1. Quest/SmarterMeasure™
Learning Readiness Indicator™ (SM/LRI) Webinar Series

2. Welcome & Introductions
Anita Crawley, Readiness Coordinator, Online Education Initiative
Katie Winter, SmarterServices, Relationship Manager serving CCC’s

3. Launching Quest Are you Ready?

4. 3, 2, 1 Before Takeoff… INVESTIGATE What is Quest?
Quest Program with SmarterMeasure
Research Findings of Quest
More about SmarterMeasure and Accessing Data
PREPARE TO LAUNCH
How do I get started?
Financial responsibility
BLAST OFF!
More information and resources

5. Quest for Online Success OEI Readiness Program
Anita Crawley
Quest for Online Success OEI Readiness Program

6. Poll Question How familiar are you with the OEI
Online Readiness Program/Quest?
Poll Question
Have been using it with students for at least one term
We are currently exploring it – no students yet
Learning about it for the first time on today’s webinar

7. Quest for online Success
Videos vs Comprehensive Quest Program
Jan OEI pilot courses Quest/SM
Aug Quest videos alone Creative Commons
Aug CCC’s Quest/SM for prospective and currently enrolled online students.

8. Quest for online Success
Readiness for Online Learning Program
Interactive engaging online workshop built in Canvas
11 tutorials, 4 interactive tools for skill development
Two pathways (novice & experienced online learners)
SmarterMeasure™ Learning Readiness Indicator™
Check-on-learning quizzes
Supplemental material

9. Quest Program Prospective Online Learners (1)
Novice Online Learners (2)
Experienced Online Learners (3)
SmarterMeasure™ Overview Of Online Learning
SmarterMeasure™ Overview Of Online Learning Tech Ready Becoming an Effective Online Learner
Organizational & Study Skills
Time Management
Communication Skills
Online Reading Strategies
Becoming an Effective Online Learner
Education Planning
Career Planning
Instructional Support
Personal Support
Financial Planning

10. inside and outside the classroom
As students are deciding whether to take their first online course (1)
Once registered/prior to beginning of term (2)
During Week 1/linked inside online course - Getting Started assignments (2)
Ongoing self & instructor-referral to resources (3)

11. Quest Program Prospective & Novice Pathways
Module Title
Alignment with SmarterMeasure
Understanding Strengths/Weaknesses
Take SM/LRI
Introduction to Online Learning
All subtests
Getting Tech Ready
Technical Competency
Technical Skills

12. Quest Program Becoming An Effective Student (Novice & Experienced)
Module Title
Alignment with SmarterMeasure
Organizing for Online Success
Life Factors
Study Skills & Time Management
Communication Skills for Online Learning
Personal Attributes
Online Reading Strategies
Reading Skills

13. Quest Program College Completion (Experienced Pathway)
Module Title
Alignment with SmarterMeasure
Career Planning
Life Factors
Educational Planning
Instructional Support
Personal Support
Financial Planning

14. Quest Research Findings
Anita Crawley
Quest Research Findings

15. Quest Research Surveys
Research Goals:
How and when students engage with the readiness program (current)
What impact the readiness program has on success in online courses (future)
Delivery - Initial Surveys & End of Term Surveys

16. Quest Research Findings
Novice Pathway
Mod 1 – SmarterMeasure %
Mod 2 – Overview Online Learning %
Mod 3 – Tech Ready %
Mod 4 – Becoming Effective %
*Improve success in online course

17. Quest Research Findings
Experienced Online Student Pathway
Mod 5 – Career Exploration %
Mod 6 – Ed Planning %
Mod 7 – Instructional Support %
Mod 8 – Personal Support %
Mod 9 – Financial Planning %
*Overall Helpfulness

18. SmarterMeasure (as a part of Quest)
Katie Winter, SmarterServices, Relationship Manager
SmarterMeasure (as a part of Quest)

19. Introduction to SmarterMeasure
SM is a Learning Readiness Indicator provided by SmarterServices
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 on- campus 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
SM is an assessment that uses a sequence of activities to measure the degree to which students possess the non-cognitive skills needed for success in an online, hybrid or technology-rich on-campus course
SM does not rely on simple self-assessment questions with obvious "right" and "wrong" answers.
SmarterMeasure provides an immediate score and diagnostic interpretation of results to the student and to their college.
Major benefit: Identify at-risk students, Increase Retention and Directs Students to resources and remediation

20. 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
SmarterMeasure includes seven major assessment components which measure:
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

21. 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

22. STEPS To Accessing the Data
LTI Integration
Logging in to Admin Panel
Admin.smartermeasure.com
Login credentials
Click Analytics
Select Search Criteria, Search

24. Prepare to Launch HOW do I get started?
Send with Readiness Lead and LMS Administrator to Anita
Anita will send Getting Started (explore or implement)
You will get SM admin login instructions with the Getting Started

25. Ways to Build Quest Course
Prospective, Novice & Experienced – generic
Prospective, Novice & Experienced – localized OR
Deliver Separate Courses for Prospective, Novice, or Experienced (generic)

26. Financial Responsibility 2 options
Quest with SmarterMeasure: Free for online and hybrid students.
SmarterMeasure standalone: Contact Katie to initiate a separate contract for f2f and web- enhanced courses.

27. BLAST OFF! Resources OEI Readiness Resource Repository
SmarterMeasure™ Learning Readiness Indicator™
Case studies -
How other Client Schools Use & SmarterMeasure Data Survey-Results.pdf
Research results -
Suggested Research Constructs -

28. Next steps Anita Crawley acrawley@ccconlineed.org
Follow-up survey – your feedback is valuable to us
Webinar Series – Best Practices April 12th at 12pm
For Questions and to Get Started, Send to:
Anita Crawley
Katie Winter