Training on Design and Implementation of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) Framework at VLU

From June 7 to June 10, 2022, Van Lang University organized a training course on Applied Approach to Designing and Implementing OBE Framework, which was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin (Founding member of AUN-QA Council and Technical Team AUN-QA Expert) and Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc (Deputy Director of the Center for Educational Testing and Quality Assessment, VNU-HCM; AUN-QA assessor).

The training course provides important content on Outcomes-Based Education (OBE), including: (1) Applying the integrated OBE framework in programme design, implementation and evaluation; (2) Selecting appropriate strategies to engage stakeholders in programme design; (3) Applying the principle of constructive alignment to align with the higher education ecosystem including stakeholders’ needs, curriculum, learning outcomes, teaching and learning, and student assessment; (4) Applying the integrated revised Bloom’s and Fink’s Taxonomies in measuring learning outcomes; (5) Selecting appropriate instructional and assessment methods to achieve learning outcomes; (6) Designing student assessment rubrics and marking schemes to achieve learning outcomes; and (7) Evaluating the OBE programme for quality enhancement.

During the training sessions, the lecturers of VLU actively participated in individual assignments and group assignments; joining in discussions and giving suggestions between groups; joining in games that illustrated the lesson content; discussing directly with Mr. Johnson Ong Chee and Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc.

Group photo of VLU lecturers and the trainers  

During one of the section

An activity during the training

Teachers in one group discussion

One teacher is presenting the group assignment

Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin

Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc