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A Journey to the Top 2 Percent, Riverland Community College

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Quality Matters Annual Conference, November 2015 1

A Journey to the Top 2 PercentSheryl BartonKim HansenJill Holmes

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Albert Lea, Austin, and Owatonna, Minnesota

Learning Objectives

Describe a successful in-house Quality Matters™ initiative

Discuss effective means to motivate faculty to pursue Quality Matters™ certification

Integrate Quality Matters™ with professional development to enhance online and on campus courses


PART 1


Riverland Community College


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Riverland Campuses

AustinPopulation: 24,718

Albert LeaPopulation: 18,016

OwatonnaPopulation: 25,599


Riverland Data - Students

Fall Semester 2015• Headcount — 2,650• Full-Year Equivalent — 883• Full-Time (12 credits or more) — 45.7%• Part-Time (less than 12 credits) —

54.3% • Non-Traditional (age 24 and older) —

38.4% • Students Exclusively Online — 25%



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Riverland Data – Faculty & Class Offerings

Number of FacultyFull-Time — 79Part-Time/Adjunct — 59

Class Offerings Fall 2015Class Sections — 1,161On Campus — Approximately 84%Online or Hybrid — Approximately 16%


PART 2Riverland’s QM Accomplishments


Riverland Community Collegeranks in the

Top Two Percentof all QM subscribing institutions

based on number of courses certified.

Our Journey to the Top



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2008 - Exploration Stage

It all started with one person’s vision:


2009 - First QM Certifications

Spearheaded by Office of Instructional Technology


2009 20112010 2012

2 Courses2 FacultyRiverland

had the first two

Minnesota QM certified

courses.Two

instructors led the way.

2 Courses2 FacultyTwo more Riverland

instructors gained QM

certification. Six

Minnesota courses certified.

0 Courses0 Faculty

Eight Minnesota

courses QM certified. None of

them Riverlandcourses.

7 Courses6 FacultyInternal

process now in place. Part-time

faculty began participating

in the QM process.

Started with Small Steps



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2013 20152014 FUTURE

15 Courses12 FacultyRiverlandincreased its lead for

total courses certified within

Minnesota.

25 Courses12 FacultyRiverland surpassed

50 QM certified

courses! A celebration was held.

First hybrid courses.

16 Courses12 Faculty

And still counting. Course re-

certification begins.

?? Courses?? Faculty

Goals—additional

faculty involvement,

additional courses, and

course re-certifications.

And the Steps Grew Bigger


Riverland’s QM Courses by Year


2 4 411

26

49

22

7

15

23

15

2

1

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Existing QM Courses New QM Courses Recertifications

Riverland Faculty with QM Courses

24 3

68

15

1

3

7

6

22

5

6

6

6

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Num

ber o

f Fac

ulty

Faculty Participating for the first timeParticipated Previous Years - New Courses Current YearParticipated Previous Years - No New Courses Current Year



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Riverland Faculty Involvement

53

6

Part-Time/Adjunct Participation Rate 10%

58

21

Full-Time Faculty Participation Rate 27%

Faculty not Involved with QMFaculty with at Least One QM Course


Subjects with QM Certified andRecertified Courses

Accounting 11Anthropology 2Astronomy 1Biology 5Business 15Business & Office 4Chemistry 2Economics 1English 3Geography 1

Human Services 1Humanities 2Math 1Philosophy 1Psychology 5Supervisory Management 3Spanish 2Speech 4Statistics 2Theater 1


The Impressive Summit We Climbed

More than 900 academic institutions subscribe to QM

More than 36,000 faculty and education professionals are involved

More than 4,000 courses are certified

According to Deb Adair, Ph.D.Quality Matters Managing Director and Chief Planning Officer



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PART 3How Riverland Climbed to the Top


How did Riverland Community College become one of the top two percentof all QM subscribing institutions?

Our Journey to the Top


Evolution of Our Internal Process



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Internal Process (continued)


Internal Process – Key Points

A learning opportunity, not a requirementFlexible faculty development timesHelp for instructors from beginning to endQuestions answered from Riverland people Director of Instructional Technology and

Intellectual Property Internal Mentors (faculty) Other faculty with QM certified courses


Duty Day Presentations



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Duty Day Presentations – Key Points

Break-out sessionsInexpensive way to spread the wordInformation from fellow facultyNon-threatening environmentNon-committal way to discover more about QMStarted conversations


CongratulatoryAnnouncements

Congratulations to Jill Holmes, whose BUSA1065 Microcomputer Applications online course has also received Quality Matters certification. This is Jill’s seventh course to receive certification.

• RiverlandAll e-mail

• Information about college and individual achievements

• Ignites peer pressure and pride


PrideRiverland Comparison to Other Two-Year MnSCUInstitutions.

Sample e-mail text—Riverlandnow totals 63 of the 333 QM certified courses in all MnSCUinstitutions.



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Peer Pressure

Faculty, Office of Instructional Technology, and administrators encourage participation.

Peer Pressure used in a positive way is not a “bad” thing.


Wall of Fame


Wall of Fame

Faculty also receive a framed certificate to display in their office.

Framed certificates displayed collectively in a public area.



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Money!! Only part of the whole

picture Return on investment Financial incentive

provides motivation Faculty Stipends New course—1/3

credit pay per course credit Recertification—

$1,000 per course Internal mentor—

based upon number of mentees


Key Motivators

Duty Day Presentations

Congratulatory Announcements

Peer Pressure/Pride

Wall of Fame

Money!!!!


Obstacles to Overcome

Procrastination and never enough time

Technical issues



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Faculty DevelopmentProfessional

development plansApplying QM to on

campus courses Individual program

area accreditationAQIP/HLC assessment

Riverland hasthree QM Peer Reviewersand one Master Reviewer


Keys to Achieving QM SuccessCollege-Wide Spearhead an internal process and support system

Identify faculty motivators

Provide local help for overcoming obstacles

Integrate QM into faculty development

Find ways to promote and celebrate successes


PART 4Next Steps - Promotion of QM Certified Courses



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Marketing Efforts

Notation in D2L Brightspace

Notation in e-services class schedule


Marketing Efforts (continued)On campus bookstore shelves


Marketing Efforts (continued)


Office of Instructional Technology Quality Matters Webpage


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Marketing Efforts (continued)


Office of Instructional Technology Quality Matters Course Specifics

Special Thanks To:Technical SupportShawn Martin, OIT

Coordinator J.C. Turner, Director of

Instructional Technology and Intellectual PropertyTheo Beckmann, OIT

Management Analyst

Faculty VideosDr. Alan Erdahl, BiologyRayce Hardy, EconomicsCatherine Haslag,

ChemistryDr. Deb McManimon,

BusinessDr. Suzette Overby,

Human ServicesHeidi Schara, SpeechDan Wirkus, Accounting


Kahoot! (http://getkahoot.com)

Quality Matters (www.qualitymatters.org)

Minnesota Online Quality Initiative (http://minnesota.qualitymatters.org)

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (www.mnscu.edu)

Riverland Community College (www.riverland.edu)

Resources



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Contact UsSheryl BartonBusiness and Office Technology [email protected]

Kim HansenAccounting [email protected]

Jill HolmesBusiness [email protected]


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