FALCON 2013

Well, Duh!

Quality Matters™

Sharon K. CalhoonAssociate Professor of Psychology, Indiana University Kokomo

Assistant Vice President for University Academic and Regional Campus Affairs, Indiana University

Chérie DoddInstructional Strategies Specialist, Indiana University Kokomo

About Us

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Sharon

- Psychology faculty member at IU Kokomo - FACET member- AVP in University Academic Affairs - “On loan” (50%) to IU Office of Online Education with responsibility for joint academic programming

Please feel free to ask questions at any time!

- Instructional Designer & Technologist- CMS Administrator for IU Kokomo- Part of core Online Course Development team- QM F2F Facilitator for IU Kokomo- Adjunct

Chérie

About You

• Think – Pair – Share– What do you know about

Quality Matters™?– What do you want to get

from this session?

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Quality Matters™ at Indiana University

• First, a little history– Office of Online Education

formed in 2012– Needs assessment– Consultation with faculty and

administration from all IU campuses to define issues

– Quality!

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Why concern for quality in online courses?

• Students can more easily take online courses from multiple IU campuses

• Students earn an IU degree (not “IU Bloomington” or “IU Kokomo”)– The IU “brand” is an asset to be protected– Students want a high quality degree

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A quality framework should…• Provide guidelines for identifying high-quality online courses• Promote quality of IU online courses to external audiences• Be faculty friendly: Is aligned with existing IU policies and practices

supporting excellence in teaching and learning • Be based on research in the scholarship of teaching and learning• Promote faculty-student and student-student interaction• Provide course development resources for centers for teaching

and learning• Provide a mechanism for recognizing and rewarding faculty

achievement

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Quality Frameworks We Reviewed• Quality Matters™• Sloan-C’s Quality Framework and

the Five Pillars of Quality Online Education

• Rubric from California State University, Chico

• US Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Quality Standards Certification

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IU selected Quality Matters™ because it…

• Met our criteria for what a quality framework should be

• Is widely adopted in higher education (including IU’s peer institutions)

• Is designed by faculty, for faculty• Has a strong research base

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It’s a Journey

• Here’s the map 1. Course Overview and Introduction

• Here’s what is expected of you2. Learning objectives

• How will you know you got there?3. Assessment & Measurement

• Information needed for the journey4. Instructional Materials

It’s a Journey

• Collaborating to share & enrich discovery5. Learner Interaction and Engagement

• Mode of transport – how we will get there?6. Course Technology

• What assistance is provided?7. Learner Support

• Can everyone take the journey?8. Accessibility

What’s Ahead at IU

• Quality Matters implementation at the campuses

• Sloan-C membership for all campuses

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Discussion

• Review session goals• Questions/Comments/Reactions

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