College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2023 21 compared to the same period of 2022. By the end of 2023 the MSR stood at 87,9% compared to 83,9% in 2022 and 85,2% in 2019 (pre-COVID). Student experience and performance are dynamically associated with an ever-evolving teaching and learning environment. A vibrant teaching and learning environment requires critical reflection, revitalisation based on new developments, scholarship and ongoing innovation. To this end, the following multiple activities occurred across the CBE: Opportunities for conversation and development were provided through ten teaching and learning workshops during 2023 covering a range of topics, hosted by the Vice-Dean: Teaching and Learning. This was over and above workshops organised at school/department level. According to the 2023 CBE Curriculum Reform Report (CRR), the cumulative total of academic initiatives indicated by schools and departments to be advancing 4IR (2019-23) was 40, with 19 new initiatives for 2023. The Report also indicates a total of 24 teaching and learning initiatives that use technological innovation. A Teaching and Learning Innovation Segment at College Board meetings was created for staff members to present their teaching and learning innovations. The 2023 CRR indicates a cumulative number of 22 academic initiatives reported to be advancing SDGs (2019-23), with 11 new initiatives for 2023. Given the importance of continuing education programmes (CEPs), CBE schools and departments reported in the 2023 CRR, a cumulative total of 22 CEPs on 4IR (2019-23) with 15 for 2023. They also reported a cumulative total of 13 CEPS advancing SDGs, with 10 for 2023. Scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is encouraged at CBE Career Strategy events, the CBE Teaching and Learning Innovation CoP, through teaching portfolio reviews and at Teaching and Learning Committee meetings. Owing to the fluidity of the teaching and learning environment, it is imperative that good governance is in place to ensure quality and credibility of the CBE academic project. The CBE relies on relevant institutional policies, processes and strategies relating to teaching, learning and assessment. It has also over time, developed College-specific policies, processes, and strategies. 2023 saw the development and approval of the following policies, practice notes and strategies: CBE Position and Guidelines on Generative AI CBE Practice Note for Continuous Assessments CBE Student Performance Strategy (developed in 2023 and approved at the BoC meeting of January 2024) CBE Assessment Improvement Plan (developed in 2023 and approved at the BoC meeting of January 2024) Dr Isolde Ward Multilingual Virtual Assistant developers: Dr Nicole Cunningham
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