suny cit 2009: quality really matters
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An overview of program level quality tools for eLearning.TRANSCRIPT
Quality Really Really Matters: A Summary of eLearning Program Evaluation Tools
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Quality Really Really Matters: A Summary of eLearning Program Evaluation Tools
Clark Shah-Nelson
Coordinator of Online Education, SUNY Delhi
http://tinyurl.com/qualityreallymatters
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Quality Matters:
Courses…
What about programs?
DISCLAIMER
•How can I use these tools for evaluation on my campus?
•Where are these tools located?
•Why would we want to use such tools for our campus?
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Where to start?
The TOP: Executive: President/Cabinet
NASULGC-Sloan National Commission on Online Learning: Online Learning as a Strategic Asset: A Survey of Presidents and Chancellors
http://tinyurl.com/nasulgc
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Strategic planning:
Institutional buy-in?
Critical to long-term strategy?
Part of formal strategic plan?
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Objectives:
Increase student access? Grow continuing and/or professional education? Attract students from outside the traditional? service area Provide pedagogic improvements? Increase rate of degree completion? Improve enrollment management responsiveness? Enhance value of college/university brand?
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Objectives:
Strengthen academic continuity in case of disaster?
Improve student retention? Increase strategic partnerships with other
institutions? Optimize physical plant utilization? Enhance alumni and donor outreach? Increase the diversity of student body? Reduce or contain costs?
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Potential Barriers:
Online courses cost more to develop than f2f courses.
Greater faculty time and effort required to teach online
Students need more discipline to succeed in online courses.
A lack of acceptance of online instruction by faculty
Online courses cost more to deliver than f2f courses.
There are no significant barriers to the use of online education at my institution.
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NEASC Best Practices
http://tinyurl.com/neascbestpractices
Best Practices for Electronically Offered Online Degree and Cert. Programs
by 8 accrediting institutions, including Middle States
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“meant to assist institutions in planning distance education activities and to provide a self-assessment framework for those already involved.”
“For the regional accrediting associations they constitute a common understanding of those elements which reflect quality distance education programming. As such they are intended to inform and facilitate the evaluation policies and processes of each region.”
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1. Institutional Context and Commitment 2. Curriculum and Instruction 3. Faculty Support 4. Student Support 5. Evaluation and Assessment.
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eMM (eLearning Maturity Model)
http://tinyurl.com/elearningmaturitymodel
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eMM (eLearning Maturity Model)Excel Spreadsheet version:
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IQAT : Interactive Quality Assessment Tool
http://www.iqat.org/
helps distance learning leaders measure and manage change. IQAT™ can help you record and manage your data, tracking it over time and comparing it to other institutions. Take your distance learning program to the next level of quality, accountability and profitability with IQAT™."
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IMS GLC Adoption Standard: Best Practices for Prospective and New Student Introduction to e-Learning
http://tinyurl.com/elearningintro
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….what you’ll need, who
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….what you’ll need, who
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BPA 3: Learning Design and Organization
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Community...?
DOODLE?Directors of Online andDistance Learning Environments
Interested? Please email me: [email protected]
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Thank you!
Clark Shah-Nelson, SUNY Delhi Coordinator of Online Educationwww.delhi.edu/[email protected]
Questions?