The Air Force Systems Command is to develop and acquire new materials and systems in support of aerospace power. These systems must be of superior quality, yet affordable and maintainable, and above all more than equal to the systems of a potential enemy. The GBU-15 Cruciform Wing weapon is a 2,000-pound class air-launched glide bomb that flies to the target using guidance updates. The weapon was developed by Air Force engineers by improving the early guided munitions used in Southeast Asia. Tactical Air Forces will use this weapon to destroy enemy defenses and other point targets. The Cruciform Wing weapon has precise accuracy from altitudes below 60 meters or 200 feet and at standoff distances greater than 5 nautical miles or 9 kilometers. The weapon is equipped with a television guidance system. An imaging infrared guidance system for day, night and limited adverse weather is under development. Based upon successful testing, studies, lessons learned in Southeast Asia and in the Middle East War, the Defense Suppression Program initiated full-scale development of the GBU-15 Cruciform Wing weapon. The following tests use inert warheads. Two basic methods of attack are available, direct and indirect. For direct trajectories, the weapon is locked on the target before launch and glides in a near line-of-sight flight to impact. The indirect method uses a mid-course glide phase that extends the standoff capability. Using this indirect method, the seeker can be locked onto the target after launching the weapon or the pilot can fly the weapon manually to the target using guidance updates provided by the data link. The Cruciform Wing weapon's standoff and low altitude launch capabilities definitely ensure increased survivability for tactical air forces. It will be part of the basic ordnance loads for attack aircraft involved in multi-mission operations. Russian ICBM technology has continued to improve since the 1960s. Their newer ICBMs, the SS-18 and the SS-19, have an imposing strategic capability. The Russians have approximately 1,400 ICBMs. The newer ICBMs are larger, more powerful and more accurate than previous models. To counter this increased threat, the United States is developing the MX, which will enhance the survivability of our land-based ICBM force. The MX carries 10 warheads. Currently, the plan is to place a limited number of MX missiles in Minuteman silos. The MX sustains our strategic triad, and more importantly, it can set the climate for mutual strategic arms reduction talks. Current basing studies and later deployment will result in MX survivability into the 21st century. Cobra Judy is the codename for a phased array radar system installed on the aft deck of the United States Naval Ship, Observation Island. Cobra Judy will collect data on foreign strategic missile tests. The Observation Island was originally a merchant ship built in 1953. It was overhauled and modified for the Cobra Judy mission. The Observation Island completed its initial sea trials and underwent system testing at the naval shipyard at Voldemort. The Cobra Judy antenna consists of thousands of small radar antenna elements. It's four stories high, weighs 250 tons, and is installed on the aft deck of the vessel. The crew will be a combination of 64 Air Force people, contracted technicians, and 78 mariners who will operate and maintain the vessel. The Observation Island will operate in the Pacific Ocean from its home station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The advanced aerial refueling boom has undergone various tests, as demonstrated on the new KC-10 tanker. A number of different aircraft have been involved as test receivers. The new electronic boom controls replace manual controls, thus giving the operator greater control. Here a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft proves boom compatibility in its initial contact tests. This is the universal aerial refueling receptacle slideway installation, which will become standard on most aircraft. The advanced aerial refueling boom also increases the separation distance between tankers and receivers. This makes the refueling faster and easier. For some time, the Air Force has been testing, evaluating, and improving the aerial refueling of its aircraft, thereby extending the various aircraft in performing their missions. The advanced aerial refueling boom has undergone tests for tracking, deployment, and stability, which involved retracting, automatic loading, and increased fuel flow. The boom is controlled through a fly-by-wire system that uses electronics in place of manual pressure. The boom operator has greater control, and the electronic system allows him to better use the boom's large maneuvering capability. The KC-10 will also have the probe and drogue refueling equipment for use with Navy and NATO aircraft. Other tests of the advanced aerial refueling boom on KC-135 tankers included different altitudes, air speeds, fuel systems qualifications, and receiver compatibility tests on various aircraft. The advanced aerial refueling boom proved to be a significant improvement over previous booms. This is another example of Air Force planned improvement and modernization for the future. The NavStar Global Positioning System is a space-based network of satellites, transmitting precise, jam-resistant radio navigational signals. Current plans call for 18 satellites orbiting the Earth every 12 hours. They will provide highly accurate and continuous global coverage to authorized users by the late 1980s. The Global Positioning System can pinpoint an aircraft, land vehicle, or sea-going vessel within 16 meters or 52 feet of its actual location in longitude, latitude, altitude, and speed. The MANPAC operator is demonstrating use of the 12-pound production NavStar GPS MANPAC receiver. In this demonstration, the operator with the MANPAC is hidden from the pilot's view. The operator has obtained his coordinates using the NavStar GPS and radioed them to the pilot. The coordinates were entered into the NavStar GPS receiver as a waypoint. Course to steer was presented on the helicopter steering display. The helicopter flew at low level to a point directly over the MANPAC operator without benefit of any visual markers in the pilot's view. This is a level bomb delivery pass at 5,000 feet with release of a dummy Mark 7-82 bomb. Target coordinates were entered into the NavStar GPS by the pilot. The system provided steering information and automatic release. Good accuracy has been achieved from both 5,000 and 10,000 feet. Very low altitude release will be available in the Phase 2 system. In addition to navigational information, NavStar applications are many and varied. When it is available, the space shuttle will be used to place NavStar satellites in orbit. To increase the B-52 bomber's capability to penetrate enemy defenses and destroy key ground targets, the Air Force is acquiring the air-launched cruise missile. Cruise missiles are pilotless aircraft powered in-flight by a small jet engine. The 1,500 nautical mile range cruise missile begins operational deployment at Griffith Air Force Base in New York. Initially, each aircraft will carry 12 missiles. That number may be increased to 20. Since cruise missiles attack prime targets at substantial distances from the carrier aircraft, the B-52 cruise missile combination can saturate enemy defenses and complicate his ability to defend his territory. Cruise missiles fly intricate routes to their selected targets using the terrain contour matching guidance system called Turcom. The Turcom system examines surface contours during flight and compares them with computerized contour maps of the flight route stored in the missile's guidance system to determine its location. Through the use of frequent position updates from its Turcom system, the missile is able to achieve pinpoint accuracy. Launched from the B-52s in large numbers, cruise missiles at very low altitude practically defy detection. The Air Force has the option of modifying additional B-52s to carry the cruise missile. This option becomes available in 1986. The EF-111A is the first Air Force tactical jamming system platform specifically designed for operation in a multiple electronic countermeasures environment. Such as the East European Theater. The mission of the EF-111A is to suppress and jam all long-range, early warning, ground control intercept, height finder, and acquisition radars. The EF-111A can stand off or penetrate along with or ahead of a tactical strike force. Jamming radars of an enemy defense network. With its electronic warfare jamming system, the aircraft provides our strike forces with three-way protection. As an escort into and out of target areas. As a jammer on close air support missions. And in a loiter mode to protect our aircraft over hostile territory. It is also capable of protecting itself against terminal threat radars. When known threats are identified, appropriate countermeasures can be initiated automatically or manually at the operator's discretion. The system can discriminate against radar signals by frequency band, specific frequency, pulse width, or direction of arrival. A build-in test feature allows the electronic warfare officer to perform a confidence check of the system and isolate malfunctioning components. This test feature is also used by ground personnel as a method of pinpointing malfunctions during pre-flight or regular maintenance checks. The EF-111A tactical jamming system, operating alone or in groups, will provide the tactical commander in the field with many more options in defense suppressions. It will play a key role as a force employed against the electromagnetic threat in support of ground air operations. The EF-111A is effective against a simulated East European netted radar environment which includes manned acquisition and early warning radars and a generated electronic environment