CSU Online Course Services offers professional development courses for tenure-track faculty and lecturer faculty. Review the OCS Course Decision Tree to identify the course to fit your needs. Registration will open August 1, 2023.
Questions, contact ocs@calstate.edu | Course Registration
| Dates Offered | Course Name and Description | Rubric |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 – 22, 2023 Oct 30 – Nov 19, 2023 | Introduction to Teaching Online Using QLT: Introduction to teaching online with the CSU QLT rubric. Content covered includes orienting students to the online course, setting up the structure and navigation, designing online modules for content delivery and engagement, developing discussions, developing assessment tools, and using technology tools. | QLT |
| Oct 2 – 22, 2023 Oct 30 – Nov 19, 2023 | Advanced QLT Course in Teaching Online: Advanced QLT course in creating a course and module structure that is in alignment with course objectives, incorporates social presence, equity-minded strategies, engagement strategies in synchronous and asynchronous activities, active learning with video, and alternative assessments. Participants will complete a QLT Core 24 self-review on their own course for reflection to guide them as they progress through the course in identifying areas to improve on. The final project will include creating a video tour to highlight three course changes made in the course while completing the training. Note: having a partially or fully developed online/hybrid course is required prior to registration. | QLT |
| Oct 30 – Nov 19, 2023 | Reviewing Courses Using the QLT Instrument: Provides an in-depth experience with the CSU QLT rubric and ways to use objective-based examples to support reviewing and informing online and hybrid courses. Participants will engage in hands-on experiences using the QLT objectives to rate elements of a sample course, learn how to write helpful recommendations, and discuss examples for setting up a peer-review process on their campus. This session is for those looking to use the rubric to complete a QLT self-review and/or serve as a peer-review on campus and systemwide QLT formal course certifications. | QLT |
| Oct 2 – 22, 2023 Oct 30 – Nov 19, 2023 | Improving Your Online Course*: Explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online and hybrid courses. Participants complete a QM self-review (Essential 22 standards) and develop a course improvement plan. The modules include activities with participants sharing how they are meeting the 22 QM essential standards. Participants come away with a plan for course improvement, so a predeveloped online or hybrid course is required for enrolling in this workshop. Note: having a partially or fully developed online/hybrid course is required prior to registration. QM | QM |
| Oct 30 – Nov 19, 2023 | Applying the QM Rubric*: Provides an overview of Quality Matters (QM) organization, the QM rubric and annotations, the research underlying the QM rubric, and the peer-review process for evaluating the quality of the design of an online course. Participants will engage in hands-on experiences applying the QM standards to a sample course, writing helpful recommendations, and ensuring alignment between course level objectives, module level objectives, assessments, materials, activities, and tools. This course is intended for faculty wanting to complete the QM peer reviewer certification. | QM |
*QM courses only available to faculty/staff from CSU QM affiliate campuses: Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San José, Stanislaus
