A report by QQI\u27s reengagement panel assessing the QA procedures at CCT College Dublin in respect of Blended Learning

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CCT College Dublin ARC (Academic Research Collection) Monitoring, Review, and External Quality Assurance Quality Assurance and Enhancement 6-2020 CCT Blended Learning QA Approved Final Report QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland) Follow this and additional works at: https://arc.cct.ie/monitoring_review_external_quality_assurance  Part of the Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons Recommended Citation QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland), "CCT Blended Learning QA Approved Final Report" (2020). Monitoring, Review, and External Quality Assurance. 3. https://arc.cct.ie/monitoring_review_external_quality_assurance/3 This Institutional Review Reports is brought to you for free and open access by the Quality Assurance and Enhancement at ARC (Academic Research Collection). It has been accepted for inclusion in Monitoring, Review, and External Quality Assurance by an authorized administrator of ARC (Academic Research Collection). For more information, please contact jsmyth@cct.ie. 26th of March 20200 QQI -- - - - - -- - - - -- -Quality and Qualifications Ireland Dearbhu Caillochta agus Cailfochtaf Eireann Part 4 Evaluation of draft QA Procedures for Blended Learning submitted by CCT College Dublin The following is the panel's findings following evaluation of CCT's quality assurance procedures for blended learning against QQl's Topic Specific QA Guidelines - Blended Learning. Panel Findings: The panel's evaluation of CCT's quality assurance procedures for blended learning was closely guided by QQl's Statutory Quality Assurance Guidelines for Providers of Blended Learning Programmes (2018). The guidelines outline expectations pertaining to the Organisational Context, Programme Context and Learner Context. Organisational Context Within this dimension of the guidelines, providers are required to demonstrate a strategic approach to the use of blended learning, to make appropriate investment in infrastructure and identify accountable key roles. The College's application for an extension of its scope of provision to included blended learning is aligned to the priorities within its current strategic plan, and reflects the provider's development over time from technology enhanced to technology enabled provision. CCT has mapped the relevant strategic objectives and KPls within the College's current overall strategic plan to its blended learning strategy. The latter document outlines actions identified by the College which will address gaps identified during a self-evaluation process. Although the evaluation of the application occurred following the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on face to face delivery, the application is the outcome of a planned and systematic development process. CCT works with an external service provider to support the College's Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and has identified a suite of platforms and tools that have been approved for programme delivery. During the site visit, the panel explored what human resources and key roles the College felt were necessary to support the implementation of its blended learning strategy. CCT representatives confirmed that the need for additional technical support to be available to learners during synchronous online delivery had been identified, and consideration was being given to how this would be provided. In the short-term, CCT has developed the capacity of its existing staff in relation to knowledge of blended learning pedagogies and learning design frameworks. In particular, the Head of Enhancement plays a key role in providing support to academic staff. During the discussion, CCT representatives confirmed that if additional expertise (potentially external, part-time or contract) were required the College would commit resources to this as appropriate. At the time of the virtual site visit the panel identified a proposed mandatory change for CCT pertaining to this. This required CCT to finalise and present its capacity plan for this area, identifying and specifying the additional human resource requirements discussed. Acknowledging the dynamic and expanding nature of the College's ambitions, the panel encourages CCT Quality Assurance Evaluation Report: Blended Learning {Version: Oct 2019}- CCT College Dublin Page4 0QQI Quality and Qualifications Ireland Dearbhu Caillochta agus Caillochtal Eireann Part 6 Approval by Chair of the Panel This report of the panel is approved and submitted to QQI for its decision on the approval of the draft Quality Assurance Procedures or Blended Learning of CCT College Dublin. Name: Date: 25th AUGUST 2020 Quality Assurance Evaluation Report: Blended Learning (Version: Oct 2019)- CCT College Dublin Page 70QQI Quality and Qualifications Ireland Dearbhu CAiliochta agus CAiliochtai Eireann Annexe 1: Documentation provided to the Panel in the course of the Evaluation Document Related to No further documentation was provided during the virtual site visit. Annexe 2: Provider staff met in the course of the Evaluation Name Neil Gallagher Karl Gallagher Graham Glanville Naomi Jackson Marie O'Neill Kathleen Embleton Amanda Russell Justin Smyth Role/Position Quality Assurance Evaluation Report: Blended Learning (Version: Oct 2019)- CCT College Dublin PageB PresidentDean of Admin and FinanceDean of SchoolRegistrar/Academic AffairsHead of EnhancementHead of Student ServicesQA OfficerLibrarian

CCT Blended Learning QA Approved Final Report

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CCT Blended Learning QA Approved Final Report

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