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1. Quality Matters – Online Economics Faculty at MCC Presented May 18, 2010 Mesa Community College
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11. 3. A view of the timeline employed by the group Fall 2008 – initial discussions Spring 2009 – process begins Summer 2009 – pilot begins Fall 2009 – initial results used to adjust and move to Phase 2 Winter interssion 2009/10 – adjustments begin Spring 2010 – data collection, review of process
12. 4. One rationale for the use of an inclusive, collaborative, transparent and results oriented approach GET SOMETHING DONE!!!
13. 5. Data collected during the calendar years 2009 Retention “appears” to be improving Student learning online “appears” to be similar to face to face (Use of TUCE) suggests pre test/post test improvement in the 25-50% range for both delivery modes Useful information from distance readiness survey http://mccsocialsciences.wetpaint.com/page/2009+MCC+Online+Economics+Results
14. 6. A set of questions that can be used for reflection Our conversation began with two questions - How effective are our online courses? How might we improve our online courses?