SUBR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT:
NURTURING A CULTURE OF ONLINE QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY MATTERS IN COURSE DESIGN
SPONSORS:
Office of the Interim Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs & Provost
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LOUISIANA BOARD OF REGENTS - TASK FORCE ON ONLINE LEARNING: INNOVATION GRANT 2017
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HEWLETT FOUNDATION/CSU OER SUBCONTRACT
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SUS COUNCIL FOR ONLINE LEARNING PRACTITIONERS (SUS-COLP)
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SUBR ONLINE PROGRAM OFFERING:
WEB SITES:
Elearning at SUBR
WORSHOP LOCATION
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SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY @
BATON ROUGE
Driving Directions
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WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
Professor Moustapha Diack
Director, Online Learning and Faculty Development - Southern University A&M College
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SU System Assistant VP for Online Services
Southern University System
The workshop facilitator, Professor Diack, is a Quality Matters (QM- Maryland Online) Independent trainer and QM Coordinator for the State of Louisiana. He is member of the Quality Matters International Strategic Committee. Diack is an eLearning Expert with extensive experience in the areas of research & Development in online learning design and delivery and the Systemic implementation of online programs and virtual universities. He is recipent of the International MERLOT Innovation Award 2009. He is member of the LA Board of Regents Task Force On Electronic Learning and the MERLOT professional development Editorial Board.
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SUS LAUNCHED A DIGITAL REPOSITORY FOR EDUCATION
The Southern University System in collaboration with the California State University System just lauched an online digital library for teaching and learning. Now SU faculty can use high quality content to design online courses covering all disciplines and free eTextbook to increase college access and success.
Please visit the Library: www.suol4ed.org
COLP
SUS COUNCIL OF ONLINE LEARNING PRACTITIONERS (COLP)
(Nurturing a Culture of Quality Assurance)
The Southern University System (SUS) launches on September 22, 2017, a System-wide council for online education dubbed Council of Online Learning Practitioners.
Please visit the SUS-COLP: http://suscolp.org/
SUBR - FACULTY DEVELOPMENT:
NURTURING A CULTURE OF ONLINE QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY MATTERS IN ONLINE COURSES
QUALITY MATTERS CERTIFICATION
SATURDAY - October 28, 2017
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
REGISTER NOW
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OPENING WELCOME
8:30 - 9:00
SUS President/Chancellor: Dr. Ray Belton
SUS Interim Executive Vice-President for
Academic Affairs: Dr. Luria Young
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LEARNING OBJECTIVE
“Recognizing quality is much like recognizing art; everybody sees something different.”
With regard to online courses, your students, faculty, administrators, peers, and accrediting bodies may not know what to look for in assessing quality. Defining quality standards proves crucial to successful course design and implementation. “Quality Matters is a nationally recognized organization that promotes quality design of online and blended courses with a peer-review process.
After completing the workshop, participants will have a better understanding of the current standards for designing an effective online course. They will be able to:
A. Describe underlying principles of Quality Matters (QM)
B. Use QM Rubric and explain scoring system
C. Apply the QM Rubric to Online Course and scenarios
WHAT WOULD YOU LEARN (Instructor perspectives)
This workshop introduces participants to the process and applications of the Quality Matters (QM) standards in the design of quality online courses. QM is a faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses for hybrid and distance education. The standards uses a set of forty specific elements, distributed across eight broad standards and include:
1. Course Overview and Introduction
2. Learning Objectives
3. Assessment and Measurement
4. Resources and Materials
5. Learner Engagement
6. Course Technology
7. Learner Support
8. Accessibility
Partcipants will gain an understanding of the Quality Matters (QM) process, compile examples of best practices in online courses, gather specific ideas for improving their courses, and gain affirmation of their course’s strengths. These are standards are important in understanding the theoretical foundations of online course design and its application for improving online student learning outcomes.
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Course Review and Quality Standards
Students Feedback on QM Standards
Course Design Rubric Standards
Quality Matters and SACS Accreditation
Streamlining Accreditation Preparation with Program Review
QM Benefits for SACS Accreditation
Using QM to Self-Review your own course
Use QM Review Tools — Want to see if you are meeting learner expectations? Start by using the Self-Review tool found in the Course Review Management System in MyQM. There you will also find the Reference Library with Course Review Resources and a video tutorial for the Self Review tool. Here is a video tutorials that explains the process and gives more insights.
BLOOM TAXONOMY DOMAINS - REFERENCES
A list of Bloom’s taxonomy action verbs
•Bloom’s Taxonomy Guide to Writing Questions
Provides question stems related to each level
•Verbs from Bloom's Taxonomy
A list of action verbs for the old and new versions of Bloom’s taxonomy