NSI Business eLearning Project
Quality Assurance in eLearning
Business Courses fully online
Institute Needs• New delivery mode• Building eLearning capability• Business targets achieved• Increased enrolments
Student Needs• Off campus• Shortened delivery time• Individual’s career aspirations met• Flexible
Key Objectives
• Nationally recognised qualifications fully online without any face-to-face attendance
• Increase teachers eLearning capability in:– Developing on Sakai– Facilitating on Sakai
• Ensure courses are developed and delivered in a consistent format and reviewed and improved regularly
Our vision for the future ?
Classroom Teaching
Online Facilitation
* Project Management Team Project Sponsor Project Coordinator Steering Group
Implementation TeamHead Teachers Overseeing Development of Course Content
Business Administration
Dip in Business AdministrationCIV in Business Administration
Hornsby/Meadowbank
Accounting & FinanceCIV in Financial Services
(Accounting)Meadowbank College
Marketing & RetailDip in MarketingCIV in Marketing
CIV in Retail Management
North Sydney College
Business ServicesCIV in Training &
Assessment Dip in Human Resource
Management CIV in Frontline Management
Dip in Project ManagementCIV in Project Management
Northern Beaches/ Meadowbank Colleges
Phases in the Project
Phase 1 - Start up Project
Phase 2 – Develop resources & learning
content
Phase 3 - Quality Assurance/ Review
Phase 4 - Guidelines to support online delivery
Phase 5 - Deliver online programs
Phase 6 - Build eLearning capability
Phase 7 - Consolidate eLearning / Continuous
Improvement
Guidelines to Develop Courses
Continuous Improvement
Consolidation Evaluation Review
Quality Control External Review
Quality Control Internal Review
Quality Assurance Framework
Stage1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Quality Assurance Framework
Quality Assurance Documentation
Key Quality Documents:
• Framework for Evaluating Online Learning • Evaluating Online Learning – Checklist• QA Project Progress Document• Continuous Improvement Request/Recommendation
Form
Lessons Learnt
• Develop Quality Assurance Framework as part of planning process in project
• Internal Review to be funded and essential part of quality control
• External Review conducted using customised checklist with feedback to team
• Monitor and track quality procedures to completion
“Online study was a great option for me. It’s so flexible. I could even do parts of the course using my mobile on the ferry”
Marnie Young, Diploma of Business Administration