Quality by Design: Indicators for Quality
Online LearningStephanie Boychuk, Carl Butterworth and Michael Paskevicius
Centre for Innovation and Excellence in LearningVancouver Island University
Introductions
Carl ButterworthManager, Learning Technologies
Stephanie BoychukLearning Technologies Support Specialist
Michael PaskeviciusLearning Technologies Application Developer
Overview• By the end of this session we hope you have:• Compared different quality assurance tools• Assessed the usefulness of quality assurance tools for
yourself and/or your institution• Discussed what quality assurance might look like across
BC
Session Outline• What is your experience with quality assurance?• Introduction to two rubrics• Activity 1: Working with the rubrics• How useful are these tools?• Activity 2: Quality assurance for BC• Wrap up and discussion
What is your experience with quality assurance?
Think, Group, Share
• Are you (personally) using a quality assurance process?• Is your institution using a quality assurance process? Is it
mandatory?• How do you or your institution deal with quality of courses
or course components from other sources (like repositories, other institutions, ect)?
Introduction to two Quality Assurance Tools• Essential Quality Standards Rubric• Focuses on course design with some elements of course
delivery• 7 categories with 27 objectives
• Quality Online Learning and Teaching (QOLT) Rubric• Focuses on both course design and delivery• 9 mandatory and 1 optional category with 43 objectives
Activity 1:Working with the rubrics
All materials for this activity are in your group folder.Step 1: Review the selected categories on the “Rubric Activity Sheet”
Step 2: Review the learning sequence “An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)”
Step 3: In groups of 5, rate the learning sequence using the selected categories
Step 4: Access this Google Doc and share your team’s thoughts on the rubrics: https://goo.gl/aEQs8t
How useful are these tools?
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Activity 2:Quality assurance for BCAll materials for this activity are in this Google Doc: https://
goo.gl/aEQs8tStep 1: In your groups from Activity 1, review the following questions:
• What categories / criteria should be included in an online course rubric? List your group’s thoughts:
• If there was a rubric for BC, what opportunities might be created?• If there was a rubric for BC, what barriers to adoption exist at your
institution?
Step 2: Capture your thoughts on the Google Doc (scroll past Activity 1 to find Activity 2).
Quality assurance for BC – Discussion and Wrap-up
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Thank you!