of multiple radars and hundreds of signals. At the Utah test and training range, the Air Force conducted a flight test of the BGM-109 Tomahawk Ground Launched Cruise Missile, or GLICUM. GLICUMs are launched from transporters, capable of off-road movement and quick deployment to remote locations. Four transporter erector launchers, each with four missiles, and two launch control centers will constitute an Air Force tactical GLICUM unit. The missile is propelled from the launch tube by a solid fuel boost motor. Seconds after launch, the boost engine is jettisoned. The wings, tail fins, and engine intake extend and the turbofan engine starts. The 1500-mile range GLICUM is equipped with a highly advanced terrain contour matching guidance system which compares a radar picture of the flight path with previously stored data to guide it to the target. All primary test objectives, including launch from a transporter erector launcher, transition from boost to cruise flight, separation of the boost engine, and sustained cruise flight, were met. GLICUM procurement started in fiscal year 1981 and initial operational capability is scheduled for December 1983. The PAWS is a fixed-based, solid-state, phased-array radar warning system for detection and identification of sea-launched ballistic missiles. The radar system is contained in this 105-foot-high building. Five floors house radar equipment, maintenance areas, office space, and a cafeteria. Each system consists of a dual-faced phased-array radar with data processing and control hardware. The radar has a very high probability of detecting targets of 10 square meters at a maximum range of 3,000 nautical miles. Each face operates over an angle of 120 degrees. Thus, the site scans a total of 240 degrees. The system is highly automated, and thus the operator needs few controls over radar performance and message generation. The system now consists of two sites, one at Otis Air Force Base, Massachusetts, in the east and at Beale Air Force Base, California, in the west. Current plans are to establish two more sites. Warner Robbins Air Force Base, Georgia, and Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. The data obtained is supplied to NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Strategic Air Command, the National Military Command Center, and the alternate National Military Command Center. The AGM-65 Maverick is the Air Force's versatile rocket-propelled air-to-surface missile. The laser-guided AGM-65C was replaced by the laser-guided AGM-65E, built for the Marine Corps by the Air Force. Up to six Mavericks can be loaded on a fighter aircraft. Thus, several different targets can be attacked on a single mission. The Maverick was designed for launch by tactical aircraft against targets such as bunkers, parked aircraft, armored personnel carriers, tanks, radar or missile sites, and field fortifications. The laser Maverick is being developed primarily for close support of combat troops. Here, it is tested against a ship target. An airborne or ground-based laser designator illuminates the target with a spot of laser light invisible to the naked eye. The Maverick's seeker scans for the spot. The laser Maverick operating day or night upon detecting the coated signal automatically locks on and tracks the designated target. Because of laser designation, the Maverick can be fired safely at targets near friendly troops. The attacking aircraft can launch the missile and leave the area without visually identifying the target and thereby increasing the survivability of the flight crew. The AGM-65E missile is to be equipped with the heavier 300-pound blast penetration warhead. Selectable fuses give flight crew the choice of having the warhead detonate on impact or for greater effects after penetrating the target. A high degree of interchangeability is maintained between the various Mavericks. Cockpit-related functions, launchers, and test equipment are the same or very similar. The Defense Communications Agency is continuing the development of a worldwide strategic communications system called the Defense Satellite Communications System, or DISCUS. The Air Force is responsible for the program from development of the satellites to final orbiting and checkout. When the satellite is operational, it's turned over to the Defense Communications Agency. The Defense Satellite Communications System consists of four active satellites, one over the Eastern Atlantic and one over the Western Pacific. A third satellite is located over the Eastern Pacific and there is a fourth over the Indian Ocean. Up to two spare satellites are available on orbit to provide rapid replacement of failed satellites. The satellites, each with a 10,000-mile diameter view, cover the Earth except for certain polar areas. The communications satellites are in synchronous orbits. Thus, from the ground, they appear to be stationary, turning as the Earth turns. The communication equipment handles 1,300 voice channels with a secure command capability for the satellite command and control signals. Information is received and transmitted by any combination of the four antennas. The narrow beam antennas each cover an area about 1,000 miles in diameter. They can be pointed at desired locations by ground command. The two wide beam antennas each cover an area more than 10,000 miles in diameter or the side of the Earth facing the satellite. Power for the satellite is supplied by solar cells. Three nickel-cadmium batteries supply power during eclipses when the sun's rays are blocked from the solar cells. Ground commands fire jets on the satellite to maintain its altitude and position in orbit. Two new advanced development satellites, Discus-3s, are slated to be launched in 1982 and 1983. They will be used to test the new satellite design. Future Discus-3 satellites will be delivered in orbit by the space shuttle. Program development continues with new higher-capacity Discus-3s designed to fulfill communications needs and to meet unexpected jamming conditions in the 1980s.  On the 2nd of October 1981, President Reagan announced a plan to develop a variant of the B-1 bomber. The plan is to build 100 B-1Bs with the expectation of having the first B-1B squadron operational in 1986. The B-1B will be built to replace the aging B-52 bomber. The B-1B program will permit more time for the planned advanced technology, or stealth bomber, to be fully developed, both technically and operationally. The B-1B will incorporate the latest proven technical advances and will provide payload versatility. For example, an additional 14 cruise missiles can be carried along the fuselage externally. Recently completed studies plus the bomber penetration evaluation flight tests show the B-1B capable of penetrating advanced Soviet defenses and can maintain that capability into the 1990s. So the cruise missile is extremely accurate. They are only effective against targets of fixed location and known value prior to launch. The B-1B, manned by an experienced crew, can place at risk potential targets whose location or status are uncertain when a conflict begins, but are presently safe from our arsenal of retaliatory weapons. The B-1B long range combat aircraft is the product of over 19 years of studies and evaluation. The crew consists of pilot, co-pilot, offensive systems operator, and defensive systems operator. Its weapon bays allow carrying of nuclear air-to-surface missiles, nuclear or conventional gravity bombs, and other weapons or fuel depending on the mission requirements. Two-thirds the size of a B-52, the B-1B can carry a payload almost twice that of the B-52 and the B-1B has a cross section significantly lower than the B-52. Its swing wing permits it to get airborne faster and use less runway than a B-52. Thus more existing runways will be available for use. More airfields with shorter runways allow greater dispersion and reduce potential aircraft losses. The B-1B will incorporate all the latest electronic systems and will use ejection seats rather than the crew ejection capsule. Four general electric turbofan engines will power the B-1B at high subsonic speeds at treetop altitude with an unrefueled intercontinental range. The B-1B also has a higher penetration speed and a lower penetration altitude than the B-52. Two of the initial B-1s will be used in testing selected systems and operations that may be incorporated into the production of future B-1Bs. On April 12, 1981, the first manned and reusable spacecraft, Columbia, lifted off pad 39 at Kennedy Space Center with astronauts John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen at the controls. The 36-orbit 54-hour flight success was due in part to support provided by Air Force Systems Command Space Division and its detachments around the world in this joint NASA Air Force program. The key objective of the flight was testing and evaluating the various shuttle systems. A highly critical objective was satisfied when astronaut Crippen successfully tested the opening and closing of the space shuttle's cargo bay doors. This was important because of the need to expose the large radiators on the inside of the doors that dissipate heat from the onboard systems. In the future, space shuttles will be launched and recovered from equatorial orbits at Kennedy Space Center. Polar orbits will be flown from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Edwards Air Force Base will continue to be a backup recovery base for both types of orbital flights. The perfect landing at Edwards Air Force Base on April 14 concluded the first manned space tests with three more orbital flight tests to go. The space shuttle and the other systems you have seen are a few of the highlights of Air Force Systems Command research, development, test, evaluation, contracting, and manufacture. Only by vigorous and progressive programs can we maintain the edge in aerospace power.


