Launching QM Initiative in Community College: Leadership Insights
Explore leadership strategies and stakeholder engagement for launching a Quality Matters (QM) initiative in a community college setting. Learn about best practices for process improvement, challenges in gaining buy-in, and elements of support required for successful implementation. Dive into discussions on faculty and management involvement, professional development, and institutional capacity building.
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DISCUSSION POINTS FOR LAUNCHING A QM INITIATIVE IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT Leadership and Engaging Stakeholders November 3, 2015 Micheline Besner Harpreet Singh
Learning Objectives/ Discussion Points 1. Share best practices for continuously improving processes and documents, customized to an institutional landscape. 2. Identify the key challenges in faculty and management buy-in of the QM initiative. 3. Discuss elements of support for the QM initiative with regards to professional development and building capacity across the institution.
Algonquin College Hybrid and Online Quality Assurance Standards (HOQAS) Adapted Quality Matters framework and rubric for use within our institutional setting
Discussion Point 1: BEST PRACTICES FOR CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING PROCESSES AND DOCUMENTS
Does your institution have a process for reviewing and/or developing online and blended courses?
Have you developed documentation for your institution s QM process?
Hybrid and Online Quality Assurance Standards (HOQAS) Website http://www.algonquincollege.com/hoqas/
HOQAS Review Report Document - Example
Discussion Point 2: KEY CHALLENGES IN CREATING AND MAINTAINING FACULTY AND MANAGEMENT BUY-IN FOR A QM INITIATIVE
What challenges do you face in creating and maintaining faculty and management buy-in for a QM initiative?
Padlet Board http://padlet.com/besnerm1/QMchallenges
Our 5 Key Challenges 1. Reviewing courses that haven t been designed according to the QM standards 2. Compensating faculty for making revisions 3. Receiving a sustainable stream of submissions for review 4. Creating buy-in for aligning development with the standards 5. Spreading knowledge about the process and identifying champions
Discussion Point 3: ELEMENTS OF SUPPORT FOR THE QM INITIATIVE
What elements of support for the QM initiative are in place at your institution?
Professional Development Professional Development sessions on designing and teaching hybrid (blended) and online courses Proposed creation of course for faculty designing and/or teaching hybrid and online courses
Building Capacity HOQAS Blackboard Template
THANK YOU! QUESTIONS?
