DAY 2

Having fun yet? While you are digging into the Standard 6 course material in Moodle, here are some interesting statistics that provide additional information about course technology standards.

In 2008-2010, QM studied inter-rater reliability or the level of agreement among peer reviewers conducting course reviews. The following Standard 6 criteria had the highest levels of inter-rater reliability:

• 6.5 The course components are compatible with current standards for delivery modes. (94%)
• 6.1 The tools and media support the learning objectives, and are appropriately chosen to deliver the content of the course. (91%)
• 6.4 Students have ready access to the technologies required in the course. (91%)

On the other end of the spectrum, the standard with one of the lowest levels of inter-rater reliability is:
• 6.7 The course design takes full advantage of available tools and media. (70%)

The low level of inter-rater reliability indicates that peer reviewers have a broad range of interpretations for Standard 6.7. Your thoughts?