Rethinking Course Design: Building Quality Assurance Courses

Dr. Ryan RuckerApril 14, 2016

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Presenter

• Ed.D,M.Ed.,B.S.• QMPR,QMMPR,OLCOTC• 5+yearsteachingonline/f-2-fcourses• 8+yearsofexperienceintechnologyfield• FormerSeniorInstructionalDesigner@USC• ArticlespublishedinQuarterlyReviewofDistance

Education&OnlineJournalofDistanceEducationAdministration

Agenda

1. WhatisQM?

2. OverviewofQMStandards

3. SpecificQMStandards

4. Smallgroupexercise

Question?

Consider thefollowing questions:

1) WhatisQManditspurpose?

2) Haveyouattemptedtoimplementanyof theQMstandards?

3) Whatchallengeswillyou(orareyou)facingatbuilding qualityassuranceblended/online courses?

Remember

• AllBoostcourseswillgothrough internalqualityreviewusing theQMstandards

• Purposeofthisconferenceà Ensureyourcoursemeetsallthestandards!

QMDefined

• QualityMattersàQM• Nationalstandardsforonlinecourse

designbasedonresearch• BOOSTprogramhasadoptedthese

standardsforallonline/blendedcourses

QMAccountVisittheQMwebsiteathttp://www.qmprogram.org/myqm

**Note:BOOSTProgramhasaQMsubscriptionwhichallowsfacultymembers totakeQMcourses/workshopsatareducedrate.**

AccessibilityUsability

StudentSupportTechnology

Activities&InteractionInstructionalMaterials

Assessment&MeasurementLearningOutcomes/ObjectivesCourseOverview&Introduction

Rubric

CourseOverview&Introduction• “GettingStarted”or“StartHere”page• SyllabusandSchedule• AbouttheProfessor

Remember• Starttheclassoffwithawelcomevideoor

message—makethemfeelconnectedtothecontent!

CourseOverview

LearningOutcomes

LearningObjectives• MeasurableobjectivesusingBloom’sTaxonomy• Clearlywrittenand/orstated• Howwillstudentsmeetobjectives?

Remember• Mustincludecourseoutcomesandmoduleoutcomes—bothare

required!

Assessments&Measurement• Userubricsthatprovidecleargradingpolicy• Self-assessmentexercises/activities(self-graded

quizzes)

Remember• UsetherubrictoolwithintheLMSandproviderubrics

upfront.

Assessments

InstructionalMaterials• Updatematerialsatleastevery2-3years• 15-20minutelectures(nothinglonger)• Explainhowmaterialsareused

Remember• Designmaterialsintoweeklylearning

modules

InstructionalMaterials

CourseActivities&LearnerInteraction• Tiebacktoweekly/moduleobjectives• Instructorprovidesresponsetime• ActiveLearning• Balanceinteractions(learner-learner,learner-prof,learner-

content)

Remember• Usevariousactivities(e.g.,discussions,Wikis,Blogs,

VoiceThreads,&Web2.0tools)

CourseActivities

CourseTechnology• Consistentnavigation• Currenttechnologies• TrynewWeb2.0tools(e.g.,PowToon)• Portfolios/Blogs

Remember• Listoftools:

https://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Resources

CourseTechnology

LearnerSupport• Policies

• AcademicIntegrity• TechnicalSupport• LearningSupport• Accessibility

• Email,virtualofficehours,andinstructoravailability

LearnerSupport

Accessibility&Usability• Transcripts/Closedcaptioning• MSWord• PowerPoint• OCRPDFs

Remember• Accessibility=Instructorà Notcollege

Accessibility&Usability

Questions• WhatQMstandardareyoumostworriedorconcernedabout?• Howdoyou(orwouldyou)beginplanningamodule?• Otherquestionsorcomments?

GroupExercise

Dr.RyanRuckerInstructorofInformationSystemsTechnologyMidlandsTechnicalCollegeEmail: ruckerr@midlandstech.edu Phone:803-822-3205Web: www.ryandrucker.com Twitter:drryanrucker

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