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Improving Your Online Course Using the Quality Matters Rubric

 

This training will explore the Quality Matters Rubric and will provide you with the framework to improve the quality of your online course. Participants in this hands-on workshop will use the Quality Matters rubric to review their online course and develop a course improvement plan. This session will be of interest to faculty, staff, and instructional designers, who have already developed an online course. As the basis for their work in this training session, participants should select one of their previously-developed online courses and plan to work on it during this training.

At the completion of this workshop, you will be able to:

  • Summarize the underlying principles of the Quality Matters project.
  • Identify the standards of the Quality Matters Rubric as crucial components of a quality online course, and explain the "intention" of each of these standards.
  • Use the Quality Matters Rubric to review your online course.
  • Identify the areas of your online course that map to each of the Quality Matters Rubric standards, and indicate whether each area is an exemplar or in need of improvement.
  • Develop a course improvement plan that includes: 1) the areas of your course that you plan to improve, 2) a description of how you will improve each of these areas, 3) a list of resources, training, and assistance that you may require to make these changes, and 4) a timeline for making these improvements.

By participating in this workshop, you can also expect to:

  • Gain an understanding of the Quality Matters project
  • Compile examples of best practices in online courses
  • Gather specific ideas for improving your course(s)
  • Gain affirmation of the strong areas in your course(s)

The Improving Your Online Course workshop is offered online and is 2 weeks in length. Past participants indicate that a total of 6-8 hours is required to complete the workshop. Fees are $150 for QM Subscribers and $200 for Non-Subscribers.

This workshop can also be provided as a half-day F2F session at your institution. Please see this document for fee schedule, or click the "Request Onsite Training" link on the Training page for more information.