I am currently not teaching, or involved, in any eLearning courses but the the areas that really interest me in the guidelines are as follows, I will choose 2 out of the 4 listed.
TO4. Are retention rates reviewed and evaluation done on why students did not complete the course?
There could be several reasons for this and some reasons might be common to both F2F and eLearning courses. However I feel that it would be very helpful to know the causes of the fall out rates that are specific to eLearning. It will help in designing and delivering the course better in the future by allowing the institution to address the causes for the drop out rates. This guideline allows us to understand what is important to one of the key stakeholders in the eLearning business, the student.
MO17. How does the institution monitor the impact and effectiveness of e-learning?
This guideline allows us to see the implications of eLearning for other stake holders i.e. teachers, society, employers and of course the students
SD8. Is there a mechanism in place to assess how students perceive the value of the course?
This is an important guideline as it can be one of the predictors of future enrolments in the course/paper
SO14. For students taking a web-based e-learning course where face-to-face contact is minimal, how does the institution involve them in the academic community?
How does the lack of a campus environment and involvement in social activities (that one associates with an educational institution that has a physical campus) affect the student experience?
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Anupam these are very relevant guidelines and will give you plenty of scope particularly as you do not have any eLearning courses of your own.
You could use these guidelines to interview some of the teaching staff who are involved in elearning.
May I suggest Terry Marler, the team leader, Educational Development Centre. He was involved in measuring the e-capability of the organisation using a MoE checklist, and has a report which may be useful for you as well. MO17
Retention rates - some information on TO4 - Glenice mayo , the Academic Quality unit manager, might be able to help with this.
For SD8 - you could talk to Stuart terry, the organisational researcher who conducts the student satisfaction surveys every year and also helps staff with end of course evaluations.
Your hospitality colleagues could also be potential participants in your evaluation.
And for SO14 - you could talk to the teachers who are running primarily online courses. If you get in touch I can let you know some contacts.
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