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A Quality Assurance Framework for Recruiting, Training
(and Retaining) Virtual Adjunct Facult
Abstract
The paper commences with a brief summary of the literature on the quality assurance process in
e-Learning in higher education. This is followed by an overview of the U21Global quality
assurance framework. Within this framework there is particular emphasis on the process
governing the appointment (and re-appointment) of adjunct faculty; a process that incorporates
four discrete steps: (i) recruitment; (ii) training and accreditation; (iii) supervision and mentoring;
and (iv) reflection and performance appraisal. Importantly, the design of the framework ensures
that this element of the internal quality assurance process provides, not only an enhanced learning
experience for students, but also rich longitudinal data for the purposes of external verification of
quality and standards. The paper concludes that while the online environment certainly presents
new challenges for tried-and-tested quality assurance processes, it also provides opportunities to
usher in new guidelines capable of bringing about a significant improvement in standards.
حمل
مع تحياتى
A Quality Assurance Framework for Recruiting, Training
(and Retaining) Virtual Adjunct Facult
Abstract
The paper commences with a brief summary of the literature on the quality assurance process in
e-Learning in higher education. This is followed by an overview of the U21Global quality
assurance framework. Within this framework there is particular emphasis on the process
governing the appointment (and re-appointment) of adjunct faculty; a process that incorporates
four discrete steps: (i) recruitment; (ii) training and accreditation; (iii) supervision and mentoring;
and (iv) reflection and performance appraisal. Importantly, the design of the framework ensures
that this element of the internal quality assurance process provides, not only an enhanced learning
experience for students, but also rich longitudinal data for the purposes of external verification of
quality and standards. The paper concludes that while the online environment certainly presents
new challenges for tried-and-tested quality assurance processes, it also provides opportunities to
usher in new guidelines capable of bringing about a significant improvement in standards.
حمل
مع تحياتى