Rethinking Course Design: Building Quality Assurance Courses Dr. Ryan Rucker April 14, 2016
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: [email protected] Phone:803-822-3205Web: www.ryandrucker.com Twitter:drryanrucker
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