Message-ID: <10446906.1182489399389.JavaMail.joeescobar@joe-escobars-computer.local> Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:35:56 -0800 (PST) From: chickadeeacres Reply-To: Online.MC_PO3.LCC-Mail@lanecc.edu Subject: Re: Quality for Online Courses - 1 day training seminar at Lane, seats available, no cost Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_Part_1631_2572056.1182489399388" GWItemID: 45B1017C.LCC-Mail.MC_PO3.100.1346735.1.3034.1 ------=_Part_1631_2572056.1182489399388 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=MacRoman Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Meredith and Cyde, I am very interested in this, but I teach at LBCC on Tuesdays and Thursdays= . Mon Wed or friday a possibility? Sandy Jensen Online Online wrote: Dear Faculty: =20 We apologize if you have already received this invitation. If you are curre= ntly teaching an online course or thinking about teaching one, please read = the following. You are invited you to attend an upcoming training opportunity on Quality M= atters, a toolset and process based in national standards of best practic= e designed to promote student learning and continuous quality improvement f= or online courses. Please read the invitation below and contact Cynde Leath= ers (leathersc@lanecc.eduor call X5260) by Monday, January 22nd at 3 PM if= you would like to attend the Tuesday, January 23rd session. The training = sessions will be held on the main Lane CC campus. =20 Hope to see you there, Meredith Keene-Wilson, Faculty Webmaster and instructor CyndeLeathers, Distance Learning Coordinator =20 Project Background Lane Community College was awarded an incentive grant from the Oregon Commu= nity College and Workforce Development Agency (CCWD) to engage in a pilot p= roject focused around continuous improvement of online classes. The project= is based on grant awarded from the U.S. Department Fund for the Improvemen= t of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) to Maryland Online (MOL), a statewide = consortium of 19 community colleges and senior institutions. The model is d= esigned to improve the quality of online courses by establishing a peer-rev= iewed quality assurance certification process. =20 =20 The goal of our pilot project is to implement this faculty-centered peer re= view process using the tools developed by MOL and determine how it may be u= sed or adapted for our online courses. The scope of the project involves tr= aining up to 50 Lane faculty who are currently teaching or have taught onli= ne courses, certifying 20 Lane faculty members as peer course reviewers, an= d reviewing five Lane online classes. The pilot project will be complete Ju= ne 30, 2007. =20 =20 You are invited to attend QM Training session here at Lane on Tuesday, Janu= ary 23rd.The Friday session is currently full. Each session is limited to 2= 5 participants and will run from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm with a 30-minute lunch b= reak. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Cynde leathersc@lanecc.edu or by phone at 463.5260 by Mon= day, January 22, 3pm, to register for your training session. =20 =20 During the QM Training Session The QM toolset consisting of 40 elements distributed across eight broad sta= ndards will be presented. These elements were then incorporated into a web-= based rubric and weighted from 1 (important) to 3 (essential). Annotations = and multiple examples from real online courses will be provided for each es= sential element. The QM toolset and process are based in national standards= of best practice, the research literature, instructional design principles= designed to promote student learning and continuous quality improvement fo= r online courses. This QM Toolset has been shown to positively impact stude= nt learning. =20 Once you have attended a QM Training Session you will qualify to apply to b= e a peer reviewer and/or may apply to have your online course QM certified.= As mentioned above we hope to fund 20 peer reviewers and have 5 of Lane=89= =D4 s online courses QM certified. If you know now that you are interested = in either of these options, please let me know and I=89=D4 ll send you the = details and required application forms. =20 Benefits for Becoming a Peer Reviewer As a peer course reviewer you will: ~ develop your own critical assessment skills, especially when examining ex= emplary online courses and materials ~ work with and help faculty colleagues who have developed online courses ~ earn a small stipend for your participation as a reviewer ~ receive comprehensive training to use the Quality Matters instrument and = rubric for the review process; be recognized as a certified peer course rev= iewer and you will have the opportunity to conduct other reviews for course= s outside Lane receive recognition from Quality Matters when your course is reviewed and m= eets the standards ~ gain new insights to apply to your own online course. =20 Benefits for QMovides a structure by which online faculty conduct peer revi= ews of online courses in order to assure that these courses meet standards = of best practices. The QM toolset and process are: ~ Based in national standards of best practice , the research literature an= d instructional design principles ~ Designed to promote student learning ~ Integral to continuous quality improvement ~ Part of a faculty-driven , collegial peer review process =20 Quality Matters Peer Course Review Rubric =20 I. Course Overview and Introduction II. Learning Objectives (Competencies) III. Assessment and Measurement IV. Resources and Materials V. Learner Interaction VI. Course Technology VII. Learner Support VIII. Accessibility =20 Principles of Quality Matters For more information about the Maryland Online Quality Matters project and = rubric, please see http://www.qualitymatters.org. =20 =20 Thank you for considering participation in Quality Matters training. Please= let us know if you have any questions. Hope to hear from you soon! =20 Best wishes, Meredith and Cynde=20 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Use the work order form at:=20 http://teach.lanecc.edu OR email online@lanecc.edu for all future webmaster requests. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------=_Part_1631_2572056.1182489399388--