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nd knowledge into action. Faculty and staff play a critical role in meeting
these commitments.
Learner success and learner achievement are supported
by pedagogical approaches that are highly interactive, practical, experiential,
and technologically advanced. The learning experience is further enhanced by
partnerships with business and industry, collaboration with other post-secondary
institutions, participation in applied research, and involvement in
international education and training.
Learners are at the core of all of
SAIT s activities, and they participate fully in the creation and
implementation of their learning experiences and
outcomes.
Educational Principles
SAIT realizes its educational
philosophy through focused attention on the following elements and the values
associated with them:
Content:
Balanced - meets the essential skill
needs of both the learner and employer/industry
Relevant addresses
current and emerging industry practices
Transferable facilitates ease of
entry and enhanced recognition by others of learner
achievement
Teaching:
Interactive involves learners in
collaborative learning experiences by employing a variety of techniques and
technologies to facilitate interactivity and teamwork skills to solve
problems
Personalized faculty and staff help adapt the learning experience
to individual needs by deploying innovative pedagogies relevant to a broad range
of backgrounds, experiences and learning styles
Engaged develops and
employs strategies and approaches to foster learner retention, learner success,
and learner connection to SAIT
Delivery:
Convenient accommodates
the need for learning at different times and locations
Flexible - provides
learning activities in ways that are appropriate for different groups of
learners and for a wide range of programs and outcomes
Innovative extends
the quality and reach of programs and services through a variety of techniques,
including e-learning strategies
Learner Assessment:
Timely employs
continuous and interactive assessment and feedback techniques so that testing
becomes a tool for learning
Relevant employs a variety of assessment
practices to provide evidence of learning
Accountable meets and exceeds
standards established by regulatory bodies
Applied
Research:
Revitalizing contributes to the enhancement and application of
the curriculum through adoption of new knowledge
Engaging provides faculty
and learners with opportunities to participate in meaningful research
projects
Relevant capitalizes on the application of new knowledge and
practice, providing solutions for industry
Responsible uses sound research
methodology and adheres to recognized standards for ethics and for the design,
execution and management of research
projects
Co-curriculum:
Complementary provides seamless academic
support services to promote learner success and satisfaction
Participatory
provides experiential, residential and recreational environments that contribute
to the quality of student life and engagement
Enriching fosters the
acquisition of essential skills for life and work
Learning
Environment:
Supportive creates a caring and respectful environment for
the learning community, and recognizes the diversity of our
learners
Facilitative provides appropriate, accessible, and responsive
administrative support services
Welcoming provides an environment that is
safe, clean, comfortable, inviting and conducive to
learning
Technology:
Progressive adopts technologies that give the
institution and its learners a competitive advantage
Enabling provides
tools for the creation and delivery of innovative courses, programs and
services
Purposeful optimizes the appropriate technologies best suited to
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