Quality Matters (QM)
Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process based on best practices to measure the quality of online and blended courses. You might achieve the following deliverables through your involvement with QM:
- A navigable online environment in which students are easily oriented to ways to get started and find various course components;
- A strong plan for instructor presence and communication strategies in your online and/or blended course;
- A solid action plan for peer interaction and active learning in your online course;
- Meaningful practice opportunities for your online students to achieve the planned learning objectives;
- A well-grounded articulation of ways in which critical course components support your learning outcomes (alignment);
- A rigorous review of your course’s quality accompanied by suggestions for measurable and practical incremental improvements;
- Camaraderie of like-minded instructors passionate about the issues of course design and quality and more!
Ken Tsai (Apparel, Events & Hospitality Management, College of Human Sciences) shares how QM professional development opportunities helped improve the learning experiences of his students in the Quality Matters at Iowa State YouTube video.
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How can you get involved with Quality Matters at ISU?
To begin, visit CELT’s Getting Started with QM webpage; then, participate in workshops, consultations, self-review, and additional professional development opportunities.
What is Quality Matters?
What is Quality Matters? Quality Matters (QM), a non-profit faculty-driven course assurance organization, provides instructors with tools and processes to
Getting Started with QM
Getting Started with QM Anyone at Iowa State can create a free QM account, access the QM Rubric, and initiate
QM Consultation with CELT
QM Consultations Schedule a QM consultation with CELT by emailing celt@iastate.edu or calling 515-294-5357. CELT staff can: Explain how to apply
QM Rubric & Reviews
QM Rubrics & Reviews A Quality Matters (QM) account provides Iowa State faculty, and instructors access to the course rubric,
QM-Managed Certification
QM-Managed Certification The official QM-managed review involves a collaboration between the QM-assembled team of three reviewers, the course representative(s) and
QM Accessibility and Usability Resource
Accessibility & Usability Quality Matters allows free access to its Quality Matters Accessibility & Usability Resource Site (AURS) as part
Quality Matters Workshops
QM Workshops Quality Matters (QM) professional development has two distinct purposes: Support individuals who seek out information about the QM
QM-Certified Courses at Iowa State
QM-Certified Courses at Iowa State Iowa State University is proud to announce that the following courses are QM-Recognized. Quality MattersTM