This is covering the spread part of the Fandall podcast network The regular season went out with a bang last night with the Alliance and the Packers I of course had some money riding my game one of the lines to cover that spread and honestly just a Thrilling game from start to finish and honestly just a good season a fun NFL season Of course the DeMar Hamlin stuff was really tough to swallow and really tough to watch all that occur But overall this NFL season just phenomenal to start to finish And I am excited for this postseason the wild card matchups may not be the world's most exciting But I love that charger's Jags game got some stuff we'll talk about for that one later on I think that there are a lot of fun teams in the NFL this year not included in that game even so we're gonna break down What my numbers say about the wild card weekend from a betting perspective Let you know where I'm seeing value over if Angel Sportsbook check in on the futures market and get you set to play Some bets before this weekend welcome on into covering the spread That's right here on the Fandall podcast network and number fire calm My name is Jim Sonness. I am a senior writer and analyst for number five Write down the wild card weekend from a betting perspective and let you know What my numbers are seeing in terms of the opening numbers over at Fandall Sportsbook We'll break down the wild card first look take a look at the Super Bowl futures market And also recap a good week on the show for this past week look back at results there in just one second But first a reminder to make sure you are subscribed to covering the spread wherever you get your podcast beginning this week NBA gonna be covered on the show while Tom Vecchio swinging by most Wednesdays to break down his read on the NBA get some Player prop discussion get some spreads get some totals tomorrow branding a doula coming on for a little too far We're gonna talk some NBA at Brandon as well, but also talk about the PGA the 70 open is coming up this week So golf is back NBA is back and still three weekly NFL shows the first look We'll have the full preview on Thursday player prop show on Friday So a lot of good stuff still daily shows here for covering the spread as we get into the NFL postseason with more NBA and more Pga and the way along with all of the NFL you've come to a discuss so check that out by subscribing to covering the spread wherever you get your podcast Also, if you're looking for some discussion around the national championship TCU versus Georgia for tonight We did record that last Wednesday with dr. 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Fandal dot com gambling problem call 1 800 gambler or visit fandal dot com slash RG in Arizona 1 800 next step or text next step to 5 3 3 4 2 in Connecticut 1 8 8 8 7 8 9 7 7 7 7 7 Or visit ccpg.com chat in Indiana 1809 with it in Kansas in Wyoming 1 800 5 2 2 4700 or ks gambling help comm in Kansas in Louisiana 1807 7 7 7 0 stop in Maryland md gambling help org in New York 1807 7 8 hope and wire text hope and why and in West Virginia go to 1 800 gambler net Now we're gonna start things off here But going through what my numbers are saying about the wild card weekend and we'll go through some futures And that will also tie into one of the bet for this weekend potentially making down the rope We begin the postseason the same way we finished the regular season That is by betting on the Jacksonville Jaguars and I didn't didn't work this past weekend Because I had the Jags minus six but in terms of the money line My model's behind the Jags all season long and we are not stopping right now I want the Jags the money line at plus 104 gets the chargers. I think the Jags Should be favored in this game both of my models actually say That should be the case right now I'm assuming Mike Williams does sit for the charges in this game And I assume the joy bosa winds up playing if I make those assumptions right now I've got the Jags favor by almost four in one model Which seems aggressive and in the other model I have Jacksonville also by four. Okay, so they're both aggressive We are in on the Jags here for this one But I don't disagree and this model's been pretty good on the Jags This year this will be the 11th time my model has shown value on the Jags money line The Jags are nine and one in those previous 10 games and the one loss and it was when they were plus 360 against the cheese and Most the reason that the model is high on the Jags comes down to their passing offense The Jags are in the 79th percentile of early down passing efficiency. That's adjusted for schedule The chargers are 55th and now might not have Mike Williams for this game The chargers are the better team on late downs or late downs success rate is higher adjusted for schedule again But the gap there is not huge Defensively neither team is very good. I kind of think the Jags be able to run the ball here with Travis etn Obviously They did nothing get the Titans in that regard But that's a very different matchup than what you get with the chargers So I think the Jags should be able to run should be able to throw If they're pretty even everywhere except passing offense even before accounting for Mike Williams I'm gonna take the home team, you know, I don't have a huge bump for home field in my model But the Jags read home. I think they're the better passing offense right now They they run a better scheme that does not require heroics from their quarterback on late downs I'm assuming Mike Williams does not play So if Mike Williams does want it being good to go that could shift things more towards the chargers, but again Like a four point error or a five point error on this spread right now So, uh, you know, again, they're both some also assuming is in if he wants it being out that would change things too So the model overall this year has had a good read on this Jags team It likes them in this one as well So I'm gonna take the Jags money line and I'm gonna say one more time But I also should hedge and say at least one more time because you never know the Jags When this game maybe we're talking about them once again in a much tougher matchup coming up in uh The divisional round, but at least for this week. We are back on our Jags once again plus 104 the money line Against the chargers I've got a couple of bets that I like in the Bucks Cowboys game on Monday night Those are the Bucks plus three and the under at 45 and a half and the Bucks plus three You can get a minus 115. So you're paying a bit more there I do like the minus 115 at plus three More than the money line though, especially when I think this game could be lower scoring The two models have this game at 1.62 and 0.23 the Cowboys favorite in both Uh, so it does think the Cowboys should be favored here But the better model is the one that views as being a closer to a field goal So 1.62 points in the model that has tested better so far this year But the other model the one that says the Cowboys should be fair by just 0.23 points has been Very high on Dallas this year. So I was kind of surprised to see Value on the Bucks in this game in that model specifically The Bucks defense though, they're up to sixth in my model's power rankings That's one spot lower than Dallas and Dallas the secondary is banged up So their ranking fifth may actually be a little bit flimsy once we add an injuries later in the week And the Cowboys secondary, you know, that's that's banged up. Um The Dallas offense, they're definitely better. No pushback in that regard. That's definitely the better unit than the Bucks I just don't think that the gap there is big enough to justify the Cowboys being A full field goal favored on the road When you combine what the data say my data is saying, I guess at least uh with the narrative around Dallas right now We're oh, they can't play outdoors. They can't play on grass. I think that's honestly those narratives are pretty dumb I don't want to buy into that here But I think that narrative is probably an indicator that we're going to see this number gets two and a half And you don't want to bet based on vods. That's kind of a vods basis assessment I would say but you can judge where the market will move based on stuff like that anecdotal stuff So I think this number will get two and a half. So i'm showing value at three I expected to get to two and a half So I expect to get some closing line value here and that's good enough for me to take the bucks at plus three Even with that being minus 115 right now As for the under at 45 and a half my totals model for this game has it at 42.63 That's uh, almost three points of value. We do get it under a key number of 44 45 not as big because It's like a 28 to 17 score. So 44 very much the bigger key number to get under but I think that that is enough wiggle room for me to feel good about that I respect both these defenses a lot just mentioned that the the bucks are up to six in my one model the cowboys are fit there The one A couple cases for the over here would be that the pace in this game will be very high We're going to see probably a lot of plays here. I think that's a good thing for the over The bucks do throw it an above average rate on early downs the injuries in Dallas the secondary all those things Do combine to make you at least pause before taking the under here, but neither offense is flawless They're playing outdoors with seven mile per hour wins It's not a perfect setup for offense And that's enough for me to take the under here So I just don't see either offense pumping out a ton of explosive plays here explosive plays are what you need to get over and These two teams don't necessarily bask in that kind of offense so Under 45 and a half you can get that at minus 110 right now. I think that is also the right way to play this game So the three bets I want to lock in right now are the jags money line at plus 104 I got the bucks plus three at minus 115 And under 45 and a half for cowboys versus bucks which you can get at minus 110 if you shop around And I do have one more bet that I might want to add But I think there is another way to bet that team So let's take a look at what the futures market is saying right now over at fangirl sports But we have the chiefs the super bowl favorites They are plus 330 the bills are plus 420 eagles plus 500 49ers plus 550 bangles plus 750 and the cowboys 13 to 1 and the reason I stopped there is because we talked a lot and we've been talking about power rankings on the show where There's a tier of six at the top the tier of six of those six teams chiefs bills eagles 49ers bangles cowboys not in that order It's been those six teams have been the ones that have I think at least the juice to win at all I do still put the cowboys in that group because I think they have that kind of upside and that prescott is a Quarterback who can't go on that kind of tear So despite the fact they are I think six in that tier I do still think they are closer to this tier and the tier below them But the other five are the other five and I feel pretty