The second piloting course within the SMARTI project at Vanadzor State University was held on February 14. VSU hosted this course as part of the Erasmus+SMARTI Project for university students and staff.
Before the start of the course, VSU Rector Rustam Sahakyan held a meeting with external experts of the SMARTI project, Amanda Mason and Casey Beaumont from the University of John Moores, along with the project’s local coordinator, Lusik Vardanyan. The discussions centered around project-related issues and plans. The course instructors from VSU included Arine Danielyan, an assistant professor at the Chair of Foreign Languages and Literature; Armine Gevorgyan, Ph.D., a lecturer at the Chair of Economics, Law, and Management; Gohar Dokholyan, an associate professor at the Chair of Foreign Languages and Literature; and Nune Khublaryan, an assistant professor at the Chair of Mathematics and Informatics. They developed and improved the lessons based on the results of the first piloting evaluation of the following two ADL modules:
Arine Danielyan presented the theoretical part of the 1st module covering “Student-centered learning and constructive learning theory, project-based learning/research-based learning/flipped classroom”. Armine Gevorgyan focused on the practical aspect, discussing “Advertising in the restaurant business” using the “Flipped Classroom” method.
Gohar Dokholyan and Nune Khublaryan presented the lesson entitled “Formative/summative/blended learning assessment techniques and strategies” of the 7th module. Dokholyan reflected on the theoretical aspects of formative/comprehensive/ blended learning assessment, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of these forms of assessment. During the lesson, Khublaryan and Dokholyan presented effective and innovative ICT tools for formative and summative assessment to the participants.
At the end of the event, the representatives of the EU expressed satisfaction with VSU’s progress and encouraged them to continue their planned work.
