SmarterMeasure Best Practices and Case Studies Webinar 4 2013
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The document outlines best practices and case studies for implementing the SmarterMeasure learning readiness indicator in online education. It emphasizes the importance of popularizing the tool, personalizing its features, and following through with support strategies for students. Additionally, it includes a study analyzing the relationship between student characteristics and success in online courses, highlighting demographic factors and methodologies used for data analysis.
SmarterMeasure Best Practices and Case Studies Webinar 4 2013
- 1. Best Practices & Case Studies SmarterMeasure Learning Readiness Indicator Sofia Villalobos – Miami Dade College Melanie Clark – Florida State College at Jacksonville Dr. Mac Adkins – SmarterServices Julie Owen - SmarterServices
- 2. YES NO
- 3. Does Your School Currently Use SmarterMeasure?
- 4. Best Practices • Popularize – buy in • Plan – strong implementation model • Personalize – use custom features • Petition - Call to Action • Pursue - Follow Through • Produce – Conduct Research • Present – co-present with us at a conference or webinar
- 5. POPULARIZE • Advertise & Promote • Educate with our Training • Get Everyone Involved
- 6. PLAN • Integrate SmarterMeasure into a required orientation course • Give to all students
- 7. PERSONALIZE • Utilize custom features • Modify Readiness Ranges
- 10. PETITION Add call to action in text of student report Read Feedback on report Write reflection paper on results Work through appropriate resources for support Discussion or chat about learning style Discuss results with administrator
- 11. PURSUE • After measuring student readiness, what action will you take based on the scores? Coaching Assign mentor Provide faculty member with results Ongoing communication Provide remedial resources
- 12. PRODUCE Progression of SmarterMeasure Data Utilization Predictive Correlation Comparison Descriptive Student Service
- 14. Sofia Villalobos Student Services Director of the Virtual College
- 15. The Virtual College OVERVIEW • Develop and maintain ≈ 180 online college-credit master courses – Cover same material as face-to-face courses – Meet same competencies as face-to-face courses • Oversee and support ≈ 300 FT faculty and ≈100 PT instructors teaching online courses – Master Course Development and Instructional Design – Technical Training – VC Faculty Help Desk • Deploy and manage online schedules with ≈ 600 sections per major term • Offer entire AA degree and several AS degrees and CCCs 15
- 16. The Virtual College KEY INITIATIVES Supporting ≈9,000 students per major term • Technical Support – Knowledge Base – Virtual College Student Help Desk • Tutoring Support – Online tutorials including Smarthinking • Other Student Support – Virtual College Student Orientation – Online readiness assessments including SmarterMeasure self-assessments 16
- 17. The Virtual College ONLINE ORIENTATION YOUR COMPANY NAME 17
- 18. The Virtual College ONLINE ORIENTATION SmarterMeasure Assessments : • Life Factors • Personal Attributes • Technical Competency • Reading Recall • Learning Styles
- 19. The Virtual College SmarterMeasure Assessments 1166 1200 1000 907 800 645 600 400 349 322 400 200 107 0 Fall 2010-1 Spring 2010-2 Summer 2010-3 Fall 2011-1 Spring 2011-2 Summer 2011-3 Fall 2012-1
- 20. The Virtual College LEARNING STYLES ASSIGNMENT Now, take a few minutes to reflect on what you have learned. Summarize briefly your learning style and identify what are some of your weaknesses and how the resources and tools provided will assist you in successfully completing an online course.
- 21. The Virtual College ACADEMIC RESOURCES • Effective use of SmarterMeasure’s Email Feature • Message sent to all students who completed SM assessments to: - Review report results - Use resources and web links offered by SM - Encourage use of on-campus acad. support labs - Offer free online tutoring with Smarthinking
- 22. Melanie Clark Associate Dean of Student Success
- 23. SmarterMeasure Study at Florida State College at Jacksonville The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between identified student characteristics, readiness factors and measures of success in selected online courses as defined by final course grades.
- 24. Research Question What is the relationship between demographic, educational factors and learning readiness factors of personal attributes, learning style, life factors, technical competency, reading rate and success in online courses?
- 25. Methodology and Descriptive Statistics • Participants: n = 347 completers – Undergraduate students enrolled in 18 online sections of entry level courses ranging from college preparatory math, English, and reading to college level math, English, natural science, and social and behavioral science. – 71.8% female, 28.2% male
- 26. Demographic and Educational Background Minimum Maximum Mean Age 17 56 28 Cumulative Credits 0 170 31.4 Credits Scheduled 3 19 9.8 GPA .00 4.0 2.41 Previous Online Credits Earned 3 67 14.4 Withdrawn Courses 1 23 2.78
- 27. Data Analysis • Instrument Item Analysis – Cronbach Coefficient Alpha • Pearson Correlation • Multiple Regression
- 28. Q&A
- 29. Thank You for Attending • Complete Survey - $50 charity drawing • Archived session will be emailed to all participants • Contact Info – Sofia Villalobos – svillalo@mdc.edu – Melanie Clark – melanie.clark@fscj.edu – Julie Owen – julie@smarterservices.com