By Jennifer Mathes
In 2011, the Online Learning Consortium, known for the Five Pillars for Quality Online Education, introduced the Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Programs to support institutions looking for a research-based tool that could be used to comprehensively assess the effectiveness of an online program. Since launching the scorecard (and updating it in 2014), hundreds of higher education institutions across the country (and around the world) have used the tool to quantify measures of quality. Recognizing a need to take a deeper dive into critical indicators, the OLC has recently introduced more resources in the Suite of Quality Scorecards to evaluate course design, faculty engagement, and other areas Educational institutions can use these free tools to effectively evaluate and validate the quality of an online or blended learning program to accreditors, regulators, and other stakeholders. Using the research-based, Quality Scorecard also provides institutions with best practices from experts in the field that can be used when building a new program or sustaining an existing one. Participants will learn how these resources can be implemented at their own institution.