Quality Enhancement Plan (original) (raw)
Athens Technical College’s Quality Enhancement Plan’s (QEP) goal is to improve student success in online and blended courses by implementing nationally recognized, research- based best practices for course design and organization.
Overview
Implementation of the project will be broken down into six phases with measurements taking place several times each year for the project’s duration. The QEP will focus on improving students’ experience using Blackboard as a Learning Management System (LMS) and increasing student success in distance education courses.
How will this help?
The course navigation and organization for all courses in Blackboard will be standardized to help reduce student frustration. An orientation focused on using Blackboard from a student’s perspective and how to navigate courses within the LMS will be designed and published to improve student’s familiarity of the course layout and function. Completion of the orientation will be recorded and made available to faculty and administration.
As these online learning orientation initiatives are being implemented, faculty will participate in three phases of training aimed at increasing their knowledge in using Blackboard as an LMS, designing distance education courses using instructional design best practices, and finally implementing the improvements in their courses. Faculty will benefit from this training by receiving certifications in Blackboard and participating in a peer-review process for continued improvement of their courses.
QEP Details
News & Updates
CODE Escape Room
Students, faculty and staff participated in the CODE Escape Room during Welcome Week for fall 2023. Winners with the quickest times received prizes and all participants received CODE t-shirts.
CODE & Coffee
Instructional design manager Nathan Loyd presented about the CODE at the Elbert county Campus.
Video Overview
Online learning can be like building with Legos, it’s easy as long as everything is organized!