Season 05 - Episode 02: Perceptions of Quality in Online Distance Education

In this episode, the instructional designers from Arizona State University’s Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation (Aaron Kraft, Celia Coochwytewa, and Jinnette Senecal) are joined by special guest Jessica Cole from ASU Online to explore several dimensions of quality in online distance education. We then consider aspects of quality from a variety of stakeholder perspectives. Today’s HOT TOPIC is a conversation prompted by fan request, on approaches for productively organizing content into curriculum. Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ej7wjaltmgdeaa7/InstructionByDesign_Season05Episode02_PerceptionsofQualityinOnlineDistanceEducation.pdf?dl=0 Resources from the episode: *Harvey, L., & Green, D. (1993). Defining quality. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 18(1), 9-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/0260293930180102 *Online Learning Consortium. (n.d.). Quality Framework narrative, the 5 pillars. https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/learn/quality-framework-narrative-5-pillars/ *Sadaf, A., Martin, F., & Ahlgrim-Delzell, L. (2019). Student perceptions of the impact of Quality Matters-certified online courses on their learning and engagement. Online Learning Journal. https://olj.onlinelearningconsortium.org/index.php/olj/article/view/2009 *Sangra, A., Porto, S., & Jung, I. (2014). Diversity in expectations of quality and assessment. In Jung, I. & Gunawardena, C., (Eds.), Culture and online learning: Global perspectives and research (pp. 91-101). Stylus Publishing, LLC.