Week 5 Reaction - Quality Assurance in Blended Learning

Here at Purdue, and within both the IMPACT and Purdue Extended Campus (PEC) programs, we are developing our own standards for online courses as well as all other models, including blended. This IMPACT "certification" is being developed through a collaborative effort of Teaching and Learning Initiatives, the Center for Instructional Excellence and the Purdue Libraries.

The goal of that process is to be able to evaluate new and re-designed courses for the following components:

1. Learning Outcomes
2. Learning Objectives
3. Assessment Mapping
4. Active Learning
5. Lesson Plans

The Center for Instructional Excellence is also handling student perception surveys, ideally at the beginning and end of a baseline semester (prior to re-design) then annually for each iteration of the re-design. This data, used in addition to grades, will hopefully show growth in academic achievement and classroom engagement and techniques.