Purpose of SQuAIR
The CSU Student Quality Assurance Impact Research (SQuAIR) project strives to determine the impact of Online Course Services and/or campus professional development training on teaching performance and student success in CSU online courses.
Hypothesis
It is hypothesized that instructors who complete OCS professional development and/or campus professional development training are better able to design and deliver online courses, more effectively engaging students resulting in successful completion aligning with the CSU Graduation Initiative. Additional benefits to students include higher student satisfaction, increased use of innovative technology, improved quality interactive experiences, improved accessibility of online course content, improved diversity practices, and a reduction in equity gaps.
Campus Research Data and Results
Types of Data Collected From Participating Courses
- OCS workshops completed by the instructor
- Whether the course has been formally reviewed and certified
- Student demographics
- Course GPA
- Course completion rates (C- or above)
- Course grades distribution
Faculty Research
View select Faculty Publication and Presentation from CSU faculty that address the impact of the Student Quality Assurance Impact Research (SQuAIR) Community research efforts.
Research Templates, Protocols and Review Board Samples
- Data Reporting Template /Coding SheetThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- SQuAIR Project Description and Research Protocol DocumentThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- Institutional Review Board SamplesThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
SQuAIR Project Meetings
Multiple CSU campuses are participating in monthly online SQuAIR meetings toward determining the impact of OCS professional development and course certification on teaching performance and student success in courses. View the SQuAIR Roster.
Meets Monthly: 1st Wednesday from 10:00am-11:00am.
Past Meetings (2021-2022)
- October 12, 2021: Meeting RecordingThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (1-34 min; 50-60 min.), Meeting Transcript,This link will take you to an external website in a new tab. Presentation SlidesThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab., Jamboard ActivityThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- November 9, 2021: Meeting RecordingThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (53 minutes), Meeting TranscriptThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab., Presentation SlidesThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (Brainstorm on Research Questions), Data ResourcesThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab.
- February 8, 2022: Meeting RecordingThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab., Presentation SlidesThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab., HandoutThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (CSUSB Online Learning Research Team)
- March 8, 2022 (Informal Sharing of SQuAIR Campus Projects)
- April 14, 2022 (Informal Sharing of SQuAIR Campus Projects)
- May 10, 2022 RecordingThis link will take you to an external website in a new tab. (Campus Presentations – Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento, and Sonoma)
- June 14, 2022 Recording This link will take you to an external website in a new tab.(Campus Presentations – Fullerton, San Diego State, San Luis Obispo, Sonoma and Stanislaus)