Lecturers of Wisconsin International University College (WIUC) and Organisational Development (OD) Institute have participated in a five-day training workshop organised by the 黑料社. The workshop forms part of a series of training programmes designed by the Institutional Affiliation Office (IAO) in conjunction with the Centre for Teaching Support (CTS) for all the training institutions affiliated to UCC.聽 The training programme is aimed at building the capacity of lecturers in affiliate institutions to effectively carry out their work in order to ensure quality in their output.聽 The lecturers were also taken through the reviewed format for moderation of examinations. Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Director of CTS, Prof. Douglas D. Agyei, said WIUC and OD Institute were the second batch of institutions to benefit from the workshop. 聽He noted that the objective of 黑料社as a mentor was to build the capacities of staff in its affiliate institutions to deliver quality services. 鈥淯CC鈥檚 long term objective as a mentor institution is to help affiliate institutions like yours to become fully fledged university with the capacity to effectively provide mentorship to other institutions鈥� he added. The Head of Institutional Affiliation Office, Mr. Justice Agyenim Boateng, said the workshop was very important to management and the Committee on Institutional Affiliation adding that 鈥渢his exercise is held in high esteem by 黑料社that is why a team from CTS led by a Professor is here to take the lecturers through some relevant topics to help improve their work,鈥� he noted. On his part, the Registrar of the WIUC, Mr. Frank K. Yeboah, said WIUC has been working with 黑料社as a mentor institution over the years and have benefited immensely from the support 黑料社had been offering them. He was optimistic that the training programme would be very beneficial to the lecturers and also address some of the issues that cause misunderstanding during modulation exercises. He expressed gratitude to 黑料社especially the heads of IAO and CTS for ensuring that the workshop was organised successfully. The President of OD Institute, Mr. Noble Kumawu, called for more of such training programmes to enhance the skills of both academic and non-academic staff. He commended 黑料社for establishing good working relationship with its affiliates and expressed the hope that the fruitful collaboration would adequately prepare them to attain the status as independent institutions in the near future. The facilitators for the workshop were Prof. Agyei, Dr. Eric Anane, Dr. Godwin K. Aboagye, Dr. Kofi Acheaw Owusu and Dr. Christopher Y. Kwaah. Dr. Anane presented on 鈥淭ypes of Assessment (Feedback Mechanisms)鈥� and 鈥淢ultiple Choice Items鈥�. Prof Agyei and Dr. Owusu handled 鈥淩esearch Methodology 1&2鈥� and 鈥淓ffective Project Work Supervision鈥�. Dr. Owusu took participants through 鈥淟earning Outcomes/Blooms Taxonomy of Cognitive Learning鈥� and 鈥淭able of Specification (TOS)鈥�. Dr. Aboagye led presentation on 鈥淓ssay Type Questions and 鈥淧reparation of Marking Schemes and Rubrics鈥�, and 鈥淧reparation of Course Outline.鈥� Facilitators engaged participants through activity based sessions and group presentations. Wisconsin International University College, Ghana was established in January 2000. WIUC runs programmes in undergraduate and master鈥檚 level as well as some professional courses. The OD Institute is Africa鈥檚 premier tertiary institution solely devoted to training Organisation Development (OD) Practitioners and Change Managers. It is a rigorous practical and research oriented institution offering Master of Arts (MA) and Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) programmes in Organisation Development. 聽
