A training seminar on organizing testing in the Moodle LMS and designing examination tasks in the Univer IS was held

On 30 September 2026, at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, the Educational Process Quality Assurance Office of the Department for Academic Affairs delivered a lecture to the teaching staff on the new methodological requirements, as well as on developing and uploading test tasks in the Univer information system and in the distance learning system (Moodle LMS).

The event continued the series of training meetings held under the internal regulatory documents of the academic process for the 2026–2027 academic year. The seminar was opened by the Head of the Educational Process Quality Assurance Office, Assel Musinova, who introduced participants to the updated organizational structure for managing the quality of teaching and learning, as well as to the composition of the academic committee on teaching and learning quality of the Faculty of Oriental Studies. In addition, the academic policy, the quality assurance policy and the academic integrity policy, and the learning outcomes assessment policy were presented; it was recalled that the rules for reviewing learners' appeals and the Academic Guide - an instructional and methodological letter for teaching staff - are at the stage of approval and publication. It was separately noted that the final assessment rules and the guidelines for conducting final assessment using distance learning technologies will be updated ahead of the winter session.

             The seminar's central topic was the updated specification of the examination test. The Head of the Academic Analysis and Educational Quality Assurance Division, Assem Botayeva, highlighted for participants the specific task types and their practical value, as well as the opportunity to apply the resulting recommendations immediately when preparing assessment materials.

             The Head of the Office of Academic and Digital Innovations, Ilya Krugovykh, presented the methodology for organizing and conducting testing in the Moodle LMS and answered questions on the test specification and the size of the question bank.

             The seminar will undoubtedly build teaching staff skills in developing test tasks in line with the new methodological requirements and placing them correctly in the Moodle and Univer systems, and will contribute to improving the quality of assessment materials and to a unified understanding of academic policy requirements.