QuestSmarter Measure Learning Readiness Indicator Counseling with Quest

Quest/Smarter. Measure™ Learning Readiness Indicator™ Counseling with Quest

WELCOME &INTRODUCTIONS Anita Crawley, Online Education Initiative, Readiness Coordinator Katie Winter, Smarter. Services, Relationship Manager serving CCC’s Dave Dillon, Counselor, Grossmont College

AGENDA • OEI/Quest Program • Smarter. Measure Overview • Counselor uses of Quest/SM • Motivating new online students to complete Quest • Helping students decide whether to take online courses

ONLINE EDUCATION INITIATIVE (OEI) Goal - To increase online student degree and course completion by providing access to quality online courses and Online Support Services Student Services Team • Bonnie Peters, Chief Student Services Officer • Anita Crawley, Readiness Coordinator • Marilyn Harvey, Online Counseling Coordinator • Arnita Porter, Online Student Equity Coordinator • Jessica Hurtado, Online Services & Outreach Coordinator OEI website http: //ccconlineed. org/

Quest for Online Success (Quest) A free interactive engaging online workshop built in Canvas that helps students understand the demands of online learning • Smarter. Measure • 11 Multimedia Tutorials & 4 Interactive Tools • Check-on-learning quizzes • Supplemental materials • Feedback surveys

QUEST MODULES Prospective Online Learners (1) Smarter. Measure™ Overview Of Online Leaning Novice Online Learners (2) Experienced Online Learners (3) Smarter. Measure™ Overview Of Online Learning Tech Ready Becoming an Effective Online Learner • Organizational & Study Skills • Time Management • Communication Skills • Online Reading Strategies Education Planning Career Planning Instructional Support Personal Support Financial Planning

Katie Winter Introduction to Smarter. Measure

Introduction to Smarter. Measure SM is a Learning Readiness Indicator provided by Smarter. Services • Assessment • Uses a Sequence of Activities • Measures the degree to which students possess the non-cognitive skills needed for success in an online, hybrid or technology-rich oncampus course • Does not rely on simple self-assessment questions • Immediate score and diagnostic interpretation of results to the student and to their college • Major benefits: Identify at-risk students, Increase Retention and Directs Students to resources and remediation

7 Major Assessment Components • Individual Attributes - motivation, procrastination, willingness to ask for help, etc. • Life Factors - Availability of time, support from family and employers, finances, etc. • Learning styles - Based on the multiple intelligences model • Technical Competency - Skills using technology • Technical Knowledge - Knowledge of technology terms • On-screen Reading Rate and Recall • Typing Speed and Accuracy

Student Success with • 11% reduction in failure rates in online courses • Online grades of those who had taken the LRI were, in fact, significantly higher (average GPA of 2. 87), than the grades of those who had not taken the assessment (average GPA 2. 44). • Less than 10% of students classified w/low readiness went on to achieve academic success • Life Factors & Individual Attributes are the most predictive sections regarding academic success

Smarter. Measure Student Report

Dave Dillon Counseling with Quest

SCENARIOS “Will the time the online course is held be available soon? ” “It was an online class…”

WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO SOLVE? From Digital Learning Compass, Distance Education Enrollment Report 2017, Allen and Seaman • Roughly 1/3 of all college students will take an online course • Half of those take some distance, the other half take exclusive distance Success rates in online courses continue to be lower than success rates in traditionally taught courses. WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!

IDEAS FOR COUNSELOR USAGE • • Individual Counseling Session New Student Orientation (Matriculation/SSSP) FYE Programs Academic Success Workshops

QUESTIONS FOR COUNSELORS • Where would you utilize Quest at your college? • How would you use Quest with students who are thinking about taking their first online course? • How could we incentivize students new to online learning to complete Quest?

FOLLOW-UP BRAINSTORM Meet us in a Zoom Room Counseling with Quest Follow-up Meeting June 1, 2: 00 -3: 00 https: //cccconfer. zoom. us/j/203605484

QUESTIONS?

SUMMARY • • Quest – OEI developed comprehensive program to prepare students for online success (Creative Commons) Smarter. Measure – vendor developed diagnostic assessment of readiness for online learning OEI contract with Smarter. Measure – free to 113 for use with prospective and current online students when delivered as part of Quest Readiness Resource Repository – central location for all information about Quest/the OEI readiness program

IMPLEMENTING QUEST Has your school implemented Quest? If Yes – go to the RRR (Quest for Counselors section for detailed instructions. If No –ask Readiness Lead (generally DL coordinator) to email Anita Crawley, acrawley@comcast. net for getting started information.

RESOURCES Quest for Online Success – test site https: //ccconlineed. instructure. com/courses/540 Readiness Resource Repository https: //ccconlineed. instructure. com/courses/527 Individual Multimedia Tutorials http: //apps. 3 cmediasolutions. org/oei/

CONTACT US Anita Crawley, acrawley@comcast. net Katie Winters, katie@smartermeasure. com Dave Dillon, dave. dillon@gcccd. edu