good about all those If I'm betting the futures markets I pretty much need to stick in that bracket unless I'm getting a massive discount I want to stick with one of these big six teams And one team where we are getting a massive discount I think at least while still being in this bracket is actually on the Cincinnati Bengals at plus 750 Now there is risk here because the Lamar Jackson wants to play in this week They're odds of losing the first round do go up and I still like the Ravens a lot if we give if you give me Lamar Jackson in this game That can be very interesting but Right now if I assume Lamar does not go and I've got kind of a hedge in my model right now to kind of try to account for the fact That Lamar could play their odds he does play But right now I've got the Bengals favorite by 8.3 against the Ravens and the Bengals favorite by 9.0 depending on the model the better model is one that has meant nine points Assuming kind of a hybrid of Tyler Huntley and Lamar Jackson So that means a I could wind up adding Bengals later on like if Lamar doesn't practice Wednesday I'm locking in if I can get six and a half still at that point I take it and if I can get seven I would take it at that point too Because I'd be showing value there if I go full Huntley versus hybrid of Lamar and Huntley So if Lamar Jackson, this is practice Wednesday, I will be betting the Bengals as long as I can still get it at seven or shorter So if Lamar does play there is risk here but This is also kind of a bet about the second round because if the Bengals win in the first round They're probably facing the bills in the road now. We just saw this matchup We at least analyze this matchup prior to the damar hamlin game last week and in that game I had the Bengals money line, you know, they were at home And it was at the time. I think they were minus 104. I believe on the money line for that game. So, you know It was a situation where We were getting some leniency in betting the Bengals But to me what that says that my model thinks the Bengals are closer to the bills than the market does And I think that's important when analyzing the futures market and looking at that potential second round matchup So I know my numbers will probably like the Bengals in that matchup. Maybe not straight up with the game being in Buffalo I think Buffalo would be favored there. They are first in one of my power rankings But I think that I will like them relative to the market in that game and I can get more upside By potentially taking a plus out of 50 here and we've already seen the Bengals beat the cheese ones They beat them in in uh, Kansas City last year in the Asia championship games. So Those are all pluses for them as we look at their path towards the Super Bowl This offense, they changed their scheme back in week five We talked about a couple of times here on the show and in week five they struggled week 18 They struggled as well both those games against the same Ravens defense, but I still feel like this is a a An offense we are underrating right now with the way they're playing A lot of that sample after they changed their offense came with no jamar chase T Higgins this couple games in there didn't play largely in a couple games in that span as well. So The Bengals plus 750 the cheese plus 330 the bills Plus 420 the Bengals had the longest odds of any of the big six who will play a home game in the first round I think they're better than that So if I'm looking at the futures market right now The Bengals to win the Super Bowl at plus 750 Is the one that catches my attention the most So it's enough to the point where I'm going to make sure I have a Super Bowl future Before kickoff on Sunday on the Bengals That may lengthen if Lamar comes back. So I think that the the Bengals minus six and a half is correlated with this If you get a read that Lamar will now play I'd lock in both immediately to get them before they move even more Towards the Bengals If Lamar may play I'd hold off on betting the Bengals The Super Bowl future until we closer to kick off for that game because we'll probably see the spread tighten at that point Which would obviously translate to Super Bowl odds too. So Keep an eye on the Ravens injury report on Wednesday if Lamar Jackson does wind up practicing then hold off or Yeah, if Lamar winds up practicing hold off if he doesn't practice I'd leave both for the Super Bowl future for the Bengals at plus 750 and on the spread at minus six half You can get there. I just think overall this Bengals team is really good. I think they're undervalued right now I think this offense. It has super over capability. So I'm going to be on the Bengals some way Both this week in the postseason was good to cash that ASE North ticket as well for them So Bengals have been a good team to us And I think that they could continue to be a good team to us as we get further on into the post season So that's where we're at for right now again locking the Bengals plus on 50 at some point this week and The Bengals spread against the Ravens if we get no Lamar practice on wednesday Other stuff jags moneyline plus 104 the bucks plus three minus one 15 and the under 45 and a half for bucks cowboys at minus one ten Now i'm hoping we can carry over what went down last week on the show To this week. We're going to recap of last week right now again back If you want to check out for this part back once again tomorrow talk some pga and mba brandon gandula and mba on wednesday as well And the full nfo preview is on thursday, but last week our best week of the show yet We had ryan ryan williams on the show on thursday and ryan swept the board you can find him on twitter at ryan alexander underscore w the baby narrative obviously in play for handicappers as well So, uh, obviously ryan's ryan's son is helping us out here getting good mojo on the show ryan went five and out it is recommendations on thursday's show I was two and one and the lone loss between the two of us was the one where we went head to head ryan had uh, the titans plus six I had the jags minus six and the jags won that game by four So ryan won that one. I got the loss other ones for ryan were the bangles and minus seven He had the broncos minus two and a half I had the dolphins moneyline to even money that was before mike white got ruled out Then we both had the lions on sunday plus four and a half for me ryan said he wanted to wait until after the seahawks game to see if that market would shift more towards the packers And I think it did I think I saw five and a half at one point So we did see more movement towards the packers there I took it a four and a half because my thought process was The seahawks lose this game it could also short So I thought it was being properly accounted for in the market And I wanted to lock it in in case the seahawks did wind up losing The points didn't matter because the lions won that game outright ryan had under 49 and a half in that same game that one hit easily. I think there was 36 total points in that game so honestly Heck of a way for ryan to go out in the regular season Great job by him all year and I feel good about how my numbers did How they tested and it was good to get some good results with them as well So overall I've been down this year. It's annoying, but The numbers back testing well, it's good when you can finally translate that into good results So that felt good for sure But ryan is on twitter at ryan alexander underscore w we'll talk to him on thursday to get his read on these wild card games Our guest on the prop show this week was tom vecchio check him out on twitter at dfs underscore tom Tom at both of his touchdown recommendations for this week Those were christian kerke plus 210 and staphon digs at plus 115 digs a huge touchdown Kirk he also had uh over 59 and a half receiving yards in that game that on saturday night The misses for tom where kenny picket over 195 and a half passing yards picket at 195 Off by a half yard. That's tough. Uh, but other one was judas miss schuster over 54 and a half receiving yards He went under that one so three and two for tom the two of the hits were plus 210 and plus 115 so Really just an awesome week for the podcast It was our best week yet and i'm happy for it to go out that way for the regular season, but again Feeling pretty good about the post season as well We'll have uh all of our regular content here on the show throughout the throughout the weeks to get you set for the post season action Hopefully that can propel us towards a good post season to finish things out That is all that we have here for today that was mentioned big week this week PGA nba with brandy caduola tomorrow nba with tom becky a wednesday Ryan williams back thursday to talk nfl and then our prop show Coming up on friday to get all those as they are posted make sure you are subscribed to covering the spread Wherever you get your podcast and also check us out over on the fandall youtube page If you want to watch a video version there as well if you've got any questions for me I am on twitter at jim sonnis j i m s a n n e s You can also follow the fandall podcast network at fandall podcast want to thank you all for tuning in for today Good luck to you as you place your bets for the wild car round may the clv be in your favor We'll talk to you once again tomorrow to break down some pga and nba This has been covering the spread right here on the fandall podcast network


This particular presentation relates to the construction products regulation and the UK implementation following the publication of the latest revision of BS6701. This was published on the 30th of November 2017 and contains two key definitions in relation to the CPR. The first covers installation cables and the actual clause is shown here. Further clarity, these cables are deemed to be permanent and not readily accessible. By the wording this also includes inter and intra cabinet links such as switch links, even though some may mistakenly view these as long patch leads. If they are routed within the cabinets and are long pathways in such a way so they are not easily removed then they are in scope of the CPR and need to be made from compliant cable. The second key definition covers the nature of the installation, in other words for new installations and the refurbishment or extension of existing installations therefore everything. Once more for further clarity, unlike electrical cables with telecommunications cables connections or joints must be kept to a minimum as each one will introduce an unwelcome signal loss. Therefore telecommunications cables must be of the same euro class as they transition between fire compartments. Also consider what the evacuation route or space means, it is effectively any space within a building that a human can occupy. Finally BS6701 is currently a standard, therefore you can choose to be non-standard compliant or you can carry out what is known as a BS9999 risk assessment to justify the down rating of the building's requirements. However if you want to be safe be compliant.


