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SLN co-hosts a Russian delegation

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SLN co-hosts a Russian delegation from the National Research University – Higher School of Economics

SLN was pleased to co-host with the SUNY CPD a delegation from the Curriculum Support Department of the Higher School of Economics from Russia on July 19, 2010. The delegation, headed by Dr Maria Yudkevich, director for academic development, and coordinated by Yaroslav Bykhovsky, deputy head office for curricula support , came about from a contact with Alla Nazarenko, a fulbright scholar from Moscow State University, at SUNY System Administration that spent significant time with SLN during her stay with the SUNY Learning Network to learn more about online teaching and learning.

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Staff from The National Research University, Higher School of Economics (HSE), Russia

The specific aims of their visit were to learn more about professional development for faculty, support, and increasing motivation technology enhanced instruction, as well as the practical experience of LMS (Learning Management System) development and usage in the SUNY Learning Network, including:

  • Services and functions of ‘personal e-cabinets’ for students, faculty staff and administrators
  • Opportunities for faculty staff to storage, present their educational materials, evaluation of students’ progress
  • Opportunities for students to report the results of training activities
  • Opportunities for the organization of individual ‘learning paths’ for students
  • Opportunities for students’ collaboration, communication with other students and teachers
  • Services for administrators: scheduling, obtaining statistics on educational achievements
  • Main problems associated with the implementation process of LMS
  • What were the criteria for LMS system choose?
  • How the faculty staff is motivated to use the LMS system?

This visit and their tour of other universities in the United States (including Georgetown, MIT, Pratt, BU to name a few) is part of HSE’s development strategy as a national research university (in October 2009 we were awarded this status by the decision of the Russian Government) in order to share practical experiences in faculty professional development, learning management systems development, and effective practices in general university administration from American higher education colleagues.

Curriculum Support Department Delegation
Maria Yudkevich – Director for Academic development
Anna Korovko – Head Office for Curricula Support
Yaroslav Bykhovsky – Deputy Head Office for Curricula Support
Natalia Katasonova – Senior Lecturer of Economics Faculty
Alexander Porshnev – Lecturer of Socio-Humanities Studies Department
Alexander Krasilnikov – Graduate of Department of Microeconomic Analysis

SUNY staff
Carey Hatch, Assistant Provost for Library & Information Services and Director of the SUNY Learning Network
Alexandra M. Pickett, Associate Director, SUNY Learning Network
Kim Scalzo, Director, SUNY Center for Professional Development
Rob Piorkowski, Assistant Director of Online Learning
Gerard Marino, Assistant Director for Business Services
Doug Cohen, Assistant Director for Application Services
Lori Thompson, Associate Director for SUNY International Partnerships
Alena Rodick, Assistant Program Officer, SUNY International Programs, Russia Specialist

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