Fairness issues in Pedagogy across Higher Education

On March 13 and April 5, 2022, the Quality Assurance at the Catholic University in Erbil (CUE) organized a two- session workshop entitled “Fairness issues in Pedagogy across Higher Education” presented by Dr. Ali Darabi and Dr. Olga Babenko, English department.

The workshop was attended by CUE’s President, Asst. Prof. Dr. Riadh Francis and the Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Asst. Prof. Dr. Iqbal Gorgis and CUE’s academic staff.

During the two sessions, Dr. Ali Darabi and Dr. Olga Babenko discussed fairness issues related to assessment practices and intercultural communication across higher education. They continued that “fairness” is at the heart of various types of education, impacting students’ cognitive and socio-emotional learning, perceptions of effective feedback, and evaluation of instructors’ effectiveness.

 At the end of the workshop, the presenters answered all the questions raised by the audience. Quality Assurance Awarded Dr. Ali Darabi and Dr. Olga Babenko certificates of appreciation for their outstanding workshop provided to the CUE faculty.