Online Course Peer Review
An excellent blog related to quality online learning...posted by Lake Superior College. Good stuff!
this is the spot for parking ideas, resources, and links about next.generation learning: including course redesign, e-learning and distance learning based on my vantage point
Monday, May 21, 2007
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
nmc | the new media consortium
nmc the new media consortium
twu joins the NMC...check out the possibilities!
http://www.nmc.org/vodcast/nmc-campus-seriously-engaging
Here's a small portion of the NMC tag cloud to give you a sense of the universe in which they operate
NMC Tag Cloud
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twu joins the NMC...check out the possibilities!
http://www.nmc.org/vodcast/nmc-campus-seriously-engaging
Here's a small portion of the NMC tag cloud to give you a sense of the universe in which they operate
NMC Tag Cloud
regional conference conference learning objects pachyderm emerging technology new scholarship second life secondlife museum podcast membership macarthur art marcus
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
TWU Connection
Hey, here's Allison's new blog...she's entered the blogosphere and we'll all drag directly behind her. Check out the TWU Connection
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
TWU Online QM Pilot Project
TWU's Office of Lifelong Learning adopts the Quality Matters model for a trial project
Faculty (full/part time, visiting, adjunct) serving as instructors of record (current or past) in distance learning courses are eligible to apply for the program. Full time faculty currently teaching distance learning courses will be given preference over other appointments.
Background on the project...TWU Online QM Pilot Project: "The Quality Matters™ (QM) project, sponsored by MarylandOnline, Inc. (MOL) developed a rubric to guide the development and revision of online courses and a peer-based approach to quality assurance in online education. The QM rubric and process are based on national standards of best practice for distance learning, review of literature on online courses, and sound instructional design principles. Unique to the QM process is the faculty-driven, collegial review process and the emphasis on continuous quality improvement. The QM process is not an evaluation process; it is a collegial review process. As such, the course developer is a part of the review team and process.
Critical course components are reviewed according to the QM rubric by the review team. The QM rubric is comprised of 40 standards assigned different point values based upon relative importance. 14 of the standards are considered essential in a quality online course. This is reflected by the highest point value (3) in the rubric. For a course to attain recognition, it must meet all of these essential standards and meet a percentage of the remaining standards. The remaining standards are assigned one or two points in the rubric. Courses are reviewed by a team of three reviewers. Participants will also meet monthly with others in the project and staff from Lifelong Learning."
For more information.
Some additional resources:
Faculty (full/part time, visiting, adjunct) serving as instructors of record (current or past) in distance learning courses are eligible to apply for the program. Full time faculty currently teaching distance learning courses will be given preference over other appointments.
Background on the project...TWU Online QM Pilot Project: "The Quality Matters™ (QM) project, sponsored by MarylandOnline, Inc. (MOL) developed a rubric to guide the development and revision of online courses and a peer-based approach to quality assurance in online education. The QM rubric and process are based on national standards of best practice for distance learning, review of literature on online courses, and sound instructional design principles. Unique to the QM process is the faculty-driven, collegial review process and the emphasis on continuous quality improvement. The QM process is not an evaluation process; it is a collegial review process. As such, the course developer is a part of the review team and process.
Critical course components are reviewed according to the QM rubric by the review team. The QM rubric is comprised of 40 standards assigned different point values based upon relative importance. 14 of the standards are considered essential in a quality online course. This is reflected by the highest point value (3) in the rubric. For a course to attain recognition, it must meet all of these essential standards and meet a percentage of the remaining standards. The remaining standards are assigned one or two points in the rubric. Courses are reviewed by a team of three reviewers. Participants will also meet monthly with others in the project and staff from Lifelong Learning."
For more information.
Some additional resources:
Research Literature and Standards Sets Support for Quality Matters Review Standards
Underlying Principles of Quality Matters
Comparison of the Quality Matters Rubric to Accreditation Standards for Distance Learning
Quality Matters Peer Review Training
Quality Matters Rubric
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