We are making roast cauliflower because I forgot to check my calendar, which day Easter was. We have a few hundred pounds of lamb leg. I intended on doing a recipe for it, but instead we're just going to do a side dish for you guys. Really, really simple roast cauliflower. So let's get started because it's way too late.  I got flour and crumbs everywhere from all the bread baking. But we have our five-dollar head of organic cauliflower. Just have some salt from Frankie Syrah's meat. This is the Himalayan pink salt, and we have some of the Farm Fresh A2 grass-fed butter. That's it. Really simple. I was thinking about using the coconut oil too, but maybe we'll just try a little butter today. So this is going to be a pretty simple prep, guys.  Anytime I smell this butter, it's such good stuff. And all the dairy products on Frankie Syrah's meat are unsalted with the exception of the cheeses. So, you know, the butter, the cream, yogurt, everything, we don't put salt in. So the butter does a really good job of just kind of like getting in all the creases and crevices on this as it's like soft and solid at room temperature. You could use herbs, spices. I think Frankie's steak seasoning would probably go really good on this. But, you know, whenever you have really high quality ingredients like organic cauliflower and fresh farm butter and just a good salt, there's no point in going crazy and adding all these different herbs and spices and flavorings to things. Maybe one or two things you like could be nice or just for a change of pace, you know, adding some garlic. But for the most part, if the ingredients are really good, really high quality, you don't have to go crazy with adding all different types of stuff. So we're really caking on the butter here. And a lot of it is just going to kind of melt off as this cooks. So keep that in mind.  So we have our head of cauliflower. I'm going to dust some salt on top. Both our Himalayan salt and our Bolivian rose salt are really, really fine. So you can, you know, kind of go like high up and just sprinkle it on there. You know, salt around your kitchen, make more of a mess. So I actually preheated the Dutch oven at 350. You don't really have to do this, but just make the process a little faster. Now we can't just roast this because it's going to brown on the outside before the inside is anywhere near cooked. So what you could do is use a Dutch oven to steam it or you could kind of cover it in parchment paper and stuff. But we have the Dutch oven, so we're going to use that. Just put this in here. I'm just going to put a little water on the bottom. I guess we can use wine or stock too. I'm not really sure how much water is going to come out of this as a cook. So I'm just going to put a little on the bottom to be safe. Pop this in back on. Should be maybe 30, 40 minutes with the lid on and then another 30, 40 with the lid off. I don't know about you guys, but I don't really trust this oven. That's older than me. So it's been half an hour. Very hot inside. Smells delicious. As we said, a lot of that butter is kind of just in the bottom. So it's basically been steaming in butter flavor. I mean, I don't say more than half of that butter is absorbed in the cauliflower. So we'll be back. All right, moment of truth. Not bad, not bad. Presentable. Incredibly presentable. Looks amazing. Probably use way too much butter. This looks great. What would be cool is if you had a slightly smaller dutch oven, you could just serve this on the table and then people can take it out of there. In regards to serving this, it's probably good for about 10, 15 minutes on the table. So you know, you can leave this in the oven. There's a little bit of leeway on that. So just make sure that when you take it out and serve it, it stays hot because the cauliflower doesn't really reheat that well. It can kind of give it some funky flavors. So we got some veal and quinoa for dinner. I'm going to serve myself some cauliflower. It's come off really nice and easy. You know, you could keep it pretty or you could just chop chunks of it off. Cauliflower definitely one of the healthiest vegetables for liver detox. Great source of fiber. I mean, how good can cauliflower with salt and butter on taste? Could definitely use some more salt. I mean, it's good. I like the flavor of the cauliflower, the soft texture of it and then the caramelization on the outside gives it a really nice crunch and flavor. I will say this recipe is mainly for presentation.  I mean, it's really, really delicious. I'm not eating anything other than a split of the cauliflower. Yeah, so if you don't want to have to chop up the cauliflower and like baby it in a pan, sauteing it and all that type of stuff, this is a lot easier. You just put it in the oven. It does take longer, but end result is super, super delicious. Very, very tender, very soft. If you like a crispier cauliflower with more texture, then you have to adjust the cooking temperature a little bit. But hopefully you guys like this recipe. This honestly applies to a lot of vegetables. Just add a good quality fat to it. Some salt poached in the oven cook it through and then roast it to get the caramelization. Really, really nice. And then you can add those herbs, spices, even like beef stock, make a demi-glace or something if you want to kind of serve the vegetables on their own as a standoff dish. But you guys can go to frank-to-fanna.com where you will find the butter and salt that we use in this recipe as well as all my other businesses and interesting products. A little bonus. I don't know if I've ever had quinoa. I don't know about this one, guys. It's okay. Nothing to write home about. And we'll have to do a better quinoa recipe in two or three weeks. I just made a plan with beef stock and stuff. Anyway, thanks again for joining, guys. 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Thank you very much to the webinar hosted by Eden and Eden Knapp, the network of academic professionals, and this webinar today is about the quality and technology and learning on micro, meso and macro level, and who are the stakeholders and why and how do they have an interest. So this is the first webinar hosted by this special interest group on technology-enabled learning and quality-enabled until and quality in learning. So we have Eleonora and we have Salta and Ferens from Eden and we are waiting for some more people dropping in during this hour. We will see how it goes. But very much welcome to all of you. So this webinar, the facilitators in this webinar is myself and I am an Eden EC member and also I'm coming from the Swedish Association for Distance Education in Sweden. I am also coordinating this special interest group about technology-enabled learning and quality enhancement. Together with me is Mark Nichols who also is in the Eden EC from the Opel University in the United Kingdom. And then we have our president from Eden and we now belong to a visionary from the Otters Magnus University in Lithuania. So it will be the three of us and we will take different parts here in this hour on the different levels of micro, meso and macro level about TEL. So this Eden special interest group have been discussed for a while in Eden EC and in June when we had the annual conference in Sweden in Jönköping. We launched officially the special interest group on TEL on quality enhancement and we did that first with a presentation by our president, Irina, at the welcoming address and then we had each of the days we had different seminars or workshops on the teams of the Reginald and the Action Plan for this Eden special interest group and about renewing the quality agenda and about quality and TEL at micro, meso and macro level and about stakeholders and then also about innovation for quality leadership. And we had a very interesting discussions during all the workshops during that week and people had a lot of interest and we have also now launched a special page on Eden web page for this special interest group. So please welcome to have a look at that and to contribute. So far we have a group, a core group, as I said myself I'm leading this group and then we have Sandak Kristina Softik also from Eden EC, Mark Nicolás and Irina Volongoviciana. I have already mentioned who will be here today. We have Antonella Portchev, she is the share of the Eden app and she is in our group because this is a collaboration with Eden app. We have Antonio Teixeira, the former president of Eden, we have Ulf Elis from Germany who actually will host the next webinar in the beginning of December, the 7th of December. Then we have Jakke Kouami and we have Jakov Katz and so we will also have Fred De Bruyere. So we are welcoming many Eden members to take part in this special interest group and to collaborate about this very important topic on quality and tell. So first briefly the term technology and learning is maybe not always so easy to define as it has a lot of different interpretations and that is also both time. Time and context dependent. So there is not just one definition and during this webinar we will discuss this a lot. However, the concept is more and more used to be talking about enabling learning instead of enhancing learning and this is from work by Keyfoot and Pryce in a report from Commonwealth of Learning. So what does it tell about? In overall it is to enhance and to enable possibilities for learning and that is what such a term is more used than enhancing because it is rather difficult to enhance learning in that way. But it also has some synonyms as we will hear. Sometimes it is just e-learning or hybrid learning or blended learning can also be called. So it is not just about the technology as such but using digital media and digital technologies. So this seminar is about quality and again also the topic quality and the term quality is rather difficult to define and to interpret because it is time dependent, it is context dependent but most of all it is a question of quality is in the eye of the beholder. So what's in it for me? And in this webinar we will hear a lot of different kind of perspectives about quality enabled learning. So by that I will leave the floor to Mark to continue. So please Mark. Great, thank you. I forgot to mention before you start. Sorry, I thought they were all uploaded previously. Krisha is it possible to get my slide set up please? Lovely, thank you. This webinar is recorded and you can have the link afterwards and also you who participate in this webinar will get a badge afterwards. That is important. So thank you. So please Mark. Wonderful, thanks Eva and thanks Krisha for getting the slides up. Well good afternoon everyone. My presentation today is concerned with different levels of quality at the levels of micro, meso and macro. And these are very interesting to mention to how we think about, ensure and measure quality in TEL. At the Open University we've had several discussions in our TEL team about how to measure quality and as you'd expect it became a difficult thing to talk about because the term quality is a very tricky one. We all think we know what it means but when we talk to others it becomes clear that not everyone understands quality in quite the same way we do. To be clear I'm not ultimately responsible for the quality systems at the Open University but as a TEL practitioner I have a special interest in the area as it applies to TEL. Let me just start with a quick poll. You'll see the options come up here now. So poll number one, how much do you understand about quality in TEL? And poll number two, how easy do you think it is to establish quality in TEL? I'll just open one and two, thanks Krisha. So how much do you understand about quality in TEL? The first one on the left. And how easy do you think it is to establish quality in TEL? That's the poll in the middle. Okay there's not too many of us in the webinar today but good to see some responses come through. Okay you're clearly very experienced quality people. Okay interesting to see how easy you think it is to establish quality in TEL. Very difficult, four out of five of you. Not too difficult for one of you. We all think we know about quality and