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We are in the process of forming a Quality Matters Consortium for Florida colleges and universities to share resources. If your institution is interested in getting involved please let us know. We envision an organization that would help coordinate the sharing of training and reviewing resources that would reduce the overall cost of Quality…[Read more]

Allison –

Thank you for sharing this resource! We utilize a similar document at Indian River State College when designing and developing online courses. The faculty member/subject matter expert utilizes it primarily. After the instructional designer has evaluated and approved the document, it becomes the blueprint for course development.

Amanda, I have found that the Quality Matters rubric to have several helpful elements that can assist in reviewing an online/blended course design. The QM rubric provides an excellent foundation to get started with some of the foundational elements you would want to include in the universal design of a course, including institutional policies and…[Read more]

Amanda, I have found that the Quality Matters rubric to have several helpful elements that can assist in reviewing an online/blended course design. The QM rubric provides an excellent foundation to get started with some of the foundational elements you would want to include in the universal design of a course, including institutional policies and…[Read more]

This is a really great idea. I can’t believe I never thought of doing this before, but the course map could be helpful for both faculty and students. I think that just the process of creating the course map would be helpful for solidifying your ideas about organization and progress in the course. Building on this, I could imagine that a visual,…[Read more]

This is a really great idea. I can’t believe I never thought of doing this before, but the course map coudl be helpful for both faculty and students. I think that just the process of creating the course map would be helpful for solidifying your ideas about organization and progress in the course. Building on this, I could imagine that a visual,…[Read more]

ADDIE,
You make great points about training being broader than just using the LMS. For many of us, whether we are dealing with faculty unions or just a faculty senate and share governance model, the LMS piece is the easiest place to start. Getting faculty to admit they don’t know which buttons to press if more doable than getting them to admit…[Read more]

ADDIE,
You make great points about training being broader than just using the LMS. For many of us, whether we are dealing with faculty unions or just a faculty senate and share governance model, the LMS piece is the easiest place to start. Getting faculty to admit they don’t know which buttons to press if more doable than getting them to admit…[Read more]