Mentee Overview

Welcome to Gold Star

Welcome to Gold Star mentee! This pilot has been designed based on Quality Matters, a faculty-centered, peer review process that is designed to certify the quality of online and blended courses.

Gold Star Overview

Beginning GS Standard Review Form:Complete the Standard Review Form to review your course according to the eight Quality Matter standards.

Mentor Meeting: Meet with your mentor to review your Standard Review Form to discuss goals and objectives.

Mid-Point Meeting:Meet with your mentor to evaluate your goals and objectives. If these have been met then, mid-point payment will be dispersed.

Finishing GS End-Point Meeting: Meet with your mentor to evaluate your goals and objectives to send your course forward to be Peer Reviewed.

Peer Review Meeting:Meet with your mentor to review the Peer Review team outcomes and make suggested revisions as needed.

Final Meeting:Meet with your mentor to finalize the GS Process and submit your final requirements such as your course, Jing Videos, survey, etc.

Required: Failure to complete the course outcomes will result in non-payment.

Mentor Meeting

Mentor Meeting: All GS mentees are required to complete the Gold Star Standard Review Form.

1. Prior to the Mentor Meeting, complete the Standard Review Form to review your course.

2. Review your Standard Review Forms with your Mentor.

3. Decide on 4 of the Standards to be met by the Mid-Point meeting and set the date.

4. Save and update your Standard Review Forms as you modify/enhance your course.

Standard Review Form

NOTE: This will be used for the first meeting with your mentor. Give specific course examples and details.

Standard Review Form: Review your course using the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric.

General Standard: Each general standard is titled in the heading for each form. There are 8 general standards addressed in QM.

Specific Standards: There are 40 specific standards assigned different points based on their importance.

For Example: General Standard 1: Course Overview and Introduction has 7 specific standards.

Mark Yes/No/?: Yes:Check “Yes” if you feel that your course meets the standard. Then, in the box provided explain how it has met the component citing relevant examples.

No: Check “No” if you feel that your course has not met the standard. Then, explain how you might achieve this.

Uncertain…?: Check the “?” mark if you do not have any idea of how to get started with this standard.

NOTES: Explain how this specific standard is met or not by providing relevant details, examples, or ideas regarding your course.

Give feedback in a different color.

Sample SR Forms for all eight general standards.NOTE: The Standard Review Forms will be used at your fist meeting with your mentor to review your course and to set your goals to meet GS. There are 1-2 pages per standard.

Mid-Point Meeting

Mid-Point Meeting: All GS mentees are required to meet with their mentor to evaluate their progress in the Gold Star Process.

1. Review your updated Standard Review Forms with your Mentor.

2. If you have met your goals, your mentor will submit your Standard Review forms to receive mid-point payment.

3. Discuss the remaining 4 Standards to be met by the End-Point meeting and set the date.

4. Save and update your Standard Review Forms as you modify/enhance your course.

Note: Mid-Point payment dispersed upon successful completion of the 4 identified standards.

End-Point Meeting

End-Point Meeting: All GS mentees are required to meet with their mentor to evaluate your goals and objectives to send your course forward for GS Peer Review.

1. Review your remaining updated Standard Review Forms with your Mentor.

2. If you have met your goals, complete the Instructor Worksheet and submit it to your Mentor.

3. If you have not met your goals, set another End-Point Meeting date.

Peer Review Meeting

Peer Review Meeting: Meet with your mentor to discuss the results from the Peer Review team.

If the course….

meets GS:Discuss the final requirements to be paid the final payment.

does NOT meet GS: Re-set goals to achieve GS by the identified date set by the Peer Review team. And, set another Peer Review Meeting to discuss these outcomes

Meeting Gold Star

Standards Points Total Points

Relative Value

17 3 51Essential

11 2 22Very

Important

12 1 12Important

40 85

51 Points =

+ 21 Points =

72 Min. Points

Essential Standards: all 17 must be answered “yes”

Very Important and/or Important Standards: a combination of points must be answered “yes”.= Gold Star Approval

Points Needed

Jing Videos

After meeting GS, mentees are required to create two Jing videos explaining their course. prior to the final meeting.

Jing Videos:

1. Course Overview :• Introduction of self • Course title/discipline• Brief course description • 3 benefits of GS that you

learned by completing this process

• Include a script

2. Standard Explanation:• Choose 1 Standard• Explain how you met the

Standard• Include a script

Click to watch

Note: Jing Videos will be submitted to your mentor at the Final Meeting.

Final Meeting

Final Meeting: Meet with your mentor to finalize the GS Process. Review and submit the following to your mentor:

1. Gold Star score.

2. Jing Videos

3. Your course for the Gold Star Showcase.

4. GS Pilot Survey

NOTE:Only courses that have met the GS Standard of a minimum of 72 points will be approved for final payment.

Required: All criteria must be submitted to the Mentor. Failure to do so, will result in non-payment.