that's actually a big problem. I'd like to start with just a few slides showing how complex any talk about quality really is. Quality is not something we will all agree on, not just in terms of how we measure it, but also how we think about how quality should apply to our work. So to begin with agile project methodologies interpret quality as something that emerges over time. Agile methodologies challenge what we mean by quality because what is good enough for now is thought to be sufficient. And this photo really illustrates the difference quite well. Historically quality was something built into a product before its single one and only market launch. The product reflected all of the quality decisions that were made as the product was reduced because once a product was made and marketed there was little opportunity to change it. Now things online are very easy to update so we can often settle for just good enough for now. We're more used to bug fixes being released after a product is in use and this changes how we think about quality because we can always fix what we did once we know what users think of it. We simply provide an update. This is something I think we need to consider quite carefully and tell because the principles of agile production fit very well with how we might choose to teach students. So if we think we know about quality, well perhaps there's a bit more to it. Consider too some different forms of quality. There are very different goals for tell quality and quite different approaches to measuring it. So as far as goals are concerned you may want to achieve some sort of certification for your institution such as an E-excellence quality benchmark. Certification is something you can use in marketing to help reassure students and other stakeholders that the quality of your work is recognized by an independent body. You could also benchmark yourself against other institutions using agreed criteria. If you do an internet search for the terms at the top of the slide in red you'll find two tell quality benchmarks and I'm most familiar with the A code one of those two. The benefit of benchmarking is that you can learn from other institutions about their way of ensuring quality. Benchmarking also requires you to think about your own performance and how you can improve. Accreditation might be another objective and here the goal is to assure an agency that your tell function complies with particular standards. These are usually national in scope but various professional bodies also insist on specific quality standards. So there are a whole host of things we might measure the name of quality. We might be concerned with the entirety of the technologies used for tell whether they're well looked after, well supported and make student needs. We could also measure quality based on how tell is used across different courses and we could consider quality in terms of tutorial sessions and teaching quality so we could consider quality to include all or only some of these. There are also very different ways of measuring quality. Surveys and evaluations will provide good data of what people experienced or thought about things and statistics and analytics provide different forms of data. Well you may want to participate in a benchmarking exercise which takes a lot of effort because valuable insight into the quality of what you're doing. There are also different times for measuring quality so before something is provided to students a systems audit might be done so that you know students will get a quality experience before they begin to study. Two options for measuring quality after a course is either developed or studied include checklists and evaluations. So as with the previous slide all of these approaches might be desirable. So what at first seems quite simple becomes very complex. In the very good 2015 report quality models and online and open education around the globe it said that there's probably no topic in education which is so discussed and generates as much controversy as quality and I think from those previous slides you can see why that's the case. You can find the report by doing a web search again using the terms in red at the top of the slide. Part of the reason for the controversy is that we all practice TEL from different perspectives. Some of you may be VLE administrators, other may be course designers some of you might be TEL designers or senior managers of TEL or perhaps so you might be responsible for all aspects of quality in your university. Some of you might be in universities that teach face to face and apply TEL to support lectures. Others might be in universities such as my one where a distance model is used. In all of these examples our understanding of quality and what's most important will be different. What I want to do for the remainder of this presentation is focus on a way of looking at quality that will be useful to TEL staff. At least it's very helpful to me as I consider what quality might look like in our TEL practice at the Open University. You'll have heard of these levels of micro, meso and macro before both from the Eden TEL Seq and the upcoming 2018 Eden Conference in Genoa. From my perspective considering quality from the micro, meso and macro levels makes a lot of sense and it leads to making good TEL decisions right across the university. Micro, meso and macro give us another set of options for measuring quality. The macro level is the highest possible level of detail the micro the smallest and the meso fits between the two. It's possible to measure TEL quality at all three levels and I actually think it's best to measure the quality of TEL across all three. So what do these levels actually represent? I think there are two ways in which people tend to think about micro, meso and macro. In the ICDE report I mentioned earlier the perspective taken is that on the right that of a quality manager. On the right you'll see that the relationships across micro, meso and macro are determined by the relative number of the personnel involved either a single individual, a group of people across the university or an entire nation. Clearly there are different quality interests that each of these will have. My preferred way of thinking about micro, meso and macro is shown on the left. At the open university we have less individual practice and more of a team focus on how we approach TEL. Each member of the team is responsible for the elements that make up a TEL based course or module. At the meso level these elements combine into a course experience leading to a qualification and all of this takes place in an overall context of practice some determined by the university and others by our external stakeholders. As you can see from the arrows each level influences the ones above and below it and of course there is some crossover. For the remainder of this presentation I'm going to describe more about quality from the perspective of the TEL practitioner so on the left of the slide. Before I get on with that I just another quick poll just the third question there down the bottom. Which level of TEL are you usually concerned with in your work? So three options there across the university at the level of courses or designing individual activities. So you just quickly indicate there. Okay so I can see there's some quite different levels here. We've got three of you across the university level one at the level of courses and one at designing individual learning activities. Okay it's very interesting as we proceed because I think you'll find this version of micro meso macro will be quite useful to you. So let's start with the overview of all of them. It helps to think of micro level quality as being concerned with individual assets, features and benefits which are like the parts that make up the whole. The whole is the meso level where all of the micro elements combine into a single product. These meso products or services take place in an overall context which is the macro level. So I'll tell you a bit more about what those mean as I proceed. But as an example you might consider this presentation. The micro elements include things such as your internet connection, our use of Adobe Connect, my slides and what I'm saying. All of these can be judged by different quality criteria. For example what I say should be at the right pace or speed. My voice should be clear. I should use words that are easy to understand. What I say should make sense. My slides should be clear. I shouldn't use too many. Colours shouldn't be too overstated. So at the micro level you can see that every asset or feature might have its own quality considerations. At the meso level all of these micro features combine into this overall presentation experience. So the entire presentation experience you're having right now is at the meso level. You can see that the quality criteria applied for this presentation overall would be a bit different than for each component. So here the quality criteria might include whether I go on for too long, whether you felt the session was worthwhile and your overall experience. The macro level is the context in which this presentation takes place. So it's a webinar for the Eden Tell SIG. Here the quality criteria might be considered differently. Eden want this webinar to be of benefit to its members, good for its profile and to generate interest for later. So to finish this presentation let me just pick up on each of these three in more detail using different examples as I continue just to make it clear. So I've introduced the micro level as the one where individual assets, features and benefits are considered and you'll see that I've applied two examples here. Your phone has a number of individual assets, features and benefits including its amount of storage, the number of megapixels to your camera and the number of apps available in your app store. Each of these must be of good quality in themselves. Similarly your car consists of a number of components that must be of high quality. In the same way and tell, each element of a course we produce in each online tool that we use should be recognisable as being of quality in themselves. So this includes all elements of a course from discussion for home exercises through to assignments and video assets. The ICDE reports quality models in online and open education around the globe mentioned earlier points out that most quality systems are designed for the MISO and macro levels. So it'd be a good idea to ask specialists at your own university to help develop micro quality standards based on their own experience and some research into media and activity design. At the MISO level the micro elements we've just looked at combine into a single deliverable be it a product or service. So at the MISO level we consider entire modules, courses or qualifications. There are many tools available for assessing quality at the course level but you may find that the best come from instructional design sources. So if you do a web search for open university learning design iceberg you'll find some work by OU colleagues that lends itself nicely to a set of MISO level quality criteria. It's a bringing together of a whole lot of lessons to do with instructional design which apply very well into telepractice. Finally at the macro level you deal with the level of practice and overall compliance. So this is the area best served by existing telequality models. It is also where telepractice meets overall institutional quality codes. From our extended examples you'll see that phones must comply with technical standards including battery regulations, file type standards and network protocols. Each car needs to comply with safety standards and highway codes. In the same way we're not usually free to practice tele with no responsibility to the university. Some accrediting bodies, for example here in England the British Psychological Society also set standards that we must comply with at the macro level. One of the standards set by the British Psychological Society is that there must be a minimum staff student ratio of 1 to 20. This is part of the compliance that determines how tele might be used. Your country's