质量问题
什么是质量?
质量问题 (QM), an internationally recognized, 基于标准的项目, offers faculty quality assurance in online 和 hybrid course design with a focus on continuous improvement. Originating from a FIPSE grant, QM is a nonprofit organization offering institutional subscriptions 和 a range of fee-based services, including QM-managed course reviews 和 a variety of professional development opportunities. UTC is a subscriber of 质量问题.
The 质量问题 program is rubric-based. The 43 st和ards are specific to higher education, 都有研究支持, 和 are nationally recognized as a means to improve course design. Other institutions using QM include 德克萨斯州的一个&M 和 密歇根州立大学.
The 质量问题 Rubric
The 质量问题 rubric is designed to help institutions review their own 课程 across eight broad st和ards.
- Course Overview 和 Introduction
- Learning Objectives (Competencies)
- Assessment 和 Measurement
- 教学材料
- Learning Activities 和 Learner Interactions
- 当然技术
- 学习者的支持
- 可访问性 和 Usability
To view the rubric, you will need to create a 质量问题 account 为了进入 质量管理标准 (略).
How to Prepare your Course for a 质量问题 Review
WCTL staff can assist faculty in designing new online 和 hybrid 课程 和 reviewing current online 和 hybrid 课程 for alignment with 质量问题 st和ards. For information on how to prepare 和 submit your course for a QM review, go to our 质量问题 Course Certification Process.
质素事宜及政策
硕士课程
A master course is the template that is used for all online/hybrid sections of a multi-section course. A QM-certified course is the master template for online/hybrid sections 和 must be used by all instructors of the course.
质量问题 Multi-Section Course Policy →
换发新证
QM certification is good for five years. If a course is changed more than 20 percent before the five-year mark, the course must go through recertification.
质量问题 Certification Mark Guidelines →
质量问题 Course Certification Process
A course must be submitted for an official Quality Matter review to become a 质量问题 certified course.
Before submitting your course for an official 质量问题 review, 课程 should either be developed to meet the 质量问题 rubric st和ards, or be revised to specifically meet the requirements of the 质量问题 rubric if the course is already developed.
1. The following items must be met before an official external 质量问题 review begins:
- 完成 应用ing the 质量问题 Rubric (APPQMR) 车间. Make sure that you save your certificate of completion.
- Review the 质量问题 rubric 和 make modifications to your course to address the Specific Review St和ards. Add your course to a s和box. If you need a s和box, send a request to (电子邮件保护).
- 完成一个 正式的 自我回顾 in the 质量问题 Course Review Management System. In the recommendation section, provide detailed information of how a course has met each st和ard. Contact the Walker Center for instructions on how to complete a self- review or watch the QM Self Review Tool tutorial video.
- Ensure that all course documents, 材料, 活动, 和 assessments are available to students in the course s和box. Textbooks (electronic version preferable) must be available to reviewers.
- Ensure that all course 材料 are in 可访问的格式 (e.g. 视频字幕).
2. To begin an official external 质量问题 review:
- Once the above steps have been completed:
click here to access the QM Course Certification application - Fill in all fields on the application. You will need to attach a copy of the course syllabus.
- Once submitted, an approval request will be sent to the Department Head. 一旦获得批准, a senior instructional developer from the Walker Center will review the application 和 advise the course representative through the certification process.