Introducing the New OLC 2023 Blended Learning Scorecard

Abstract

This featured session focuses on the newly revised OLC Blended Learning Scorecard which provides quality indicators in a variety of areas such as administrative support, technology, course development, faculty support, student support, institutional support, and evaluation and assessment. The 2023 version addresses diversity, equity, and inclusion along with clarity of many of the existing quality indicators. A Delphi Method research study was used to revise the Scorecard and will also be discussed. If your institution is offering blended learning, this is a must-attend session.

Speaker: Kaye Shelton, Ph.D., Lamar University

Kaye Shelton, Ph.D. is a Professor of Educational Leadership in the Center for Doctoral Studies in the College of Education at Lamar University. Previously as the Dean of Online Education for Dallas Baptist University, she led the development and ongoing operations of their online education programs with over 55 majors and degrees offered fully online. She is certified as an online instructor, teaching online since 1999, and also an online education consultant. Winner of the both the Blackboard and eLearning exemplary online course awards, she has published over 40 articles and book chapters in the field of online education, including a co-authored book entitled An Administrator’s Guide to Online Education. Dr. Shelton was also awarded a Sloan-C Effective Practice award for her research on the Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Education Programs, the John R. Bourne award for Outstanding Achievement in Online Education and the NCPEA Morphet Dissertation award. Dr. Shelton has been involved with research in online education since 1997 and has spoken at numerous conferences and workshops and advised peer institutions regarding the creation of an online education program and best practices for teaching online and faculty support. Recently, Dr. Shelton has been involved in the national and international use of the OLC Quality Scorecard for the Administration of Online Programs as it has been adopted by institutions in Latin America. She is also an Online Learning Consortium Quality Scorecard program evaluator and teaches workshops regarding its implementation.