IQAT - Revision history

IOpdebeeck at 09:27, 3 August 2012

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	It describes itself as "a web-based tool to track and benchmark institutional data systematically across time and among peer institutions".		It describes itself as "a web-based tool to track and benchmark institutional data systematically across time and among peer institutions".

	The work is being done in partnership with [http://www.nutn.org NUTN], the National University Telecommunications Network, and with sponsorship from Cisco Systems. NUTN has for some time had a major interest in quality and benchmarking, as demonstrated for example by the topics and speakers at their [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/index.html 2006 conference]. In particular there was a [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/quality.ppt launch presentation]of IQAT. One of the leading organisations in NUTN is [http://www.msuglobal.com Michigan State University], who had a leading role in organising a conference on quality in Beijing, [[China]] (October 2006), entitled the [http://www.msuglobal.com/internationalforum.html First International Forum on Online Education: Quality Assurance], with a range of quality and benchmarking experts as speakers.		The work is being done in partnership with [http://www.nutn.org NUTN], the National University Telecommunications Network, and with sponsorship from Cisco Systems. NUTN has for some time had a major interest in quality and benchmarking, as demonstrated for example by the topics and speakers at their [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/index.html 2006 conference]. In particular there was a [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/quality.ppt launch presentation]of IQAT.

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	''IQAT'' - pronounced "eye-cat" - is a ~~newish~~ benchmarking and quality enhancement methodology developed by [http://www.hezel.com/ Hezel Associates], a well-known firm of e-learning consultants, in conjunction with a number of university partners~~. Unlike most benchmarking methodologies it even has its own [http://www.iqat.org/ web site]~~. The methodology was formally launched in June 2006.		''IQAT'' - pronounced "eye-cat" - is a benchmarking and quality enhancement methodology developed by [http://www.hezel.com/ Hezel Associates], a well-known firm of e-learning consultants, in conjunction with a number of university partners. The methodology was formally launched in June 2006.

	It describes itself as "a web-based tool to track and benchmark institutional data systematically across time and among peer institutions".		It describes itself as "a web-based tool to track and benchmark institutional data systematically across time and among peer institutions".

	The work is being done in partnership with [http://www.nutn.org NUTN], the National University Telecommunications Network, and with sponsorship from Cisco Systems. NUTN has for some time had a major interest in quality and ~~more recently~~ benchmarking, as demonstrated for example by the topics and speakers at their [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/index.html 2006 conference]. In particular there was a [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/quality.ppt launch presentation]of IQAT. One of the leading organisations in NUTN is [http://www.msuglobal.com Michigan State University], who ~~have~~ a leading role in organising ~~an upcoming (October 2006)~~ conference on quality in Beijing, China, entitled the [http://www.msuglobal.com/internationalforum.html First International Forum on Online Education: Quality Assurance], with a range of quality and benchmarking experts as speakers.		The work is being done in partnership with [http://www.nutn.org NUTN], the National University Telecommunications Network, and with sponsorship from Cisco Systems. NUTN has for some time had a major interest in quality and benchmarking, as demonstrated for example by the topics and speakers at their [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/index.html 2006 conference]. In particular there was a [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/quality.ppt launch presentation]of IQAT. One of the leading organisations in NUTN is [http://www.msuglobal.com Michigan State University], who had a leading role in organising a conference on quality in Beijing, [[China]] (October 2006), entitled the [http://www.msuglobal.com/internationalforum.html First International Forum on Online Education: Quality Assurance], with a range of quality and benchmarking experts as speakers.

	~~[http://www.iqat.org/tour.php A demo of the program can be found on the IQAT Web site ]~~

			'''Status'''

			The IQAT website was at http://www.iqat.org/ but seems to be not existing anymore. Also on the website of [http://www.hezelassociates.com/ Hezel Associates] there seems to be no traces anymore of the IQAT methodology and tool.

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''IQAT'' - pronounced "eye-cat" - is a newish benchmarking and quality enhancement methodology developed by [http://www.hezel.com/ Hezel Associates], a well-known firm of e-learning consultants, in conjunction with a number of university partners. Unlike most benchmarking methodologies it even has its own [http://www.iqat.org/ web site]. The methodology was formally launched in June 2006.

It describes itself as "a web-based tool to track and benchmark institutional data systematically across time and among peer institutions".

The work is being done in partnership with [http://www.nutn.org NUTN], the National University Telecommunications Network, and with sponsorship from Cisco Systems. NUTN has for some time had a major interest in quality and more recently benchmarking, as demonstrated for example by the topics and speakers at their [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/index.html 2006 conference]. In particular there was a [http://www.nutn.org/annual_event/2006/presentations/quality.ppt launch presentation]of IQAT. One of the leading organisations in NUTN is [http://www.msuglobal.com Michigan State University], who have a leading role in organising an upcoming (October 2006) conference on quality in Beijing, China, entitled the [http://www.msuglobal.com/internationalforum.html First International Forum on Online Education: Quality Assurance], with a range of quality and benchmarking experts as speakers.

[http://www.iqat.org/tour.php A demo of the program can be found on the IQAT Web site ]

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