QM: Improving Your Online Course, Course Schedule

Bring your online course to this workshop and develop a course improvement plan. You’ll use the QM Rubric to review your course along the 22 Essential Specific Review Standards and obtain peer feedback.

Learning Objectives (LO)

  1. Identify the origin and scope of Quality Matters.
  2. Apply the essential Specific Review Standards of the Quality Matters Rubric to your own online course.
  3. Describe the alignment of at least one module/unit in your online course.
  4. Prioritize improvements to your online course.
Day & WkModule Topic & Module ObjectivesActivity
Mon., Wk 1Module 1: Getting Started Module
Participant Agreement, Syllabus
1) Introduce yourself
Wed., Wk 1Module 2: QM Overview
MO1: Identify the origin and scope of Quality Matters (LO1.)
1) QM Overview Quiz
Fri., Wk 1Module 3: Improving Your Course Overview & Introduction 
MO1: Apply QM Standards 1.1 and 1.2 to your online course (LO 2).
1) Improve Your Course Overview & Introduction (Discussion)
2) QM Self-Review
Mon., Wk 1Module 4: Improving Your Course Alignment 
MO1: Apply QM Alignment Standards 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, & 6.1 to your online course (LO 2, 3).
1) Alignment Worksheet Part 1 (Discussion)
2) QM Self-Review
Wed., Wk 2Module 5: Improving Your Learning Objectives
MO1: Apply QM Standards 2.3, 2.5, 3.2, and 3.3 to your online course (LO 2).
1) Improving your Learning Objectives (Discussion)
Fri., Wk 2Module 5:Improving Your Grading Policy & Criteria
MO1: Apply QM Standards 2.3, 2.5, 3.2, and 3.3 to your online course (LO 2).
1) Grading Policy & Criteria (Discussion)’
2) QM Self-Review
Sun., Wk 2Module 6:Improve Active Learning & Clarifying Relationships
MO1: Apply QM Standards 5.2, 5.3, 2.4, & 4.2 to your online course (LO 2).
1) Active Learning Organizer (Discussion)
2) Instructor Plan (Discussion)
3) Clarifying Relationships (Discussion)
4) QM Self-Review
Wed., Wk 3Module 7: Improving Learner Support, Accessibility & Usability
MO1: Apply QM Standards 7.1-7.3 and 8.1-8.3 to your online course (LO 2).
1) Learner Support Scavenger Hunt (Discussion)
2) Course Navigation (Discussion)
3) QM Self-Review
Fri., Wk 3Module 8: Pulling it All Together
MO1: Prioritize improvements to your online course (LO 4).
MO2: Reflect on your experience in the workshop (LO 1, 2, 3, 4).
1) QM Self-Review (Assignment)
2) Course Improvement Plan (Assignment)
3) Reflection (Discussion)