Quality Indicators for Assessing and Evaluating Online Learn

STUDENT SUPPORT:

This course only provides the opportunity for self assessment. The course help students prepare for a Microsoft Certification Exam.

Quality Indicators for Assessing and Evaluating Online Learning

on the

Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) Database Fundamentals Course

The Sloan Consortium Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Education Programs http://sloanconsortium.org/quality_scorecard_online_program

SOCIAL AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

For Introduction to Core Database Concepts Course by Microsoft

Provides Students a way to interact with other students in an online community. 

Real-time courses are usually delivered in webinars utilizing online systems like Go2meeting.com, WebEx, Adobe Connect, etc. These tools can provide the media necessary for instructor to student collaboration student to student.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

for Introduction to Core Database Concepts Course by Microsoft

Institutional Support information regarding guildlines and policies for materials is found at the end of each presentation in the course.

TEACHING AND LEARNING

TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

for the

Introduction to Core Database Concepts Course

by Microsoft

COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN

The image is a display of the Introduction to Core Database Concepts Course.

The course Outline, Assessment, Feedback and Measurement are all featured in the course design to be easily accessible for students.

This course was pre-recorded and does not provide immediate collaboration opportunities. Instructor have provided their social networking sites and/or blog information as shown below:

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COURSE STRUCTURE

Courses have outlined objectives. Documents and media should be easily accessible and students are encouraged to join social networking, forums and blogs for student-student collaboration and instructor-student conversations.

LinkedIn:

/brianalderman

Blog

http://brianalderman.wordpress.com

EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT:

This course is accessible in the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) and is pre- recorded. Student support is accessible without a login and is located at the top of the website through out the MVA website via Help and FAQs links. There are also links to forums, blogs and social networking sites where students can collaborate with Microsoft instructors as well as students and other professionals.

The Microsoft Virtual Academy website has fully documented the technology system standards for downtime tracking, building and maintaining infrastructure for mission critical system support and system backup. The company provides the highest level of training for faculty, staff, and students on new technologies and skills.  Additional details can be found on the Legal & Corporate affairs website in the following section and website:

@SQLPete

FACULTY SUPPORT

Complete details regarding Member Accounts, Passwords, and Security are expanded upon on the website below:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/copyright/default.aspx#O4

This information is inaccessible. However the company acknowledges instructors as being “Experts” in the “What is MVA?” section of the website below:

http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/#?fbid=CUoQt_JL2TR

Microsoft.com

REFERENCES:

A Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Education Programs, http://sloanconsortium.org/quality_scorecard_online_program

Database Fundamentals by the Microsoft Virtual Campus:

http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Content/ViewContent.aspx?et=4251&m=4249&ct=19929#?fbid=CUoQt_JL2TR – Microsoft 2014

Microsoft Legal and Corporate Affairs, Information on Terms of Use. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/intellectualproperty/copyright/default.aspx#O4 – Microsoft 2012