Educational Measurement in Higher Education

Dear Content Contributor, I believe we are all having exciting moments in this examination period after a rigorous teaching and learning session. However, the next assignment is the marking of examination scripts. Meanwhile, there are other activities that need to be considered after marking which many teachers in Higher Education (HE) always overlook during the […]

Preparation for Examinations

Dear Content Contributor, I sincerely congratulate the Management and staff of this great citadel of learning for the smooth running of the first semester of the 2014/2015 academic session and the preparation for examinations, which marks the end of the semester. Assessment of teaching and learning involves proper organisation of continuous assessment (CA), setting of examination questions […]

Ranking of Scientists in the Nigerian Institutions According to their GSC Public Profiles

Dear Content Contributor, This is to bring to your notice, the first edition of ranking of scientists in Nigerian institutions,according to their Google Scholar Citations (GSC) Public Profiles, as published by “WebometricsRanking of World Universities”, an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain. However, this maiden edition was built with the data collected […]

Quality Assurance (QA) strategies

Dear Content Contributor, As we progress towards attaining a world-class status in FUNAAB, the issue of efficiency and effectiveness in our teaching, learning, and research and extension services can be enhanced through genuine Quality Assurance (QA) strategies. In this series, I would like to discuss QA Readiness in our University.   What is Quality Assurance (QA)? Quality Assurance in Higher […]

Effective Teaching & Learning framework

Dear Content Contributor, This week, I will like to once again present a thought on the guide to effective teaching and learning by presenting certain questions and concerns that should be sorted-out if a teacher is to teach effectively and for students to learn effectively. However, it is worthwhile for the teacher/lecturer to adequately prepare, confidently […]

Improving Student’s Learning

Dear Content Contributor, In the last episode, we emphasized on instilling the necessary “practical thinking” in our students in order to improve their intellectual ability. It is our responsibility as lecturers to set achievable goals of instructional standards when planning to teach our students. Let us take a look into an article published by Maryellen Weimer […]

Practical Thinking in Students

Dear Content Contributor, I quite appreciate you for taking your time to regularly read our Weekly Tips. We believe that adapting some of the innovations into our classrooms activities will instill the necessary practical thinking in our students. Maryellen Weimer, in her published article titled “Finding a Place for Creative Assignments in Your Course”, further asks this question: […]

Translating Research into Classroom Experience

Dear Content Contributor, In our last episode, we encouraged Colleges and Departments to start thinking of engaging the services of Business Managers that will act as the link between the industries and the academia by translating research into classroom experience. John Clayton corroborates this when he said, “In general, research should be teaching-fed, and teaching […]

Innovative Approaches to Funding Higher Education & Research in Africa

Dear Content Contributor,   With the recent happenings in the world economy, there is the need for Higher Educational institutions to start thinking of how to sustain their finances and meet up with their financial obligations. Few weeks ago, a regional conference was organised in Lome, Togo, where discussions were held on the Innovative Approaches […]

Summary of 2014 Weekly Tips

  Dear Content Contributor,       Compliments of the season. I wish to express my profound appreciation for your support and comments so far received on the Weekly Tips issued by CISLT. I feel it is important that we remind ourselves of some salient points in the previous editions as we commence a new […]

Course design

Dear Content Contributor, I wish to sincerely appreciate you for the time spent in reading and commenting on our weekly tips since its debut, middle of this year. Your positive comments and constructive criticisms are impetus that have put us on the right path. However, this tip will be the last edition for the year […]

Effective Higher Education Teachers

Dear Content Contributor, As we are preparing to resume for active teaching and learning activities in few days to come, it is pertinent to plan our teaching strategies for the 2014/2015 Academic Session. However, as a University teacher, you have chosen to teach in the field of higher education because you are a subject-matter specialist […]