Quality Matters:
Quality Matters
(QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process designed to continuously
improve the
quality of online and hybrid courses in constructive ways. NSCC is
exploring the value of the QM rubric and process as an informal,
collaborative tool for supporting high quality in e-learning at our college.
QM was introduced at SCCD's 2010 Equinox Institute by Roger Bourett, Carey
Schroyer and Tom Braziunas (slideshow
link). Faculty can become involved at several levels from simply
using the QM rubric to self-review their own online courses to becoming a
certified nationally-recognized QM peer reviewer (visual
diagram of various options).
Washington State Board of Community & Technical Colleges has additional
information and resources at
http://www.sbctc.edu/college/_e-elearningqualitymatters.aspx.
Contact NeLSC if you are interested in participating in any way.
Collaborate!
A conferencing tool that enables groups of people to come together
for meetings online without the cost of travel. Collaborate enables
live chat, audio, video communication between participants.
Collaborate facilitates the exchange of information during the meeting by
enabling all to see the browsing of the internet, viewing a document
such as a PowerPoint, and sharing documents by sending a document out to
all participants. Meetings or "Sessions" are recordable, making
them available for viewing as needed at convenient times.
To participate in a meeting that someone else has scheduled, participants do
NOT need a special login and password (unless the meeting is by private
invitation). They need only to click on a link.
To schedule and lead a meeting, you need an ANGEL account. Use the
Collaborate Live nugget available in ANGEL to schedule a meeting.
Training materials:
Click here to see Elluminate/Collaborate as used in
Class Session examples:
Click here to view an
SBCTC eLearning
Council meeting held using Elluminate - be
sure to click "run" to run Java, then "Agree" to the license terms.
Note: Elumminate and Collaborate represent the same tool and
reflects the name change that occurred after Blackboard, Inc.
purchased the tool.
New! ANGEL Training
Sequence in a Primarily Online delivery!
Training is required prior to receiving a shell. If you are interested in taking this online training for the first
time
click here.
To supplement trainings that you have already taken / for tech
support, please
click here.
To request ANGEL shells
click Here
