September 2, 2025 — Manila. Adamson University kicked off an institution-wide onboarding with Makarius Smart Learning, bringing program chairs, course leads, and academic support teams together to translate strategy into concrete classroom moves—from first-week lesson flows to data-informed advising.
Kickoff recap
- Who joined: department chairs, course coordinators, QA/assessment leads, and student success staff
- Why now: to align teaching, assessment, and advising around evidence of learning—not just activity completion
- Outcome: each team left with a ready-to-run kit for Week 1 and a checklist to sustain momentum through the first month
Three working tracks
- Design for Mastery: Map course outcomes to module tasks and micro-assessments, then define what evidence proves each outcome—so feedback is fast and specific.
- Assessment Integrity & AI Use: Establish classroom rules for transparency, citations, and tool usage; calibrate rubrics to keep educator judgment at the center.
- Signals to Support: Wire simple “if-this-then-that” triggers—missed pre-work, low-stakes dips, inactive streaks—into an advising ladder that moves from nudges to targeted coaching.
What teams shipped today
- A Week-1 launch plan (pre-class prep, in-class tasks, quick checks, and debrief prompts)
- A rubric mini-bank aligned to priority outcomes, with clear integrity notes for students
- An intervention card per course (who gets notified, within how many hours, and what the first message says)
- A metrics snapshot template for Week-2 check-ins
Platforms in use
- PathBuilder: outcome mapping, rubric alignment, mastery visibility, and formative item generation
- FutureClassroom: HyFlex support, content capture, and participation tracking across modern learning spaces
First-month scorecard (how we’ll measure lift)
- Feedback turnaround on formative work in Weeks 1–4
- Early engagement (attendance, low-stakes checks, LMS activity)
- Mastery on priority outcomes flagged for each program
- Recovery rate of students who receive nudges and return to on-track status
30–60–90 roadmap
- 30 days: Clinics to refine rubrics and prompts; compare pilot sections to baselines
- 60 days: Expand to additional sections; publish a lightweight Practice Compendium of what’s working
- 90 days: Evidence review; scale plan and enablement calendar for the next term
What students will feel next week
- Clear “what’s next” in every course
- Faster, rubric-aligned feedback that points to how to improve
- Timely check-ins when they need help—before small gaps become big problems
Interested in structured enablement or pilots with Makarius Smart Learning? Visit msmartlearning.com to connect with our team.