quality assurance agency for higher education will have other very wide reaching requirements that your telefunction must comply with and you'll also have institutional policies and strategies that will shape your practice. There are many tools available for determining telequality at the macro level and I'll refer you back to the ICD quality models report using the terms at the top of the slide for a web search to get an overview of them. So where does this leave us? Well a lot depends on what your role is in your university. In general I suggest that you do these things as telepractitioners. Firstly, take an interest across all three areas of quality because all of them are interrelated and so all are relevant to what you do. At the macro level I suggest you learn as much as you can about your university's quality systems and obligations. Not just the tele ones but the overall ones. As a further step I suggest you take a look at the ICD report mentioned earlier and select a quality model that you might use to certify or else benchmark your telefunction. This will give you confidence about your practice and will likely lead to areas of improvement. I also suggest that you give some thought as to tele at the meso level. I suggest that the Open University's iceberg report is providing some great research based ideas for applying telecourses in modules. You might also want to research your own quality standards at this level. Finally don't forget the level of micro assets because each activity a student does each video they watch, each paragraph they read should also reflect quality. It's a useful exercise to consider what criteria you might develop to ensure that each asset is produced to a good consistent standard. So there's a lot to consider when it comes to quality and tele and by considering it from a micro, meso and macro point of view you'll be able to address all quality matters. So do take an interest in all three levels. I hope the presentation has been helpful and I do welcome any questions. Thank you so much for this very interesting presentation and the overview about the different levels about micro, meso and macro level. Are there any urgent questions right now in case we can take one question otherwise we leave the questions after all the presentations. So please if you have a question you're writing in the chat. I can't see that anyone is writing so we continue and take the questions in the end. Thank you. So Mark also talked very much about that quality can be looked at different kind of levels and so what's in it for me. And he also mentioned the report from ICD which I'm also the research leader for. We looked at, I will also mention this report because it is a report which is really up to date and it has a global perspective about quality in open online learning including technology-enabled learning and also about exactly about micro and meso and macro levels. We have written a lot about that. And what we did was that we studied over 40 plus quality models as you see on OER MOOCs, eLearning, online learning, TEL and those models were representative from all over the globe so from more or less all continents. And what we did was also to discuss a lot as I said about micro, meso and macro level for those quality models. And as Mark was saying maybe most of the models are on macro and meso level and not so much about on the course level or the small models in the course for example. But we also looked very much about norm based or process based quality enhancement because that is also a huge difference. So from all those 40 models we did a quality matrix. What kind of model were all those 40? Were it more like benchmarking as Mark was mentioning? Was it more about accreditation? Was it more about a guide or a framework? Or was it about certification? And that is also a huge difference and one have to consider for what purpose are we discussing quality and what will we do with it when we are going through the process? For example if we are going through process with benchmarking. It is very much about internal work and to make things visible within an institution and also if you benchmark with other institutions to get things on the table so to say. But if you are going more for accreditation it is often a national or maybe even international body who are setting the criteria and also the standards. So that is a huge difference. And it also is very much about how material institution is. So we also discussed quite a lot about the stakeholders. Who have an interest in this? Because as I said and also Mark was pointed out quality is in the eye of the beholder. So it depends on who is deciding what kind of criteria we are looking at. So you are responding and when? Is it immediately after a course for example? Or is it after one year? Or is it maybe measuring how people are getting employed after courses? And then we also came up with a lot of recommendations. Maybe not a lot but I think there were some 12 or 13 recommendations for different kind of stakeholders both for institutions but also for organizations like ICD and also for quality assurance agencies. So the report is also mentioned available at ICD's webpage and on my slides I have a direct link as well. So you can just take that link and you can see what it is about. And the report is in two parts. The foot report, the summary for some six pages if you don't like to read a whole report and then the appendix where all the models are described. So I would also like to argue that it is very helpful to look at both micro level, meso level and macro level. And of course different kind of stakeholders have different kind of interest on which level they are looking at. But I will argue that all levels have to be considered because the saying quality is not as strong as the weakest link I will say is very true. Maybe you have very good strategies for example, maybe you have very good everything is in place in macro level but then on micro level for the learners for the students, everything is a mess. So then you can't say, you can't measure that you have good quality. So it is really important to have a look at all three levels and it is really helpful I will say if you also divide it into this because then you get a better overview. But it is as Mark also was stressing that you need to see how they are interrelated or maybe where there is a gap. Because then you can start to work where there is a gap or you can enhance where you have your strengths. More about this is written in the report as I said but also in the work by Capewood and Price from Commonwealth Learning and you also have the links on this slide so you can go directly and have a look. I mentioned that we also talked about in the report about norm based versus process based and that is another way of looking at it. Is it more norm based accreditation or quality enhancement? It is more about an accreditation from an authority, often an authority from above so to say, national level, international level, sector specific area for example. Or is it more that you are looking for processes and it's more like a benchmarking, a self-evolution. And I would really and strongly recommend if you haven't gone to none of the processes start with the benchmarking and start with a self-evolution because then you can see where you are at. And there are several models where you can just do an example, the Exelance model. You can do a self-evolution online. You can do it by yourself, you can do it with colleagues in a team and then you can see where you are at and where you have to work further on. Certification is something more in between. It is often by associations like ICDE, like EIDTU for example, like sector specific organizations who are setting the criteria. So again it is very much due to what you like to achieve and what shall you do your quality work with, how you are going to use it and what will you do about it. Then we of course have the stakeholders and those maybe have a different kind of perspectives. We have those stakeholders that are used to be mentioned, the learners, the academics, the faculty, institutional, region, national, the country and at international level. So of course all those stakeholders have different kind of perspectives and different kind of demands and needs when it comes to quality in TAL. And also as was mentioned both by myself but also by Mark that they also have interest in different levels. That is why it is very wise to think about and to go into all levels, micro, meso and macro. Because learners maybe have more interest in micro and meso and at international and country level maybe they have more interest about the macro level. So stakeholders need to be involved and need to have an opinion about it. I will briefly mention some very good references. This one by Duvala Sharps and Sutterland, Technology Enhanced Learning, which came this year. The other one I have already mentioned and that is Welcome to Learning by Kate Wood and Pryce. I have also the links directly here in my slides and I would like to have a further look at it. I have some questions but I will save them till the end. And here are my contact details. So I would like to now move on to Arina's presentation. So welcome aboard Arina. Hello everyone, I hope you can hear me well and if not and if the quality starts decreasing I will switch off my camera to improve the broadcast. Okay, thanks Ma. So my decision today is to talk about the quality enhancement of Technology Enhanced Learning on micro and meso levels. And my concern actually is the links. The links that help to identify sometimes quality criteria groups, sometimes responsibilities within an organization who should be discussing. Of course I understand that all stakeholders are discussing all three levels, micro, micro and the middle one, the meso level. But it is useful to address all of them in detail and that is why I will introduce to you the micro and meso levels but in the context of the links among all three of them. Actually we have been doing research on quality issues in even professional community and also in Widotas Magnus University. Our first research in the format of dissertations came out in 2008 but we continued and currently we feel the need to help organizations who want to uptake Technology Enhanced Learning in broader scope in mainstreaming to help them to get oriented and to help them to prepare for Technology Enhanced Learning services. So there was a good discussion going on among actually several researchers who discussed what is responsible and responsive integration of Technology Enhanced Learning within an organization. And this is definitely the macro level and I am not going to stop on that but I will use it in the form of introduction. So the seven areas of organization activity have been identified that you can see in the very middle of the model which is strategy and management, IT infrastructure, telecurriculum and programs, staff continuous professional development, support systems, quality assurance and marketing and business. And these areas seem to be at a very macro level. However when we come to discuss them we see clear links with establishing the preconditions and the same way as preconditions are usually established within a country or a region in terms of the policy of education, in terms of infrastructure, internet, mobile applications, other things, tell demand. So the same way we see that the infrastructure in the organization affects very clearly micro and meso levels of quality as well. So the colleagues that made introduction into the macro level just confirmed that I think. So if we go to the seven areas, the seven key areas of organization activity that you just saw on the slide in the previous framework, I think might be the good start to discuss which of them have direct links with the course level, that would be like meso level from the reference in Mark's slides and which of them would go to micro or activity or a resource level. And definitely we will find several links here and I will present them shortly in the slides that will follow. If we pick up only one activity area which is quality assurance and I