contacts  Contract Research  Endowment  Gifts  Ventures

CHALLENGES OF BUILDING WORLD CLASS CITADEL OF LEARNING  ‘It Is Impossible’ Factor  The Bigger Society  You - Cannot –Teach - an - Old – Dog – New – Tricks  Over – Ambition  Uninformed Adoption  Funding

CONCLUSION “It always seems impossible, until it is done” – Nelson Mandela

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