think universities have dedicated units, departments who deal with quality assurance issues. It would be for both traditional or online technology enhanced learning. One thing we all are obliged to do in Europe is to work following quality assurance standards and the network of quality assurance agencies usually good reference bodies for that. So whenever we start discussing them we already situate ourselves in the vertical dimension of quality issues and we go deeper inside. So first of all each organization that has education organization which is education provider Intel actually needs to have regulations on organization of online studies or technology enhanced learning in the organization. So quality starts here. As an example it could be like quality assurance group established that agrees upon the criteria for the meso level objects for the courses. It could be also modules as Mark suggested. Therefore the group may wish to establish or to pick up existing quality criteria, quality grids and adapt them for the purpose of an organization. It might also be the case and I personally go always for this process of quality enhancement and process of quality assurance instead of assessment to have the group that is organizing peer reviewing and peer reviewing is helpful not only for the teachers who are doing peer reviewing and other colleagues who are involved in this process but actually peer reviewing I would say following my experience is one of the best instruments to develop community in understanding quality culture and developing quality culture within an organization. So actually if you recall previous slides and if we have the activity of quality assurance as one of the key activities within an organization of education providers we are already addressing I would say macro but very often also meso levels. I don't know how clearly you can see actually the scheme inside but it says that we have always challenges in discussing quality assurance especially that when we start considering subject matters which are sometimes too specific for one or another area of learning or area of studies then we have of course teaching and learning situations that occur during teaching and learning process and those who are already experienced in TEL we know that we probably never prepare for them. We experience new situations every time that is why when we speak about technology enhanced learning curriculum designing and when we discuss the dimensions and criteria quality dimensions and quality criteria we always think that we leave a big percentage of unpreparedness in front of us. However what we may prepare for and what we should discuss is actually the consistency of learning strategy dimensions so that learning outcomes or learning objectives are consistent with teaching and learning methods and then assessment strategies and learning assessment of learning achievements. Then we should ensure experimental validity and creation of real-time context learning situations because we already hear quite often that theory and practice go apart so we need actually to link this together. At the same time you see if you are able to see the further dimensions say that epistemological, cultural, philosophical and psychological dimensions should be also taken into consideration while considering quality assurance factors and quality assurance criteria that we might wish to accept in our organizations. Metacognitive learning dimension which actually goes as direct support for our learners it's very nice that recently we have a lot of suggestions and ideas how different tools and virtual learning environments may support us in that, for example applying learning analytics and of course technological dimension which leads to application of correct technologies in order to enhance learning instead of bring obstacles for teacher and learner. We have different examples of criteria grids that have been developed, that have been experimented and validated also with an Eden community. You have here the reference from one of lifelong learning projects very practical one for everyone can be reviving with practices. Again if you look at the title it says that we usually are inclined to do our peer review and self-assessment applying these criteria so that we target at improvement and development of what is already available to better meet the needs of our learners. And there are grids developed that should be as far as I understand should be based on the dimensions quality dimensions agreed. So whatever dimensions are chosen by an organization or researchers working within an organization they should be very consistently described in terms of criteria and suggested in a very simple and clear way so that actually teachers who develop technology and enhance learning curriculum could apply them. And that is I think already common truth that if we develop sets of quality criteria in the format of grids or other formats we can easily identify the developments themselves. We may want to insert new criteria we may want to initiate discussion on existing quality criteria we may want to review them and be open towards their development. Yes learning objectives or competencies and learning outcomes in higher education and that presentation of theoretical material all these details matter a lot actually. We have them I think on both micro and also meso level. Sometimes we get annoyed or dissatisfied with some of the characteristics that we identify in the course. We might think this is a micro level. However this criteria described on a meso level on the course level will help us to prepare better for these smaller pieces and fragments that we should identify now as micro level. So actually the examples that I am showing to you right now you may found at the website you see the reference here and they are adaptable they are editable they are published under creative commons licenses for non-commercial share alike and attribution license and they already are widespread in different projects in Indian projects and other projects all over Europe. They actually enhance peer reviewing among institutions and teachers for quality enhancement and whenever we start cooperation with other organizations we want to compare quality criteria for meso levels. We want to compare also criteria for micro levels and to see how they are integrated into our common understanding on quality culture and how we may prepare to be more open and organize peer reviewing between and among education organizations. So different deductical methodologies have been analyzed and research has been done until we came up with the selection of quality criteria. However on micro level we are always prepared if we are detailed enough in meso level quality criteria and then when we have activities we may also find that consistency is in there when we present quality criteria for activity or assignment description or when we introduce quality criteria to teachers on how to design learning objects and learning resources and open educational resources then we definitely continue developing also quality and enhancing quality on meso level. So this is the link that I wanted to demonstrate to you between micro and meso level. Also I wanted to share with you information that quality criteria, the sets of quality criteria exist. Also quality is discussed in terms of criteria but also in terms of factors that might affect quality in teaching and learning. Different methodological examples exist but again one of the key messages is that actually we design curriculum for technology enhanced learning but then when we teach especially in technology enhanced learning environments we experience unexpected situations and I think it is also one of the important area to be discussed quality assurance criteria for teaching in TEL not only designing for TEL. And of course if we have different initiatives in Europe we need to adapt, we need to sit down and discuss if we may apply quality criteria, quality factors to new phenomena equally well and I think not. Each innovation, each phenomenon should be reviewed in terms of scenarios that it goes through. Now I'm showing to you an example, for example of virtual mobility quality handbook which would be different if we have different scenarios for teachers, students, multilateral and for the scenarios of implementation of virtual mobility. So now I see that we are coming already short of time so apologies for taking one or more maybe minutes longer than expected but I complete here and give the floor back to you Eber. So thank you so much Irina for your very interesting presentation also. Yes we are a bit short of time but I will still invite questions because we have some minutes left. Maybe in overall do you think it is helpful to have this distinction between meso, micro and macro level and to see the links and to see the gaps. Can it be helpful when we discuss quality as we have all the three of us pointed out that quality is such a complex concept as well as tell us what a complex concept. I see that the Eleonora and Irina are typing. I'd like to respond to that question Eber. I think all three are very, very important. I like the way that Irina just demonstrated how all three can be combined together into one overall quality approach. I think the point was made several times that different stakeholders have different expectations of quality and considering all three levels I think you do get the broadest possible view as to how our quality is working within the organisation. Yes I will also very much agree on that because different stakeholders have different kind of approach to quality and also approach to different kind of levels. So that is the other dimension which comes in. I'm trying to see what Eden is saying. Thank you Eleonora for your feedback. You were asking about MOOCs. For example for MOOCs there are, yes to you, the European Association for the Strategic University have come out with a very nice both self-evolution but also benchmarking model for MOOCs and that is the only one at least in Europe which is available now and I think you can have a quick look at that and to see what it is about. I think there are seven features especially I'm looking at and that gives an helpful overview how you can look at MOOCs for example in your case. Well I think all of us are sitting with a lot of questions maybe after this webinar and there's a lot more to discuss. We will continue with a special interest group of talent, quality and hand spent in different ways. We have our web page. We will see if we can maybe have some kind of activities to that maybe like blog posts or whatever. We have also more webinars. We have the next webinar, the 7th of December and at that webinar we will more discuss. I think you can get into that discussion also. There are new things coming up all the time and we need to measure quality at the current state of the art so to say. We can't measure quality with old models. So we need to have some kind of agile method to do that. And then we also have a tweet chat the 3rd of December and we in the core group we invite more people more colleagues to be involved in this area which is really an important area at universities and educational organizations. And together we can do a lot I think. So I'm sure we will continue in spring as well I see some suggestions about more that maybe some teachers or academics can see how they are looking at quality and their particular course and to give more concrete examples because I think for today it was more like an overview of how to approach quality-enabled learning intel. I see Renata is coming in as well. So for all of you who have registered the link for this webinar will be available and sent to you and you will also get a badge for your participation and the link will also be provided to the web page for a later web page. So by that I will thank you very much all of you who have participated all of you who had contributed and of course very much to Mark and to Irina who has also contributed and to Eden who have helped a lot with the dissemination of this webinar and the technical aspects. Thanks a lot. So have a nice afternoon.